The current RAC consists of 11 faculty members across all Tenure and Non-Tenure Track ranks holding a primary research-oriented position. Members are nominated by Department Heads and are selected from those nominations to assure that the constitution of membership is representative of the college faculty body.
Current Research Advisory Committee
Misha Kwasniewski
Associate Research Professor of Food Science, Department of Food Science
Two-Year Term (through December 2026)
Maria Spencer
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Two-Year Term (through December 2025)
Erika Ganda
Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes, Department of Animal Science
Two-Year Term (through December 2026)
Gregory Ziegler
Distinguished Professor of Food Science, Department of Food Science
Two-Year Term (through December 2025)
Sibel Irmak
Research Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Two-Year Term (through December 2026)
Linlin Fan
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Two-Year Term (through December 2025)
Jasna Kovac
Associate Professor of Food Science, Department of Food Science
Two-Year Term (through December 2025)
Alyssa Collins
Associate Research Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Two-Year Term (through December 2025)
Ciao Brunharo
Assistant Professor of Weed Science, Department of Plant Science
Two-Year Term (through December 2026)
Adrian Barragan
Associate Research Professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Two-Year Term (through December 2025)
Jason Rasgon, Chair
Professor, Department of Entomology
Two-Year Term (through December 2027)
Office for Research and Graduate Education
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Office for Research and Graduate Education
Address
217 Agricultural Administration BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802-2600
- Email agresearch@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-3136
