Meet the Fellows | 2021-2024
Jabeen Ahmad
North Carolina State University, Plant & Microbial Biology
FFAR Fellow Alum
Current Position:
Patent & Regulatory Attorney
Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, LLP
FFAR Fellow Program Sponsor:
Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk
Randi Butler
North Carolina State University, Biosystems Analytics
Sponsor:
NC State University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and the NIFA National Needs Fellows Program
Shiang-Wan Chin
Cornell University, Computer Science & Systems Engineering
Sponsor:
Microsoft
Chantel Chizen
University of Saskatchewan, Soil Science
FFAR Fellow Program Sponsor:
University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Biosciences
Caleb Grohmann
University of Missouri – Columbia, Informatics and Data Science
FFAR Fellow Alum
Current Position:
Data Scientist, Carthage Veterinary Service
Carthage, Illinois
Sponsor:
The Maschhoffs LLC
Rachel Hammer
North Carolina State University, Plant and Microbial Biology
Sponsor:
BASF
Gambhir Lamsal
Virginia Tech, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sponsor:
Virginia Tech College of Engineering
Enrique Pena Martinez
North Carolina State University, Electrical Engineering
Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows and the NIFA National Needs Fellows Program
Alexa McDaniel
Washington State University, Horticulture
FFAR Fellow Alum
Current Position:
Viticulture Extension and Research Scholar, NC State University
Shana McDowell
North Carolina State University, Bio & Ag Engineering
Sponsor:
NC State University Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering and the NIFA National Needs Fellows Program
Swati Mishra
University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Sponsor:
Bayer
Nicolas Morales
Cornell University
FFAR Fellow Alum
Current Position:
Data Scientist, Corteva Agriscience
Shreena Pradhan
University of Georgia, Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics
Sponsor:
University of Georgia
Ethan Triplett
Texas Tech University, Plant Physiology
FFAR Fellow Alum
Current position:
Research and Carbon Monitoring Coordinator,
National Sorghum Producers
Phoebe Unger
Washington State University, Food Science
FFAR Fellow Alum
Current Position:
Quality Control Manager, Ardent Mills
Aichatou Waziri
Washington State University, Crop and Soil Sciences
Sponsor:
Washington Grain Commission