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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
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| Berry, Darlene M. | Staff Assistant |
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| Crytser, Lisa A. | Staff Assistant |
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| Dickerson, Robert A. | B.S. Penn State Database Administrator / Webmaster Web development, web standards,accessibility, usability, network and computer support. |
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| Eisenhauer, Susan E. | Staff Assistant |
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| Fitch, Stanley D. | B.S. Univ. of Massachusetts Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst |
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| Gomola, Lori A. | Staff Assistant |
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| Ilgen, Belinda | Administrative Assistant |
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| Keller, Cheryl A. | Staff Assistant |
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| Laubach, Madline | Staff Assistant |
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| Lockett, Elizabeth | Staff Assistant |
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| Treaster, Heather | Coordinator |
Agronomy Staff
| Image | Name | Bio |
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| 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. |
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| Bravo, Melissa | M.S. Penn State Extension Associate |
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| Dillon, Corey | B.S. Penn State Farm Machinery Operater/Mechanic |
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| Dillon, Justin | M.S. Penn State Research Support Assistant |
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| Guyer, Robert | Senior Research Technologist |
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| Harkcom, W. Scott | M.S. Penn State Manager, Agronomy Research Farm |
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| Hoover, Ron | M.S. Penn State Senior Research Associate Coordinator of on-farm research. |
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| Houser, Christian | Research Technologist |
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| 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. |
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| Metz, Jeff D. | Farm Machinery Operator/Mechanic |
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| Rebarchak, Paul | B.S. Penn State Coordinator, Farm and Greenhouse Operations |
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| Rill, Don | Project Assistant |
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| Sandy, David | Research Technologist |
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| Shaffer, Dr. John | Ph.D. Penn State Research Support Assistant |
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| Todd, Richard F. | Research Support Technologist |
Soil Science Staff
| Image | Name | Bio |
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| Arnold, Steve | Research Support Technician |
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| Barger, Nicholas | Research Technologist |
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| 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. |
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| Govere, Ephraim | Ph.D. Penn State Research Support Associate |
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| Martin, Gerald | Senior Extension Associate |
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| McClellan, Jeffrey T. | Senior Extension Associate |
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| McDonald, Kirsten | M.S. Penn State Project Associate |
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| Neiderer, Robert | Senior Research Technologist |
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| Ogden, Sarah | Project Assistant |
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| Tuck, Elizabeth | Research Technologist |
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| Walker, Charles W. | Ph.D. Penn State Post Doctoral Scholar |
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| Wasser, Leah | Extension Associate |
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| Weld, Jennifer | M.S. Penn State Project Associate |
Turfgrass Science Staff
| Image | Name | Bio |
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| Knupp, Roy G. | B.S. Penn State Research Support Technician Responsible for the planting and care of the turfgrass breeder nurseries and greenhouses. |
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| Livingston, David W. | Penn State Research Support Associate Management of the Joseph Valentine Turfgrass Research Center, turfgrass research equipment. |
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| Naedel, Matt | Penn State Research Technician |
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| Petrunak, Dianne | M.S. Penn State Research Support Technician Responsible for Dr. Andrew McNitt's athletic field and turfgrass soils research. |
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| Rebarchak, Gretchen | B.S. Penn State Graphics Presentations Developer |
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| Syvertsen, Marshall | B.S. Penn State Research Support Technician |
