Directory of Graduate Students

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Kaylene Michell...
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MS student studying soil fertility and manure management 



Soil Science
Major Professor: Amber Moore
Julio Baptista Peres
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Prayusha Bhattarai
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Corinne Butler Contact person by email

Soil Science M.S. student interested in soil fertility and nutrient management in agricultural systems



Soil Science
Major Professor: Amber Moore
Drew Childs
Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Soil Science PhD student studying soil organic carbon saturation and sequestration.



Soil Science
Major Professor: Markus Kleber
Wyatt Davis-Hinze
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I am seeking a master’s student in the Crop and Soil Science Department at Oregon State University, pursuing an M.S. in Crop Science with a focus on Entomology. My research examines the abundance and mechanisms of insecticidal resistance in clover seed weevils (Tychius picirostris), a...


M.S. in Crop Science – Entomology, Oregon State University, In progress (2025–present), B.S. in Botany, Mycology & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Fall 2024
Major Professor: Navneet Kaur , Major Professor: Seth Dorman
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Renan Favera
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My Master's research focuses on developing solutions to weed management challenges in Oregon seed production systems. I focus on bristly hawksbeard in white clover and herbicide resistance in downy brome from fine fescue fields. I am interested in Integrated weed management, herbicide...


Crop Science
Major Professor: Victor Hugo Vidal Ribeiro
Eileen Froshiesar
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M.S. student studying iris yellow spot virus and its onion thrips vector in onion production



Crop Science- Entomology
Major Professor: Stuart Reitz
Holly Golightly Contact person by email

My thesis research revolves around stubby root nematodes (SRNs) (Paratrichodorus and Trichodorus spp.) which vector Tobacco Rattle Virus (TRV) to potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.). Insight into nematode genomics and transcriptomics will enable future research on...


Crop Science - plant breeding and genetics focus
Major Professor: Vidyasagar Sagar Sathuvalli
Kimber Hale
Graduate Research Assistant
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Plant Breeding and Genetics M.S. student focused on breeding strategies to enhance seed yield in crimson clover.



Crop Science- Plant Breeding and Genetics
Major Professor: Ryan Hayes , Major Professor: Patrick Hayes
Carly Hartgrave
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Audrey Jenkins
Graduate Research Assistant
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MS student studying dairy sustainability and the use of fall-planted cover crops to reduce nitrate leaching in dairy systems



Crop Science
Major Professor: Amber Moore
Naga Jothi Contact person by email

Karthik Karuppanan Contact person by email

Alison Merkle
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Soil Science


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Sean Murphy
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Cannabis sativa, Hemp 
Solanum tuberosum, Potato

Plant production, crop management, tissue culture, chemical analysis, data analysis.


I started my journey with plants in horticulture during 2016. During that time I briefly worked at a startup dispensary and found that I wanted to learn more about growing plants. I enrolled in Clackamas Community College...
Crop Science
Major Professor: Valtcho Jeliazkov

Ameyassh Nagarajan Contact person by email

Kalli Schoening
Graduate Research Assistant
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Crop Science, Entomology
Major Professor: Silvia Rondon
Joshua Sulemana Contact person by email


MS Crop Science
Major Professor: Josephine Antwi
Jennifer Valentine
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My research explores how warming and altered diurnal temperature range affect soil moisture dynamics and plant growth.  

 

In addition to working on the Soil Science PhD, I am minoring in Statistics and and doing the Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching (...


Soil Science
Major Professor: Jillian Gregg
Sara Warren
Graduate Research Assistant
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Master's Student in Crop and Soil Science department, focus in Soil Sciences.



Soil Science
Major Professor: Abigail Tomasek , Major Professor: Carlos G. Ochoa
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I study how climate change impacts soil carbon.



Soil Science
Major Professor: Jillian Gregg