Meet the Fellows | 2026-2029

Mayowa Aderoju.

Mayowa Aderoju

Iowa State University, Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology

Sponsor:
Iowa State University Seed Science Center

Name

Stephen Afrifa

North Carolina State University, Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Sponsor:
Zoetis

Mary Akingbasote.

Mary Akingbasote

University of Kentucky, Biosystem and Agricultural Engineering

Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship

Anjeeta.

Anjeeta

Texas A&M University, Soil and Crop Sciences

Sponsor:
Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Riley Barber.

Riley Barber

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Animal and Dairy Science

Sponsor:
Natural Biologics, Inc.

Name

Sarah Benimana

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Tropical Plants and Soil Science

Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship

Prabhashis Bose.

Prabhashis Bose

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Food Science and Technology

Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship

Nate Bowser.

Nate Bowser

Iowa State University, Agronomy

Sponsor:
Iowa Crop Improvement Association

Sadhana Chhetri.

Sadhana Chhetri

Purdue University, Entomology

Sponsor:
Purdue University

Clara Copp-LaRocque.

Clara Copp-LaRocque

Northeastern University, Public Policy and Urban Affairs

Sponsor:
Ranch Lab

Annika Fischer.

Annika Fischer

University of Missouri – St Louis, Biology

Sponsor:
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Oscar Garrett.

Oscar Garrett

University of California, Davis, Plant Biology

Sponsor:
Mars Advanced Research Institute

Kyle Koch.

Kyle Koch

Washington University in Saint Louis, Plant and Microbial Bioscience

Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Sciences

Name

Divyanth Loganathan Girija

Cornell University, Biological and Environmental Engineering

Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Sciences

Graham Louis.

Graham Louis

North Carolina State University, Soil Science

Sponsor:
Syngenta

Paige Meisner.

Paige Meisner

University of Maryland, Animal and Avian Sciences

Sponsor:
Cobb-Vantress, LLC

Oliver Nell.

Oliver Nell

Iowa State University, Rural Sociology & Sustainable Agriculture

Sponsor:
Rockey FFAR Fellows Scholarship

Nushrat Rashid.

Nushrat Rashid

Washington University in Saint Louis, Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Science

Kripa Rijal.

Kripa Rijal

North Carolina State University, Plant Pathology

Sponsor:
Syngenta

Name

Sumit Sharma

Cornell University, Animal Science

Sponsor:
Cornell University

Andre Tischler.

Andre Tischler

University of Minnesota, Agronomy and Plant Genetics

Sponsor:
GDM Seeds Inc.

Jocelyn Torres.

Jocelyn Torres

Oregon State University, Animal and Rangeland Sciences

Sponsor:
Oregon Beef Council

Name

Ashmita Upadhyay

University of Georgia, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics

Sponsor:
HudsonAlpha Wiregrass Innovation Center

Isabella Vaughn.

Isabella Vaughn

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Horticulture

Sponsor:
Hortifrut

Kashish Verma.

Kashish Verma

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Fayetteville, Entomology

Sponsor:
Gates Agricultural Innovations

Natalia Volpato.

Natalia Volpato

Purdue University, Agronomy

Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Science

Srinivas Rao Voruganti.

Srinivas Rao Voruganti

NC State University, Soil Science

Sponsor:
Verdia and Kioti

Name

Sam Walker

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Plant Biology

Sponsor:
Bayer Crop Sciencei