New Grad Student for Tobin’s Lab

Laura studied biological engineering at Purdue University and focused on bioenvironmental and agricultural applications while working with the USDA National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory to analyze nutrient loads in soil, water, and plants. During an internship with Corteva Agriscience, Laura worked with Bt traits and western corn rootworm- becoming familiar with Midwest field work and […]

New Grad Student for Achour’s Lab

I am Madan Pandey from Nepal. I have completed my undergraduate study in agricultural science at Tribhuvan University of Nepal. During my undergraduate study, I performed multiple research works and one of them was about understanding the efficacy of fungicides for controlling the late blight disease. My primary research interest is to dive deeper into […]

New Grad Student for Lee’s lab

Welcome to Thiago Campbell. Thiago has studied plant physiology at The Pennsylvania State University, working specifically with hedging and root pruning in apple trees. Growing up in a world of subtropical plants and tropical plants in South Florida, he wanted to get a different experience that could make him more well-rounded. From his time here […]

New Grad Student for Betsy’s lab

Robert studied Archaeology at Oregon State, yet grew up surrounded by entomology. His father, Dariusz, is himself an entomologist, and taught Robert much about the field. During the summer of 2020, he partook in an independent research study in Monmouth, OR concerning the host range expansion of Prionus californicus longhorn beetles into hazelnut and other fruit trees, […]

Welcome Toriani Kent

Welcome to Toriani Kent who joins the Nottingham Lab as an Entomology Research Technician.  Toriana has a BS in Biology from Eastern Washington University and a MS in Entomology from the University of Idaho. She has worked in many different labs ranging from molecular biology to forest entomology.  She is excited to broaden her knowledge […]