Staff

Name Position/title Email Phone
Dossou Ayelola Roland Akakpo Post-Doctoral Associate, Morrell Lab [email protected]
Nik Allen Extension Program Associate 2
Luis Arge Postdoctoral fellow in the Morrell Lab [email protected]
Paul Atkins Post-Doc, Stupar Lab [email protected]
Heidi Auel Extension Program Associate 2
Praveen Awasthi Post-Doc/ Stupar 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 7, 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
Emma Bird Researcher 2, Stupar Lab [email protected]
Oswaldo Birungi Research Tech with Pennycress and Camelina in Anderson Lab [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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]
Walter Carlos Friedli Researcher 1, Stupar Lab [email protected] 612-469-4869
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]
Katharine Chute Product and Market Development Specialist , Forever Green Initiative (612) 805-5727
Emily Conley Researcher 5 - Anderson Lab [email protected] 612-624-3252
Colin Cureton Director of Commercialization, Adoption, and Scaling, Forever Green Initiative [email protected] 612-750-4967
Sachin Dhanda Postdoctoral Associate in the Sarangi Lab [email protected]
Kathy Joanne Draeger Academic Professional
Kelly Duzan Agronomy Greenhouse Manager [email protected] 612-625-1748
Rafael Echenique Research Professional 3 - Lorenz Lab [email protected] 612-624-6724
Andrew Espinoza Executive Accounts Specialist [email protected]
Jennifer Flor Researcher 3 - Lorenz Lab [email protected] 612-624-3252
Walter Friedli Researcher 2, Stupar Lab [email protected] 612-469-4869
Harsimardeep Gill Post-doc, Anderson Lab [email protected]
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]
Alexandra Griffin Researcher in the Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab [email protected] 347-780-7176
Emily Haeg Nguyen RSDP/CERTs Sustainability Storyteller [email protected] 763-607-5519
Mark Hamann Researcher 3 - 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
Peter Hermanson Researcher 2
Ira Herniter Postdoctoral Associate - Stupar Lab
Phoebe Holter Researcher 2/ Curtin Lab [email protected]
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]
Fox Jack Researcher 2 / CDL, Kianian Lab [email protected]
Richard Ted Jeo USDA-ARS [email protected]
Jane Jewett Researcher 5 - MISA [email protected] 612-625-8235
Marnie Johansson Program/Project Specialist [email protected]
Mitch Johnson Researcher 2 - Naeve Lab [email protected]
Serena Jones White Graduate Program Coordinator [email protected] 651-387-5414
Sue Kilber Finance Professional: Pre-Award Coordinator [email protected]
Ann Kirby Director of Partnerships and Outreach / Forever Green [email protected]
Sarah Korth Researcher 2
Maggie Kozak Event Programming & Seed Grants Manager, CERTs - RSDP [email protected] 612-626-0555
Andrew Leach Sustainable Commercialization Associate, Forever Green Initiative [email protected] 818-606-5310
Matt Leavitt Perennial Grains and Winter Annuals Agronomy Specialist [email protected] 612-381-6199
Kristal Leebrick Communications Coordinator [email protected]
Jennifer Lindahl Extension Program Associate 2
Melissa Lindholm Financial Professional 2 [email protected] 612-625-0276
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
Nicholas Metz Researcher 4, Smith Lab [email protected]
Daniel Monnens Researcher 4 - Sadok Lab [email protected]
Leonardo Moros Research Professional 3 - Lorenz Lab [email protected] 612-624-6724
Imani Mosher Extension Program Associate 2
Steven Mulkey Researcher 6 - Stupar Lab [email protected]
Manisha Munasinghe Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hirsh Lab [email protected] 248-840-4710
Helene Murray Researcher 5
Eeusha Nafi Perennial Grain Agroecologist [email protected] (7320 322-6149
Eeusha Nafi Perennial Grain Agroecologist [email protected] 732-322-6149
Sienna Nesser Research Specialist- Wyse Lab, Forever Green Commercialization Research Specialist [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]
Anna Peterson Extension Program Associate 2
Maiquel Pizzuti Pes Researcher 2/ Naeve 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 Researcher 6 [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
Hannah Rusch Researcher 5 [email protected]
Ed Schiefelbein Researcher 5 - Smith Lab [email protected] 612-625-0250
Sydney Schiffner Researcher, Smith Lab [email protected] 701-552-2013
Colt Schiller Olson Researcher 3 - 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
Craig See Research 6 / Jungers Lab [email protected]
Christopher Sherve Researcher 2 / Anderson Lab [email protected]
Lovepreet Singh Post-Doctoral Associate- Lorenz Lab [email protected] 662-617-7820
Lovepreet Singh Post-Doctoral Associate, CDL Elmore Lab [email protected] 202-770-7971
Natalie Slinger Departmental Program Administrator [email protected] 612-626-9635
Catherine Springer Research Professional 4 - Muehlbauer Lab [email protected] 612-625-9701
Adrian Stec Researcher 3 - Stupar Lab [email protected] 612-625-6223
Hannah Stoll Teaching Specialist / Jungers Lab [email protected]
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]