Faculty

Jan. 10, 2024
Jen Anderson

Dec. 11, 2023
Ivair Valmorbida
Research areas include: IPM Insect Resistance Management Insect Ecology Applied Entomology Educational background Ph.D., Entomology, Iowa State University M.S., Agronomy – Entomology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil B.S., Agronomy, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil…

Dec. 7, 2023
Bettina Mittendorfer

Oct. 16, 2023
Jamie Courter
Educational background Ph.D., Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln M.S., Animal Breeding and Genetics, South Dakota State University B.S., Animal Science, Minor in Genetics, North Carolina State University…

Sep. 25, 2023
Marc Libault
Educational background Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Plant Physiology, Paris 11 University (Sud-Orsay, France), IJPB, INRA of Versailles, 2004 M.S., Molecular and Cellular Plant Physiology, Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie University (Paris, France), 2000 B.A., Cellular Biology and Physiology, Molecular and Cellular Genetic section, Paris 7 Denis Diderot University (Paris, France), 1999…

Aug. 31, 2023
Jasmine Neupane
Jasmine Neupane is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Systems Technology in the Division of Plant Science and Technology. Her faculty appointment includes research and teaching responsibilities in Plant Science and Technology. Before starting her position at University of Missouri-Columbia, Neupane was serving as an Assistant Research Professor of Precision Agriculture at Montana State University. Neupane’s research is at the forefront of agricultural innovation, focusing on seamless integration of advanced agricultural technologies into cropping systems. Her work is driven by a deep commitment to addressing the complex challenges facing modern agriculture, such as increasing food production to feed a growing…

Aug. 30, 2023
Zachary Leasor
Zack is an assistant professor in climate science within the School of Natural Resources. He also works as State Climatologist and director of the Missouri Climate Center. He serves on panels dealing with adverse weather conditions such as drought and flooding. He also works with the National Weather Service offices and regional climate services to provide climate data and prepare special summaries of significant weather and climate events. Originally from Louisville, Ky., Zack spent the last several years living in Columbus, Ohio, before moving to Missouri during the summer of 2023. Zack received a bachelor’s degree in meteorology, with a minor…

Aug. 9, 2023
Alex Ebbesmeyer
Alex serves as the academic advisor for the agricultural education and leadership, and hospitality management programs.

Aug. 8, 2023
Hong Im Kim
Kim is an assistant research professor in the Division of Animal Sciences, and part of the new faculty group in the NextGen Precision Health Institute, where world-class researchers are seeking answers for the toughest diseases. Prior to joining CAFNR, she served as a senior researcher in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Michigan State University, where she focused on identification and analysis of genes associated with survival rate in endometrial cancer and ovarian clear cell cancers. She received her Ph.D. in Medical Science from Chung-Ang University in South Korea and completed post-doctoral training at Louisiana State University…

July 26, 2023
Dojin (DJ) Ryu
Educational background Ph.D., Food Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1997 M.S., Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Missouri, 1992 B.S., Food Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, 1989…