Personnel
The M.S. in Agronomy Program is made possible by many dedicated individuals, including faculty, lecturers, staff, administrators, undergraduate workers, and even students themselves who provide vital feedback. Below are profiles of just some of our current contributors.
Administration
Dr. Wiedenhoeft is the Interim Department Chair and the Director of the M.S. in Agronomy Program.
Morrill Professor
Student Support Personnel
Ms. Amy Pollpeter, serves as a Writing Consultant for the Program. Amy works with MSc Agronomy students at all stages of the creative component process. She provides guidance in writing mechanics, document flow, and ASA format guidelines. She is also available for other coursework consultation.
Anita Kay, Life Sciences Librarian, serves as a reference, instruction, and outreach librarian. She works with the Departments of Agronomy, Horticulture, Kinesiology, Psychology, and Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) at Iowa State University.
Faculty and Lecturers
Dr. Licht teaches Agronomy 591: Agronomic Systems Analysis and Agronomy 594: Workshop in Agronomy.
lichtma@iastate.edu
(515) 294-0877
Dr. Kwaw-Mensah teaches:
Agronomy 512: Soil-Plant Environment, Agronomy 532: Soil Management, Agronomy 592: Current Issues in Agronomy, and Agronomy 599m: Creative Component Seminar
dkwaw@iastate.edu
(515) 294-5106
Dr. Flory teaches Agronomy 503: Climate and Crop Growth.
Dr Singh teaches Agron511 Crop Improvement
arti@iastate.edu
515-294-0948
Dan teaches Agronomy 502: Chemistry, Physics, & Biology of Soils.
ddobill@iastate.edu
(919) 761-5300
Dr. Harbur teaches Agronomy 513: Quantitative Methods for Agronomy.
Edgar Nieto is the course instructor for Agronomy 544: Host-Pest Interactions.
Dr. Ebrahimi is the course instructor for Agronomy 501: Crop Growth and Development, and Agronomy 531: Crop Ecology and Management.
Technical Support Personnel
Instructional Support Specialist for Distance Programs in Agronomy.
gwied@iastate.edu
(515) 294-6602