Staff

Name Position/title Email Phone
Hannah Rusch Researcher 5 [email protected]
Marnie Johansson Program/Project Specialist
Dossou Ayelola Roland Akakpo Post-Doctoral Associate- Morrell Lab [email protected]
Karen Beaubien Researcher 4 - Smith Lab [email protected] 612-624-3252
Shaylyn Bernhardt Communications & Engagement Manager, CERTs [email protected] 612-626-0556
Gerit Bethke Researcher 6 - Muehlbauer Lab [email protected] 612-625-5274
Kevin Betts Researcher 6 - Wyse Lab [email protected] 612-625-6207
Siddhi Bhusal Researcher 6 - Lorenz Lab, Assistant Breeder in Soybean Breeding and Genetics Program [email protected] 612-625-9263
Melissa Birch Interim Statewide Co-Director, Rural Energy Development Manager & Central Coordinator; CERTs - RSDP [email protected] 218-866-2338
Katherine Bohn Researcher 4 - Jungers Lab [email protected] 315-350-0261
Sonia Bolvaran Research Professional 3 - Lorenz Lab [email protected] 612-624-6724
Charlotte Brault Post-Doctoral Associate- Anderson Lab
Lois Braun Researcher 6 - Wyse Lab, Hazelnut researcher [email protected] 651-641-1880
Anthony Brusa Researcher 5 - Anderson Lab [email protected] 612-625-9204
Lori Buboltz Finance Manager [email protected] 612-625-8891
Constance Carlson Market Research, RSDP [email protected] 612-624-8452
Isidor Ceperkovic Researcher 3 - Sarangi Lab [email protected]
Anibal Cerrudo Researcher 5 - Naeve Lab [email protected]
Jesse Christenson Researcher 4 - Naeve Lab [email protected]
Emily Conley Researcher 5 - Anderson Lab [email protected] 612-624-3252
Julija Cubins Post-Doctoral Associate- Wells Lab [email protected] 305-491-0829
Colin Cureton BD Spec 2-Strat Alliances- Wyse Lab [email protected] 612-624-3749
Grace Doyle Researcher 1 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 630-697-4561
Kelly Duzan Agronomy Greenhouse Manager [email protected] 612-625-1748
Rafael Echenique Research Professional 3 - Lorenz Lab [email protected] 612-624-6724
Jennifer Flor Researcher 3 - Lorenz Lab [email protected] 612-624-3252
Walter Carlos Friedli Researcher 1 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 6124694869
Eva Serena Gjesvold Researcher 2 - Anderson Lab [email protected]
Piebiep Goufo Post-Doctoral Associate- Naeve Lab [email protected] (763) 357-3606
Lester Dave Grafstrom Research Professional 4 - Ehlke Lab [email protected]
Samatha Gunapati Researcher 5 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 612-443-1683
Emily Haeg Nguyen RSDP/CERTs Sustainability Storyteller [email protected] 763-607-5519
Mark Hamann Research Plot Technician - Wyse Lab [email protected] 617-922-0196
Alexander Hard Researcher 3 - Wells Lab [email protected] 612-594-8293
Joel Haskard Statewide Co-Director, CERTs - RSDP [email protected] 612-625-8759
Josh Havill Post-Doctoral Associate- Muehlbauer lab [email protected] 612-625-5274
Brett Heim Researcher 3 - Anderson Lab [email protected] 612-625-8189
Shane Heinen Researcher 2 - Muehlbauer Lab [email protected] 612-625-9701
Mitch Hunter Associate Director of Forever Green Initiative; Adjunct Assistant Professor [email protected] 651-675-7380
Adenike Ige Post-Doctoral Associate- Smith Lab [email protected]
Richard Ted Jeo USDA-ARS [email protected]
Jane Jewett Researcher 5 - MISA [email protected] 612-625-8235
Mitch Johnson Researcher 2 - Naeve Lab [email protected]
Serena Jones White Graduate Program Coordinator [email protected] 612-625-5495
Maggie Kozak Event Programming & Seed Grants Manager, CERTs - RSDP [email protected] 612-626-0555
Jitendra Kumar Researcher 6 - Muehlbauer Lab [email protected]
Ritesh Kumar Researcher 6 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 573-554-4655
Andrew Leach Sustainable Commercialization Associate, Forever Green Initiative [email protected] 818-606-5310
Matt Leavitt Perennial Grains and Winter Annuals Agronomy Specialist 612-381-6199
Peter Lindstrom Public Sector & Community Engagement Manager, CERTs - RSDP [email protected] 612-625-9634
Junqi Liu Researcher 6 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 612-625-6298
Sarah Lloyd Product Development - Forever Green/Jordan Lab [email protected] 920-210-7335
Lillian McGilp Researcher 3 & Laboratory Manager - Kimball Lab [email protected] 612-624-0739
Cesar Medina Culma Researcher 5 - Smith/Xu [email protected] 5094609644
Erin Meier Director, Green Lands Blue Waters [email protected] 612-625-3709
Clara Moises Researcher 1- Naeve Lab
Daniel Monnens Researcher 4 - Sadok Lab [email protected]
Leonardo Moros Research Professional 3 - Lorenz Lab [email protected] 612-624-6724
Steven Mulkey Researcher 6 - Stupar Lab [email protected]
Gail Nelson Executive Office & Administrative Specialist [email protected] 612-625-5211
Sienna Nesser Research Specialist- Wyse Lab, Forever Green Commercialization Research Specialist [email protected]
Jeff Neyhart USDA [email protected]
Sean O Mara Postdoctoral Associate - Muehlbauer Lab [email protected] 906-630-4785
Kristen Opitz Senior Administrative Director, Agronomy and Plant Genetics & Plant Pathology [email protected] 612-625-9226
Matthew Ott Post-Doctoral Associate-Anderson Lab [email protected]
Jesse Puka Beals Researcher 4 - Jungers Lab [email protected] 612-756-8680
Manbir Rakkar Post-Doctoral Associate - Jungers Lab [email protected] 612-391-5729
Vishnu Ramasubramanian Post-Doctoral Associate-Lorenz Lab [email protected] 515-598-6376
Evelyn Reilly Research Professional 3 - MN Inst. Sustainable Agriculture [email protected]
Aaron Reser Associate Director, Green Lands Blue Waters [email protected] 612-716-6159
Susan Reynolds Researcher 5 - Anderson Lab [email protected] 612-501-8607
Tara Ritter Research Professional 4 - Jungers Lab, Project Manager, KernaCAP [email protected] 218-831-0763
Ed Schiefelbein Researcher 5 - Smith Lab [email protected] 612-625-0250
Colt Schiller Olson Researcher 2 - Jungers Lab [email protected]
Greg Schweser Co Director, UMN RSDP Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems [email protected] 612-625-9706
Katherine Seager Information Exchange and MN SARE Co-Coordinator - MISA [email protected] 612-625-8235
Lovepreet Singh Post-Doctoral Associate- Lorenz Lab [email protected] 662-617-7820
Lovepreet Singh Post-Doctoral Associate- Elmore Lab [email protected] 202-770-7971
Catherine Springer Researcher 3 - Muehlbauer Lab [email protected] 612-625-9701
Suma Sreekanta Researcher 6 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 612-625-5274
Adrian Stec Researcher 3 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 612-625-6223
Nathan Stuart Researcher 2 - Anderson Lab [email protected]
Sarah Svoboda Communications Specialist, Green Lands Blue Waters [email protected] 5074218911
Amy Teller Researcher 5 - Jordan Lab, Social Sustainability Researcher [email protected]
Guillermo Velasquez Rodrigiez Researcher 2 - Smith Lab [email protected] 612-625-0250
Donn Vellekson Research Professional 4 - Wyse Lab, Production Agronomist - Grass Seed Production [email protected] 612-625-9765
Dimitri von Ruckert Researcher 4 - Naeve Lab, Field Research Manager [email protected] 612-625-1784
Elisabeth Vose Executive Office & Administrative Specialist [email protected] 612-625-2740
Julia Zhang Researcher 6 - Anderson Lab [email protected]
Xiaoxing Zhen Post-Doctoral Associate-Sadok Lab [email protected] 334-444-5644