Principal Investigators
Mark J. Pavek, PhD
Professor
Research, and Extension Horticulturist – Potato and Vegetable Crops
Office: Johnson Hall 137A
Phone: 509.335.6861
mjpavek@wsu.edu
N. Richard Knowles, PhD
Professor
Research, and Extension Horticulturist – Potato and Vegetable Crops
Postharvest Specialist
Office: Johnson Hall 43
Phone: 509.335.3451
rknowles@wsu.edu
Faculty and Staff
Zachary Holden
Research Associate
Office: Johnson Hall 39
Phone: 509.335.3452
zholden@wsu.edu
Lisa O. Knowles
Assistant Research Professor
Office: Johnson Hall 37W
Phone: 509.335.1874
lknowles@wsu.edu
G.N. Mohan Kumar
Associate Professor
Office: Johnson Hall 49
Phone: 509.335.3455
gnmkumar@wsu.edu
Nora O. Fuller
Agricultural Research Technologist III
Office: Johnson Hall 41
Phone:
nora.o.fuler@wsu.edu
Raul “Rudy” G. Garza, Jr.
Research Facility Manager
Office: WSU Othello Potato Building
Phone: 509.488.3191
rudy_garza@wsu.edu
Francisco Atilano
Research Assistant I
Vito Cantu
Research Assistant I
WSU Potato & Vegetable Extension – Columbia Basin
Carrie H. Wohleb, Ph.D.
Regional Vegetable Crops Specialist, WSU Extension, Grant/Adams Area
Office: 35 C Street NW
Ephrata, WA
Phone: 509.754.2011 ext. 413
cwohleb@wsu.edu
Tim Water, Ph.D.
Area Extension Educator, Franklin & Benton Co.Commercial Vegetables
Office: 404 W. Clark Ave.
Pasco, WA
Phone: 509.545.3511
twaters@wsu.edu
Graduate Students
Chandler Dolezal
Degree sought: PhD
Area of Interest: Potato Agronomy
Education background: BS, Crop and Soil Science, Field Crop Management, Minor in Soil Science, WSU
Faculty advisor: Mark J. Pavek
Email: cdolezal@WSU.ede
Graham Ellis
Degree sought: PhD
Area of Interest:
Educational Background: BS, Agricultural Biotechnology, Minor in Anthropology, WSU
Faculty Advisor: Rick Knowles
Email: graham.ellis@email.wsu.edu
Cody Dean
Degree sought: Masters
Area of interest: Plant physiology and biochemistry, variety testing
Educational background: BS, Agricultural Biotechnology, Minor in Horticulture, WSU
Faculty advisor: Rick Knowles
Email: cody.dean@wsu.edu
Francisco “paco” Gonzalez
Degree sought: PhD
Area of Interest: Precision Irrigation, UAV technologies, Plant nutrition
Education background: BS, Agricultural Food Systems, AgTM, minor in Horticulture, WSU
Faculty advisor: Mark J. Pavek
Email: Francisco.Gonzalez@WSU.edu
Alejandro Cruz
Degree sought: Masters
Area of Interest:
Education background: BS, Agricultural Food Systems, AgTM, WSU
Faculty Advisor: Mark J. Pavek
Email: