Project Team
Project Directors
Dan Devlin Project Director (PD)
Director
Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment (KCARE)
Kansas State University
Jean Steiner Co-Project Director (Co-PD)
Supervisory Soil Scientist
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Project Co-Investigators
Hugh Aljoe
Consultation Program Manager
Agricultural Division
Noble Research Institute
Linda Atkinson
Associate Director for K-12 Partnerships
K20 Center
University of Oklahoma
Jeffrey Basara
Associate Professor
School of Meteorology
University of Oklahoma
Food Specialist, Associate Professor
Nutritional Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Andy Cole
Retired - Supervisory Research Animal Scientist
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Sam Coleman
Retired - Research Animal Scientist
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Jaymelynn Farney
Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist
Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
Walter Fick
Associate Professor, Range Management
Agromony
Kansas State University
Prasanna Gowda
Agricultural Engineer
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
David Lalman
Associate Professor
Animal Sciences
Oklahoma State University
James Locke
Soils & Crops Consultant
Consulting Services
Noble Research Institute
Romulo Lollato
Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist
Wheat and Forages, Agronomy
Kansas State University
Gerad Middendorf
Professor
Sociology
Kansas State University
Corey Moffet
Rangeland Scientist
Southern Plains Range Research Station
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Tyson Ochsner
Associate Professor, Applied Soil Physics
Plant and Soil Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Edward Osei
Senior Research Economist
Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER)
Tarleton State University
DeAnn Presley
Associate Professor, Environmental Soils and Management
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Ryan Reuter
Associate Professor, Range Beef Cattle Nutrition
Animal Science
Oklahoma State University
Charles Rice
University Distinguished Professor, Soil Microbiology
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Alex Rocateli
Assistant Professor, Forage Systems
Plant and Soil Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Dorivar Ruiz Diaz
Associate Professor, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Ali Saleh
Associate Director
Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER)
Tarleton State University
Al Sutherland
Assistant Extension Specialist
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Oklahoma State University
Peter Tomlinson
Assistant Professor, Environmental Quality
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Associate Professor, Extension Specialist
Animal Sciences and Industry
Kansas State University
Jason Warren
Assistant Professor, Soil and Water Conservation/Management Extension Specialist
Plant and Soil Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Xiangming Xiao
Professor
Earth Observation and Modeling Facility (EOMF)
University of Oklahoma
Research Scientists
Narayanan Kannan
Associate Research Scientist
Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER)
Tarleton State University
Research Animal Scientist
Forage and Livestock Production Research Unit
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Rewati Niraula
Senior Research Associate
Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER)
Tarleton State University
Research Ecologist
Forage and Livestock Production Research Unit
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Brekke Peterson Munks
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Bijay Pokhrel
Senior Research Associate
Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research (TIAER)
Tarleton State University
Sonisa Sharma
Post-doctoral Researcher
Rangeland and Pasture Research
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Patrick Starks
Research Soil Scientist
Great Plains Agroclimate and Natural Resources Unit
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Stephen Teet
Physical Science Technician
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Richard Todd
Soil Scientist
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Ken Turner
Research Animal Scientist
Forage and Livestock Production Research Unit
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Research Associate
Center for Spatial Analysis, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology
Oklahoma State University
Heidi Waldrip
Research Soil Scientist
Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Dennis Wallin
Information Technology Specialist
Grazinglands Research Laboratory
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Graduate Students
Priyanka Aggalaiah Manjunatha
Graduate Research Assistant
Plant and Soil Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Rajen Bajgain
Graduate Research Assistant
Earth Observation and Modeling Faciltiy (EOMF)
University of Oklahoma
Tiffany Carter
Graduate Research Assistant
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Amanda de Oliveira
Graduate Research Assistant
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Paul Flanagan
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Meteorology
University of Oklahoma
Kyle Horn
Graduate Research Assistant
Animal Science
Oklahoma State University
Brent Jaenisch
Graduate Research Assistant
Agronomy
Kansas State University
James Lasquites
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Plant and Soil Sciences
Oklahoma State University
Rafael Maeoka
Graduate Research Assistant
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Adam McGee
Graduate Research Assistant
Animal Science
Oklahoma State University
Johanie Rivera Zayas
Graduate Research Assistant
Agronomy
Kansas State University
Heather Shaffery
Graduate Research Assistant
Education/K-20 Center
University of Oklahoma
Ryann Wakefield
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Meteorology
University of Oklahoma
Jie Wang
Ph. D. Student, Research Assistant
Earth Observation and Modeling Facility (EOMF)
University of Oklahoma
Aksel Wiseman
Graduate Research Assistant
Animal Science
Oklahoma State University
Yao Zhang
Ph. D. Student, Research Assistant
Earth Observation and Modeling Facility (EOMF)
University of Oklahoma
Yuting Zhou
Ph. D. Student, Research Assistant
Earth Observation and Modeling Facility (EOMF)
University of Oklahoma
Zhenhua Zhou
Ph. D. Student, Research Assistant
Earth Observation and Modeling Facility (EOMF)
University of klahoma
Project Staff
Amber Campbell
Project Manager
Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment (KCARE)
Kansas State University
Kathy Gehl
Extension Program Coordinator
Agronomy
Kansas State University
External Advisory Committee
Lisa French
Project Coordinator
Cheney Lake Watershed, Inc.
Mike Grusak
Plant Physiologist
Children's Nutrition Research Center
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Gregg Hadley
Assistant Director
Extension agriculture, natural resources, and community development
Kansas State Research and Extension
Mark Hodges
Executive Director
Plains Grains, Inc./Oklahoma Genetics, Inc.
David Kraft
State Rangeland Management Specialist, Kansas
Grazing Land Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Sara Place
Senior Director, Sustainable Beef Production Resarch
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Brandon Reavis
Grazing Land Specialist, Oklahoma
Ecological Sciences and Conservation Planning
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Randy Taylor
Assistant Director
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service