Our Mission

Educating the next generation of breeders in agriculture, engineering, and data science to develop tools and technologies that advance science and empower farmers to increase profitability and sustainability.

Our Research Goals

To improve agricultural production and to positively impact farmers and the agriculture industry through the development of new products (cultivars and germplasm), gene discovery, and research insights on pertinent topics.

Our Mentoring Philosophy

We promote a ‘Team based learning’ approach. We tackle challenging research problems and provide an engaging and collegial learning environment in an inter-disciplinary environment.