Zenglu Li, Ph.D.
Professor
GSD Professorship in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Illinois
zli@uga.edu
(706) 542-9805
Curriculum vitae Linkedin
H. Roger Boerma, Ph.D.
Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor, UGA
Executive Director, Georgia Seed Development, GA
Roger.boerma@gsdc.com
(706) 552-4525
Brian Little
Research Coordinator
M.S. in Entomology, University of Georgia
balittle@uga.edu
(706) 227-7951
Coordinate Soybean Breeding Program
Graduate Students
Nathaniel Burner
Ph.D. student
M.S. in Crop Science, North Carolina State University
B.S. in Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
nburner@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
M. Habib Widyawan
Ph.D. student
M.S. in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, IPB University
B.S. in Agronomy, Universitas Gadjah Mada
widyawan@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Emily Powell
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Plant Biology & B.S. in Crop Biotechnology, North Carolina State University
Emily.Powell1@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Dallas Kreisa
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Biology, Marian University
Dallas.Kreisa@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Jake Spittle
Ph.D. student
B.S. in Genetics, UGA
Jake.Spittle@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Postdoctoral Researchers
Shizhe Liang
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Brandeis University
sl73741@uga.edu
(706) 542-0919 (O)
(510) 612-4699 (P)
Artificial intelligence (AI) enabled plant breeding
Research Staff
Tatyana Nienow
Research Professional
tnienow@uga.edu
(706) 542-0915
Soybean molecular breeding
Sarah Carson
M.S. in Wildlife Conservation and Management, Unity College
B.S. in Animal Science, Berry College
Research Professional
Sarah.Carson@uga.edu
(770) 685-8550
Soybean breeding and genetics
Dean Kemp
Lab Manager
dkemp@uga.edu
(706) 255-6718
Nematology Lab Manager
Justin Cline
Research Professional
jcc28120@uga.edu
(678) 247-3163
Soybean Breeding
Kevin Roach
Research Professional
kroach@uga.edu
Soybean Breeding
Incoming graduate students and staff
Aidan K. Bobholz
BS in Agronomy and Seed Science, Iowa State University
Ryan Frist
BS in Plant Sciences, University of Maryland
Joyce Morris
Ph.D. in Crop Sciences, University of Kentucky
Undergraduate Assistants
Kierstyn Smith
Student Research Assistant
Kierstyn.Smith26@uga.edu
(706) 583-0161