Please give a warm welcome to Matthew Jones. He is joining the TFREC team as the Associate Research Faculty Manager of DAS. He has a Ph.D. in Entomology from Washington State University, an M.S., in Ecology and Environmental Science from the University of Maine, and a B.S. in Biology from Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. […]
Kutay Ozturk has a BS in Molecular Biology and Genetics and an MS in Biotechnology from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey where he worked on fungal diseases in wheat and barley. Kutay received his PhD from Massey University in New Zealand working on a project focusing on secondary metabolism of a foliar fungal pathogen of […]
Dr. Soon Li Teh received his PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Minnesota in August 2018. His current postdoctoral research in Professor Evans’ apple breeding program focuses on understanding fruit quality and disease resistance traits in apples. He also manages the pear rootstock breeding program with the aim of identifying dwarf […]
Highly anticipated Entomology Integrated Pest Management/Biocontrol Assistant Professor has arrived at TFREC. Dr. Tobin Northfield earned his PhD in entomology and masters degree in statistics in 2011 from WSU. After two years as a USDA postdoctoral fellow, he spent five years as a lecturer and senior lecturer in northern Australia. He and his group will […]
We are pleased to welcome Sergio Alfaro-Ramirez as a permanent farm worker at the Columbia View orchard. If you see him, stop by and introduce yourself.
Emily Riffe joined Stefano Musacchi’s program this month from North Carolina. For her undergraduate degree, she majored in Plant Biology, with a minor in Horticulture Science at North Carolina State University. She continued her education and got her Masters in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Appalachian State University. There she studied ecophysiology of invasive plants […]
Please help me to welcome Kim Rains, our new Fiscal Analyst. She will be fulfilling the budget/finance and grants administration duties of our admin team. Feel free to contact her at kim.rains@wsu.ed or ext 221, Room 110, if you need assistance.
Nic is starting as a Research Assistant in the Musacchi lab on July 2, 2018. He will be assisting with the Manchurian crab apple replacement study. He is excited to learn about fruit tree physiology and orchard management. Welcome Nic to our TFREC team!
Kathy Hambelton congratulates award recipients. Jim McFerson and Mike Hambelton. Meet the 2018 Hambelton Awaard Recipients