Meet the Team

Jim Baird, Ph.D.
Turfgrass Specialist
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Research Interests: Saving turfgrass in California and the Southwest
Birthplace: Pueblo, Colorado
Alternative Career: Veterinarian

Marta Pudzianowska, Ph.D.
Assistant Researcher
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Research Interests: Turfgrass breeding, plant secondary metabolites
Birthplace: Radom, Poland
Alternative Career: Graphic designer, Architect

Pawel Orlinski
Junior Specialist
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Research Interests: Allelopathy, medicinal plants, statistical and chemometric analysis, data mining
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Alternative Career: Programmer, Data Analyst

Sandra Glegola
Junior Specialist

Christian S. Bowman
Ph.D. Candidate
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Research Interests: Turfgrass breeding and genetics
Birthplace: Fullerton, California
Alternative Career: Programmer

Luiz H. Monticelli
Laboratory Assistant

Taylor Oliver
Laboratory Assistant

Valentina Bindi
Laboratory Assistant

Past Team Members

Lab Members

Matteo Serena, PhD (Sr. Mgr. - Irrigation research, USGA)
Pawel Petelewicz, PhD (Assistant Professor, UF/IFAS)
Marco Schiavon, PhD (Assistant Professor, UF/IFAS)
Mingying Xiang, PhD (Assistant Professor, West Texas A&M)
Priti Saxena, PhD (Assistant Professor, CalPoly Pomona)
Fayek Negm, PhD
Toan Khuong, MS (Associate Specialist, UCR)
Vanessa Ferrel, MD (Bronx, NY)

Graduate Students

Tyler Mock, PhD (Assistant Cotton Breeder, BASF)
Ryan Nichols, MS (Regional Sales Manager, NuFarm; Western U.S.)
Alea Pedroza, MS (FMC Market Specialist, T&O and Structural Solutions)
Nicholas Hoisington, MS (Golf Course Superintendent, River's Edge; OR)
Brent Barnes, MS (Ornamental Plant Breeder, Plant21 LLC)

Turfgrass Science

Meet the Team

Past Team Members

Lab Members

Graduate Students

Turfgrass Research & Extension

COLLEGE OF NATURAL &
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Meet the Team

Past Team Members

Lab Members

Graduate Students

COLLEGE OF NATURAL & AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

COLLEGE OF NATURAL &
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES