Northwest Research and Outreach Center

Northwest Research and Outreach Center
2900 University Ave.
Crookston, MN 56716
Phone: 218-281-8604
Fax: 218-281-8603
quirk010@umn.edu

Staff

Research Personnel


Director of Operations

Soil Science		 Dr. Albert Sims
Associate Professor
210 Ag Research Center
Crookston, MN 56716
218.281.8602
simsx008@umn.edu		 Dr.Albert Sims
Agronomy Dr. John Wiersma
Associate Professor
207 Ag Research Center
Crookston, MN 56716
218.281.8607
wiers003@.umn.edu		 Dr. John Wiersma
Dr. Jochum Wiersma
Extension Educator/Associate Professor
108 Ag Research Center
Crookston, MN 56716
218.281.8629
wiers002@umn.edu		 Dr.Jochum Wiersma
Entomology Dr. Ian MacRae
Associate Professor
111 Ag Research Center
Crookston, MN 56716
218.281.8611
macra002@umn.edu		 Dr. Ian MacRae
Natural Resources Dr. W. Daniel Svedarsky
Professor
206 Ag Research Center
Crookston, MN 56716
218.281.8609
dsvedars@umn.edu		 Dan Svdarsky
Plant Pathology Dr. Carol E. Windels
Professor
211 Ag Research Building
Crookston, MN 56716
218.281.8608
cwindels@umn.edu		 Dr. Carol E. Windels
Dr. Madeleine Smith
Assistant Professor
112 Ag Research Center
218.281.8691
smit7273@umn.edu		 Dr. Madeleine Smith
Sugarbeet Researcher Dr. Larry Smith
Sugarbeet Research
114 Ag Research Center
Crookston, MN 56716
218.281.8627
smith183@umn.edu		 Dr. Larry Smith

Research Fellows


Agronomy Galen Thompson
110 ARSF Building
218.281.8626
thomp169@umn.edu		 Galen Thompson
Steve Howey
111 ARSF Building
218.281.8620
howey005@umn.edu		 Steve Howey
Plant Pathology Jason Brantner
117 Ag Research Center
218.281.8613
jbrantne@umn.edu		 Jason Brantner
 Soil, Water and Climate Dr. Bhupinder Farmaha
Post-Doctoral
112 ARSF Building
218.281.8619
bfarmaha@umn.edu		 Bhupinder Farmaha

Office Personnel


Office Administrator

Maureen Aubol
202 Ag Research Center
218.281.8602
aubo0002@umn.edu

Maureen Aubol
Principal Account Specialist

Anne Burke
212 Ag Research Center
218.281.8610
aburke@umn.edu

Anne Burke
Principal Accountant

Brad Heppner
205 Ag Research Center
218.281.8605
b-hepp@umn.edu

Brad Heppner
Staff Secretary

Janet Solheim
204 Ag Research Center
218.281.8604
jsolheim@umn.edu

 Janet Solheim
Buildings and Grounds Doris Severson  

Support Staff


Agronomy
North Farm
218.281.8622		 Robert Bouvette, Jr.
Research Plot Technician
rbouvette@umn.edu		 Robert Bouvette
Mark Hanson
Research Plot Coordinator
hanso078@umn.edu		 Mark Hanson
Small Grains/Pesticides
Soils Building
218.281.8612		 Research Plot Coordinator James Cameron
Soil Science Kim Hoff
Assistant Scientist
114 ARSF Building
218.281.8621
hoffx020@umn.edu		 Kim Hoff
Sugarbeet Research
Plant Pathology		 Jeff Nielsen
Assistant Scientist
115 Ag Research Center
218.218.8625
jnielsen@umn.edu		 Jeff Nielsen
Maintenance
Farm Shop
218.281.8616		 Timothy Danielson
Sr. General Mechanic		 Timothy Danielson
Ryan Altepeter
M & O Mechanic		 Ryan Altepeter
Farm
Farm Shop
218.281.8616		 Dale Kopecky
Farm Foreman		 Dale Kopecky
Robert Heggie
Farm Equipment Operator		 Robert Heggie
Network Admin Rick Quirk
109 Ag Research Center
218.281.8632
quirk010@umn.edu		 Rick Quirk