Aug 28, 2025  
2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog

Graduate Faculty


Reginald S. Archer, Associate Professor 
B.S., 1996, M.S., 2005, University of Florida, PhD, 2013, University of California Santa Barbara. 

Sougata Bardhan, Associate Professor 
B.S., 1997, G. B. Pant University of Agri. And Tech., India; M.S., 2005, Ph.D., 2010, The Ohio State University. 

Thomas Byl, Professor, and Research Scientist United States Geological Survey 
B.A., 1983, Hope College, MI; M.S., 1986, Louisiana State University; Ph.D., 1992, University of Memphis. 

Yujuan Chen, Associate Professor 
B.S., 2006, Bejing Forestry University; M.S., 2009, Chinese Academy of Forestry; Ph.D., 2013, Virginia Tech University. 

Jianwei Li, Associate Professor 
B.S., 2001, China Agricultural University; Ph.D., 2009, Duke University. 

Sarah Neumann, Assistant Professor  
B.S., 1999, The University of the South; Ph.D., 2008, Michigan State University. 

Felix Ogunmokun, Assistant Professor 
BTech., 2010, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology; MSc., 2017, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; PhD., 2022, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 

Bharat Pokharel, Associate Professor 
BSc. Hons., 1998, Australian National University; Ph.D., 2008, Michigan Technological University. 

Sudipta Rakshit, Associate Professor 
BSc., 1997, University of Calcutta; MSc., 1999, University of Calcutta; M.S., 2002, University of Iowa; Ph.D., 2006, University of Kentucky. 

William Sutton, Associate Professor 
B.S. 2002, Wheeling Jesuit University; M.S., 2004, Marshall University, Ph.D., 2010, Alabama A&M University. 

Huseyin B. Tecimen, Assistant Professor 
BSc., 1998, MSc., 2000, Ph.D., 2005, Istanbul University.  

De’Etra Young, Associate Professor, and Associate Dean for Academics and Land-Grant Programs 
B.S., 2004, Southern University and A&M College; M.S., 2006, Texas A&M University; Ph.D., 2010, Texas A&M University.