DAREC Directors
For Research, Extension and Teaching
Kent Shannon
Assistant Teaching Professor in Ag Engineering
Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri
Jianfeng Zhou
Associate Professor of Ag Engineering
Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri
Affiliate Faculty
Faculty of University of Missouri
Stephen Anderson
William A. Albrecht Distinguished Professor of Soil and Environmental Sciences
Prasad Calyam
Greg L. Gilliom Professor of Cyber Security
Morgan Davis
Assistant professor of soil and environmental science
School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri
Dan Downing
Extension Specialist of Water Quality
SARE State Coordinator
Felix Fritschi
C. Alice Donaldson Professor in Bioenergy Crop Physiology and Genetics
Robert Kallenbach
Associate Dean of Extension and Senior Program Director
Annette Kendall
Assistant Extension Professor
Associate Director, McQuinn Center for Entrepreneurial
Kiruba Krishnaswamy
Assistant Professor of Sustainable Food Systems Engineering
Rob Myers
Extension Professor
Director, MU Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Tim Reinbott
Director, MOAES Communications and Construction Services
Andre FB Reis
Assistant Professor and State Extension Specialist in Soybean Agronomy
Gurbir Singh
Assistant Professor and State Extension Specialist in Soil Science, Agroecology and Landscape management
John Tummons
Associate Professor of Agricultural Education and Leadership
Heike Buecking
Division Director & Professor of Plant Science and Technology
Xi Xiong
Associate Professor of Crop Science with an emphasis in Horticulture
Gui N. DeSouza
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Division of Robotics and Robotic vision
Henry T. Nguyen
Professor of Molecular Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology
Researchers USDA ARS
Lori Abendroth
Research Agronomist
Research Agronomist, USDA-ARS
Dave Kang
Research Molecular Biologist
Biological Control of Insects Research, USDA-ARS
Advisory Committee
Scott Brees
Division General Manager
Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners
Ignacio Ciampitti
Professor in Farming Systems and Digital Agriculture
Co-Director Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics, Department of Agronomy, K-State University
Lance Conway
Research Specialist
Bradley Schad
Chief executive officer of the Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council (MCMC)
Leon Schumacher
Department Chair, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University
Doug Spaunhorst
Director of Agronomy with MFA-Inc
Jake Winters
Expert in streamlining supply chain processes for agricultural technology, Monarch Tractor
Blake Barlow
Director of Agronomy and Research
Missouri Soybeans
Graduate Student
Felix Oguche
Graduate Student of Biological Engineering
Precision and Automated Agriculture Lab, University of Missouri
Rifat Sazzad
Graduate Student of Biological Engineering
Precision and Automated Agriculture Lab, University of Missouri
Fengkai Tian
Graduate Student of Biological Engineering
Precision and Automated Agriculture Lab, University of Missouri
Asbin B K
Graduate Student of Plant Science
Sustainable Digital Agriculture Laboratory, University of Missouri