Lab Members

Davina Rhodes

Principal Investigator

David Zapata

MS Student

Rachel McDowell

MS Student

Lab Alumni

Elfadil Bashir

Postdoctoral Scientist

Currently: Research Scientist - Heartland Plant Innovations (HPI)

Ariel Lepard

MS Student

Currently: Research Technician - National Renewal Energy Lab (NREL)

Ghislain Kanfany

Borlaug Fellow

Currently: Pearl millet breeder at Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Dakar, Senegal

Jacob Easley

Undergraduate Researcher


Currently: Lab technician in CSU's Dept. of  Soil & Crop Science

Tory Bach

REEU Student and Undergraduate Researcher

Currently: Associate Food Scientist - Hostess Brands LLC

Undergraduate Researchers

Kimberly Sheridan

Logan Whetzel

Abigail Weast