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

Jason Rasgon


Jason Rasgon,
Chair
Professor, Department of Entomology

Two-Year Term (through December 2027)

Misha Kwasniewski


Misha Kwasniewski
Associate Research Professor of Food Science, Department of Food Science

Two-Year Term (through December 2026)

Paige Kelly

Paige Kelly

Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education

Two-Year Term (through December 2027)

Erika Ganda


Erika Ganda
Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes, Department of Animal Science

Two-Year Term (through December 2026)

Camilla Hughes


Camilla Hughes
Assistant Professor of Reproductive Biology, Department of Animal Science

Two-Year Term (through December 2027)

Sibel Irmak


Sibel Irmak
Research Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Two-Year Term (through December 2026)

Jill Hamilton


Jill Hamilton
Associate Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

Two-Year Term (through December 2027)

Tyler A. Groh


Tyler A. Groh
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

Two-Year Term (through December 2027)

Mihail Kantor


Mihail Kantor
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology

Two-Year Term (through December 2027)

Caio Brunharo


Caio Brunharo
Assistant Professor of Weed Science, Department of Plant Science

Two-Year Term (through December 2026)

Andrew D. Patterson


Andrew D. Patterson
Professor of Molecular Toxicology, Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology,
Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Two-Year Term (through December 2027)

Office for Research and Graduate Education

Address

217 Agricultural Administration Building
University Park, PA 16802-2600

Office for Research and Graduate Education

Address

217 Agricultural Administration Building
University Park, PA 16802-2600