Faculty and Staff
Faculty
| Director of Operations |
Albert Sims Associate Professor 202 Ag Research Center Crookston, MN 56716 (218) 281-8602 simsx008@umn.edu |
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Agronomy |
Jochum Wiersma Extension Professor 108 Ag Research Center Crookston, MN 56716 (218) 281-8629 wiers002@umn.edu |
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| Entomology | Ian MacRae Professor 210 Ag Research Center Crookston, MN 56716 (218) 281-8611 imacrae@umn.edu |
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| Plant Pathology | Madeleine Smith Assistant Professor 211 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8691 smit7273@umn.edu |
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| Sugarbeet Pathology | Ashok Kumar Chanda Assistant Professor 207 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8625 achanda@umn.edu |
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Office Personnel
| Office Administrator |
Maureen Aubol |
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| Principal Account Specialist | Megan Benoit 212 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8610 mbenoit@umn.edu |
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| Finance Professional III | Brad Heppner 205 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8605 b-hepp@umn.edu |
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| Administrative Support |
Amanda Lien |
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| IT Specialist | Rick Quirk 109 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8632 quirk010@umn.edu |
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| Buildings and Grounds | Nancy Vraa 202 Agricultural Research Center (218) 281-8602 |
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Research Support Staff
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Sugarbeet Pathology |
Jason Brantner Researcher 6 111 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8613 jbrantne@umn.edu |
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| Agronomy/Soils | Robert Bouvette, Jr. Senior Research Plot Technician North Farm (218) 281-8622 rbouvett@umn.edu |
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| Agronomy/Soils | Mark Hanson Research Professional 3 North Farm (218) 281-8622 hanso078@umn.edu |
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| Agronomy/Soils |
Michael Leiseth |
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| Agronomy/Soils | Hal Mickelson Researcher 5 110 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8635 micke007@umn.edu |
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| Agronomy |
Houston Lindell |
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| Soil Science | Kim Hoff Researcher 3 114 ARSF Building (218) 281-8621 hoffx020@umn.edu |
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| Sugarbeet Pathology | Jeff Nielsen Researcher 2 115 Ag Research Center (218) 281-8615 jnielsen@umn.edu |
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| Plant Pathology |
Mala Ganiger |
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| Plant Pathology |
Joe Wodarek |
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| Entomology |
Tim Baker |
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| Entomology |
Josie Dillon |
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Maintenance
| Maintenance | Timothy Danielson Senior General Mechanic Farm Shop (218) 281-8617 tdaniels@umn.edu |
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| Maintenance | Ryan Altepeter M & O Mechanic Farm Shop (218) 281-8616 altep001@umn.edu |
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Farm Operations
| Farm |
Lionel Olson |
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| Farm |
Robert Heggie |
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Farm |
Grant Shane Farm Equipment Operator Farm Shop (218) 281-8616 |
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| Farm | Craig Schmitz Farm Equipment Operator Farm Shop (218) 281-8616 cschmitz@umn.edu |
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