Meet the Fellows | 2018-2021
Dr. Abby Barker
FFAR Fellow Alumni Colorado State University, Weed Science
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Herbicide Early Biology,
BASF, Limburgerhof, Germany
Lindsey Becker
NC State University
Plant Pathology
Sponsor: Novozymes
Francesco Cappai
FFAR Fellow Alumni (University of Florida)
Current position: Transformation Scientist at Running Tide, St. Louis, Missouri
Personal website
Zach Dashner
Penn State University
Plant Science
Sponsor: Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Dr. Alison Deviney
FFAR Fellow Alumni North Carolina State University,
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Current Position: PostDoctoral Associate at the the Center for Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS), NC State University
Dr. Shelby Hoglund
FFAR Fellow Alumni
University of Arizona, Soil, Water & Environmental Science
Current Position: Soil, Compost and Biochar Research Consultant
Dr. Annie Krueger
FFAR Fellow Alumni University of Nebraska, Entomology
Current Position: Ecotoxicologist at Compliance Services International
Morgan Mathison
Michigan State University
Community Sustainability
Sponsor: McDonald’s
Lab website
Maci Mueller
UC Davis
Animal Science
Sponsor: Recombinetics
Lab website
Mary Ortiz Castro
Colorado State University
Bioagricultural Sciences & Pest Management
Sponsor: Colorado Corn Commission
Camilo Parada Rojas
NC State University
Plant Pathology
Sponsor: North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission
Lab website
Dr. Suneru Perera
FFAR Fellow Alumni, University of Saskatchewan, Food & Bioproduct Sciences
Current Position: Scientist and Project Leader at KeyLeaf Biosciences
Dr. Ananda Portela Fontoura
FFAR Fellow Alumni: Cornell University
Animal Science
Current Position: PostDoctoral Associate in the Department of Animal Science at Cornell University
Dr. Lovepreet Singh
FFAR Fellow Alumni: University of Maryland,
Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Current Position: PostDoctoral Associate at the USDA Cereal Disease Lab/ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Dr. Jaime Strickland
FFAR Fellow Alumni
Michigan State University, Animal Science
Current Position:
Clinical Technology Director, Parnell Veterinary Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Jiayang Xie
FFAR Fellow Alumni University of Illinois,
Plant Biology
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher on plant phenotyping and genetics in China