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Turfgrass Science

UCR Turfgrass Research & Extension

Meet the Team

Jim Baird

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 

Christian S. Bowman

Christian S. Bowman
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Research Interests: Turfgrass breeding and genetics
Birthplace: Fullerton, California
Alternative Career: Programmer

Sandra Glegola

Sandra Glegola
Assistant Specialist

Evelyn De La Cruz

Evelyn De La Cruz
Student Research Assistant

Melissa Murillo

Melissa Murillo
Student Research Assistant

Parker Stevens

Parker Stevens
Student Research Assistant

Past Team Members

Lab Members

Marta Pudzianowska, PhD (Assistant Professor, MSU)
Pawel Orlinski (Instructor, MSU)
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)

Marcel Derendorf  | Michal Sciblak  | Martino Benedetti  | Taylor Oliver  | Luiz Monticelli  | Valentina Bindi  | Brandon Lehman  | Chiara Ferrari  | Chiara Toniatti  | Brooke Gomez  | Diego Ibarra-Cruz  | Victor Herrera  | Alessio Forconi  | Ada Baldi  | Antonio Verzotto  | Kataryzna Jagiello-Kubiec  | Magali Lopez  | Giulio Cremonese  | Martino Cuccagna  | Andrea Feo  | Jacob Gray  | Katarzyna Zak  | Magda Poleska

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