People

Faculty and Staff

Silvina Arias
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology & Microbiology
Research Scientist l
Seed Traits Lab
Technical Project Specialist
Registered Seed Technologist
Charles Block
Research Scientist IV, Seed Health Testing Coordinator
Seed Health, Plant Pathology, Seed-borne Plant Pathogens
Day Carrera
Customer Relations Coordinator II
Customer Service
Seed Analyst II, Iowa Crop Improvement
Seed Analyst II, Iowa Crop Improvement
Seed Conditioning Specialist, Research Scientist II
Seed Conditioning
Susana Goggi
Professor Agronomy
Physiological aspects of seed development, maturation & longevity, germination & dormancy
Communications Specialist lII, Cost Center Manager
Marketing and Communications
Customer Relations Manager
Customer Service, office management
Program Coordinator III
National Seed Health System
Seed Analyst ll
Seed Analyst ll
Priyanka Jayashankar
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management
Subsistence Markets, Exchange Systems, Sustainability
Pathology Lab Manager, Research Scientist II
Plant Pathology & Microbiology
Seed Health Lab Manager, Research Scientist II
Seed Health Lab Manager, Research Associate II
Seed Analyst ll
Seed Analyst ll
Manjit Misra
Professor Emeritus
Seed Science Technology, Seed Systems, Global Food Biosafety and Biotechnology
Gary Munkvold
Professor, Plant Pathology & Microbiology; Chair, Graduate Program in Seed Technology & Business
Seed Pathology, Mycotoxicology
Seed Analyst III
Certified Seed Analyst
Interim Director, Global Programs Manager
Agricultural Communication
Marketing ll
marketing, website, design
Yuh-Yuan Shyy
Scientist, IT Specialist, Senior Engineer
Scientist, IT Specialist, Senior Engineer
J. Stephen Smith
Affiliate Professor, Agronomy;, Visiting Scientist, Seed Science Center
Genetic diversity & germplasm access
Research Scientist l
Seed health testing
Seed Laboratory Manager
Seed Laboratory Manager, Seed Testing Specialist
Lori Youngberg
STB Program Specialist III
Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business
Seed Analyst ll
Germination Lab

Graduate Students

Graduate Assistant
Plant Pathology
Graduate Assistant
Plant Breeding
Graduate Assistant
Plant Physiology
Gabriela Morel Gadea
Graduate Assistant-Research
Plant Pathology & Microbiology (Munkvold)
Graduate Assistant
Seed Physiology