Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Nitrogen Fertilizers, NUE, Nitrogen and the EnvironmentContributing Faculty and Students
 
Faculty   Discipline, Institution
W.R. Raun Ph.D. Soil Science, OSU
J.B. Solie Ph.D, P.E, J.D. Agricultural Engineering, OSU
Randy Taylor Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, OSU
Hailin Zhang Ph.D. Soil Science, OSU
Brian Arnall Ph.D. Soil Science, OSU
K.D. Sayre Ph.D. CIMMYT
Shiping Deng Ph.D. Soil Microbiology, OSU
R.L. Westerman Ph.D. Soil Science, OSU
Paul Weckler Ph.D. P.E. Agricultural Engineering, OSU
M.L. Stone Ph.D. Retired, Agricultural Engineering, OSU
     
2/1/13                      
First Last Start Date Degree Proposal Plan of Study 1st Committee Days to 1st Meet Oral Exam Days Transpired Defense Days to Degree
Starr  Holtz 1/3/2006 M.S. x x 7/3/2006 180 na na 11/30/2007 687
Clint Dotson 6/1/2006 M.S. x x 10/3/2006 122 na na 11/30/2007 539
Brian Arnall 1/3/2005 Ph.D x x 3/4/2007 781 7/1/2007 na 19-Apr-08 1186
Pam  Turner 6/1/2006 M.S. x x 7/20/2007 409 na 10-Apr-08 669
Cody  Daft 1/3/2007 M.S. x x 11/15/2007 312 na 12-Sep-08 609
Brandon England 1/3/2007 M.S. x x 11/15/2007 312 na 12-Sep-08 609
Olga Walsh 1/3/2007 Ph.D x x 2/27/2008 414 7-Jan-09 na 8-Jul-09 905
Birehane Desta 8/1/2007 M.S. x x 20-May-08 289 1/15/2009 na 13-Jul-09 702
Yumiko Kanke 5/5/2008 M.S. x x 31-Mar-09 325 na 11-Nov-09 546
Jacob Vossenkemper 1-Jun-08 M.S. x x 23-Jul-09 412 na 21-Dec-09 560
Guilherme  Torres 8/18/2008 M.S. x x 13-Mar-10 565 na 11/10/2010 802
Jonathan Kelly 5/1/2009 M.S. x x 18-Oct-10 527 1350 4-Apr-11 693
Waldschmidt Kevin  04-01-10 M.S. x x 9-Apr-11 455 1107 15-Jul-11 551
Emily  Rutto 1-Jun-08 Ph.D x x 2/3/2010 602 2/3/2011 1680 29-Nov-11 1258
Yesuf Mohammed 1/1/2009 Ph.D. x x 40240 422 1470 3/28/2012 1167
Natasha Macnack 7/20/2010 M.S. x x 40632 250 911 15-Mar-12 595
Jared Crain 5/1/2010 M.S. x x 40828 521 990 3/30/2012 689
Bee Chim 1/4/2010 M.S. x x 8/5/2011 571   1107 4/17/2012 823
Mullock Jeremiah  1/4/2010 M.S. x x 26-Oct-11 652 1107 5/24/2012 860
Guilherme  Torres 1-Aug-10 Ph.D x x 2/14/2012 553 5/24/2012 900 10-Dec-12 849
Mullock Jeremiah  5/24/2012 PhD           247    
Natasha Macnack 2/15/2012 Ph.D.           346    
Sulochana Dhital 6/1/2011 M.S. x x 3/13/2012 282   600    
Jacob Bushong 11/30/2011 Ph.D.           421    
Peter Omara 6/1/2012 M.S. x x 11-Feb-13 250   240    
Ethan Wyatt 5/15/2012 M.S. x x 27-Sep-12 132   256    
Eric Miller 6/1/2012 M.S.           240    
Candi Candibyani 6/1/2013 M.S.                
Rajen Bajgain 1-Jan-13 Ph.D.           30    

 

  Graduated Students (1992-2011) Where are they Now?
1 Ascencio, Edgar Noel. 1992. M.S. CARE, San Salvador, El Salvador
2 Attefat, Mehdi. 1992. M.S. Iraq,
3 Sembiring, Hasil. 1993. M.S. Indonesia, National Program
4 Jojola, Michael E. 1994. M.S.
5 Morales, Sonia. 1994.  M.S.
6 Kanampiu, Fred Kaburu. 1995. Ph.D. CIMMYT, Kenya
7 Ascencio, Edgar Noel. 1995. Ph.D. CARE, San Salvador, El Salvador
8 Gavi-Reyes, Francisco. 1995. Ph.D. Univ. Post Graduados, Chapingo
9 Ball, Jeff B. 1995. M.S. Bayer Crop Science
10 Phillips, Steven B. 1995. M.S. Staff, IPNI
11 Taylor, S.L. 1996. M.S. USDA-ARS
12 Chen, J. 1997, M.S. Ford Motor Co.
13 Keahey, D.A., 1997, M.S. Private Enterprise
14 Lees, H.L., 1997, M.S.
15 Sembiring, H. 1997, Ph.D. Indonesia, National Program
16 Thomason, W.E. 1998, M.S. Faculty, Virginia Tech
17 Lukina, E.V. 1998, M.S. Lab Assistant
18 LaRuffa, Joanne M. 1999, M.S.  
19 Phillips, S.B. 1999, Ph.D.  Staff, IPNI
20 DeLeon, Micah, 1999, M.S. Graduate Student
21 Dennis, Jeremy, 1999, M.S.  NRCS
22 Woolfolk, Curt, 1999, M.S. SST, Stillwater, OK
23 Cossey, Doug, 1999, M.S. Servi-Tech, Dodge City, KS
24 Mullen, R.W. 2001, M.S. Prof. Ohio State University
25 Wynn, K. 2001, M.S. SCS
26 Thomason, W.E. 2001, Ph.D. Faculty, Virginia Tech
27 Lukina.E.V. 2001, Ph.D. Lab Assistant
28 Freeman, Kyle W. 2001, M.S. Mosaic, MN
29 Teal, Roger, 2002, M.S. Laverne, OK
30 Moges, Shambel, 2002, M.S. Accurate Environmental Labs
31 Mullen, Robert, 2002, Ph.D. Prof. Ohio State University
32 Micah Humphreys, 2003, M.S.  Faculty, Northwest College, Wyoming
33 Paul Hodgen, 2003, M.S.  Monsanto, Illinois
34 Jason Lawles, 2004, M.S.  Western Mechanical, Weatherford, OK
35 Jagadeesh Mosali, 2004, Ph.D.   Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
36 Keri, Brixey, 2004, M.S.  NRCS Kansas
37 Brian Arnall, 2004, M.S. Faculty, Oklahoma State University
38 Kefyalew Desta, 2004, Ph.D.  Faculty, Oklahoma State University
39 Roger Teal, 2005, Ph.D. Laverne, OK
40 Kent Martin, 2005, M.S. Faculty, Kansas State University
41 Kyle Freeman, 2005, Ph.D. Mosaic, MN
42 Shambel Moges, 2005, Ph.D Accurate Labs
43 Clint Mack, 2006, M.S. Farmer/Consultant, OK
44 Kyle Lawles, 2006, M.S. Monsanto, Iowa
45 Olga Walsh, 2006, M.S. Faculty, Montana State Univeristy
46 Brenda Tubana, 2007, Ph.D. Faculty, Louisiana State University
47 Byungkyun, Chung, 2007, Ph.D. Faculty, McNeese State University
48 Clint Dotson, 2007, M.S. Monsanto, Kansas
49 Starr Holtz, 2007, M.S. Monsanto, Nebraska 
50 Brian Arnall, 2008, Ph.D. Faculty, Oklahoma State University
51 Pam Turner, 2008, M.S. Dept. Environmental Quality
52 Brandon England, 2008, M.S. OSDA
53 Cody Daft, 2008, M.S. Pioneer, Nebraska
54 Daniel Edmonds, 2008, M.S. Private
55 Brian Arnall, 2008, Ph.D. Faculty, Oklahoma State University
56 Birehane Desta, 2009, M.S. Univ. Minnesota
57 Olga Walsh, 2009, Ph.D. Faculty, Montana State University
58 Yumiko Kanke, 2009, M.S. Louisiana State University
59 Jake Vossenkemper, 2009, M.S. Pioneer, Missouri
60 Guilherme Torres, 2010, M.S. PhD, OSU
61 Jonathan Kelly Private, Kansas
62 Kevin Waldschmidt Private Enterprise
63 Emily Rutto Post Doc
64 Natasha Macnack PhD Student
65 Yesuf Mohammed Post Doc
66 Jeremiah Mullock PhD Student
67 Bee Chim PhD, Virginia Tech
68 Jared Crain PhD, Kansas State
69 Sulochana Dhital MS Student
70 Jake Bushong PhD Student
71 Courtney Dunkel MS Student
72 Ethan Wyatt MS Student
73 Eric Miller PhD Student
74 Peter Omara PhD Student
75 Kranthi Rashmi MS Student
Soil Fertility Graduate Students

 Soil Fertility Research  Pictures of Soil Fertility Graduate Students, 1991-present

Jared Crain, Bee Chim, Aayush Gupta, Emily Rutto, Ravindra Singh, Sulochana Dhital, Natasha Macnack,

KENT MARTIN Vitae

 

Soil Fertility Graduate Students

Back Row, left to right: Clint Dotson, Brian Arnall, Kyle Lawles, Clint Mack, Brandon England, and Byungkyun, Chung
Front Row, left to right: Kefyalew Desta, Pam Turner, Starr Holtz, Olga Walsh, and Brenda Tubana

Grad College Academic Calendar

Dr. Norman Borlaug, 95th Birthday (Left to Right, W. Raun, N. Borlaug, A. Klatt)
Dr. Norman Borlaug

Student Web Pages Former Student Pages
1. Yumiko Kanke Cody Daft
2. Olga Walsh, Ph.D. Brandon England
3. Birehane Desta Clint Dotson, M.S.
4. Daniel Edmonds, M.S. Pam Turner, M.S.
5. Jerry May Brenda Tubana, Ph.D.
6. Jacob Vossenkemper Kyle Lawles, M.S.
7. Emily Ruto Clint Mack, M.S.
8. Guilherme Torres Byungkyun, Chung Ph.D.
  Kefyalew Girma, Ph.D. Post Doc
  Brian Arnall, M.S. (Brian's WEB)
   
   

OSU Soil Fertility Student Web Pages

 

 

 

Since 1992, 50% of the students receiving the outstanding M.S. and/or Ph.D student award in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences have come from the soil fertility project.

 

 

     
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