Faculty And Staff Stories

Rootworms are developing a natural resistance to Bt corn, which is genetically engineered to produce insecticidal proteins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis.

Change has been a constant, personally and professionally, since Angela Shaw returned to Iowa State in 2011.

Lie Tang’s research in field robotics offers a glimpse into the future of organic agriculture.

Twenty-two years ago Gene Takle’s first study on climate change in Iowa was published in the Iowa Academy of Sciences. Using a NASA climate model, he explored a future climate scenario where carbon dioxide was doubled.

Iowa State faculty have been developing win-win management strategies for natural resource managers and agricultural landowners since offering the first forestry course in 1874.

Agronomy researchers are using the latest in genomic technology to usher in a new era of plant breeding in a department known for making revolutionary breakthroughs for more than 90 years.

The truth is out there, like fish waiting to be seined from a rising sea of scientific data. A key person casting the net is a statistician.

Not currently involved in research, or extension and outreach activities, Ron Deiter is the first to admit he’s “not your typical ag economics professor.” Yet he plays a key role in developing Iowa State’s most significant output—students.

Lyric Bartholomay, an associate professor of entomology, returned to music and singing a few years ago.

The bull is one of 400 purebred Angus cattle at the Iowa State McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration

It has been said dogs resemble their owners, at times both in appearance and personality.

Drawing concentric circles around swine barns never made sense to Steve Hoff.

Curtis Youngs is an award-winning teacher.

Growing up on an Iowa farm, Candice Gardner planned a career in human or animal health. But once a student at Iowa State University, a summer job took her down a different path.

The world’s most productive land rests in Iowa, and extension economist Mike Duffy is known as the voice of expertise who relates its worth.

Greg Tylka’s eyes light up when he talks about microscopic roundworms. He can’t help it. Tylka finds soybean cyst nematode (SCN) biologically intriguing.

High yields don’t happen by accident. They demand a science-based approach to soil fertility and sustainable agronomic practices—key areas of research for Antonio Mallarino and John Sawyer.

When planning for a year, plant corn,” says a Chinese proverb. “When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.”

John Lawrence is a man on a mission. He has spent the past two decades traveling across Iowa, making thousands of presentations representing Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

By Barbara McBreen

If you want something done Carla Persaud is the person to ask. That may be why she was asked to join the Iowa State University United Way Campaign.