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Thomas Thompson, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Soil Science, J.A. Love Endowed Chair		 thomas.thompson@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2838
Research: Soil-plant relationships in cropping systems, disturbed lands, and in undisturbed ecosystems.

Teaching: PSS 4100 Senior Seminar, PSS 4335 Soil and Plant Nutrient Management, PSS 5331 Advanced Plant Nutrient Management
Richard E Zartman, Ph.D. Associate Chair and Leidigh Professor of Soil Physics richard.zartman@ttu.edu
(806) 742-1626
Soil-water relations of playa-lake soils and environmental influences of bioterrorism.
Noureddine Abidi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (PSS) and Head of Biopolymer Research, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI) 		n.abidi@ttu.edu
(806) 742-5333 ext.230
Functionalization of Cotton Fabric, Cellulose Characterization, Cotton Fiber Development, Carbohydrates Research.
Vivien Allen, Ph.D.
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor and Thornton Distinguished Professor of Forages
 vivien.allen@ttu.edu
(806) 742-1625
Mineral cycling in soil-plant-animal systems, grazing system design, and management of grazing animals.
Dick Auld, Ph.D.
Rockwell Endowed Chair in Plant and Soil Science
 dick.auld@ttu.edu
(806) 742-5704

 

 Buffalograss for Turf and Forage Production; Chemically induced Mutations in Plants;Plant Toxins in Castor such as Ricin; Native Plants for use as Herbal Products.
Amber Bates
Instructor of Horticulture

 

 amber.n.bonds@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2861 		Herbaceous Plant Materials
Amanda Broome
Instructor 		amanda.broome@ttu.edu
TBD		  
Craig Bednarz, Ph.D.
Professor of Crop Physiology with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research
craig.bednarz@ttu.edu
(806) 742-1631 		Cotton and sorghum water use efficiency, cotton fiber quality, and dryland cropping systems.
Kevin F Bronson, Ph.D.
Professor with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research
 kevin.bronson@ttu.edu
(806) 746-6101 		Soil nutrient management, spatial analysis of soil properties, spectral reflectance of crops, and variable-rate fertilization.
Mark Burow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research
 md.burow@ttu.edu
(806) 746-6101		 Peanut breeding and genetics and molecular genetics.
Peter Dotray, Ph.D.
Professor of Weed Science with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension
 peter.dotray@ttu.edu
(806) 742-1634 		Develop effective and economical weed management systems in cotton and peanut.
Dean Ethridge, Ph.D.
Research Professor (PSS) and Managing Director, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI)		 dean.ethridge@ttu.edu
(806) 742-5333 x225
Cotton production, ginning, textile manufacturing and marketing; fiber quality measurement.
Edward Hellman, Ph.D.
Professor of Viticulture with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Extension
 ed.hellman@ttu.edu
(806) 746-6101		 Grape growing; viticulture; irrigation; variety testing; rootstocks; cold hardiness.
Gerald Henry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Science
gerald.henry@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2871
 Turfgrass weed control, turfgrass management, plant growth regulators, and improved turfgrass cultivars.
Eric Hequet, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (PSS) and Associate Director, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute (FBRI)
 eric.hequet@ttu.edu
(806) 742-5333 ext.224		 The measurement of cotton fiber properties and contaminants, including the impacts of these on textile processing performance.
Norman Hopper, Ph.D.
Piper Professor of Plant and Soil Science and Associate Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
 norman.hopper@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2808 		Quantifying cottonseed quality and determining its relationship to stand establishment.
Wayne H. Hudnall, Ph.D.
B.L. Allen Endowed Chair for Pedology
 wayne.hudnall@ttu.edu
(806) 742-4490		 Soil genesis, classification, mineralogy, hydric soils, wetland delineation and agronomic requirements.
Stephan Maas, Ph.D.
Professor of Agricultural Microclimatology with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research
 stephen.maas@ttu.edu
(806) 723-5235 		Micrometeorology, Plant Growth Modeling, Remote Sensing, Crop Yield Estimation and Precision Farming.
Cynthia McKenney, Ed. D.
Associate Professor of Ornamental Horticulture 		cynthia.mckenney@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2854		 Research: Water conserving landscapes and alternative uses for native plants.

Teaching: Ornamental Horticulture
Thayne Montague, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Horticulture with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research 		thayne.montague@ttu.edu
(806) 742-3012 		Woody landscape plant physiology, plant and landscape water use, and plant/microclimate interactions.
Jennifer Moore-Kucera, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Soil & Environmental Microbiology		 jennifer.moore-kucera@ttu.edu
(806) 742-0116		 Microbial transformations of soil C and N as impacted by management decisions and potential feedbacks on plant growth, productivity and air and water quality.
Christian Nansen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Small Grains Entomology with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research 		christian.nansen@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2694 		The concept of early-detection of emerging insect pest populations.
Megha N. Parajulee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cotton Entomology with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research
megha.parajulee@ttu.edu
(806) 746-6101 		Developing biologically and ecologically intensive arthropod management approaches for Texas High Plains cotton.
Jyotsna Sharma, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Horticulture
(Plant Ecology and Conservation)


jyotsna.sharma@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2637

 

 Plant Ecology and Conservation.
Harlan Thorvilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Entomology		 harlan.thorvilson@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2764		 Integrated pest management, biology and ecology of the red imported fire ant, urban entomology, general entomology.
Brent Trela, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Enology with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Extension		 brent.trela@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2469 		Enology.
Thea Wilkins, Ph.D.
Bayer CropScience Regents Endowed Professor 		thea.wilkins@ttu.edu
(806) 742-3722 ext.261 		Cotton genetics.
Jason Woodward, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Extension		 jason.woodward@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2676		 The development of integrated disease management strategies, evaluating the efficacy of fungicides, management of fungicide resistance, plant disease epidemiology, and plant disease diagnosis. 
Robert Wright, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Crop Genomics with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research
robert.wright@ttu.edu
(806) 742-4764 		An area of special interest is pursuing new breeding methodologies based on molecular genetics.
Wenwei Xu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Corn Breeding with Joint Appointment with the Texas AgriLife Research 		wenwei.xu@ttu.edu
(806) 742-9785 		Breeding corn for improved drought tolerance, heat tolerance, insect resistance, and aflatoxin resistance.