Crop and Soil Sciences Staff

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences staff are divided into four areas of specialization — Administrative, Agronomy, Soil Science, and Turfgrass Science. Clicking on the staff members name will take you to their personal page, which contains detailed information.

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Agronomy | Soils | Turfgrass | Administrative

Administrative Staff
Image Name Bio
Darlene M. Berry Berry, Darlene M.
Staff Assistant
Lisa A. Cryster Crytser, Lisa A.
Staff Assistant
Robert A. Dickerson Dickerson, Robert A. B.S. Penn State
Database Administrator / Webmaster
Web development, Web standards, accessibility, usability, network and computer support.
Sue Eisenhauer Eisenhauer, Susan E.
Staff Assistant
Stanley S. Fitch Fitch, Stanley D. B.S. Univ. of Massachusetts
Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst
Lori Gomola Gomola, Lori A.
Staff Assistant
Cheryl Keller Keller, Cheryl A.
Staff Assistant
Madeline Laubach Laubach, Madline
Staff Assistant
Elizabeth Lockett Lockett, Elizabeth
Staff Assistant
Linda Spangler Spangler, Linda
Office Manager
Heather Treaster Treaster, Heather
Coordinator
Agronomy Staff
Image Name Bio
Mark Antle Antle, Mark B.S. Penn State
Research Support Technologist II
Support for corn and soybean research and extension activities. responsible for writing newsletter articles and presenting materials at various meetings and field days.
Melissa Bravo Bravo, Melissa M.S. Penn State
Extension Associate
James Breining Breining, James
Research Support Associate
Corey Dillon Dillon, Corey B.S. Penn State
Farm Machinery Operater/Mechanic
Justin Dillon Dillon, Justin M.S. Penn State
Senior Extension Associate
Art Gover Gover, Art M.S. Penn State
Research Associate
W. Scott Harkcom Harkcom, W. Scott M.S. Penn State
Manager, Agronomy Research Farm
Ron Hoover Hoover, Ron M.S. Penn State
Senior Research Associate
Coordinator of on-farm research.
Christian Houser Houser, Christian
Research Technologist
Stephen Kinneer Kinneer, Stephen
Research Technologist
Dwight Lingenfelter Lingenfelter, Dwight D. M.S. Penn State
Program Development Specialist
Weed management in corn, soybean and forages, as well as other agronomic production principles, such as soil fertility, crop rotation, and tillage.
Jeff Metz Metz, Jeff D.
Farm Machinery Operator/Mechanic
Emily Rauschert Rauschert, Emily Ph.D. Penn State
Senior Project Associate
Paul Rebarchak Rebarchak, Paul B.S. Penn State
Manager, Ag. Research Farm
Don Rill Rill, Don
Project Assistant
David Sandy Sandy, David
Research Technologist
Jon Shaffer Shaffer, Dr. John Ph.D. Penn State
Research Support Assistant
Richard F. Todd Todd, Richard F.
Research Support Technologist
Soil Science Staff
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Steve Arnold Arnold, Steve
Research Support Technician
Sara Eckert Eckert, Sara B.S. Juniata College
Research Technician
Carbon and nitrogen nutrient cycles in relation to environmental pollution. Nutrient management in organic farming systems. Ecological disturbance in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts caused by invasive species and wildfire.
Ephraim Govere Govere, Ephraim Ph.D. Penn State
Research Support Associate
Manage and direct the operations of a multi-function, multi-user Soil Research Cluster Laboratory (SRCL) with the aim to provide access to reliable, high quality, efficient and cutting edge research analytical instruments in the areas of soil chemistry, soil fertility, soil physics, pedology, and hydropedology.
Elizabeth Lose Lose, Elizabeth
Research Technologist
Mary Kay Lupton Lupton, Mary Kay M.S. Penn State
Project Assistant
Gerald Martin Martin, Gerald
Senior Extension Associate
Kirsten MacDonald McDonald, Kirsten M.S. Penn State
Project Associate
Robert Neiderer Neiderer, Robert
Senior Research Technologist
Sean Summers Summers, Sean
Senior Research Technician
Leah Wasser Wasser, Leah
Extension Associate
Jennifer Weld Weld, Jennifer M.S. Penn State
Project Associate
Dr. Yuanhong Zhu Zhu, Dr. Yuanhong Ph.D. Penn State
Research Associate
Soil nutrient-plant relations, soil nutrient fate and transport processes, integrated fertilization and nutrient management techniques, applications of GIS technology in nutrient and water resource management, development of web-based information support systems and models for soil, water, and nutrient management.
Turfgrass Science Staff
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Roy Knupp Knupp, Roy G. B.S. Penn State
Research Support Technician
Responsible for the planting and care of the turfgrass breeder nurseries and greenhouses.
David W. Livingston Livingston, David W. Penn State
Research Support Associate
Management of the Joseph Valentine Turfgrass Research Center, turfgrass research equipment.
Timothy Lulis Lulis, Timothy
Research Technician
Matt Naedel Naedel, Matt Penn State
Research Technician
Dianne Petrunak Petrunak, Dianne M.S. Penn State
Research Support Technician
Responsible for Dr. Andrew McNitt's athletic field and turfgrass soils research.
Gretchen Rebarchak Rebarchak, Gretchen B.S. Penn State
Project Assistant
Thomas Serensits Serensits, Thomas M.S. Penn State
Project Assistant
Marshall Syvertsen Syvertsen, Marshall B.S. Penn State
Research Support Technician