Graduate Faculty

Photo	Person	Research/Career Interests
	Christopher Adams Assistant Professor 541-386-2030 ext 38217 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
	Dennis Albert Courtesy Appointment, Landscape and Wetland Ecologist 541-737-7557 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Development of regional landscape ecosystem classifications based on abiotic factors to aid in the inventory, study, and management of biota.
	Nahla Bassil Courtesy Appointment 541-738-4214 Contact person by email	Plant Geneticist
	David Bryla Courtesy Appointment 541-738-4094 Contact person by email
	Kristine Buckland Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist—Vegetable & Specialty Seed Crops 503-506-0955 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 Agricultural systems analysis North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) 15210 NE Miley Road Aurora, OR 97002-9543
	Steven Castagnoli Director 541-386-2030 ext 38220 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	Administration
	Man Yeon Choi Courtesy Appointment 541-738-4026 Contact person by email	Research interests are focused on insect neurohormones, Receptors, Bioactive peptides, Receptor-i, RNAi, and Chemical ecology for Arthropod pests.
	Ryan Contreras Professor, Ornamental Plant Breeding 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	Program Overview My teaching and research focuses on woody nursery and landscape plants. I teach spring and fall woody plant identification courses, growth and development of horticultural crops, and plant propagation. Research in my lab is closely aligned with the nursery industry...
	Laurent Deluc Associate Professor, Grape Genomics and Genetic Engineering 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
	Kelsey Galimba Assistant Professor of Tree Fruit Horticulture 541-386-2030 ext 38218 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
	Kim Hummer Courtesy Appointment, USDA 541-738-4201 Contact person by email	Fruit, nut, and specialty crop genetics
	Clive Kaiser Professor and Interim Director of HAREC 541-567-8321 Contact person by email Hermiston Exp Sta Hermiston Ag Res & Ext Ctr 2121 South 1st Street Hermiston Ag Res & Ext Ctr 2121 South 1st Street Hermiston, OR 97838	Temperate fruit, wine grape and vegetable research & Extension in Umatilla County, eastern Oregon. Prevention of Sweet Cherry Fruit Cracking using SureSeal, an Organic Biofilm
	Alec Kowalewski Associate Professor, Turf Specialist (Giustina Endowed) 541-737-5449 Contact person by email	Turf Program Overview
	John Lambrinos 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	We are beginning to understand that interactions between landscape elements underlie many of the important issues we face as a human society. I am fascinated by the ecological processes that tie landscapes together.
	Gail Langellotto Professor, Urban and Community Horticulture Extension, Statewide Master Gardener Program Coordinator 541-737-5175 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	The ecology of urban and suburban landscapes remains relatively unexplored - although such habitats have great potential to positively contribute to the conservation of pollinators, parasitoids and the ecosystem services that they confer.
	Jana Lee Courtesy Appointment 541-738-4110 Contact person by email	Our team studies arthropod pests of small fruits and ornamental crops. We focus on biologically-based approaches such as biological control (predators, parasitoids), characterizing host susceptibility, and behavioral manipulation to control these pests.
	Alexander Levin Assistant Professor, Viticulturist 541-772-5165 ext. 223 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	Wine grape research
	Danielle Lightle Assistant Professor (Practice) 503-694-9790 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
	Lynn Long Professor, Extension Horticulturist and Co-County Leader 541-296-5494 Contact person by email	Professor Lynn Long has worked in sweet cherry research and Extension at Oregon State University since 1988. His main focus of research in recent years has been cherry variety, rootstock and training system evaluations.
	Scott Lukas Assistant Professor Contact person by email	The OSU Horticulture Integrated Cropping Systems Program focuses on providing research based solutions to high value irrigated crops, with an emphasis on optimizing production system outputs while reducing negative environmental impacts.
	Ruth Martin Courtesy Appointment 541-738-4174 Contact person by email	Molecular Biologist
	Shawn Mehlenbacher Professor, Hazelnut Breeding and Genetics 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 Assistant Professor 541-737-5454 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4151 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Weed Science Perennial Crops Integrated Weed Management Sustainable Agriculture 4017 Agriculture & Life Sciences Building
	James Myers Professor, Vegetable Breeding and Genetics 541-737-3083 Contact person by email
	Lloyd Nackley Assistant Professor, Nursery Production 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.
	Hiroyuki Nonogaki Associate Professor, Seed Biology 541-737-8885 Contact person by email
	Ed Peachey Associate Professor (Practice) 541-737-3152 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4045 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331
	Ramesh Sagili Associate Professor-Apiculture 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
	Paul Schreiner Research Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS & Courtesy Faculty, Dept. of Horticulture 541-738-4084 Contact person by email Horticulture Crops Research Lab 3420 NW Orchard Avenue 3420 NW Orchard Avenue Corvallis, OR 97331
	Patricia Skinkis Professor, Viticulture Extension Specialist 541-737-1411 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4121 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331
	Alexandra Stone Associate Professor, Ext Vegetable Crop Specialist 541-737-5461 Contact person by email
	Bernadine Strik Professor, NWREC Berry Crops Research Leader 541-737-5434 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4017 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331
	Ashley Thompson Assistant Professor, Extension Horticulturist 541-296-5494 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
	Kelly Vining Assistant Professor 541-737-0646 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4170 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331
	Vaughn Walton Professor, Horticultural Entomologist 541-740-4149 Contact person by email Agricultural & Life Sciences Agricultural & Life Sciences 4105C 2750 SW Campus Way 2750 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331	Entomology IPM Biorational pest control agent Biological control Small fruit and tree nut crops
	Timothy Warren 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, Extension Specialist—Orchard Crops 503-678-1264 X 67825 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 Associate Professor, Blueberry Extension Agent 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.

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