Early Career Faculty Previous Recipients

Early Career Faculty for Excellence In Research (Branham Endowment Fund)

2020-Present

YearRecipient Department Recipient Department
2025Edward DeehanFood Science & Technology  
2024Amy DesaulniersVet & Biomedical SciencesYijie XionAnimal Science
2023Katarzyna GlowackaBiochemistryDan UdenSchool of Natural Resources
2022Anthony Justin McMechanEntomologyRebecca WachsBiological Systems Engineering
2021Jiujiu YuNutrition and Health SciencesJessica CormanSchool of Natural Resources
2020Taro MienoDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsToshihiro ObataDepartment of Biochemistry 
Center for Plant Science Innovation

2010-2019

YearRecipient Department Recipient DepartmentRecipient Department
2019Rebecca RostonDepartment of BiochemistrySam Wortman Agronomy and Horticulture  
2018Yufeng GeBiological Systems EngineeringOzan CiftciFood Science & Technology  
2017Dipti DevChild, Youth & Family StudiesHiep VuAnimal Science  
2016Dirac TwidwellAgronomy and HorticultureJames SchnableAgronomy & Horticulture Oleh KhalimonchukDepartment of Biochemistry
2015Samodha FernandoDepartment of Animal SciencePatricio GrassiniAgronomy & Horticulture Amanda Ramer-TaitFood Science
and Technology
2013David HoldingCenter for Plant Science Innovation
Agronomy & Horticulture
Greg KrugerAgronomy & Horticulture   
2012Jeffrey MowerAgronomy & Horticulture 
Center for Plant Science Innovation
Ayse lrmak School of Natural Resources
CALMIT
Civil Engineering Department)
  
2011Giles Basset Agronomy & Horticulture/Biochemistry/Center for Plant Science Innovation    
2010David O. Carter Entomology DepartmentSteven Thomas School of Natural Resources  

2000-2009

YearRecipient Department Recipient DepartmentRecipient Department
2009Maria de Guzman Child, Youth & Families StudiesJi-Young Lee Nutrition & Health Sciences  
2008Paul Kononoff Animal Science DepartmentJeyam Subbiah Biological Systems Engineering/Food Science & Technology  
2007Mark Pegg School of Natural ResourcesGreg Somerville Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences  
2006Melanie Simpson BiochemistryAndrew Tyre School of Natural Resources  
2005Harshavardan  Thippareddi Food Science &TechnologyBrett White Animal Science  
2004Andrea Cupp Animal ScienceDonald Becker Biochemistry  
2003Thomas Hunt Haskell Lab/EntomologyRobert Harveson Panhandle Research & Extension Center/Plant Pathology  
2002Janos Zempleni Nutrition & Health SciencesThomas Clemente Agronomy/HorticultureQi Steven HuSchool of Natural Resources
2001Vadim Gladyshev BiochemistryK. Giannakas Agricultural Economics  
2000John E. Barbuto Agricultural Leadership, Education & CommunicationKulvinder Gill Agronomy/Horticulture  

1993-1999

YearRecipient Department Recipient Department
1999David Wedin School of Natural ResourcesJeffrey Cirillo Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
1998Timothy Carr Nutrition & Health SciencesTom Grangi Biological Systems Engineering
1997Ruma Banerjee Biochemistry  
1996Mark Morrison Animal ScienceSteven D. Comfort Agronomy
1995none   
1994Rich Grant Animal ScienceDrew Lyon Panhandle Research & Extension Center
1993Scott Nissen AgronomyBlair Siegfried Entomology

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