Jordan Agricultural Research Center
Primary Researchers
Researchers with allocated space in JARC receive the designation of Primary User and have accountability for the use and oversight of their assigned space.
Sankha Banerjee, Ph.D.
Lyles College of Engineering
JARC Locations: 210 C, D, E, and F
Active biomedical materials/devices, plasma, wastewater
Sharon Benes, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Location: 310 E and F
Use of saline waters for irrigation; soil management under saline conditions; geospatial analysis and use of satellite imagery as a decision support tool for assessing salinity impacts
Dr. Benes' Bio and Research Interests
Gurreet Brar, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Location: 314 C, D, E, and F
Horticulture, Horticultural physiology, orchard systems, dormancy, carbohydrate dynamics
Luca Brillante, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Location: 314 I and J
Computational agriculture and viticulture
Florence Cassel Sharma, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Locations: 310 C and D
Laurent Dejean, Ph.D.
College of Science and Mathematics
JARC Locations: 212 H and 214 A and B
Regulation of metabolism and cell death
Margaret Ellis, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Locations: JARC 320
Dave Goorahoo, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Locations: JARC 310 A and B
Ag-Environ Research looking at the impact of agricultural on our air, soil and water resources, which an emphasis in the San Joaquin Valley.
Joy Goto, Ph.D.
College of Science and Mathematics
JARC Locations: 214 C, D, E, and F
Kalyani Maitra, Ph.D.
College of Science and Mathematics
JARC Locations: 212 B and G
Bioenergy, bioproduct, nutrient removal from wastewater and polypeptide/peptidomimetics as therapeutics
Aric Mine, Ph.D.
College of Science and Mathematics
JARC Locations: 212 F and G
Biogeochemist, microbes, aquatic systems
Shabnam Pooya, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Locations: JARC 316 Moordigian Microbiology Lab
Human metabolism, fatty liver disease, nutrition supplements
Joseph Ross, Ph.D.
College of Science and Mathematics
JARC Locations: 212 C, D, and E
Genetic incompatibilities in worms
Ajith Weerasinghe, Ph.D.
Lyles College of Engineering
JARC Locations: 210 G and 212 A
Jacob Wenger, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Locations: JARC 318 Bayer Entomology Lab
Entomology, integrated pest management, orchard and vine pest management, molecular ecology
Bill Wright, Ph.D., P.E.
Lyles College of Engineering
JARC Locations: 210 A and B
Dilruba Yeasmin, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
JARC Locations: 116 Knobloch Robotics Lab
Ag Technology: GPR, UAV/Satellite Image Analysis
Collaborative Researchers
Campus researchers without assigned space in JARC can still access the facility by collaborating with primary users, thereby earning the designation of Collaborative User.
John Bushoven, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Collaborative use of JARC via Dr. Yeasmin
Tree root morhpology, propagation of important tree species, urban forest ecosystems
Soumyasanta Laha, Ph.D.
Lyles College of Engineering
Collaborative user of JARC via Dr. Cassel Sharma
Wearable bioelectronics
Jorge Pesantez, Ph.D.
Lyles College of Engineering
Collaborative user of JARC via Dr. Weerasinghe
Water and energy demand management; hydraulic modeling; machine learning; and agent-based modeling
Ranjit Riar, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Collaborative user of JARC via Dr. Benes
Crop science and production, field, row and cover crops; cereals and forages, nutrient management, irrigation for crop production
Justin Shaffer, Ph.D.
College of Science and Mathematics
Collaborative user of JARC via Dr. Ross
We use metabolomics, culturomics, and microbiome sequencing to study host-microbe interactions with a focus on the ecology of forest trees and agricultural crops
Olam Sensory Kitchen Researchers
Sara Griffin, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Olam Sensory Kitchen
Food product development, consumer testing, food analysis and testing, culinary science
Amanda Mckeith, Ph.D.
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Olam Sensory Kitchen