Sindhu Jagadamma
Principal Investigator
2506 E.J. Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 865-974-2690
Email: sjagada1@utk.edu
Rachel Wooliver
Research Scientist
Email: rwoolive@utk.edu
Research topic: Carbon-plant-microbial interactions for soil health and agroecosystem sustainability
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Eeswaran Rasu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Email: erasu@utk.edu
Research topic: Investigating the impacts of climate smart practices on agricultural ecosystems to enhance their resilience and sustainability
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Rounak Patra
PhD Student (Co-advised with Debasish Saha)
Email: rpatra@vols.utk.edu
Research topic: Understanding the effect of long-term agricultural management systems on the vertical distribution of belowground organic carbon
Expected completion: Fall 2023
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Ravi Teja Neelipally
PhD Student (Co-advised with Debasish Saha)
Email: rneelipa@vols.utk.edu
Research topic: Designing farmer’s goal-oriented organic grain rotations to optimize agronomic, economic, and ecological outcomes in Tennessee
Expected completion: Fall 2023
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Binsiya Kallingal
PhD Student
Email: bkalling@vols.utk.edu
Research topic: Native Warm Season Perennials: An Enduring Solution to Summer Drought and Slump
for Fescue Belt Organic Forage Production
Expected completion: TBD
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Rahul Chandra
PhD Student
Email: rahulchandra3012@gmail.com
Research topic: TBD
Expected completion: TBD
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Saraswoti Kandel
PhD Student
Email: skandela@utk.edu
Research topic: TBD
Expected completion: TBD
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Cecilia Albert-Black
Masters Student
Email: calbertb@vols.utk.edu
Research topic: Carbon sequestration in agroforestry and agricultural practices & biologically enhanced agricultural management (BEAM) compost application
Expected completion: TBD
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Maddie Evans
Researcher
Email: mevans61@utk.edu
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Hom Adhikari
Intern
Email: hadhika3@utk.edu
Emily Walker
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: ewalke50@vols.utk.edu
Amber Gunter
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: agunter6@vols.utk.edu
Sean O’tool
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: ybv581@vols.utk.edu
Past Members
Postdocs
Avishesh Neupane
Current position: Soil Microbiology Post Doctorate at Bayer
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Patricia Lazicki
Current position: University of California Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops Advisor
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Sutie Xu
Current position: Assistant Professor at South Dakota State University
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Graduate Students
Amanda Kramer
MS Environmental and Soil Science, 2023
Ashleigh Montgomery
MS Environmental and Soil Science, 2022
Current position: PhD student at the University of Delaware
Shikha Singh
PhD Environmental and Soil Science, 2020
Current position: Research Assistant Professor at Washington State University’s Lind Dryland Research Station
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Surendra Singh
PhD Environmental and Soil Science, 2020
Current position: Assistant Professor at Washington State University and Director of Lind Dryland Research Station
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James Littrell
MS Environmental and Soil Science, 2019
Current position: PhD student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Xiuwen Li
MS Environmental and Soil Science, 2019
Manuel Sabbagh
MS Environmental and Soil Science, 2019
Current position: PhD student at the University of Minnesota
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Mingwei Chu
MS Environmental and Soil Science, 2017
Undergraduate Researchers
Kali Butler
Isabella Allan
Anna Kate Tibbs
MC Pile
Sean Moran
Sydney Logwood
Tatiana Turdakova
Grace Tyra
Sarah Ottinger
Emily Belanger
Samantha Lee
Research Coordinators
Evan Russell
Jaime Call
Visiting Scholars
Yan Sheng
Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China