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Jordan Agricultural Research Center

Primary Researchers

Researchers with allocated space in JARC receive the designation of Primary User and have accountability for the use and oversight of their assigned space.  

sankha

Sankha Banerjee, Ph.D.

Lyles College of Engineering

JARC Locations: 210 C, D, E, F

Active biomedical materials/devices, plasma, wastewater

Dr. Banerjee's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Banerjee's Lightning Talk

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Sharon Benes, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Location: 310 E and F 

Use of saline waters for irrigation; soil management under saline conditions; geospatial analysis and use of satellite imagery as a decision support tool for assessing salinity impacts 

Dr. Benes' Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Benes' Lightning Talk

 

brar

Gurreet Brar, Ph.D. 

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Location: 314 C, D, E, F

Horticulture, Horticultural physiology, orchard systems, dormancy, carbohydrate dynamics

Dr. Brar's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Brar's Lightning Talk

 

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Luca Brillante, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Location: 314 I and J

Computational agriculture and viticulture

Dr. Brillante's Bio and Research Interests

florence

Florence Cassel Sharma, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Locations: 310 C and D

 

Dr. Cassel Sharma's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Cassel Sharma's Lightning Talk

dejean

Laurent Dejean, Ph.D.

College of Science and Mathematics

JARC Locations: 212 H and 214 A and B

Regulation of metabolism and cell death

Dr. Dejean's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Dejean's Lightning Talk

maggie

Margaret Ellis, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Locations: JARC 320

 

Dr. Ellis' Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Ellis' Lightning Talk

 

dave

Dave Goorahoo, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Locations: JARC 310 A and B

Ag-Environ Research looking at the impact of agricultural on our air, soil and water resources, which an emphasis in the San Joaquin Valley.

Dr. Goorahoo's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Goorahoo's Lightning Talk

joy

Joy Goto, Ph.D.

College of Science and Mathematics

JARC Locations: 214 C, D, E, F

 

Dr. Goto's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Goto's Lightning Talk

maitra

Kalyani Maitra, Ph.D.

College of Science and Mathematics

JARC Locations: 212 B and G

Bioenergy, bioproduct, nutrient removal from wastewater and polypeptide/peptidomimetics as therapeutics

Dr. Maitra's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Maitra's Lightning Talk

mine

Aric Mine, Ph.D.

College of Science and Mathematics

JARC Locations: 212 F and G

Biogeochemist, microbes, aquatic systems

Dr. Mine's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Mine's Lightning Talk

pooya

Shabnam Pooya, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Locations: JARC 316 Moordigian Microbiology Lab

Human metabolism, fatty liver disease, nutrition supplements

Dr. Pooya's Bio and Research Interests

ross

Joseph Ross, Ph.D.

College of Science and Mathematics

JARC Locations: 212 C, D, E

Genetic incompatibilities in worms

Dr. Ross' Boss Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Ross' Lightning Talk

AJ

Ajith Weerasinghe, Ph.D.

Lyles College of Engineering

JARC Locations: 210 G and 212 A

 

Dr. Weerasinghe's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Weerasinghe's Lightning Talk

jake

Jacob Wenger, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Locations: JARC 318 Bayer Entomology Lab

Entomology, integrated pest management, orchard and vine pest management, molecular ecology

Dr. Wenger's Bio and Research Interests

Dr. Wenger's Lightning Talk

wright

Bill Wright, Ph.D., P.E.

Lyles College of Engineering

JARC Locations: 210 A and B

 

Dr. Wright's Bio and Research Interests

dilruba

Dilruba Yeasmin, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

JARC Locations: 116 Knobloch Robotics Lab

Ag Technology: GPR, UAV/Satellite Image Analysis

Dr. Yeasmin's Bio and Research Interests

Collaborative Researchers

Campus researchers without assigned space in JARC can still access the facility by collaborating with primary users, thereby earning the designation of Collaborative User.

john bushoven

John Bushoven, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Collaborative use of JARC via Dr. Yeasmin

Tree root morhpology, propagation of important tree species, urban forest ecosystems

Dr. Bushoven's Bio and Research Interests

laha

Soumyasanta Laha, Ph.D.

Lyles College of Engineering

Collaborative user of JARC via Dr. Banerjee

Wearable bioelectronics

Dr. Laha's Bio and Research Interests

jorge pesantez

Jorge Pesantez, Ph.D.

Lyles College of Engineering

Collaborative user of JARC via Dr. Weerasinghe

Water and energy demand management; hydraulic modeling; machine learning; and agent-based modeling

Dr. Pesantez' Bio and Research Interests

ranjit

Ranjit Riar, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Collaborative user of JARC via Dr. Benes

Crop science and production, field, row and cover crops; cereals and forages,  nutrient management, irrigation for crop production

Dr. Riar's Bio and Research Interests

Olam Sensory Kitchen Researchers

griffin

Sara Griffin, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Olam Sensory Kitchen

Food product development, consumer testing, food analysis and testing, culinary science 

 

Dr. Griffin's Bio and Research Interests

amanda

Amanda Mckeith, Ph.D.

Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

Olam Sensory Kitchen

 

 

Dr. McKeith's Bio and Research Interests