People

Faculty	E-mail	Position / Areas of Interest
Dr. Mark S. Reiter	mreiter@vt.edu	Director/Professor of Soils and Nutrient Management
Dr. Vijay Singh	vijaysingh@vt.edu	Assistant Professor, Weed Science
Dr. Kemper Sutton	klsutton@vt.edu	Assistant Professor, Entomology
Dr. Douglas Higgins	doughiggins@vt.edu	Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology
Dr. Amanda Lay-Walters	amandamlw@vt.edu	Assistant Professor of Horticultural Cropping Systems
Dr. Harleen Kaur	hkaur@vt.edu	Postdoctoral Associate
Dr. Joseph Haymaker	jrhaymaker@vt.edu	Postdoctoral Associate

Staff	E-mail	Position
Calyn Adams	calynadams@vt.edu	Lab and Research Specialist II / Plant Pathology
Andrew Fletcher	alf20007@vt.edu	Farm Manager
Makenzie Shifflet	makshifflet19@vt.edu	Assistant Farm Manager
John Mason	masonje@vt.edu	Lab and Research Specialist II / Soil & Fertility
Belinda Sterling	belindas@vt.edu	Office Services Specialist
Casey King	caseyk25@vt.edu	Lab and Research Specialist / Entomology
Bryan Silveous	bryans24@vt.edu	Mechanic
Wilson Ballard	wballard1992@vt.edu	Agricultural Technician

Students	E-mail	Field of Study
Marian Grskovich	mariang@vt.edu	Master Student - Plant Pathology - Developing disease management recommendations for fava bean in the Mid-Atlantic
Emma Nieland	enieland@vt.edu	Master Student - Plant Pathology - Sustainable anthracnose management for watermelon
Rutvij Wamanse	rutvijw@vt.edu	Master Student - Weed Science/Computer Engineering
Fatemeh Esmaeilbeiki	fatemehesb@vt.edu	PhD Candidate - Weed Science - Crop and Soil Environmental Science
Pooja	fnupooja@vt.edu	Master Student - Plant Pathology - Developing disease management strategies specific to Virginia to protect young sweet corn seedlings
Akash Brar	akashbrar@vt.edu	PhD Canidate - Weed Science - Integrated weed control for row crops, herbicide resistance, unmanned aerial vehicles and robots
Dylan Raney	draney2@vt.edu	Masters Student - Entomology - Wireworm Integrated Pest Management
Will Ubben	willu@vt.edu	Masters Student - Soils and Nutrient Management

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