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Sara Hotchkiss

Professor, botany

Paleoecology and history of vegetation

Evelyn Howell

Professor and chair, landscape architecture

Design, restoration, management and conservation of Midwestern native plant communities

Brian Ohm

Professor, planning and landscape architecture

Expert on land use and planning law

Shawn Conley

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences; soybean and wheat extension specialist

Direct research and extension program for Wisconsin growers of soybeans, small grains and seeds

Timothy Allen

Professor, botany

Biological theorist of complexity working in ecological economics

David Mladenoff

Professor, conservation, forest and wildlife ecology

Ecology and sustainability of forests, effects of climate change, forest management and carbon sequestration

Sheila McGuirk

Professor, medical sciences, veterinary medicine

Expert on integrating diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative strategies and tools into dairy herds to improve health, welfare and productivity

Philipp Simon

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences

Expert on plant breeding and genetics

Daniel Vimont

Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Director, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research

Expert on climate variations (El Niño, tropical variations), climate change and climate change impacts in Wisconsin.

Scott Rankin

Associate professor, food science

Expert on dairy foods processing and chemistry, leading to changes in function, flavor and color

Matthew Digman

Assistant Professor,Biological Systems Engineering

Expertise in agricultural field machinery design, management, economics and operation

Yiqun Weng

Professor, plant and agroecosystem sciences

Expert in plant genetics, genomics and breeding

Matt Ruark

Assistant professor, soil science

Expert in agricultural nutrient recommendations, nitrogen and phosphorus losses

Amanda Gevens

Chair and Prof.; Extension Vegetable Pathologist; plant pathology

Expert on potato and vegetable disease identification, characterization, and management; hop diseases; production and post-harvest/storage diseases; oomycete pathogens; biopesticides

Gretchen Viney

Clinical professor, law

Expert in family law involving children and the elderly

Heather Daniels

Secretary of the Faculty

Expert on faculty and shared governance

Robert McMahon

Helfaer Professor of Chemistry; Department Chair

Expert on physical-organic chemistry

Troy Runge

Associate professor, biological systems engineering

Expert on biomass composition impact on thermochemical processing systems

Jordan Gerth

Associate Researcher, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies

Expert on Wisconsin and Great Lakes weather, weather prediction, satellite meteorology, and transitioning research to National Weather Service operations

Susan Paddock

Professor, professional development and applied studies; director, Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program

Expert on Wisconsin local government and leadership development