Lana Koepke Johnson | Agronomy and Horticulture
The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture welcomed Luqi Li on January 10 as a lecturer for the AgroHort Online Program. He works with Leah Sandall, distance education coordinator.
Li has been with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as an undergraduate and graduate student, research assistant and postdoctoral research associate.
Original from Beijing, China, Li earned a Bachelor of Science in turfgrass and landscape management from Nebraska in 2013.
Li continued his education at Nebraska and earned a master’s degree in 2015. He worked with Zac Reicher, adjunct professor of agronomy and horticulture, and Keenan Amundsen, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, on improving the establishment of seeded buffalograss.
In 2019, Li received his doctoral degree in agronomy and horticulture, also from Nebraska. His research focused on the management, ecology and genetics of yellow nutsedge and on sustainable approaches in turfgrass management. Roch Gaussoin, professor of agronomy and horticulture, served as Li’s advisor.
Li was a graduate teaching assistant for AGRO 153 Introduction to Soil Resources and AGRO 366 Soil Nutrient Relation Laboratory classes.
“As a turf major, teaching these courses broadened my knowledge base and prepared me to be an instructor,” Luqi said.
Asked what brought him to Nebraska, Luqi said it was the kindness and support of the people here at the university.
Luqi’s new responsibilities teaching online courses, providing consultations for online course delivery, developing non-academic online resources such as turf certificate programs, seeking grant opportunities in distant education, and evaluating online material effectiveness.
“Despite majoring in turfgrass management, I have lackluster golf skills,” Luqi said.
