Adjunct and Joint

Dec. 21, 2023

Lynn Eaton

Dec. 21, 2023

Rebecca Dirkes

Dec. 21, 2023

Aftan S. Bryant

Dec. 21, 2023

Jessica Beckmann

Dec. 21, 2023

Michelle Bauche

Nov. 21, 2023

Hong An

Educational background Ph.D., Plant Genetics and Breeding, Huazhong Agricultural University…

Aug. 9, 2023

Robert B. Jacobson

Robb Jacobson pursues interdisciplinary research in river ecosystems with a focus on large-river ecology, endangered pallid sturgeon, invasive Asian carps, indicators of aquatic ecosystem integrity, and ecosystem services of large-river floodplains. His research efforts are directed toward decision-relevant information needs for management and restoration of large rivers, with an emphasis on the Missouri River. Current research projects include: transport dynamics of pallid sturgeon larvae in the Missouri River; assessments of large-river restoration strategies; evaluation of ecosystem services and resilience provided by levee setbacks; spatial distributions of flooding and flood damages on large, regulated rivers. Educational background Ph.D., 1986, The Johns…

May 1, 2023

Norman Best

Plant architecture directly influences plant productivity. The Best Lab is focused on manipulating the current maize architecture to improve productivity and resist yield losses incurred by a changing environment. Plant hormones regulate all aspects of plant architecture. Our research is primarily targeting three hormone pathways: gibberellins, brassinosteroids and auxin. We have identified that manipulating endogenous levels of these plant growth regulators through both genetic and biochemical approaches results in drastic effects on plant shape and form. While many of these changes in architecture are beneficial to improve plant performance, there are consequences that can cause deleterious effects. We have used…

Feb. 15, 2023

Doug Spaunhorst

Educational background Ph.D., Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University M.S., Plant Insect and Microbial Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia B.S., Plant Science – Crop Management, University of Missouri-Columbia…

Feb. 8, 2023

Richard Ferrieri

Rich Ferrieri earned his PhD degree in Nuclear & Radiochemistry from Texas A&M University in 1979, and then became a postdoctoral fellow under Alfred Wolf at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). He was later hired onto the scientific staff at BNL working on the medical applications of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for animal and human research. In 2002, he shifted his interest away from medical research, and into plant biology leveraging many of the same imaging and radiochemistry tools to study basic plant functions. He is credited with developing the first radiolabeled PET plant hormone (11C-jasmonic acid) to study its transport…