People & Research Programs

AgriLife Research

Director

Name Specialization
Thomas J. Gerik, Ph.D.
Resident Director and Professor
(Email)
(254) 774-6128		Crop physiology and production

Project Leaders

Name Specialization
Jay Angerer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(Email)
(254) 774-6053		Agroecosystem Modeling
Santhi Chinnasamy, Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6141		Hydrologic Modeling
Mauro DiLuzio, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6100		Hydrology / GIS Modeling
William E. "Bill" Fox, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(Email)
(979) 458-3315		Rangeland Restoration / Rangeland Ecology
Dennis Hoffman, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6040		Weed Science
Narayanan Kannan, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6122		Simulation Modeling
Norman Meki, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6103		Modeling
M. Karen  Newell-Rogers, Ph.D.
Professor
(Email)
(254) 774-6000		Bioenergetics and Immunology
Raghavan Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Spatial Sciences Lab
(Email)
979-845-5069		Hydrology / Water Quality and Spatial Sciences Modeling
Susan Wang, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
(Email) 		Simulation Modeling
Jimmy R. Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6124		Systems Modeling
June E. Wolfe, III, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6016		Biology / Water Quality

Research Support

Name Specialization
Aziz Abouabdillah, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6105		Hydrologic Modeling
Melina Ball, A.A.S.
GIS Specialist
(Email)
(254) 774-6057		GIS Specialist
Diane Blann
Business Associate III
(Email)
(254) 774-6007		Purchase Orders / Vouchers
Roger Cassens, B.S.
Research Assistant
(Email)
(254) 774-6125		Agronomy
Judy Cheatham
Business Associate III
(Email)
(254) 774-6011		Inventory Control / Purchasing
Jennifer Childers
Student Worker
(Email)
(254) 774-6134		GANLab
Joe Cox
Asst. Vice Chancellor for External Relations
(Email)
(254) 774-6021
Larry Francis, B.S.
Programmer Analyst II
(Email)
(254) 774-6143		Programming
Marilyn Gambone
GIS Specialist
(Email)
(254) 774-6004		GIS / Hydrologic Modeling
Tim Garrett
Student Worker
(Email)
(254) 774-6134		GANLab
Matthew Gray
Laboratory Attendant II
(Email)
(254) 774-6133
Steve Grote
Ag Research Tech I
(Email)
(254) 296-2161		Farming Equipment
Liz Haney
Sr. Research Associate
(254) 770-6560
Cassie Harvey
Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6129		Bioenergetics and Immunology
Arran Huckstep
(Email)
(254) 774-6129
Gaylon N. Ivey, A.A.S.
Systems Analyst
(Email)
(254) 774-6012		Data Management / PC Support
Jaehak Jeong, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6118		Hydrologic Modeling
William Komar
Database Administrator
(Email)
(254) 774-6102		Database
Melanie Magre, M.S.
Senior Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6010		Modeling / SAS Programming / Database / Agricultural Economics
Jason McAlister, B.S.
Research Assistant
(Email)
(254) 774-6028		Water Quality
Avery Meinardus, A.A.S.
Programmer I
(Email)
(254) 774-6110		Programming
Loren Naylor, M.S.
Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6064
Ons Oueslati, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6113		Hydrology/Modeling
Tony Owen
(Email)
(254) 774-6030
Theresa Pitts, A.A.S.
Programmer I
(Email)
(254) 774-6112		Programming
Lisa Prcin, M.S.
Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6008		Water Quality Monitoring / Range Revegetation Methods
Stephen Prince, B.S.
Research Assistant
(Email)
(254) 774-6134
Shawn Quisenberry, B.S.
Programmer/Analyst I
(Email)
(254) 774-6066		Modeling
Edward Rhodes, M.S.
Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6060
Jeff Rogers
(Email)
(254) 774-6108
Karen Sears
Program Coordinator
(Email)
(254) 774-6006		Grant Writing-Submission / Policy Analysis / Project Management
William Shaw, M.S.
Assistant Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6032
Rashmi Singh
Systems Analyst
(Email)
(254) 774-6066
Rajani Srinivasan, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6062		Water Quality
Evelyn Steglich, M.S.
Senior Research Associate
(Email)
(254) 774-6127		Modeling / Crop Physiology / Agronomy
Richard Tobin
Graduate Assistant
(Email)
(254) 774-6129		Bioenergetics and Immunology
Abbeye Zavodny, B.A.
Business Administrator I
(Email)
(254) 774-6038

Part Time Research Support

Name Specialization
Paul T. Dyke, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
(Email)
(254) 774-6059		Agricultural Models
Arnold King, B.S.
Project Specialist
(Email)
David Moffitt, B.S.
Project Specialist
(Email)
(817) 346-4375
Joe Nichols, M.S.
Senior Research Associate
(Email)
817-292-7233		Soil Science
Zoe Rascoe
Program Coordinator
(Email)
(254) 774-6104
Alan Terrell
Project Specialist
(Email)