Graduate Students
Horticulture Graduate Students

Mamata Bashyal
PhD GRA (Dr. Diaz-Perez, advisor); vegetables, protected agricultural technologies
Horticulture

Gaurab Bhattarai
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. P. Conner, advisor), pecans & phenotyping
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Stephanie E Botton
Research Technician & PBGG-MS student (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Brianna Cheek
PBGG-MS GRA (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding for disease resistance
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Qian Feng
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. van der Knaap, advisor), fruit genetics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Zachary Fleming
PBGG-MS GRA (Dr. van der Knaap, advisor), tomato genetics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Austin Hart
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. van der Knaap, advisor), tomato genetics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Raegan Holton
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut genetics & genomics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

TC Jayalath
CEA Research Specialist & PhD student (Dr. van Iersel); CEA horticluture & lighting
Horticulture

Prasanna Kharel
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut genetics & genomics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Jordan Knapp-Wilson
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. Chavez, advisor), fruit breeding and genetics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Nicole Locke
MS student (Dr. Merkle, advisor); ornamental trees
Horticulture
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Mylee Mobley
PBGG-MS GRA (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding for disease resistance
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Gema Nugraha
PBGG-MS GRA (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut genetics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Amanda Olbrick Marabesi
PhD GRA (Dr. Coolong, advisor); hemp production & impact evaluation
Horticulture

Sameer Pokhrel
PBGG-PhD GRA (Drs. Ozias-Akins & Vaughn, co-advisors), peanut genetics & genomics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Samikshya Rijal
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. McGregor, advisor), vegetable plant breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Manoj Sapkota
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. van der Knaap, advisor), tomato genomics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Alisa Tannirat
Hort MS Grad Student & Warnell Research Professional; plant physiology
Horticulture
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Sydney Webb
PBGG-MS GRA (Dr. Ozias-Akins, advisor), peanut breeding for disease resistance
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Yongjun Yue
PBGG-PhD GRA (Dr. Zhang, advisor), ornamental breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)