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Cooperative Research Faculty and Staff

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Meet the Associate Director

Dr. Tunsisa Hurisso
Associate Research Director
Associate Professor - Soil Science
107A Foster Hall
904 Chestnut Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
P: 573-681-5047
E: HurissoT@LincolnU.edu

 

Administrative Team

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Ms. Jean Headley
Administrative Assistant
106 Foster hall
P: 573-681-5917
E: HeadleyJ@LincolnU.edu

 

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Mr. Famous Lewis 
Administrative Assistant
107 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5967
E: LewisF@LincolnU.edu

 

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Ms. Amanda Lueckenhoff
Administrative Assistant
106 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5237
E: LueckenhoffA@LincolnU.edu

 

Sujan Acharya

Dr. Sujan Acharya
Assistant Professor - Food Science
307 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5212
E: AcharyaS@LincolnU.edu

 

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Mr. Kofi Afari
Research Technician - Soil Health
124 Foster Hall
E: AfariK@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Addissu Ayele
Assistant Professor - Crop Physiology
207 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5390
E: AyeleA@Lincolnu.edu 

 

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Ms. Amy Bax
Cooperative Research Program Coordinator
112 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-6190
E:BaxA2@Linolnu.edu

 

Jonathan Egilla

Dr. Jonathan N. Egilla
Associate Professor - Horticulture
212 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5621
E: EgillaJ@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Dallas Flickinger
Assistant Professor - Aquaculture
Aquaculture Center
P: 573-635-6247
E: FlickingerD@LincolnU.edu

 

Jimmie Garth

Mr. Jimmie Garth
Cooperative Research Lab Manager
106A Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5282
E: GarthJ@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Solomon Geleta

Dr. Solomon Geleta
Assistant Professor - Ag Economics
103A Lorenzo J. Greene Hall
P: 573-681-5583
E: GeletaS@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Joel Leal Gutierrez
Assistant Professior - Animal Biotechnology
110 Small Animal Research Facility
P: 573-681-5385
E:LealgutierrezJ@LincolnU.edu

 

Isaac Hayford

Dr. Isaac Hayford
Assistant Professor - Forest/Natural Resources
208 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5144
E: HayfordI@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Princess Hayford
Research Associate - Horticulture
206 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5231
E: HayfordP@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Tunsisa Hurisso

Dr. Tunsisa Hurisso
Associate Professor - Soil Science
Associate Director of Research
318 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5047
E: HurissoT@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Waana Kaluwasha
Assistant Professor - Plant Pathology
204 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5384 
E: KaluwashaW@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Albert Kwarteng
Assistant Professor - Weed Science
306A Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5249
E: KwartengA@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. John Maiyo

Dr. John Maiyo
Assistant Professor - Water Quality
308 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5592
E: MaiyoJ@LincolnU.edu

 

Moureen Matuha

Dr. Moureen Matuha
Assistant Professor - Aquaculture
103 Aquaculture Research Facility
P: 573-635-6247
E: matuham@lincolnu.edu 

 

Grato Ndunguru

Mr. Grato Ndunguru
Research Technician - Crop Science
124 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5973
E: NdunguruG@LincolnU.edu

 

Saflullah Pathan

Dr. Safiullah Pathan
Associate Professor - Crop Science
314 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5963
E: PathanS@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Carola Sanchez
Assistant Professor - Biorenewable Energy
214 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5966
E: SanchezC@LincolnU.edu

 

Doctor Ye Su

Dr. Ye Su
Associate Professor - Ag Business
103B Lorenzo Green Hall
P: 573-681-5370
E: SuY@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Chandan Shilpakar
Assistant Professor - Forage Science
107 Small Animal Research Facility
P: 573-681-5246
E: ShilpakarC@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Samson Tesfaye

Dr. Samson Tesfaye
Professor - Geology, GIS, Remote Sensing
114 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5586
E: TesfayeS@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Babu Valliyodan

Dr. Babu Valliyodan
Associate Professor - Molecular Biology & Genomics
106 Small Animal Research Facility
P: 573-681-5533
E: ValliyodanB@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Suman Veeramasu
Assistant Professor - Plant Biotechnology
311 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5622
E: VeeramasuS@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Wesseh Wollo

Dr. Wesseh Wollo
Professor - Agriculture Economics
206 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-6120
E: WolloW@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Tumen Wuliji

Dr. Tumen Wuliji
Professor - Animal Science
109 Small Animal Research Facility
P: 573-681-5377
E: WulijiT@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. John Yang

Dr. John Yang
Professor - Environmental Soil Chemistry
310 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5383
E: YangJ@LincolnU.edu

 

Doctor Qingbo Yang

Dr. Qingbo (Roger) Yang
Assistant Professor - Chemistry
111 Small Animal Research Facility
P: 573-681-5036
E: YangQ@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Xukai Zhang

Dr. Xukai Zhang
Assistant Professor - Geospatial
104 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5134
E: ZhangX1@LincolnU.edu

 

Dr. Guolu Zheng

Dr. Guolu Zheng
Professor - Microbiology
211 Foster Hall
P: 573-681-5964
E: ZhengG@LincolnU.edu

 

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Dr. Nasruddeen Al-Awwal
Postdoctoral Research Associate
315 Forest Hall
E: Al-AwwalN@lincolnu.edu

 

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Dr. Bouzeriba Alsunuse
Postdoctoral Researcher Associate
B14 Forest Hall
E: AlsunuseB@lincolnu.edu

 

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Ms. Poonam Karki
Soil Technician I
206 Forest Hall
E: KarkiP@lincolnu.edu

 

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Dr. Lan Tran
Postdoctoral Research Associate
315 Forest Hall
E: TranL@lincolnu.edu

 

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Dr. Michael Owusu Ansah
Postdoctoral Researcher
B12 Forest Hall
E: OwusuAnsahM@lincolnu.edu

 

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Dr. Ayele Chala
Postdoctoral Researcher Associate
B12 Forest Hall
E: ChalaA@lincolnu.edu