People

Professor-in-Charge

Steven Harris

Position
- Professor
- Professor-in-Charge
- Member of the Supervisory Committee
Mycology
Email
stevenh1@iastate.edu

Participating Faculty

Gwyn Beattie

Position
- Professor
Bacteriology; Plant
Email
gbeattie@iastate.edu
Bryan Bellaire

Position
- Associate Professor
Bacteriology; Animal, Human
Email
bbella@iastate.edu
Nancy Boury

Position
- Associate Professor
Educational Research
Email
nan1@iastate.edu
Byron Brehm-Stecher

Position
- Associate Professor
Food Safety
Email
byron@iastate.edu
Larry Halverson

Position
- Associate Professor
Microbial Physiology; Plant
Email
larryh@iastate.edu
Adriana Estefania Larrea Sarmiento

Position
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
Virology; Plant
Email
alarreas@iastate.edu
Leonor Leandro

Position
- Professor
Mycology
Email
lleandro@iastate.edu
Claudia Lemper

Position
- Associate Teaching Professor
- AgDiscovery Program Coordinator
Teaching
Email
cllemper@iastate.edu
Melha Mellata

Position
- Associate Professor
Bacteriology, Food Safety
Email
mmellata@iastate.edu
Aubrey Mendonca

Position
- Associate Professor
Food Safety
Email
amendon@iastate.edu
Allen Miller

Position
- Professor
Virology
Email
wamiller@iastate.edu
Alejandro Olmedo Velarde

Position
- Assistant Professor
Virology; Plant, Insect
Email
aolmedov@iastate.edu
Nicholas Peters

Position
- Associate Professor
Educational Research
Email
ntpeters@iastate.edu
Britta Rued

Position
- Assistant Professor
Bacteriology; Animal, Human
Email
brued@iastate.edu
Ryan Smith

Position
- Associate Professor
Molecular; Insect
Email
smithr@iastate.edu
Daniel Unruh

Position
- Assistant Professor
Food Safety
Email
dunruh@iastate.edu
David Verhoeven

Position
- Assistant Professor
Immunology
Email
davidver@iastate.edu
Steven Whitham

Position
- Professor
Molecular/Genomics; Plant
Email
swhitham@iastate.edu
Xiaochen Yuan

Position
- Adjunct Assistant Professor
Molecular; Plant
Email
xyuan@iastate.edu

Retired and Affiliate Professors

Thomas Bobik

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
bobik@iastate.edu
Edward Braun

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
ebraun@iastate.edu
Susan Carpenter

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
scarp@iastate.edu
Nancy Cornick

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
ncornick@iastate.edu
Joan Cunnick

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
jcunnick@iastate.edu
James Dickson

Position
- Professor
Email
jdickson@iastate.edu
Mark Gleason

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
mgleason@iastate.edu
Thomas Harrington

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
tcharrin@iastate.edu
Thomas Loynachan

Position
- Professor Emeritus
Email
teloynac@iastate.edu

Support Staff

Briony Atkinson

Position
- Academic Advisor II
- Microbiology Program Coordinator
Email
brionya@iastate.edu
Sachiko Funaba

Position
- Undergraduate Program Administration
Email
sfunaba@iastate.edu
Dai Nguyen

Position
- Graduate Program Administration
Email
dna112@iastate.edu
Morgan Smith

Position
- Teaching Laboratory Specialist I
Email
msmith@iastate.edu

The Microbiology Undergraduate Program is administered by the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology, with the involvement of professors from a wide range of departments.