Below is a list of current faculty members associated with the Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business. We are an interdepartmental program which boasts faculty from 2 colleges and 11 departments at ISU. Use this list to gain an understanding of who is teaching our curriculum and areas of research interest when determining your Major Professor and Graduate Committee.
| Faculty Member | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| Rajeev Arora Horticulture & Physiology Dept: Horticulture | rarora@iastate.edu | |
| Jon Beard Information Systems Dept: Information Systems and Business Analytics | STB / BUSAD 5030- Information Systems | jwbeard@iastate.edu |
| Ryan Bhattacharyya Management | STB/BUSAD 5070- Organizational Behavior BUSAD 5090- International Seed Business Practices, Policies & Regulation | rb1@iastate.edu |
| Charlie Block Seed Science Center: Seed Health Testing Coordinator | ccblock@iastate.edu | |
| Keri Carstens Entomology Dept: Entomology Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee | Guest Lecturer – STB 5350 & 5090 | keri.carstens@jordbioscience.com |
| Haozhe Chen Supply Chain & Logistics Dept: Supply Chain & Information Systems | BUSAD 5040-Marketing & Logistics | hzchen@iastate.edu |
| Christopher Currey Horticulture Dept: Horticulture | ccurrey@iastate.edu | |
| Matthew Darr Agricultural Biosystems Engineering Dept: Machinery Systems and Instrumentation | darr@iastate.edu | |
| Kathleen Delate Horticulture Dept: Horticulture | kdelate@iastate.edu | |
| Mindy DeVries Agronomy Dept. Agronomy | STB 5430- Seed Physiology | mdevries@iastate.edu |
| David Dornbos Crop Production & Physiology | STB 5340-Seed & Variety, Testing & Technology STB 5470-Seed Production | dld9@calvin.edu |
| Hongli Feng Economic Dept: Economics | hfeng@iastate.edu | |
| Ursula Frei Agronomy Dept: Plant Breeding/Scientist at the Doubled Haploid Facility | ufrei@iastate.edu | |
| Aaron Gassmann Entomology Dept: Entomology | aaronjg@iastate.edu | |
Scott Heuchelin STB Program Chair | STB 5350- Introduction to Seed Industry | scotth3@iastate.edu |
| Kendall Lamkey Plant Breeding Dept: Agronomy | krlamkey@iastate.edu | |
| Sergio Lence Finance & Agri Marketing Dept: Economics-AGLS | shlence@iastate.edu | |
| Mark Licht Agronomy Dept: Extension Cropping Systems Specialist | lichtma@iastate.edu | |
| Thomas Lübberstedt Agronomy Dept: Plant Breeding | thomasl@iastate.edu | |
| Gretchen Mosher Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | gamosher@iastate.edu | |
| Daren Mueller Plant Pathology Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology | dsmuelle@iastate.edu | |
| Ajay Nair Horticulture Dept: Horticulture | nairajay@iastate.edu | |
| Alejandro Plastina Economics Dept: Economics | plastina@iastate.edu | |
| Alison Robertson Plant Pathology Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology | alisonr@iastate.edu | |
| Saxon Ryan Engineering Dept: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | saxon@iastate.edu | |
| Maria Salas-Fernandez Agronomy Dept: Plant Breeding | mgsalas@iastate.edu | |
| Valentina Salotti Associate Dean, Ivy College of Business | vsalotti@iastate.edu | |
| Travis Sapp Finance Dept: Finance | BUSAD 5080-Accounting & Finance | trasapp@iastate.edu |
| Kevin Scheibe Mgmt Information Systems Dept: Supply Chain & Information Systems | kscheibe@iastate.edu | |
| Jim Schweigert Plant Pathology Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology | STB 5950- Quality, Production & Research Management Guest Lecturer- STB 5350 | schw0509@iastate.edu |
| Arti Singh Agronomy Dept: Agronomy & Plant Breeding | AGRON 5110- Crop Improvement | arti@iastate.edu |
| Greg Tylka Plant Pathology Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology | gltylka@iastate.edu | |
| Kan Wang Plant Biology/Agronomy Dept: Agronomy | kanwang@iastate.edu | |
| Ann Wright Management Dept: Management | BUSAD 5010-Strategy & Planning | awright7@iastate.edu |
| Guest Lecturer | Course | |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Gaul Seed Science Center: Seed Conditioning Specialist Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee | STB 5390-Seed Conditioning & Storage | agaul@iastate.edu |