Personnel

Dr. John Westra

Director / Chair
4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Mitchell Stephenson

Associate Center Director
Panhandle Research, Extension, & Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Dr. Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel

Rural Prosperity Nebraska

Deidra McCarthy

Administrative Associate
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 63931
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Dr. Cody Creech

Dryland Cropping Systems

Kayla Smith

Office Assistant
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE

Dr. Saurav Das

Soil Health & Biogeochemistry
Panhandle Research, Extension, & Education Center, Scottsbluff, NE

Chabella Guzman

Communications Specialist I
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Amanda Easterly

Dryland Cropping Systems
High Plains Ag Lab

Matt Payne

Workstation Support Specialist
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave. I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Jesse Fulton, M.S.

Livestock Systems

Danna Walker

Payroll Coordinator
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Jessica Groskopf

Agricultural Economics

Lindsi Osborn

Finance Associate
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
Bob Harveson

Dr. Bob Harveson

Plant Pathology

Sharon Fiscus

Finance Associate
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Cardinal Farrington

Facilities Manager
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Tim Gonzales

Building Services Technician II
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Mohamed Khalil

Applied Geophysics

Simon Hendricks

Landscaping Assistant
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Dr. Pin-Chu Lai

Assistant professor and Extension Specialist
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Nevin Lawrence

Integrated Weed Management
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Dr. Wei-Zhen Liang

Biological Systems Engineering
4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Pablo Loza

Feedlot Management and Nutrition
4502 Ave I, Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Lorie Martin

Custodiam
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Bijesh Maharjan

Soil and Nutrient Management

Andrew Taylor

Facilities
Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
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Dr. Xin Qiao

Water & Irrigation Management
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Dr. Dipak Santra

Alternative Crops Breeding
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Gary Stone

Water & Integrated Cropping Systems
Panhandle Research, Extension & Education Center
Scottsbluff Nebraska
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Dr. Carlos Urrea

Dry Bean Breeding
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Dr. Troy White

Ag Leadership Education & Communication
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Dr. Karla Wilke

Cow-Calf-Stocker & Range Management