Our Staff

A - J
Todd Andraski
Researcher
246 King Hall
608.265.5370 ~ andraski@wisc.edu
Mauricio Avila
Outreach Program Manager
Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
8452 Mineral Point Rd
Verona WI 53593
608.262.4364 ~ mavila@wisc.edu
Lisa Bartz
Sr Research Specialist
Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
8452 Mineral Point Rd
Verona WI 53593
608.262.4364 #1107 ~ lebartz@wisc.edu
Lisa Bauman
Sr Research Specialist
Soil & Forage Analysis Lab
2611 East 29th St
Marshfield WI 54449
715.387.2523 #114 ~ lbauman@wisc.edu
Carla Boe-Nesbitt
Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
8452 Mineral Point Road
Verona, WI 53593
608.262.4364 #1101 ~ cyboe@wisc.edu
Kevin Budsberg
Associate Research Specialist
204B Hiram Smith Annex
608.265.4850 ~ kbudsberg@wisc.edu
Jodie Budtke
Soil & Forage Analysis Lab
8396 Yellowstone Drive
Marshfield, WI 54449
715.387.2523 #111 ~ budtke@wisc.edu
Terri Busby
Academic Dept Supv
263C Soil Science
608.263.5744 ~ tcbusby@wisc.edu
Dan Capacio
Department Assistant
263 Soil Science
608.262.2633 ~ dcapacio@wisc.edu
Richard Cates
Senior Lecturer
Ag Bulletin Bldg
608.265.6437 ~ rlcates@wisc.edu
Shicheng Chen
Assistant Researcher
205A Hiram Smith Annex
608.265.4850 ~ schen36@wisc.edu
Eric Cooley
Outreach Specialist
4319 Expo Dr, PO Box 1150
Manitowoc WI 54221
920.235.5259 ~ eric.cooley@ces.uwex.edu
Carol Duffy
Extension Admin/Graduate Admissions
266 Soil Science
608.262.0485 ~ cjduffy@wisc.edu
Christine Elholm
Assoc. Student Services Coord., Agroecology
139A King Hall
608.890.1456 ~ caelholm@wisc.edu
Laura Ward Good
Associate Scientist
151 Soil Science
608.262.9894 ~ lwgood@wisc.edu
Judy Goplin
Discovery Farms
PO Box 429
Pigeon Falls, WI 54760
715.983.5668 ~ jgoplin@wisc.edu
AnnaMarie Huset
Associate Research Specialist
Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
8452 Mineral Point Rd
Verona, WI 53593
608.262.4363 #1110 ~ huset@wisc.edu
Michele Jasik
Assistant Research Specialist
Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
8452 Mineral Point Rd
Verona, WI 53593
608.262.4364 #1118 ~ jasik@wisc.edu
Chad Johnson
Assistant Scientist
107 Hiram Smith Annex
608.265.4849 ~ cjjohns3@wisc.edu
K - Z
Paul Kaarakka
Sr Programmer Analyst
60 Soil Science
608.265.9354 ~ kaarakka@wisc.edu
Jenny Kao-Kniffin
Research Associate
333 King Hall
608.262.8295 ~ jtkao@wisc.edu
Bonner Karger
Extension Outreach Specialist
139B King Hall
608.262.9969 ~ bskarger@wisc.edu
Chao Liang
Research Associate
201A Hiram Smith Annex
608.265.4850 ~ chaoliang@wisc.edu
Scott Lindsey
Sr Information Proc Consult
Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
8452 Mineral Point Rd
Verona, WI 53593
608.262.4363 #1111 ~ slindsey@wisc.edu
Mackenzy Naber
Research Associate
65 Soil Science
608.262.0415 ~ mrnaber@wisc.edu
Tammi Pernsteiner
Research Specialist
Soil & Forage Analysis Lab
2611 East 29th St
Marshfield, WI 54449
715.387.2523 #112 ~ tpernsteiner@wisc.edu
John Peters
Director
UW Soil Testing Labs
2611 East 29th St
Marshfield, WI 54449
715.387.2523 #113 ~ jbpeter1@wisc.edu
Harry Read
Assistant Scientist
7 Hiram Smith Annex
680.265.4848 ~ hwread@wisc.edu
Ibrahim Saeed
Instrumentation Specialist
Soil & Plant Analysis Lab
8452 Mineral Point Rd
Verona, WI 53593
608.262.4364 #1106 ~ iasaeed@wisc.edu
Keith Schiller
IS Network Support Tech
353A Soil Science
608.263.5880 ~ schiller@wisc.edu
Tina Seeger
Research Specialist
Soil & Forage Analysis Lab
2611 East 29th St
Marshfield, WI 54449
715.387.2523 #114 ~ tkseeger@wisc.edu
Samuel Sibley
Research Associate
108 Hiram Smith Annex
608.265.4849 ~ ssibley@wisc.edu
David Sloan
Elec. Tech. Research Senior
353A Soil Science
608.263.5880 ~ dsloan@wisc.edu
Sheri Speth
Student Services/Administration
263D Soil Science
608.262.2239 ~ slspeth@wisc.edu
Menachem Tabanpour
Research Specialist
167 Soil Science
608.262.0397 ~ mtabanpour@wisc.edu
Anastassia Tapsieva
Research Intern
52 Soil Science
608.262.7201 ~ atapsieva@wisc.edu
Mattie Urrutia
Faculty Associate
371D Soil Science
608.263.4778 ~ urrutia@wisc.edu
Peter Wakeman
Sr Research Specialist
353A Soil Science
608.263.5880 ~ pwakeman@wisc.edu
Rick Wayne
Sr Systems Programmer
66 Soil Science
608.265.3288 ~ fewayne@wisc.edu
Dick Wolkowski
Senior Scientist
139C King Hall
608.263.3913 ~ rpwolkow@wisc.edu
Joseph Wolter
Systems Programmer
60 Soil Science
608.265.9354 ~ jwolter@wisc.edu

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