Adjunct Faculty Directory

Rudi Appels
Adjunct – Professor
Chief Investigator, Centre for Comparative Genetics, Murdoch University
rappels@ccg.murdoch.edu.au

Gary Bentrup
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Research Landscape Planner, USDA National Agroforestry Center
gbentrup@fs.fed.us

Mark Bernards
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Weed Management, School of Agriculture Western Illinois University
ml-bernards@wiu.edu

William Berzonsky
Adjunct – Associate Professor
Sr. Winter Wheat Breeder, Bayer CropScience LP North America Wheat Breeding
bill.berzonsky@agro.basf-se.com

Jeffrey D. Boehm, Jr.
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Research Geneticist. USDA-ARS, Wheat, Sorghum and Forage Research Unit, University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus
mailto:Jeffrey.Boehm@USDA.gov

Hikmet Budak
Adjunct – Associate Professor
Biological Science and Bioengineering Program, Sabanci University
budak@sabanciuniv.edu

Edward Cargill
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
North America Hybrid Crops Discovery Breeding, Lead Associate Fellow, Monsanto
edward.j.cargill@monsanto.com

Satya Chintamanini
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Associate Professor, Trait Characterization Lead, Syngenta Seeds
satya.chintamanani@gmail.com

Sally R. Clayshulte
Adjunct – Associate Professor
Bayer CropScience LP
sally.clayshulte@agro.basf-se.com

Jose Crossa
Adjunct – Professor
Biometrics and Statistics, Unite International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
j.crossa@cgiar.org

Nora D'Croz-Mason
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
ndcroz-mason2@unl.edu

J. Connor Ferguson
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor of Weed Science, Mississippi State University
connor.ferguson@msstate.edu

Dillon Fogarty
Associate Professor, North Dakota State University

Ben Ford
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Breeding Project Delivery Team Lead, Syngenta Seeds
benjamin.ford@syngenta.com

Michael Francki
Adjunct – Professor
Manager Biotechnology, Department of Agriculture & Food

Bradley K. Fritz
Adjunct – Professor
Agricultural Engineer, USDA - ARS, Areawide Pest Management Research Unity, AAT
Brad.fritz@ars.usda.gov

Hugo Ferney Gomez Bacerra
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Wheat Discovery Breeder, Bayer CropScience LP North America Wheat Breeding
hugo.gomez@agro.basf-se.com

Thomas Hoegemeyer
Adjunct – Professor
Retired, Crop Breeder
thoegemeyer2@unl.edu

Clint Hoffman
Adjunct – Associate Professor
Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS Southern Plains Area
clint.hoffmann@ars.usda.gov

Blaine Johnson
Adjunct – Professor
Retired Corn Breeder
bjohnson16@unl.edu

Mithila Jugulam
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Weed Physiologist, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University
mithila@k-state.edu

Zeljko Jukic
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Research on Maize Yield, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zareb
zjukic@agr.hr

Brady Kappler
Adjunct – Associate Extension Educator
Technical Service Provider, BASF Corporation
Brady.kappler@basf.com

Newell R. Kitchen
Adjunct
Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS
kitchenN@missouri.edu

Greg Kruger
Adjunct
BASF Corporation
greg.kruger@basf.com

Janet Lewis
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Principal Scientist, Winter Wheat Breeder, Bayer CropScience LP North America, Wheat Breeding
j.lewis@cgiar.org

Aaron Lorenz
Adjunct – Associate Professor
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
lore0149@umn.edu

Robert Masters
Adjunct – Professor
Grassland Ecology and Management, Dow Agro Sciences
 ramasters@dow.com

Dayle McDermitt
Adjunct – Professor
Vice President for R&D – Environmental Products, LI-COR Biosciences, Lincoln, Retired
dayle.mcdermitt@unl.edu

Heather Merk
Adjunct – Professor
Assistant Professor, Breeding Academy Manager, Syngenta Seeds
heather.merk@syngenta.com

Maysoon Mikha
Adjunct – Professor
Professor, Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS Central Great Plains Research Station
maysoon.mikha@ars.usda.gov

Deana Namuth-Covert
Adjunct – Associate Professor
Distance Educator, Ohio State
namuth-covert.1@osu.edu

Mark Newell
Adjunct – Professor
Associate Professor, Spring Wheat Breeder, Monsanto
mark.newell@monsanto.com

Brian Olson
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Monsanto Water Utilization Learning Center
brian.olson@monsanto.com

Chris Petersen
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
President and Director of Research, Kamterter Products LLC
cpetersen@kamterter.com

Zac Reicher
Adjunct – Professor
Technical Service Specialist, Bayer Crop Science
zac.reicher@bayer.com

Mike Schlemmer
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Agronomist/Yield Trial Manager, Bayer CropScience LP
Michael.schlemmer@bayer.com

John Shanahan
Adjunct – Associate Professor
North America Agronomy Research Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International

Edward J. Souza
Adjunct – Professor
Director, Global Wheat Breeding, Bayer CropScience LP
edward.souza@agro.basf-se.com

Clinton J. Turnbull
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Research Field Scientist, Monsanto
Clint.j.turnbull@monsanto.com

Raymond Ward
Adjunct – Professor
Owner, Ward Laboratories, Inc.
rayward@warlab.com

Ana Wingeyer
Adjunct – Assistant Professor
Profesional Superior de Gestión Externa, Grupo Recursos Naturales y Factores, Abióticos Estación Experimental, Agropecuaria Paraná
anitawingeyer@yahoo.com.ar