Faculty

Administration

David D. Baltensperger

Professor and Head of the Department

979-321-5906

dbaltensperger@tamu.edu
434 Heep Center
Larry A. Redmon

Professor and Associate Department Head & Extension Program Leader

979-321-5909

l-redmon@tamu.edu
434 Heep Center
Wayne Smith

Professor and Associate Department Head

979-321-5903

cwsmith@tamu.edu
217D Heep Center

Felipe Aburto Guerrero

Assistant Professor

(979) 321-5920

felipe.aburto@ag.tamu.edu
Heep Center 544 - 545
Gurjinder Baath

Assistant Professor

gurjinder.baath@ag.tamu.edu
720 E. Blackland Rd., Temple, TX 76502
Muthu Bagavathiannan

Professor

979-321-5915

m.bagavathiannan@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 341-C
David D. Baltensperger

Professor and Head of the Department

979-321-5906

dbaltensperger@tamu.edu
434 Heep Center
Jourdan Bell

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist

806-677-5600

Jourdan.Bell@ag.tamu.edu
Amarillo, Texas
Mahendra Bhandari

Assistant Professor

(361) 265-9201

mahendra.bhandari@ag.tamu.edu
AgriLife Research and Extension Center - Corpus Christi
Jeff Brady

Assistant Professor

(254) 968-4144

jeffbrady@tamu.edu
AgriLife Research and Extension Center - Stephenville
Joseph Burke

Assistant Professor

806-746-6101

joseph.burke@ag.tamu.edu
1102 E. Drew St., Lubbock
Mark Burow

Professor

806-746-6101

mburow@tamu.edu
Lubbock, Texas
Byron Burson

USDA-ARS

979-260-9300

b-burson@tamu.edu
College Station, Texas
Katherine Carson

Instructional Assistant Professor

979-321-5922

kcarson@tamu.edu
342B Heep Center
John Cason

Assistant Professor

(254) 968-4144

john.cason@ag.tamu.edu
Stephenville, TX
Ambika Chandra

Professor

972-231-5362

a-chandra@tamu.edu
Dallas, TX
Manuel Chavarria

Assistant Professor
Extension Turfgrass Specialist

(979) 321-4653

manuel.chavarria@ag.tamu.edu
Scotts Turfgrass Facility - College Station
Vanessa A. Corriher-Olson

Professor & Extension Forage Specialist

903-834-6191

VACorriher@ag.tamu.edu
Overton, Texas
Jorge Da Silva

Professor

956-969-5623

jadasilva@ag.tamu.edu
Weslaco, Texas
Paul DeLaune

Professor

(940) 647-3898

pbdelaune@ag.tamu.edu
Vernon, Texas
Youjun Deng

Associate Professor

979-321-5923

yjd@tamu.edu
541A Heep Center
Jane Dever

Professor

806-746-6101

jdever@ag.tamu.edu
Lubbock, Texas
Xuejun Dong

Associate Professor

(830) 988-6136

xuejun.dong@ag.tamu.edu
Uvalde, Texas
Peter Dotray

Professor & Extension Specialist

806-742-1634

p-dotray@tamu.edu
Lubbock, Texas
Fugen Dou

Professor

409-752-2741 etx. 2223
(409) 245-8611

fugen.dou@aesrg.tamu.edu
Beaumont, Texas
Alma Fernández González

Research Scientist

979-321-5925

alma.fernandez@tamu.edu
Heep Center 233B
Mitchell Physics Bldg 463
Scott A. Finlayson

Associate Professor

979-321-5924

sfinlayson@tamu.edu
220B Heep Center
Jamie Foster

Professor

361-360-4536

jlfoster@ag.tamu.edu
Beeville, TX
Girisha Ganjegunte

Professor

915-859-1908 x 21

gkganjegunte@ag.tamu.edu
El Paso, Texas
Terry J. Gentry

Professor

979-321-5918

tjgentry@tamu.edu
550A Heep Center
Wenxuan Guo

Assistant Professor

(806) 834-2266

wenxuan.guo@ag.tamu.edu
Lubbock
Mark Hall

Program Coordinator

979-321-5927

markhall@tamu.edu
217A Heep Center
Dirk B. Hays

Professor
Director, Weslaco Research & Extension Center

979-458-0032

dirk.hays@ag.tamu.edu
Weslaco, TX
Tim Herrman

Professor, State Chemist and Director of the Office of the Texas State Chemist

979-845-1121

tjh@otsc.tamu.edu
445 Agronomy College Station
Md Shakhawat Hossain

Assistant Research Scientist and
Visiting Lecturer

(979) 845-5322

mshossain@tamu.edu
HPCT 551
Julie A Howe

Professor of Soil Science

979-321-5904

j-howe@tamu.edu
616 Heep Center
Mark Hussey

Professor

(979) 803-1325

mark.hussey@ag.tamu.edu
Heep Center 349C
Amir Ibrahim

Regents Professor
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fellow

979-321-5929

aibrahim@tamu.edu
430C Heep Center
Russell W. Jessup

Associate Professor

979-321-5930

rjessup@tamu.edu
431B Heep Center
Wayne Keeling

Professor

806-742-4026

w-keeling@tamu.edu
Lubbock, Texas
Brendan Kelly

Assistant Professor of Cotton Fiber Phenomics

806-834-0326

brendan.kelly@tamu.edu
Lubbock, TX
Emi Kimura

Associate Professor
Agronomist
Extension State Peanut Specialist

940-647-3910

emi.kimura@ag.tamu.edu
Vernon, TX
Brandon Lafferty

Adjunct, Supervisory Soil Scientist

601-634-3589

Brandon.Lafferty@erdc.dren.mil
Vicksburg, MS
Katie Lewis

Associate Professor

806-746-6101

katie.lewis@ag.tamu.edu
Lubbock, TX
Shuyu Liu

Professor

806-677-5600

sliutamu@tamu.edu
Amarillo, Texas
Dariusz Malinowski

Professor

940-552-9941

d-malinowski@tamu.edu
Vernon, Texas
Joshua A. McGinty

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist

361-265-9203

jmcginty@tamu.edu
Corpus Christi, TX
Kevin McInnes

Professor

979-321-5931

k-mcinnes@tamu.edu
548B Heep Center
Benjamin McKnight

Assistant Professor
State Extension Cotton Specialist

(979)321-5932

bmcknight@tamu.edu
Heep 348B
Travis Miller

Associate Director Emeritus, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

979-845-2993

td-miller@tamu.edu
Heep 429 C
Jaroy Moore

Professor and Station Director

806-746-6101

j-moore@tamu.edu
Lubbock, Texas
Jake Mowrer

Extension Associate Professor

979-321-5916

jake.mowrer@tamu.edu
348A Heep Center
James Muir

Regents Professor

254-968-4144

j-muir@tamu.edu
Stephenville, Texas
Seth C. Murray

Professor
Butler Chair - Corn Breeding and Genetics

979-321-5933

sethmurray@tamu.edu
Agronomy Field Lab 110/111
Reagan Noland

Assistant Professor & Extension Agronomist

(325) 657-7330

reagan.noland@tamu.edu
San Angelo, Texas
Scott Nolte

Associate Professor
State Extension Weed Specialist

(979) 321-5934

scott.nolte@ag.tamu.edu
Heep 350B
Sakiko Okumoto

Associate Professor

979-321-5917

sokumoto@tamu.edu
337B Heep Center
Prem Oli

Assistant Professor

(903) 834-6191

prem.woli@ag.tamu.edu
1710 N FM 3053, Overton, TX
Tony Provin

Professor and Extension Specialist

979-845-4816

t-provin@tamu.edu
108 Soil Testing Laboratory
Nithya Rajan

Professor

979-321-5936

nrajan@tamu.edu
336A Heep Center
Keerti Rathore

Professor

979-321-5937

rathore@tamu.edu
Borlaug Center
Waltram Ravelombola

Assistant Professor - Organic & Specialty Crop Breeding

(940) 647-3911

waltram.ravelombola@ag.tamu.edu
11708 Hwy 70 S, Vernon, TX
Larry A. Redmon

Professor and Associate Department Head & Extension Program Leader

979-321-5909

l-redmon@tamu.edu
434 Heep Center
William Rooney

Professor and Borlaug-Monsanto Chair for Plant Breeding and International Crop Improvement

979-321-5938

wlr@tamu.edu
Foundation Seed Building
Monte Rouquette

Professor

903-834-6191

m-rouquette@tamu.edu
Overton, Texas
Jackie Rudd

Professor

806-677-5600

j-rudd@tamu.edu
Amarillo, Texas
Stanley Omar Samonte

Associate Professor

(409) 752-2741

stanley.samonte@ag.tamu.edu
Beaumont, TX
Ronnie W. Schnell

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist

979-321-5839

ronschnell@tamu.edu
351C Heep Center
Marlan Scully

Distinguished Professor - Adjunct

979-862-2333

scully@tamu.edu
IQSE 566 (O)
Endang Septiningsih

Professor

979-321-5941

eseptiningsih@tamu.edu
343B Heep Center
Wayne Smith

Professor and Associate Department Head

979-321-5903

cwsmith@tamu.edu
217D Heep Center
Gerald Smith

Professor

903-834-6191

g-smith@tamu.edu
Overton, Texas
A. Peyton Smith

Assistant Professor

(979) 321-5943

peyton.smith@tamu.edu
Heep 541B
Anil Somenahally

Associate Professor

903-834-6191 ext 248

ASomenahally@tamu.edu
Overton, TX
David M. Stelly

Professor

979-321-5912

stelly@tamu.edu
Beasley Laboratory
Chase Straw

Assistant Professor

979-321-5944

cstraw@tamu.edu
Scott's Turf Facility
Nithya Subramanian

Associate Research Scientist
Visiting Lecturer

(979) 321-5840

nithya@tamu.edu
HPCT 340
Kathryn (Kate) Szerlag

Assistant Professor

979-321-5914

kate.szerlag@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 618B
Shyamal Talukder

Assistant Professor

(409) 245-8623

shyamal.talukder@tamu.edu
Beaumont, TX
Lee Tarpley

Professor

409-752-2741 Ext. 2235

ltarpley@tamu.edu
Beaumont, Texas
Michael Thomson

Professor

979-321-5919

m.thomson@tamu.edu
343C Heep Center
Calvin Trostle

Professor & Extension Specialist

806-746-6101

c-trostle@tamu.edu
Lubbock, Texas
Aart Verhoef

Assistant Professor

Please email

aart.verhoef@tamu.edu
Heep Center 233C
Benjamin Wherley

Professor

979-321-5913

b-wherley@tamu.edu
Room 104 Turfgrass Research Laboratory Building
Lloyd T. (Ted) Wilson

Professor, Center Director and Jack B. Wendt Endowed Chair in Rice Research

409-752-3045

lt-wilson@aesrg.tamu.edu
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center at Beaumont, TX
Briana Wyatt

Assistant Professor

979-321-5947

briana.wyatt@tamu.edu
Heep Center 543A
Wenwei Xu

Professor

806-723-8436

we-xu@tamu.edu
Lubbock, Texas
Qingwu Xue

Professor
Faculty Fellow

806-354-5803

qxue@tamu.edu
Amarillo, Texas
Hongbin Zhang

Professor

979-321-5948

hbz7049@tamu.edu
427A Heep Center

Administration

Professor and Head of the Department

Professor and Associate Department Head & Extension Program Leader

Professor and Associate Department Head

Faculty

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor

Professor and Head of the Department

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor

USDA-ARS

Instructional Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor

Assistant ProfessorExtension Turfgrass Specialist

Professor & Extension Forage Specialist

Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Professor & Extension Specialist

Professor

Research Scientist

Associate Professor

Professor

Professor

Professor

Assistant Professor

Program Coordinator

ProfessorDirector, Weslaco Research & Extension Center

Professor, State Chemist and Director of the Office of the Texas State Chemist

Assistant Research Scientist andVisiting Lecturer

Professor of Soil Science

Professor

Regents ProfessorTexas A&M AgriLife Research Fellow

Associate Professor

Professor

Assistant Professor of Cotton Fiber Phenomics

Associate Professor Agronomist Extension State Peanut Specialist

Adjunct, Supervisory Soil Scientist

Associate Professor

Professor

Professor

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist

Professor

Assistant ProfessorState Extension Cotton Specialist

Associate Director Emeritus, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Professor and Station Director

Extension Associate Professor

Regents Professor

Professor Butler Chair - Corn Breeding and Genetics

Assistant Professor & Extension Agronomist

Associate Professor State Extension Weed Specialist

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Professor and Extension Specialist

Professor

Professor

Assistant Professor - Organic & Specialty Crop Breeding

Professor and Associate Department Head & Extension Program Leader

Professor and Borlaug-Monsanto Chair for Plant Breeding and International Crop Improvement

Professor

Professor

Associate Professor

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist

Distinguished Professor - Adjunct

Professor

Professor and Associate Department Head

Professor

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor
Extension Turfgrass Specialist

Professor
Director, Weslaco Research & Extension Center

Assistant Research Scientist and
Visiting Lecturer

Regents Professor
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fellow

Associate Professor
Agronomist
Extension State Peanut Specialist

Assistant Professor
State Extension Cotton Specialist

Professor
Butler Chair - Corn Breeding and Genetics

Associate Professor
State Extension Weed Specialist