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2022-2023 Graduate Students
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
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 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 (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 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
Josiah Gummeson (He/Him)
Restructuring of the UMass Hydrofarm
Plant & Soil Sciences, Accelerated 5th-Year MS
Advisor: Dr. Dan Cooley
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
Plant-Fungal-Soil Interactions and Ecosystem Responses to Change
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr.Rachel Hestrin
Shiran Huang
Pollutants in Soil-Plant Systems
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Baoshan Xing
Jo Kiunga
Role of Arsenate Reductases in Arsenic Detoxification and Accumulation in Plants
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Om Prakash Dhankher
Aizah 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
Soonhong 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
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
Julie 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 Siller (They/Them)
Extending the Grazing Season with Creative Forage Systems
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Masoud Hashemi
Sanjok Timalsina
Exploring Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies for Turfgrass Insects
Plant & Soil Sciences, PhD
Advisor: Dr. Olga Kostromytska
Elizabeth 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