Students

Una O'Connell

Graduate Student • Research Assistant

Master's Program: Agriculture, Crop Science

Project: Exploring Regenerative Vegetable Systems on California’s Central Coast

Hometown: Oakland, California

Evan Tamayo

Graduate Student • Pest Management Technician

Master's Program: Agriculture, Plant Protection Science/Plant Pathology

Project: Evaluating Biologicals for Lettuce Fusarium Wilt Management 

Hometown: Camarillo, California

Shane Egerstrom

Graduate Student • Research Assistant

Master's Program: Environmental Sciences and Management, Focus in Soil Science

Project: The role of irrigation management in improving nitrogen use efficiency for broccoli grown with nitrate-contaminated irrigation water

Hometown: California

Megan Widle

Graduate Student • Research Assistant

Master's Program: Agriculture, Specialization in Crop Science

Project: Evaluating the effects of different beneficial practices on nitrogen dynamics and leaching in organic cropping systems

Hometown: Santa Maria, California

Ria Chhabra

Graduate Student • Research Assistant

Master's Program: Agriculture, Specialization in Crop Science

Project: Developing predictive tools for nitrogen management with organic vegetables in the Central Valley

Hometown: Sacramento, California

Zander Brant

Graduate Student • Research Assistant

Master's Program: Environmental Sciences and Management 

Project: Assessing the potential of alternative phosphorus sources derived from waste products for CA agricultural soils. 

Hometown: San Diego, California

Alexandra Veysey

Undergraduate Student • Organic Farm crew

Major: Plant Science, concentrating in Plant Protection

Hometown: Brawley, California