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Meet the UMHDI Research Team

University of Wisconsin

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Jason Fischbach
UW-Extension Woody Crops Specialist
[email protected]
 
UMHDI Co-Leader, germplasm improvement, outreach education, industry development, agronomics
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Julie Dawson
Assistant Professor of Horticulture
​UW-Extension Urban and Regional Food Systems Specialist
[email protected]
 
plant breeding
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Dave Bohnhoff
Professor Emeritus
​UW-Madison, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
[email protected]
 
harvest technology, post-harvest processing
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Mike Demchik
Professor of Forestry
​UW-Steven’s Point
​[email protected]
 
american hazelnut, genetic diversity, biochemical applications
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Scott Brainard
Research Associate
UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
[email protected]
 
germplasm improvement, genomics
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Peyton Higgins
Post-Doctoral Fellow
UW-Madison, Department of Food Science
[email protected]
 
kernel chemistry, genetics
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Shoeb Quadri
Scientist
UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
[email protected]
 
tissue culture 
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Amaya Atucha
Associate Professor
UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
[email protected]
 
cold hardiness, propagation

University of Minnesota

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Lois Braun
Research Scientist
UMN, Dept. of Agronomy & Plant Genetics
​[email protected]
 
UMHDI Co-Leader, germplasm improvement, agronomics
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Connie Carlson
Asst. Statewide Director
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
​[email protected]
 
supply chain development
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Jerry Cohen
​Professor
UMN, Dept. Horticultural Science
[email protected]
 
propagation, metabolomics of EFB
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Brandon Miller
​Assistant Professor
UMN, Dept. Horticultural Science
[email protected]
 
propagation
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Brian Aukema
Professor
UMN, Dept. Entomology
[email protected]
 
entomology
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Emily Delorean
Post-Doctorate Associate
UMN, Dept. Agronomy and Plant Genetics
[email protected]
 
breeding, genomics
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Colin Cureton
Director of Adoption and Scaling
​UMN, Forever Green Initiative [email protected]
 
industry development
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Mark Hamman
Research Technician
UMN, Dept. of Agronomy & Plant Genetics
[email protected]

​germplasm improvement, agronomics, propagation

Ohio State University

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Devin Peterson
Director
Ohio State Flavor Research and Education Center
[email protected]
 
flavor chemistry
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Why Hazelnuts?
    • Our Work
    • Our Research Team
    • Our Funding
    • UMHDI Mailing LIst
  • For Growers
    • Coming Events
    • Grower Networks
    • Podcast
    • Publications
    • Buy Plants
    • Conference Proceedings
    • Other Resources
  • Processing
    • Processing 101
    • Processing Equipment
    • Processing Accelerator
    • Accelerator Partners
  • Donate
  • LFP Project