NCRA Member Directory By State
Updated October 10, 2023
Illinois: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
228 Mumford Hall
1301 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: 217-333-0240
Germán Bollero, Dean, gbollero@illinois.edu
Assistant(s): Scheduling: Taylor Roberts, taylorr@illinois.edu ; Melinda DelRossi (backup), melinda@illinois.edu
Alex Winter-Nelson, Interim Associate Dean for Research and AES Director, alexwn@illinois.edu
Assistant(s): Megan Davis (Office Administrator), mbdavis3@illinois.edu
AES Reporting and NIMSS Contact: Amanda Lombardo, alombar@illinois.edu; Chris Lugardo, lugardo@illinois.edu
Indiana: Purdue University, Indiana Agricultural Experiment Station
615 West State Street, AGAD 126
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 494-8362
Fax: (765) 494-0808
Bernard Engel, Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture and Director of Agricultural Research and Graduate Education, engelb@purdue.edu
Field: Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Assistant: Ranae Wetli, rjwetli@purdue.edu
Ron Turco, AES Director, rturco@purdue.edu
Field: Soil Microbiology, Soil Ecology, Agronomy
Assistant: Rhonda Haan, rhaan@purdue.edu
Linda Lee, Assistant Dean, lslee@purdue.edu
Field: Agronomy
Assistant: Julie Estrada, estradaja@purdue.edu
NIMSS Contact: Julie Estrada, estradaja@purdue.edu
Iowa: Iowa State University, Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
138 Curtiss Hall, 513 Farm House Ln
Ames, IA 50011-1054
Phone: (515) 294-3830
Fax: (515) 294-5174
Daniel Robison, Dean & AES Director, robisond@iastate.edu
Field: Forestry, Entomology
Assistant: Alison Parker, aparker@iastate.edu
Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, Associate Dean for Research & Discovery, triffid@iastate.edu
Field: Plant Genetics and Bioinformatics
Scheduling: Allegra Selzer, aselzer@iastate.edu
AES Administrators/Assistants: Jordan Gillespie (AES Budget Contact), jbates@iastate.edu; Darwin Campbell (NIMSS Contact), darwin@iastate.edu; Ásrún Kristmundsdóttir, ayk@iastate.edu; Kendra Lee, kmlee@iastate.edu
Kansas: Kansas State University, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
114 Waters Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-4004
Phone: (785) 532-7137
Fax: (785) 532-6563
Ernie Minton, College of Agriculture Dean, K-State Research and Extension Director, eminton@ksu.edu
Field: Animal Science
Executive Assistant: Keli Yungeberg, keliy@ksu.edu; K-State AES Business Office (Reporting and NIMSS Contact), coa-ksrebusiness@ksu.edu
Jane Schuh, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Agriculture Director for Research (AES) - K-State Research and Extension, jmschuh@ksu.edu
Field: Cell and Molecular Biology
Assistant: Yuko Hendricks, yuko1@ksu.edu
K-State AES Business Office (Reporting and NIMSS Contact), coa-ksrebusiness@ksu.edu
Michigan: Michigan State University, MSU AgBioResearch
MSU AgBioResearch
109 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 355-0123
Fax: (517) 353-5406
George Smith, Director, MSU AgBioResearch & Associate Dean for Research, smithge7@msu.edu
Field: Animal Science
Assistant: Tammy Deppong, deppong1@msu.edu; and/or abr.director@msu.edu for scheduling with George Smith
Dana Infante, Associate Director, MSU AgBioResearch, infanted@msu.edu
Field: River ecology and management; landscape ecology; environmental assessment
James Averill, Assistant Director, MSU AgBioResearch, averillj@msu.edu
Field: Veterinary medicine, epidemiology, and public health
Assistant: Erin Papson, papsoner@msu.edu
Doug Buhler, Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, buhler@msu.edu
NIMSS, Budget, and Reporting Contacts: Mary Weinzweig, weinzwem@msu.edu; Jackie Garcia, jdesande@msu.edu
Minnesota: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
277 Coffey Hall
1420 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6026
Phone: (612) 626-7173
Fax: (612) 625-1260
Brian Buhr, Dean & AES Director, bbuhr@umn.edu
Field: Applied Economics
Assistant: Kay Ellingson, ellin024@umn.edu
Joleen Hadrich, Associate Dean for MAES and Research and Outreach Centers; Deputy Director of the MAES, jhadrich@umn.edu
Milena Saqui-Salces, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs for CFANS, msaquisa@umn.edu
Assistants/AES Staff Contacts: Olivia (Liv) Klemek, klemek@umn.edu; NRS and REEport Contact Valerie Linhoff, linho012@umn.edu NIMSS, NRS, REEport Contact: Ruth Sanborn, sanbo001@umn.edu
Missouri: University of Missouri, Agricultural Experiment Station
2-69 Agriculture Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-7488
Fax: (573) 884-5435
Christopher R. Daubert, Vice-Chancellor & Dean, daubertc@missouri.edu
Field: Ag Engineering & Food Science
Shibu Jose, Senior Associate Dean & AES Director, JoseS@missouri.edu
Field: Ecological sustainability, agroforestry
Assistant (for scheduling) Rhonda Turner, turnerrh@missouri.edu
NIMSS Contact: Jeri Lou Zimmerman, zimmermanje@missouri.edu
Nebraska: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Research Division
207 Agricultural Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583
Phone: (402) 472-2045
Derek McLean, Dean & AES Director, derek.mclean@unl.edu
Field: Animal Science
Tala Awada, Associate Dean & Associate Director, tawada2@unl.edu
Field: Physiological Plant Ecology
Hector Santiago, Assistant Dean & Assistant Director, hsantiago@unl.edu
Field: Animal Science
Assistant for Derek, Tala, and Hector: Lauren Kruger, ltaylor19@unl.edu
NIMSS, NRS, and REEport Contact: Jennifer McMahon, jmcmahon10@unl.edu
North Dakota: North Dakota State University, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
314 Morrill Hall
P. O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: (701) 231-7660
Greg Lardy, Dean and AES Director; Vice President for Agricultural Affairs, Gregory.Lardy@ndsu.edu
Field: Animal Science, Cow-Calf Nutrition, Beef Cattle Management
Assistant: Janelle Quam (for scheduling with Dr. Lardy), Janelle.quam@ndsu.edu
Frank Casey, Associate AES Director, francis.casey@ndsu.edu
Field: Soil Science (Soil Physics) and Water Resources
Assistant and NIMSS Contact: Erin McCall, erin.mccall@ndsu.edu
NIMSS Contacts: Janelle Quam, Janelle.quam@ndsu.edu, Ona Vig, (NIMSS and AES reporting) Ona.Vig@ndsu.edu, Erin McCall, erin.mccall@ndsu.edu
Ohio: The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Gary Pierzynski, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Director, Ohio AES, Pierzynski.3@osu.edu
106 Agricultural Administration Building, 2120 Fyffe Rd
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 688-5681
Field: Water Quality and Soils/Soil Chemistry
Executive Assistant: Jada Harmon, Harmon.105@osu.edu
Lingying Zhao, Professor and Associate Chair of Research, zhao.119@osu.edu
Field: Biosystems Engineering - Indoor air quality
Assistant:
NIMSS, NRS, and REEport Contact: Branden Ritter, Ritter.1410@osu.edu
South Dakota: South Dakota State University, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station
SDSU SAG 135
Box 2207
Brookings, South Dakota 57007
Phone: (605) 688-4149
John Blanton, AES Director and Associate Dean for the SDSU Research for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, john.blanton@sdstate.edu
Field: Animal Science/Muscle Biology
Assistant: Melissa VandeWeerd (Reporting and NIMSS Contact), Melissa.VandeWeerd@sdstate.edu
Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station
1450 Linden Dr.
Rm 140 Ag Hall
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-4930
Fax: (608) 262-4556
Glenda Gillaspy, Dean and AES Director, glenda.gillaspy@wisc.edu
Field: Biochemistry
Assistant: Tara Darga, tara.darga@wisc.edu
Troy Runge, Associate Dean for Research, trunge@wisc.edu
Field: Biological Systems Engineering
Casey Hillmer, Assistant Director of Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station (NIMSS Contact), casey.hillmer@wisc.edu
NCRA's ARD (Association of Research Directors) 1890 Partner Institutions
Central State University, John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture
1400 Brush Row Road
PO Box 1004
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384
Arunasalam Rahunanthan, Interim Dean and Professor of Mathematics, John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture, arahunanthan@centralstate.edu
Shafi Rahman, Associate Research Director, Agricultural Research Development Programs, John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology & Agriculture, srahman@centralstate.edu
Lincoln University of Missouri, Cooperative Research
112 Bennett Hall
824 Chestnut Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 681-5552
Fax: (573) 681-5520
Douglas LaVergne, Dean, College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences, lavergned@lincolnu.edu
John Yang, Associate Director of Research, College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences, YangJ@LincolnU.edu