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Director
Jianming Yu
Professor, Department of Agronomy
Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding
Director of Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding
jmyu@iastate.edu
Coordinator
Lori Youngberg
Program Specialist III
lyoung@iastate.edu
Center Members
Thomas Lübberstedt
Professor, Department of Agronomy
K.J. Frey Chair in Agronomy
Director, Distance MS Plant Breeding
Founder, Doubled Haploid Facility
thomasl@iastate.edu
Maria Salas Fernandez
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy
Director of Graduate Education in Plant Breeding
mgsalas@iastate.edu
Asheesh Singh
Professor and George F. Sprague Chair in Agronomy
Associate Chair for Discovery and Engagement
singhak@iastate.edu
Arti Singh
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy
arti@iastate.edu
Graduate Students
Mahule-Elyse-Boris Alladassi
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Jianming Yu
aboris@iastate.edu
Memis Bilgici
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
bilgici@iastate.edu
Samuel Blair
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh K Singh
samblair@iastate.edu
Venkata Naresh Boddepalli
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Arti Singh
naresh89@iastate.edu
Joseph DeTemple
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Jianming Yu
detemplj@iastate.edu
Juan Di Salvo
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh K Singh
disalvoj@iastate.edu
Heidi Dornath
Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh K Singh
hdornath@iastate.edu
Mercy Fakude
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
mfakude@iastate.edu
Vencke Gruening
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
venckegr@iastate.edu
Nazmul Hossain
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt & Dr. Aboobucker
nhossain@iastate.edu
Sarah Jones
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh K Singh
sejones2@iastate.edu
Kiara Kappelmann
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Jianming Yu
kiarak@iastate.edu
Joshua Kemp
Research Scientist I - Supervisor: Dr. Salas Fernandez
jmkemp@iastate.edu
Yue Liu
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
yueliu@iastate.edu
Ann Murithi
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
amurithi@iastate.edu
Karlene Negus
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Jianming Yu
knegus@iastate.edu
Juan Panelo
Graduate Research Assistant- Supervisor: Dr. Salas Fernandez
jpanelo@iastate.edu
Srikanth Panthulugiri
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh K Singh
sri63@iastate.edu
Tae-Chun Park
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Paul Scott
tcpark@iastate.edu
Joscif Raigne
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh K Singh
jraigne@iastate.edu
Ashlyn Rairdin
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Arti Singh
arairdin@iastate.edu
Yanben Shen
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Arti Singh
yanben@iastate.edu
Lyle Sisson IV
Graduate Research Assistant- Supervisor Dr. Beavis
lsisson@iastate.edu
Hernan Torres Pacin
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh K Singh
htorres@iastate.edu
Liza Van der Laan
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh Singh
lizav@iastate.edu
Thomas Young
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt & Dr. Aboobucker
tomyoung@iastate.edu
Symposium Committee
Mercy Azanu
Graduate Research Assistant
Co-Chair
mkazanu@iastate.edu
Memis Bilgici
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
Field Day Co-Chair
bilgici@iastate.edu
Samuel Blair
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Asheesh Singh
Workshop & Awards Chair
samblair@iastate.edu
Naresh Boddepalli
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Arti Singh
Food & Venue Chair
naresh89@iastate.edu
Joseph DeTemple
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Jianming Yu
Field Day Co-Chair
detemplj@iastate.edu
Vencke Gruening
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
Speaker Chair
venckegr@iastate.edu
Kiara Kappelmann
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisors: Drs. Jianming Yu and Adam Vanous
Co-Chair
kiarak@iastate.edu
Shelly Kinney
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Paul Scott
Poster Chair
smkinney@iastate.edu
Ann Murithi
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lübberstedt
Media Chair
amurithi@iastate.edu
Karlene Negus
Graduate Research Assistant - Supervisor: Dr. Jianming Yu
IT Chair
knegus@iastate.edu
Emeritus
William Beavis
George F. Sprague Endowed Chair
Professor, Department of Agronomy
wdbeavis@iastate.edu
Charlie Brummer
Director and Professor, Center for Plant Breeding, UC Davis
ecbrummer@ucdavis.edu
Walter Fehr
Distinguished Professor, Department of Agronomy
wfehr@iastate.edu
Arnel Hallauer
Distinguished Professor Corn Breeding
hallauer@iastate.edu
Jean-Luc Jannink
Research Geneticist at the USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture & Health
jeanluc.jannink@usda.gov
Kendall Lamkey
Associate Dean of Facilities and Operations, Professor, Department of Agronomy
krlamkey@iastate.edu
Michael Lee
Professor, Department of Agronomy
mlee@iastate.edu
Ken Ziegler
Popcorn Breeding
