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2022-2023 Graduate Students

Syed Ovais AftabSyed Ovais Aftab (He/Him)

Development of Climate Resilient Crops for Better Adaptability to Environmental Stresses

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher

 

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Raydaliz "Ray" Cancel Vázquez (She/Her)

Soil Ecology

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Ashley Keiser

 

Ian Eggleston

Detection Of Microplastics In Aquatic Environments

Plant & Soil Sciences, MS

Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing

 

Mariela GarciaMariela Garcia Arredondo (She/Her/Ella)

Assessing the Double-Edge Sword Effect of Plant Roots on Soil C Storage Efforts

Environmental Conservation, MS/PhD

Advisor: Dr. Marco Keiluweit

 

Meghan Gennings HeadshotMeghan Gennings (She/Her)

Pasture Improvement with Rotational Grazing

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Masoud Hashemi

 

Ajay Pratap Giri (He/Him)

Evaluation of Biocidal Efficacy of the Dilute Essential Oil in Water Emulsion Adjuvants

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisors: Dr. Jaime Piñero and Dr. Baoshan Xing

 

Heriberto "Beto" Godoy HernandezHeriberto "Beto" Godoy Hernandez (He/Him/Él)

Evaluating Latinx Consumers' Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Locally Grown Ethnic Produce

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisors: Dr. Jaime Piñero and Dr. Frank Mangan

 

Gabriella GriffenGabriella Griffen (She/Her)

N Acquisition and Movement in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

Plant Biology, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Rachel Hestrin

 

Josiah Gummeson HeadshotJosiah Gummeson (He/Him)

Restructuring of the UMass Hydrofarm

Plant & Soil Sciences, Accelerated 5th-Year MS

Advisor: Dr. Dan Cooley

 

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Marissa Hanley (She/Her)

Evaluating How Different C Inputs Impact Anoxic Microsite Formation in Soils

Plant & Soil Sciences, MS

Advisor: Dr. Hannah Naughton

 

Margo Higgins headshotMargo Higgins

Plant-Fungal-Soil Interactions and Ecosystem Responses to Change

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr.Rachel Hestrin

 

Shiran Huang headshotShiran Huang

Pollutants in Soil-Plant Systems

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing

 

Jo Kiunga headshotJo Kiunga

Role of Arsenate Reductases in Arsenic Detoxification and Accumulation in Plants

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Om Prakash Dhankher

 

Aizah Khurram headshotAizah Khurram (She/Her)

Role of Bacterial-Fungal Interactions in Carbon Cycling

Plant Biology, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Rachel Hestrin

 

Aoze Li

Microplastics Impacts On N-Cycle In The Soil

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing

 

Jefferson Lu

Effect Of Priming Compounds On Creeping Bentgrass

Plant Biology, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Michelle DaCosta

 

Soonhung Min headshotSoonhong Min

Mechanisms of Nitrogen Fertilzation and Dollar Spot Suppression on Golf Courses

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Geunwha Jung

 

Corey Palmer

Variations in Soil Legacy Effects After Northeastern Disturbance Events

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Ashley Keiser

 

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Mateo Rull Garza (He/Him)

Promoting Biodiversity and Managing the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in MA Apple Orchards

Plant & Soil Sciences, MS

Advisor: Dr. Jaime Piñero

 

Dorna Saadat

Integrated Pest Management And Sustainability

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Stephen Herbert

 

Susan Scheufele

Insect-Vectored Plant Pathogens Of Vegetable Cropsplant Pathogens Of Vegetable Crops

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisors: Dr. Jaime Piñero and Dr. Robert Wick

 

Julia Sentman HeadshotJulie Sentman (She/Her)

Development of Microplastic Filtration in Aquatic Environments

Plant & Soil Sciences, MS

Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing

 

Sudhir Sharma

Sulfur Nanoparticles Impact On Various Aspects Of Plant Growth

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher

 

Xiaojing Shi

The Mechanism Of Drug Resistance In Dollar Spot Fungi

Plant Biology, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Geunhwa Jung

 

Arthur SillerArthur Siller (They/Them)

Extending the Grazing Season with Creative Forage Systems

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Masoud Hashemi

 

Sanjok Timalsina headshotSanjok Timalsina

Exploring Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies for Turfgrass Insects

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Olga Kostromytska

 

Elly Vaughn headshotElizabeth Vaughan

Orchard Pathology and Pesticide-Free Solutions in Tree Fruit Production

Plant & Soil Sciences, MS

Advisors: Dr. Elsa Petit and Dr. Jaime Piñero

 

Xiupei Zhou

The Interacting Mechanism of Soil Organic Matter and Organic Contaminants

Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD

Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing