Staff
Support Staff
David Baumbauer
Manager
Plant Growth Center
Monica Brelsford
Research Associate
Heather Crosby
Seed Analyst
Megan Dunbar
Research Assistant III
megan.dunbar@montana.edu
Clayton Edwards
Research Associate
Foundation Seed Program
Sarah Eilers
Program Lead
Master Gardeners
Arpit Gaur
Jeannie Gripentrog
Erin Gunnink-Troth
Manager
Regional Pulse Crop Diagnostic Lab
Erik Hayes
Program Assistant
Montana State Seed Testing Lab
Linda Hebb
Post doctoral Researcher
Hwa-Young Heo
Research Scientist
Spring Wheat Breeding
Andy Hogg
Research Associate
Small Grain Quality and Durum Breeding Program
Doug Holen
Manager
Montana Foundation Seed Program
Donna Ivie
Research Staff
Entomology
Trey Johnson
Seed Analyst
Montana State Seed Testing Lab
BranDee Johnston
Foundation Seed Program
Jeff Johnston
Research Associate
Plant Pathology - Soil borne diseases
Rachel Johnston
Research Associate
MSU Seed Potato Certification Program
Faye Jorgensen
Senior Seed Analyst
Montana State Seed Testing Lab
Jinling Kang
Research Associate
Oil Seed Genetics and Biotechnology
Barbara Keith
Research Associate
Robyn Klein
Instructor
Prashant Kumar
Post-doctoral
Researcher
Andrew Lehnerz
Montana Seed Growers Association
Stacy Lindblom-Dreis
Research Associate
Greg Lutgen
Research Associate
Barley Breeding Program
Akansha Madhawan
Post-doctoral Researcher
akansha.madhawan@montana.edu
Bruce McMahon
Research Associate
Barley Breeding Program
Deanna Nash
Manager
Cereal Quality Lab
Elaine Nichols
Research Assistant II
MSU Seed Potato Certification Program
Alanna Oiestad
Research Associate
Small Grain Quality and Durum Breeding Program
Rebecca Papke
Program Manager
Montana Seed Growers Association
Alice Pilgeram
Research Associate
MSU Seed Potato Certification Program
Cahya Prihatna
Post-doctoral Researcher
Maria Purnamasari
Post Doctoral Researcher
Ron Ramsfield
Research Associate
Winter Wheat Breeding Program
Chloe Rice
Associate Extension Specialist
Anthropod Diagnostician
Anna Saum
Research Assistant II
MSU Seed Potato Certification Program
Jacob Schow
Research Assistant III
MSU Seed Potato Certification Program
Igor Shchepetkin
Post doctoral Researcher
Samuel Stryker
Entomology Museum Technician
Hannah Turner
Director
Barley Malt and Brewing Quality Lab
Heather Unverzagt
Manager
Montana Seed Growers Association
Jerid Vega
Entomology Collections Manager
jerid.vega@montana.edu
Jennifer Weiss
Instructor
Bridget Westfall
Manager
Montana State Seed Testing Lab
Jessica Williams
Post-doctoral Researcher
Lucas Wright
Research Associate
Jianhui Zhang
Post-doctoral Researcher