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Team
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Principal Investigator
![Nithya Rajan.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_5ec75d08ae38456082442eb51951f97f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_244,h_393,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/a76605_5ec75d08ae38456082442eb51951f97f~mv2.jpg)
Dr. Nithya Rajan
Professor of Agronomy and Agroecology
Email: nithya.rajan@ag.tamu.edu
Office: Heep 345 Lab: Heep 346-47
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Ph.D. (agronomy), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
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M.S. (Soil Science), A.N.G.R. Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India
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B.S. (agriculture), Kerala Agricultural University, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Kerela, India
Curriculum Vitae
Lab Members
![William Wheeler.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_3f5939f52c234fb59ec281f93c7523e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_328,h_312,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/William%20Wheeler.jpg)
Dr. William Wheeler
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: william.wheeler@ag.tamu.edu
Office: Heep 336A
Ph.D. (crop Physiology), Utah State University
M.S. (Horticulture), University of Georgia
B.S. (Botany), University of Vermont
![Dinesh Phuyal, Ph.D. student, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_5c8bed400246474f8355f6806eaa46b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_329,h_312,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Dinesh%20Phuyal_JPG.jpg)
Ph.D. Student (2020 Summer - present)
![Chiranjibi Poudyal.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_aff3b4c2cee94c5b969d4c2bd201344c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_328,h_312,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Chiranjibi%20Poudyal.jpg)
Chiranjibi Poudyal
Ph.D. Student (2021 Spring - present)
![Orange Blossom](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2a10351ffe2249519832009d80361059.jpg/v1/fill/w_376,h_251,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Orange%20Blossom.jpg)
Thiruvikram Shanmukhasundaram
M.S. Student (2021 Fall - present)
![Armando Mendoza.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_a615c7b05f6f45e395acabd47cecce4f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_328,h_312,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Armando%20Mendoza.jpg)
Armando Mendoza
U.G. Student Worker (May 2021-Present)
Email:
Office: Heep 336A
Major: Agricultural Systems Management
![Sk. Musfiq Us Selehin, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_724652b1c2f54db9810c4878ae0774d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_328,h_312,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sk_%20Musfiq%20Us%20Selehin.jpg)
Ph.D. Student (2020 Summer - present)
![Donovan Davis.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_aea011eb9c3a4ddab27e8c4c25cc473f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_329,h_312,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Donovan%20Davis.jpg)
Donovan Davis
Ph.D. Student (2021 Spring - present)
Email: donovan.davis@tamu.edu
Office: Heep 336
B.S. (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Texas A&M University
![Noriki Miyanaka.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_7f8aa6f2b80249f5be4ba42e34c6655d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_328,h_312,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Noriki%20Miyanaka.jpg)
Noriki Miyanaka
Ph.D. Student (2020 summer - present)
Email: noriki0805@tamu.edu
Office: Heep 336A
B.S. (Plant and Soil Science), Texas A&M University
![Christopher Gomez_edited.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_b1409826477a43f9a30304548e3a0dc9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_376,h_258,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Christopher%20Gomez_edited.jpg)
Christopher Gomez
Ph.D. Student (2020 summer - present)
Past Lab Members
![Bruno Fontana.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_41d0bfcdc2f44ce3a0649e426de3be03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Bruno%20Fontana.jpg)
Bruno Fontana
Research Assistant (2019-21)
U.G. Student Worker (2018-19)
![Walker Crane.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_854be3a7d4824b0498f01afef8077f03~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Walker%20Crane.jpg)
Walker Crane
U.G. Student Worker and Researcher
(2019-20)
![Dorothy Menefee.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_0d099d3a540c464db1a5000246007ff1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_222,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Dorothy%20Menefee.jpg)
Dr. Dorothy Menefee
Ph.D. Agronomy (2016-2019)
![Yong Chen.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_f0024dd1556048d38ac67b60445fb094~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Yong%20Chen.jpg)
Dr. Yong Chen
Ph.D. Agronomy (2013-2016)
![Jeff Siegfried.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_20bc1a74e88a4ce68ef331a34273bd65~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Jeff%20Siegfried.jpg)
Dr. Jeffrey Siegfried
Ph.D. Agronomy (2018-21)
![Donovan Davis.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_67787de3dc464dde9e2b0839e2756a04~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Donovan%20Davis.jpg)
Donovan Davis
U.G. Student Worker (2020)
![Sumit Sharma.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_4850b9bbf72a41b49cbd2ef957d2919b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Sumit%20Sharma.jpg)
Dr. Sumit Sharma
Ph.D. Agronomy (2013-2017)
![Feng Bo.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_2792d9588d64463cb44272af13da019d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Feng%20Bo.jpg)
Dr. Feng Bo
Visiting Scientist (2016-17)
![Kisman Bhattarai.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_f1938d8d91a342239cc44551c1e1d363~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Kisman%20Bhattarai_JPG.jpg)
Kisman Bhattarai
M.S. Agronomy (2020-22)
![Cody Bagnall.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_f5c4f0f11af7485bb2fdf77de55b84ab~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Cody%20Bagnall.jpg)
Dr. Cody Bagnall
Post-doctoral Research Associate
(2020-21)
![Diana Zapata.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_b0df9da9a53c45ff9a12a8cd496b1cb3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_222,h_212,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Diana%20Zapata.png)
Dr. Diana Zapata
Ph.D. Agronomy (2015-2019)
Post-doc. Research Associate (219-20)
![Iaryna Bulba_2016.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a76605_0e59d043323447768854b3c778ba8932~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_212,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Iaryna%20Bulba_2016.jpg)
Iaryna Bulba
Borlaug Fellow (2016)