2022-2023
Syed Ovais Aftab (He/Him)
Development of Climate Resilient Crops for Better Adaptability to Environmental Stresses
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher
Cam Anderson (They/Them)
Soil Carbon Cycling In Dynamic Floodplain Ecosystems
Environmental Conservation, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Marco Keiluweit
Lucas Casaburi (He/Him)
Role of Arsenate Reductases in Arsenic Detoxification and Accumulation in Rice
Plant & Soil Sciences, MS
Advisor: Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher
Jasper Cowley (He/Him)
Ecological Methods of Weed Control
Plant & Soil Sciences, MS
Advisor: Dr. Masoud Hashemi
Ian Eggleston
Detection Of Microplastics In Aquatic Environments
Plant & Soil Sciences, MS
Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
Shang Gao
The Promotion of Copper-Oxide Nanoparticles On Vegetables
Environmental Conservation, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
Mariela 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
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 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 Griffen (She/Her)
N Acquisition and Movement in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
Plant Biology, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Hestrin
Jo Kiunga
Role of Arsenate Reductases in Arsenic Detoxification and Accumulation in Plants
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Om Prakash Dhankher
Anahita Khosravi
Hydrochar As Organic Soil Amendments And Microplastics
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisors: Dr. Baoshan Xing and Dr. Masoud Hashemi
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
Corey Palmer
Variations in Soil Legacy Effects After Northeastern Disturbance Events
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Ashley Keiser
Prabina Regmi
Integrated Pest Management In Apples
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
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 Siller (They/Them)
Extending the Grazing Season with Creative Forage Systems
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Masoud Hashemi
Gurpal Singh
Glutathione Degradation Pathway Genes And Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher
Jordan Smith (She/Her)
Nanoscale Sulfur as a Novel Fertilizer for Promoting Wheat Growth and Yield
Plant & Soil Sciences, MS
Advisor: Dr. Om Parkash Dhankher
Alexandra Smychkovich
Integrating Cover Crop And Mycorrhizae In Garlic Production
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Masoud Hashemi
Jimmy Tran (He/Him)
Tracking Microplastics in Drinking Water from Treatment Plants to Homes
Plant & Soil Sciences, MS
Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
Raydaliz "Ray" Cancel Vázquez (She/Her)
Soil Ecology
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Ashley Keiser
Sicheng Xiong
Nanoparticles Interaction With Organic Matter In Aquatic Environments
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
Xiupei Zhou
The Interacting Mechanism of Soil Organic Matter and Organic Contaminants
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
