People

Wendy Yang
Associate Professor, Departments of Plant Biology and Geology, UIUC
Associate Director, Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, UIUC
Affiliate, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, UIUC
Affiliate, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, UIUC
Affiliate, Institute for Genomic Biology, UIUC
Affiliate, Center for Digital Agriculture, UIUC

CV

Mark Burnham
Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
Co-advised by Evan DeLucia

Will

William Eddy
Visiting Research Scientist

Di

Di Liang
Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
Co-advised by Angela Kent

Emily Stuchiner
Postdoc, SYMFONI
Co-advised by Evan DeLucia

Ziliang

Ziliang (Kevin) Zhang
Postdoc, SYMFONI and Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
Co-advised by Evan DeLucia


Joseph Edwards
Ph.D. Student, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Chuck

Chuck Hyde
Ph.D. Student, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Sean

Sean Ooi
Ph.D. Student, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Ivanellis Rodriguez-Torres

Master’s Student, Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Co-advised by Angela Kent

Technicians

Jack Breiter

Ally Cook

Ingrid Holstrom

JessJessica Mulcrone
Assistant Lab Manager

Rachel Van Allen
Lab Manager

Haley Ware

Chloe Yates

Undergraduate Researchers

  • Madison Stoltz, Integrative Biology

Lab Alums

Jonathan Treffkorn

Jonathan Treffkorn
Lab Manager, 2013-2016
Now at Caltech Noble Gas Lab

Sada Egenriether
Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Ph.D. 2021
Fellow, Illinois Distinguished Fellowship
Now Predictive Modeler at Country Financial

Alex

Alexander Krichels
Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Ph.D. 2019
Fellow, Vertically Integrated Training with Genomics IGERT Program

Now postdoc in Homyak Lab at the University of California, Riverside

Caitlin O’Neill
Plant Biology M.S. 2018
Fellow, Vertically Integrated Training with Genomics IGERT Program
Now at Arcadis
Georgia Seyfried
Plant Biology Ph.D. 2021
Fellow, Vertically Integrated Training with Genomics IGERT Program
Fellow, Illinois Distinguished Fellowship
Now postdoc in Halloran Lab at Clemson University

Adam Von Haden
Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, 2018-2021
Now postdoc at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Website

Former technicians: Ayesha Ahmed, Taylor Bozman, Sophie Rose Fruchter, Jack Goldman, Avarna Jain, Anna Kreihbel

Lab photo Dec 2014

Undergraduate Researchers and Research Assistants

  • Emina Sipic, Integrative Biology
  • Sarah Kania, Integrative Biology
  • Kathleen Ross, Molecular & Cell Biology
  • Lucia Zuniga Reynoso, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Xiangyu Zhang, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (exchange student)
  • Josefina Figueroa, Integrative Biology
  • Savannah Henderson, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Osenkyewera Bannerman-Blankson, Molecular and Cell Biology
  • Taylor Bozman, Integrative Biology
  • Sylvia Gewont, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
  • Audrey Gomez, Bioengineering Pre-medicine
  • Sharell Hicks, Molecular & Cell Biology
  • Danielle Michael, Business- Supply Chain Management
  • Bri Sarley, Molecular & Cell Biology
  • Alec Weingart, Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability
  • Puja Patel, Integrative Biology
  • Dustin Park, Integrative Biology
  • Melanie Bachhuber, Integrative Biology
  • Nate Lawrence, Natural Resources & Environmental Science
  • Weikang (Matteo) Ni, Fujian Agricultural & Forestry University
  • Lily Zhao, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Katie Frawley, Integrative Biology
  • Sheeri Hanjra, Molecular & Cell Biology
  • Robyn Lee, Integrative Biology
  • Asif Ali, Integrative Biology
  • Adam Cullian, Integrative Biology
  • Chen Guo, Integrative Biology
  • Lindsey Mendelsohn, Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability
  • Joey Moser, Integrative Biology
  • Rachael Nasralla, Integrative Biology
  • Quinn Smith, Integrative Biology
  • Zoe Frankowicz, Geology
  • Tracy Guo, Integrative Biology