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


