2026-2028 Projects

Researcher Department Title of Proposal
Beth Rowan Hort Fast-tracking the generation of whole plants from single cells to facilitate new breeding technologies for Oregon crops.
Seth Dorman CSS Automated screening of sticky traps to improve detection and management of aphid-transmitted viruses in Oregon grass seed crops
Trace Martyn EOARC-U Microbial Allies: Harnessing Soil Microbial Communities to Restore Cheatgrass-Invaded Rangelands
Ramesh Sagili Hort Evaluating Efficacy of Commercial Protein Supplements in Improving Honey Bee Colony Health and Strength to Promote Sustainable Apiculture and Pollination
Gaurab Bhattarai Hort Identification of new sources of eastern filbert blight resistance in hazelnuts
Navneet Kaur CSS Biology, Seasonal Phenology, and Chemical Management Strategies for the Lesser Clover Leaf Weevil in Oregon Clover Seed Production Systems
Jeremiah Dung COARC Evaluating approaches for estimating soilborne inoculum of Verticillium dahliae and modeling Verticillium wilt epidemics in Oregon mint production
Josephine Antwi HAREC Soil applications of entomopathogenic fungi to control underground populations of Colorado potato beetles on potato
Jennifer Duringer EMT Characterization of patulin detoxification by yeast used in hard cider fermentation
Jean Hall Bio Med Sci What Are the Effects of Different Selenium Supplementation Strategies in Cattle and Sheep on Whole Blood Selenium Species?
Lloyd Nackley Hort Developing a Low-Energy Carbon Dioxide Enrichment Module for Oregon's Greenhouses
Man-yeon Choi Hort Development of a biologically-based control method for box tree moth
Pete Berry CSS Evaluating Crop Injury, Regrowth, and Yield Response of Tall Fescue to Precision Spot Spraying
Vaughn Walton Hort Essential Oil–Based Repellents for Sustainable Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Oregon Small Fruit Crops
Younas Dadmohammadi FIC Application of Supercritical CO₂-Assisted Technology for Extracting Resveratrol and Polyphenolic Compounds from Oregon Grape Pomace
Ron Reuter FES Willamette Valley Hydrology impacts of Emerald Ash Borer Invasion
Manuel Garcia-Jaramillo EMT Assessing the fate of antibiotics and their transformation products in wastewater.
Anna Hayes FST Extraction and purification of L-fucose from Oregon-based brown seaweed for human health
Swapna Priya Rajarapu FERM Advancing root weevil management through biocontrol in Christmas tree production
Frank Chaplen BEE Development of synthetic mixtures of microbes for making high-value bioproducts from milk whey
Claudia Maier Chemistry  Chemical Profiling of Repellent Essential Oils for Sustainable Pest Control in Oregon Small Fruit Crops
Shannon Cappellazzi CRAFS Biomass Nutrients of 65 Cover Crop Varieties at Three Termination Times
Bryan Endress EOARC-U Control of Invasive Annual Grasses to Reduce Fire Risk and Improve Resource Values in the Blue Mountains
Manoj Pastey Bio Med Sci Development and Validation of qPCR Diagnostic Assays for the Detection of Lethal White Sturgeon Herpesvirus Types 1 and 2
Mahfuzur Sarker Bio Med Sci Evaluating the inhibitory activity of natural products against growth of Clostridium perfringens spores in laboratory medium and meat products.
Ethan Doney FW Understanding Livestock Producer Perspectives on Wolves and Wolf Management in Oregon
Cheng Li BEE AI-Enhanced Microbial Electrochemical Sensor for Proactive Soil Health Monitoring and Management in Oregon Agriculture
Brittany Barker OR IMP Center Forecasting the Phenology and Establishment Risk of the Mediterranean Oak Borer
Lewis Semprini #N/A Cometabolic Hydrogels for the Treatment of CECs in Irrigation Water
Brian Dolan Bio Med Sci Subclinical Inflammation in Domestic Sheep: Identifying Trends, Causes, and Consequences for Flock Health
Islam Hafez WSE Investigation of pyrolysis parameters for the production of value-added biochar from hazelnut shells
Dalila Rendon Hort Residual non-target effects of new pesticides on beneficial predatory mites in ornamentals.
Juliana Ranches EOARC-B Tannin-Rich Grape Pomace as a Cattle Supplement to Mitigate Methane Emissions and Enhance Performance
Tala Navab-Daneshmand CBEE Improving Water Quality for Irrigation: Hydrogel-Based Bioremediation of Antibiotics
Hana You Washington Co Ext Evaluating Nitrogen Requirements and Stabilizer Impacts on Gale Wheat Performance in Willamette Valley
Molly Megraw BPP Enabling Machine Learning for Gene Regulatory Engineering in Crop Plants: Generating Transcription Start Site Sequencing (TSS-Seq) Data in Maize
Marcelo Moretti Hort Pulse Electric Field as an Innovative Tool for Weed Control
Nan Xu Josephine Co Ext Growing Resilient Vineyards: Cover Crops to Boost Soil Health and Productivity
in Oregon
Jacob Powell Wasco Co Ext Examining the use of drone imagery and handheld sensors to detect nutrient deficiencies and yield in winter wheat
Aymeric Goyer BPP Increasing thiamin root uptake efficiency to improve potato tuber yield
Christina Hagerty CBARC Assessment of fusarium crown rot risk posed by grassy weeds in herbicide-resistant wheat systems
Alec Kowalewski Hort Managing cherry laurel leaf spot and shothole disease with phosphite and irrigation methods
Stephen Machado CBARC Effects of Silicate and Biochar-Manure Mix to Improve Soil Health in Cropping Systems in Eastern Oregon 
Nick AuYeung CBEE Thermochemical Energy Storage for Energy Efficient Controlled Environment Agriculture
Aaron Becerra-Alvarez Hort AI Driven Targeted Herbicide Spraying Technology for Specialty Seed Crops 
Brigid Meints CRAFS Characterizing Climate Resilient Pulse Crops for Western Oregon
Qiao Ding FST Ultrasound-assisted cleaning and sanitizing of food-contact agriculture tools
David Wooster EOARC-U Long-Term Stream Restoration in Eastern Oregon: Evaluating Success and Identifying Opportunities for Improving Future Restoration