Graduate Faculty

Photo	Person	Research/Career Interests
	Christopher Adams Assistant Professor Contact person by email Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center 3005 Experiment Station Dr Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center 3005 Experiment Station Dr Hood River, OR 97031	Tree Fruit Entomology
	Nahla Bassil Courtesy Appointment 541-738-4214 Contact person by email	Plant Geneticist
	Kristine Buckland Associate Professor Contact person by email North Willamette Research and Extension Center North Willamette Res & Ext Ctr 15210 NE Miley Rd North Willamette Res & Ext Ctr 15210 NE Miley Rd Aurora, OR 97002-9543	Sustainable agriculture, Soil health, Nutrient cycling, and Agricultural systems analysis
	Erica Chernoh Assistant Professor (Practice) Contact person by email Lane County Extension Lane County Extension 996 Jefferson Street Lane County Extension 996 Jefferson Street Eugene, OR 97402	Berries and Fruit; Fruit Trees; Organic Agriculture
	Man Yeon Choi Courtesy Status Contact person by email	Research interests are focused on insect neuropeptides, GPCRs, Bioactive peptides, and pheromones for Arthropod pests, such as spotted-wing drosophila, thrips, and slugs.
	Ryan Contreras Professor 541-737-5462 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4031 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Landscape Plant Breeding
	Laurent Deluc Associate Professor 541-737-4356 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4121 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Genomics and genetic engineering in crops
	Michael Hardigan Courtesy Status Contact person by email
	Alec Kowalewski Professor 541-737-5449 Contact person by email	Turf Program Overview
	John Lambrinos Graduate Advisor and Associate Professor 541-737-3484 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Ecological restoration, invasive species management, ecosystem services.
	Jana Lee Courtesy Status 541-738-4110 Contact person by email	Biological control and sustainable pest management of small fruit and nursery pests.
	Rachel Leisso Courtesy Status Contact person by email
	Alexander Levin SOREC Director and Viticulturist 541-930-8411 Contact person by email Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center 569 Hanley Rd Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center 569 Hanley Rd Central Point, OR 97502	Viticulture, plant water relations, woody perennial physiology, fruit ripening biochemistry
	Scott Lukas Northwest Berry Production and Management Professor Contact person by email
	Clint Mattox Courtesy Status Contact person by email	research alternative methods of controlling turfgrass diseases, notably Microdochium patch on Poa annua putting greens
	Shawn Mehlenbacher Oregon Hazelnut Ind. Professor 541-737-5467 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4145 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	The OSU Hazelnut Breeding program develops new cultivars for Oregon's hazelnut industry, with an emphasis on resistance to eastern filbert blight (EFB) and suitability for the kernel market.
	Marcelo Moretti Associate Professor Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4151 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Weed Science
	Lloyd Nackley Associate Professor Contact person by email North Willamette Research and Extension Center North Willamette Res & Ext Ctr 15210 NE Miley Rd North Willamette Res & Ext Ctr 15210 NE Miley Rd Aurora, OR 97002-9543	My research and teaching program investigates how light, nutrients, water, potting media and container-type, affect plant growth, development, and aesthetics.
	Lauri Reinhold Courtesy Status Contact person by email
	Hannah Rivedal Courtesy Status Contact person by email	Research Plant Pathologist
	Ramesh Sagili Professor 541-737-5460 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331
	Carolyn Scagel Courtesy Appointment 541-738-4063 Contact person by email
	Govinda Shrestha Assistant Professor (Practice) Contact person by email	Integrated Pest Management; Insect Ecology-Movement
	Patricia Skinkis Professor 541-737-1411 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4047 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	I conduct applied viticulture research with focus on canopy and yield management, rootstocks, vine nutrition, soil x plant interactions, vineyard sustainability, and grower adoption of viticulture practices.
	Heather Stoven Associate Professor (Practice) 503-434-8910 Contact person by email	Small Farms, Community Horticulture
	Ashley Thompson Assistant Professor 541-296-5494 Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center 3005 Experiment Station Dr Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center 3005 Experiment Station Dr Hood River, OR 97031
	Kelly Vining Associate Professor Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4170 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Genomics approaches to crop improvement
	Vaughn Walton Professor 5417404149 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4105C 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Entomology Ecology Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Biorational pest control agent Biological control Small fruit and tree nut crops
	Timothy Warren Assistant Professor 541-737-7557 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4127 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331
	Nik Wiman Associate Professor Contact person by email Research Way Laboratory Building Research Way Laboratory Building 1087 Research Way Laboratory Building 4575 SW Research Way Research Way Laboratory Building 4575 SW Research Way Corvallis, OR 97333	biological control; population biology; orchard ecology; insect behavior; integrated pest management
	Wei Yang Professor 503-678-1264 Contact person by email North Willamette Research and Extension Center North Willamette Res & Ext Ctr 15210 NE Miley Rd North Willamette Res & Ext Ctr 15210 NE Miley Rd Aurora, OR 97002-9543	My responsibility is to provide leadership for the blueberry education program in the North Willamette District where the most of the state’s blueberry industry is concentrated. I also conduct applied research in blueberry production systems to support my extension activities.

Graduate Faculty

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