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Ph.D.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1988)
Year Appointed: 2000
Rank: Professor and Endowed Chair in Corn Breeding and Genetics

Primary Responsibilities: Research and education; corn breeding and genetics

Research Interests:  I discover new ways of breeding corn, breed corn for new uses, and educate future plant breeders. My interests include exploiting new technologies in applied corn breeding and elucidating the nature of genetic variation for quantitative traits.

Teaching:
AGRO 8202:  Plant Breeding Principles II, 3 credits, Spring semester (even years). In this graduate course, students gain a comprehensive understanding of how quantitative genetics principles help a plant breeder design and implement a breeding program.

AGRO 8900: (Advanced Discussions) Publishing in Plant Science Journals, 2 credits, every 3rd semester