♦ Ram N Acharya | Associate Professor
Expertise:
Farm production risk and profitability, valuation of ecosystem services, food safety and security, marketing of farm and value added products, and sustainability
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Big Data
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Sangu Angadi | Professor | angadis@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Stress Physiology of Crops, Sustainable Crop Diversification, Alternative Cropping Systems, Ecosystem Services, Deficit Irrigation, Crop Simulation Modeling
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Food Security
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Derek W. Bailey | Professor
Expertise:
Precision Livestock Management, Grazing Management, Foraging Ecology, Riparian Area Management, Targeted Livestock Grazing
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Food Security
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Don P. Blayney | Adjunct Professor | dblayney@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Agricultural policy, Dairy, Quantitative analysis using various techniques
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Efren Delgado | Assistant Professor
Expertise:
Food Chemistry, functional foods and food processing
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food processing
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Hemp Industrialization
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Tom Dominguez | Agricultural Agent
Expertise:
Fruit and vegetable production. Range and Animal Science. Small Acreage production. Land Stewardship. Hoop House and Green house production.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Hemp Industrialization
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Nancy C. Flores | Assistant Professor, Extension Food Technology Specialist
Expertise:
Commercial food processing procedures, regulations and certification courses, Home food preservation, Bilingual Extension education to informal and professional audiences
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ John R. Garlisch | Extension Agriculture Agent
Expertise:
Horticulture Production - Fruits, Vegetables, Insects, Plant diseases and disorders On -Farm Food Safety, Small Farm Business Planning, Economics, Entrepreneurship
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Hatim M. E. Geli | Assistant Professor of Landscape Hydrology | hgeli@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Hydrology, Remote sensing, Water resource management, Drought monitoring and impact analysis
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Food Security
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Rajan Ghimire | Assistant Professor | rghimire@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil organic matter pools and dynamics, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, C sequestration, soil health, sustainable crop production practices
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Food Security
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Matthew Gompper | Professor and Department Head
Expertise:
Wildlife management, human-wildlife conflict, disease ecology, pathogen spillover, ecology of free ranging domestic animals
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
♦ Kulbhushan Grover | Associate Professor
Expertise:
Sustainable Crop Production, Alternative Crops, Crop Rotation, Cover Crops
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Robert Hagevoort | Extension Dairy Specialist
Expertise:
Dairy Management & Nutrition
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Workforce Development & Training
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Jean Hertzman, PhD, CCE, CSW | Director | jhertzma@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Food safety for retail establishments, Purchasing, procurement, and supply chain management, Culinary and foodservice management
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Specialty Meat and Produce Markets
♦ Leonard Lauriault | College Professor - Forage Crop Management Scientist | lmlaur@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Forage Crops
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Hemp Industrialization
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Olga Lavrova | Associate Professor
Expertise:
Power electronics; Semiconductor device physics; Solar cell and PV and wind system design; Reliability and lifetime studies; Resiliency of infrastructure; Hardware in the Loop simulation; Power systems: stability and transients; Electric grid modernization and integration with renewables; Novel power electronics and power conversion devices; Electric vehicles (drives), charging power electronics, V2G and charging infrastructure; Pulsed power applications; Machine learning for a variety of areas; Cybersecurity applications
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Smart Grid, Renewable Energy, Solar PV and Wind systems
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Big Data
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Merranda Romero Marin | Associate Professor
Expertise:
Evidence-base treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Resilience, Psychological Aspects of Poverty, Multicultural Training when working with Diverse Populations, Childhood Obesity
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Childhood Obesity
- Food Security
- Psychosocial Aspects of Food
♦ Sergio Martinez-Monteagudo | Assistant Professor
Expertise:
Value-added, extraction of bioactive compounds, chemical modifications, technology development
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Valorization of Agricultural byproduct streams
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Pete Mitchell | College Assistant Professor | petemit@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Leadership, Food & Beverage Management, Sanitation & Kitchen Safety, Facilities Management, Hospitality Marketing, Hospitality Accounting
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Hemp Industrialization
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Shannon Norris | Assistant Professor
Expertise:
Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Literacy, Science Communication, National Defense, Food Security, Agricultural Education and Youth Development
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Sustainable Water Systems
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Michael Patrick | Associate Professor and Community Economic Development Specialist | jmpat@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Community Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Security
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ Jane Breen Pierce | Research/Extension Entomologist | japierce@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Economic Entomology, Host Plant Resistance to Insects, Biological Control, Economic Injury Levels
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
♦ Jennifer J. Randall | Professor; Director of Molecular Biology Graduate Program
Expertise:
Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant-microbe interactions
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Big Data
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
♦ Luis Sabillon Galeas | Assistant Professor of Microbial Food Safety
Expertise:
Food Safety Microbiology, Molds and Mycotoxins, Post-harvest storage and processing of cereal grains, Processing of wheat-based products
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Bioprocessing
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Hemp Industrialization
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Rossana Sallenave | Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources | rsallena@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Aquatic Ecology, Watershed stewardship, Water quality, Aquatic Toxicology, Aquaponics
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Aquaponics as a sustainable food production system
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Food Security
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Brian Schutte | Associate Professor | bschutte@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Eric Scholljegerdes | Associate Professor | ejs@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Ruminant nutrition, Animal physiology, Animal health, Animal management, Range management
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy
- Hemp Industrialization
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Specialty Meat and Produce Markets
- Sustainable Water Systems
♦ Manoj K Shukla | Professor and Extension Specialist | shuklamk@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil Physics and Hydrology
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Security
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
♦ Adam Summers | Assistant Professor
Expertise:
Reproductive physiology
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
- Food Safety
- Food Security
♦ Marisa Y. Thompson, PhD | NMSU Extension Horticulture Specialist | risi@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Urban horticulture, landscape ornamentals, xeriscaping, backyard fruits and vegetables, urban trees/forests, mitigating effects of climate change through sustainable planting, water-wise gardening, and supporting wildlife habitats
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food Security
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
- Sustainable Water Systems
- Value-added Agribusiness & Ag Supply Chain Entrepreneurship
♦ April Ulery | Professor | aulery@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Soil chemistry, metal contamination, salinity, phytoremediation, soil health/soil quality, soil, plant, water analyses
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Produced & Brackish Water Utilization
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
- Soil Health
♦ Cassandra Vanderpool | Extension Associate II; Credentials: MS, RDN, LD | cvpool@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Nutrition/Dietetics-general, diabetes, maternal/child, pediatric, disabilities
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Science & Agriculture Literacy and Consumer Education
♦ Stephanie J. Walker | Extension Vegetable Specialist | swalker@nmsu.edu
Expertise:
Chile pepper processing, variety selection and mechanization. Sustainable vegetable production techniques including season extension, irrigation efficiency, crop rotation, companion planting, and cover crops. Vegetable breeding and seed saving.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration Areas:
- Adapting to Climate Variability
- Agriculture and Culinary Tourism
- Food Safety
- Food Security
- Nutraceutical and Functional Foods
- Soil Health
- Specialty Meat and Produce Markets
