Dr. Louis Bengyella joined Dr. Amiri’s team in January. Major pre- and post-harvest diseases of apple and pear lead to heavy economic losses worldwide and particularly in Washington State. Dr. Bengyella aims at integrating strategic measures for durable and sustainable management of gray mold diseases of apple and pear via careful decryption of the population structure and […]
Raquel Gomez comes from California’s Central Valley, here she cultivated her passion for plants and agriculture. Upon completing a B.S. in Agricultural Studies and a B.A. in Spanish from California State University, Stanislaus in May of 2017, she joined Dr. Kalcsits’s lab in pursuit of an M.S. in Horticulture. Raquel’s research will focus on the […]
Dayna Dinius
Shashika spent the last few years as a graduate student in the plant pathology department. We are now honored to have her continue her work as a postdoc at TFREC. Shashika will be doing research and outreach under the Tree Fruit Research extension program specifically focusing on alternatives to apple replant disease (ARD) management with […]
Welcome Sami Everhart who has been hired as a timeslip in Kate Evans’ program.
Molly Darr has joined Dr. Betsy Beers’ program as a timeslip.
Jason Jacobson recently joined the Musacchi’s program to work on his graduate studies. He will be working on crop load management in apple orchards.
Shea Frantz – Evans Program
Hector is an agronomist from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and has an M.S. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from Washington State University with an emphasis in land, air, water & environmental engineering, and crop modeling. He is working in Lee Kalcsits’ tree fruit physiology lab as a Research Assistant and will assist with all the trials performed in […]