STB Graduate Faculty

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	EMAIL
David Acker International Ag Dept: Academic & Global Programs		dacker@iastate.edu
Sanjeev Agarwal Marketing Dept: Marketing		sagarwal@iastate.edu
Rajeev Arora Horticulture & Physiology Dept: Horticulture		rarora@iastate.edu
William Beavis Agronomy Dept: Plant Breeding		wdbeavis@iastate.edu
Ryan Bhattacharyya Management	BUSAD 509- International Seed Business Practices, Policies & Regulation	rb1@iastate.edu
Ed Braun Plant Pathology Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology		ebraun@iastate.edu
Keri Carstens Entomology Dept: Entomology	Guest Lecturer – STB 535 & 509	keri.carstens@corteva.com
Haozhe Chen Supply Chain & Logistics Dept: Supply Chain & Information Systems	BUSAD 504-Marketing & Logistics	hzchen@iastate.edu
Michael Crum Supply Chain Mgmt Dept: Economic Development & Industry Relations Dept: Supply Chain & Information Systems		mcrum@iastate.edu
Christopher Currey Horticulture Dept: Horticulture		ccurrey@iastate.edu
Matthew Darr Agricultural Biosystems Engineering Dept: Machinery Systems and Instrumentation	Guest Lecturer- STB 535	darr@iastate.edu
Kathleen Delate Horticulture Dept: Horticulture		kdelate@iastate.edu
David Dornbos Crop Production & Physiology	STB 534-Seed & Variety, Testing & Technology STB 547-Seed Production	dld9@calvin.edu
Aaron Gassmann Entomology Dept: Entomology		aaronjg@iastate.edu
Mark Gleason Fruit & Vegetable Diseases Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology		mgleason@iastate.edu
Susana Goggi Agronomy & Seed Science Dept: Seed Science Center – Experiment Station Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee	STB 543-Seed Physiology	susana@iastate.edu
Richard Hellmich Crop and Pest Genetics Dept: Entomology		richard.hellmich@ars.usda.gov
Pol Herrmann Management Dept: Management		pol@iastate.edu
Jeffrey Iles Horticulture Dept: Horticulture		iles@iastate.edu
Greg Lamka Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee	BUSAD 509-International Seed Business Practices, Policies & Regulation STB 595-Quality, Production & Research Management	gmlamka@gmail.com gllamka@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
Anthony Assibi Mahama Agronomy Dept: Plant Breeding	STB 536-Quantitative Methods for Seed	aamahama@iastate.edu
Bobby Martens Economics Dept Seed Technology Business Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee		martens1@iastate.edu
Manjit Misra Seed Conditioning Dept: Seed Science Center – Experiment Station	STB 539-Seed Conditioning & Storage	mkmisra@iastate.edu
Daren Mueller Plant Pathology Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology		dsmuelle@iastate.edu
Gary Munkvold Plant Pathology Dept: Plant Pathology and Microbiology Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee	STB 592-Seed Health Management	munkvold@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
Jose Rosa Marketing Dept: Marketing		jarosa@iastate.edu
Valentina Salotti Associate Dean, Ivy College of Business		vsalotti@iastate.edu
Travis Sapp Finance Dept: Finance	BUSAD 508-Accounting & Finance	trasapp@iastate.edu
Kevin Scheibe Mgmt Information Systems Dept: Supply Chain & Information Systems		kscheibe@iastate.edu
Brad Shrader Management Dept: Management		cshrader@iastate.edu
Stephen Smith Agronomy Dept: Crop Improvement & Intellectual Property Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee	STB 510-Crop Improvement	jscsmith@iastate.edu
Anthony Townsend Information Systems Dept: Supply Chain & Information Systems	BUSAD 503-Information Systems	amt@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 501-Strategy & Planning	awright7@iastate.edu
Guest Lecturers
Mike Stahr Seed Science Center: ISU Seed Laboratory Manager Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee	STB 534-Seed & Variety, Testing & Technology	mgstahr@iastate.edu
Alan Gaul Seed Science Center: Seed Conditioning Specialist Seed Science Technology Short Course and Webinars Planning Committee	STB 539-Seed Conditioning & Storage	agaul@iastate.edu