Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences Weeds

Faculty and Academic Specialists

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  Erin Burns, Ph.D.

  Assistant Prof. - Integrated weed management w/ emphasis on practices to mitigate the development and spread of herbicide-resistant weeds.
  burnser5@msu.edu
  517-353-0223
  

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  Erin Hill, Ph.D.

  Weed Science Diagnostician
  hiller12@msu.edu
  517-432-9693
  

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  James Kells, Ph.D.

  Professor in MSU AgBioResearch Assistant to the Director; Project GREEEN Coordinator
  kells@msu.edu
  

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  Eric Patterson, Ph.D.

  Assistant Professor, Weed Geneticist
  Patte543@msu.edu
  517-353-0467
  

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  Donald Penner, Ph.D.

  Professor in Weed science & crop physiology; herbicide selectivity, action & metabolism in crops and weeds.
  pennerd@msu.edu
  

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  Karen Renner, Ph.D.

  Professor & Teaching Coordinator, Integrated weed management including weed seed fate and diversified cropping systems influence on weed dynamics.
  renner@msu.edu
  517-353-0233
  

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  Christy Sprague, Ph.D.

  Professor, Crops and Soils Sciences Program Director and Extension Specialist
  sprague1@msu.edu
  517-353-0224