New People

Musacchi hires new Research Assistant

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 […]

New Fiscal Analyst on board

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.

Nicolas Vanoli joins TFREC

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!

Please welcome Hayley Mendez

Hayley began working at a Tree Fruit Research and Extension Technician in Tianna’s program in April of this year. She recently moved to Wenatchee from Pullman, though she is originally from Poulsbo, WA. Hayley will be assisting Tianna in her research projects with orchard floor management, replant disease, irrigation, and Fire Blight. We are happy […]