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Pyke, David

Population biology, fire and restoration ecology of arid and semiarid plants in the Intermountain West and development of protocols to assess ecoysystem status.

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Raco, Milica
Postdoctoral Scholar

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Reeser, Paul
Senior Faculty Research Asst I

PI: Jared Leboldus

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Richardson, Briana
Senior Faculty Research Assistant I

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Rickson, Fred
Emeritus Appointment
Rivedal, Hannah
Courtesy Status

As a USDA-ARS Research Plant Pathologist, my research program focuses on finding solutions to plant pathology challenges facing the forage seed, grass seed, and hemp industries of the Pacific...

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Rivin, Carol
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Molecular genetics of maize; genetic programs controlling plant development; regulation of gene expression during embryogenesis.

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Roelant, Amanda

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Rogan, Conner

PI: Jeff Anderson

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Romero Jimenez, Maria Jose

PI: Posy Busby

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Ross, Cameron

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Rothwell, Gar
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Studies of fossil and living land plants are directed toward a fuller understanding of phylogeny and evolution. These are explored using data from morphological, anatomical, ultrastructural,...

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Ruggiero, Diana

PI: Samuel Leiboff

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Russell, Sterling
Emeritus Appointment

Sacher, Gabriel

PI: Jay Pscheidt

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Sahakian, Victor
Faculty Research Assistant

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Scagel, Carolyn
Courtesy Appointment

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Showalter, David
Postdoctoral Scholar

PI: Jared LeBoldus

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Simpson, Dianne
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Skillman, John
Instructor

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Smiley, Richard
Emeritus Appointment

Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center
48037 Tubbs Ranch Rd.
Adams, OR 97810

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Caity Smyth
Smyth, Johanna
Senior Instructor I

  

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Soeldner, Alfred
Emeritus Appointment

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Sondreli, Kelsey
Research Associate

PI: Jared LeBoldus

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Soule, Michelle

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Spatafora, Joseph
Department Head

Mycology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Fungi

  • Research in our laboratory is focused on ecology and evolutionary biology of fungi. Current research...
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Spotts, Robert
Emeritus Appointment

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Stairs, Brandon

PI: Jessie Uehling

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Stamm, Elizabeth
Faculty Research Assistant
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Stockey, Ruth
Courtesy Appointment

Paleobotany

  • Whole plant biology of fossil plants and their use in phylogenetic analysis.
  • Evolution of ferns, gymnosperms, and aquatic angiosperms.
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Stockwell, Virginia

Integrated management of bacterial plant diseases with an emphasis in biological control.

  • My research focuses on utilizing biological control agents as a disease management...
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Stone, Daphne
Faculty Research Assistant

PI: Bruce Mc Cune

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Stone, Jeffrey
Courtesy Appointment

Mycology, ecology and systematics of fungal endophytes; taxonomy, ecology and infection biology of fungal parasites of conifers and other woody hosts; taxonomy and systematics of...

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Studebaker, Gabrielle

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Sudermann, Martha
Postdoctoral Scholar

PI: Jeff Chang

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Sugar, David
Emeritus Appointment

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Suli, Hannah

PI: Jared LeBoldus

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Sutton, Wendy
Senior Faculty Research Asst I

PI: Melodie Putnam

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Swancutt, Benjamin

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Syring, Kimberly

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Temple, Todd

PI: Ken Johnson

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Thomas, William
Research Associate

PI: Cynthia Ocamb

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Thomas, Duncan
Teaching/Summer Session
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Topham, Katherine

PI: Dimitre Mollov

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Tosa, Marie

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Trail, Loryn

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Trappe, James
Courtesy Appointment

Taxonomy of hypogeous fungi; floristics of alpine fungi; mycorrhizal ecology and applications; fungal-animal interactions...

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Trautman, Ian
AW-Slrd: Fac Res Assist

Uehling, Jessie
Assistant Professor

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Valentine, Don
Bio Science Research Tech 2

PI: Virginia Stockwell

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Vargas Gastelum, Lluvia
Postdoctoral Scholar

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Dry forest canopy access
Vargas Gutiérrez, German
Courtesy Appointment

Research interests: Plant ecophysiology, tropical ecology, ecological modeling, climate change

 

 

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Vejlupkova, Zuzana
Senior Faculty Research AsstII

PI: John Fowler

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Vergara, Melissa

PI: Posy Busby

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VerWey, Brian
Faculty Research Assistant

PI: Jason Graff

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Wade, Nadine
Senior Faculty Research Asst I

PI:  Russell Ingham

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Watson, Kassondra

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Weiland, Jerry
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Our goal is to conduct applied and basic research that helps growers control nursery plant diseases. Our research approach is to identify and better understand the pathogens that are causing...

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Weisberg, Alexandra
Assistant Professor

Evolution of Plant/Microbe Interactions

We work to understand how plants and microbes interact, as well as the role of mobile genetic elements in these symbioses. We use genomics,...

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Westberry, Toby
Assistant Professor (Sr Res)

Ocean color remote sensing and bio-optics; Marine phytoplankton, primary production, physiology, biogeochemical cycling

  • My research investigates the role and functioning of...
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Wilson, Mark
Emeritus Appointment

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Wiseman, Michele

PI: David Gent

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Wolpert, Thomas
Emeritus Appointment

Biochemistry and molecular biology of host-parasite interactions.

  • We are attempting to understand the interactions that occur between a plant host and its microbial parasite at...
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Wong, Alexander

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Wram, Catherine

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Wu, Chih-Feng
Research Associate

PI: Jeff Chang

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Zasada, Inga
Courtesy Appointment
  • Develop economic thresholds for plant-parasitic nematodes important to small fruits and understand under which conditions these thresholds apply.
  • Develop production systems...
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Zeller, April

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Zimmerman, Jessie

PI: Posy Busby

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Zobel, Donald
Emeritus Appointment
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Zobel, D.B. and J.A. Antos.  2009.  Species properties and recovery from disturbance: Forest herbs buried by volcanic tephra. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: ...

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