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Punya Nachappa
Associate Professor
Email: [email protected]
Office: C 201 Plant Sciences
Phone: 970-481-2628
Twitter: @NachappaPunya


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Adam Osterholzer
Research Associate II 
B.S. (Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology) - Colorado State University
Email: [email protected]

​Adam heads our annual sawfly survey and conducts screening for CSU's Wheat Breeding Program.


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Henrique Vieira
Ph.D Student
M.S. (Entomology) - University of Minnesota
Email: [email protected]

Henrique is currently investigating IPM strategies for controlling wheat stem sawfly.


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Venkatesh Padimi
Ph.D Student
​M.S. (Entomology) Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, India
​Email: [email protected]
Venkatesh is investigating the use of a novel entomopathogenic fungi, Fusarium spp., and its efficacy against wheat stem sawfly.

Current Undergraduate Students:
  • Audrey Engelhardt​ (Summer 2024-current)
  • Amanda Carlson (Summer 2024- current)
  • Ana de Zoeten (Summer 2024- current): Extension Intern
  • Hallie Harris (Fall 2024-current)
  • Elizah Cichon (Fall 2024-current)
Former Undergraduate Students
  • ​Drake Haley (Summer 2024)
  • Ariana Blank (Summer 2024)
  • Johanna Merkel (Summer 2023- Spring 2024): Honors Student
  • ​Ella Stankiewicz (Summer 2023-Spring 2024)
  • Zhi Mei Maria Lee (Summer 2023-Spring 2024)
  • Anne Sellman (Spring 2023-Fall 2023)
  • Ashley Raffa (Spring 2023-Fall 2023)
  • Jennifer Litzau (Summer 2023): McNair Scholar
  • Shelby Mead (Spring 2023)
  • Nevi Beatty (Spring 2023)​










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