CSES Faculty

CSES Special Research Faculty
(Postdoctoral and Research Associate Appointments)

Name Title Area email Phone
Michel A. Beck, Ph.D Sr. Research Associate Wetlands & Mineland Restoration 540.231.8659
Wynse S. Brooks Research Associate Small Grains Genetics & Breeding 540.231.7624
Julia Burger Research Associate Wetlands & Mineland Restoration 540.231.9795
Shang Chao, Ph.D. Sr. Research Associate Chemical & Instrumental Analysis 540.231.9801
Phil Cobb Research Associate Interpretive Soil Scientist 540.332.7830 x344
Jay Conta Research Associate Interpretive Soil Scientist 804.501.4530
Jody Booze-Daniels Research Associate Roadside Revegetation 540.231.7175
Patricia G. Gundrum Research Associate Small Grains Genetics & Breeding 540.231.7624
Marla Dale Hall Postdoctoral Associate Small Grains Genetics & Breeding 540.231.9540
Kevin L. Hensler Research Associate Turfgrass Management 540.231.9725
Elizabeth G. Hokanson Research Associate Corn & Small Grains Management 540.231.4490
Harmandeep Singh Khurana, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate Soil & Nutrient Management 540.231.7624
Shuyu Liu, Ph.D. Research Scientist Small Grains Genomics & Breeding 540.231.9540
Zenah W. Orndorff, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate Wetlands & Mineland Restoration 540.231.8659
Elizabeth G. Rucker Research Associate Elizabeth Hokanson 540.231.4490
Erik Severson Research Associate Interpretive Soil Scientist 804.662.7654
Rachael Lynn Stull Research Associate    
Abbie F. Wick. Postdoctoral Associate Wetlands & Mineland Restoration 540.231.0793
Xunzhong Zhang, Ph.D. Research Scientist Turfgrass Physiology 540.231.3684
Lecong Zhou, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate Crop Genomics 540.231.5664

Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences
330 Smyth Hall (0404)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231.6305 (V)
540.231.3431 (F)
cses@vt.edu