Hannah Stowe
Meet Hannah Stowe, a Ph.D. student studying entomology with Julie Peterson. Learn more about Hannah here.
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Grace Schuster
Meet Grace Schuster, a Ph.D. student studying bioenergy crop production and its implications for grassland bird species. Grace and her teamember Hunter Swanson are looking at how switchgrass impacts avian species and their occupancy of the landscape. Learn more about their work at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center here.
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Milos Zaric
Meet Milos Zaric, a Ph.D. student conducting industrial hemp and hops research at West Central Research Extension and Education Center. Through his research on industrial hemp, he examines the impact of herbicide drift on the plant and hopes to find the best herbicide option for industrial hemp. The goal of his hops research is to better understand pesticide penetration through the plant canopy. Learn more about Milos and his research here.
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McKenna Renner
Meet McKenna Renner, a student worker assisting Dave Boxler, Livestock Entomology Extension Educator with his fly research on cattle. Through this experience she is learning skills that will benefit her as a student at NCTA and in her future career. Learn more about McKenna and her experience at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center here.
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Barbara Houston
Meet Barbara Houston, a graduate student from Serbia. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy in 2019. In the agronomy department, Barbara specializes in weed science. Her research focuses on water quality parameters that influence herbicide efficacy and drift potential from air inclusion nozzles. Learn more about Barbara and her research at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center here.
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WCREEC Students
The West Central Research, Extension and Education Center provides opportunites for domestic and international students to complete research while working towards a graduate degree. Student workers, undergraduate students, graduate research assistants, research scholars, master's students, Ph.D. students and post doctoral students from Agronomy and Horticulture, Biological Systems Engineering, Agroecosystems Entomology, and Animal Science departments complete research programs at WCREEC. Learn more about these students here.
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