The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is excited to welcome Aaron Onufrak as a lecturer in bioinformatics, focusing on agriculture and…
Faculty News
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Jensen Hayter
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is pleased to welcome Jensen Hayter as an assistant professor of specialty crop plant pathology.…
UTIA Entomologist Elected President of SIP
Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture was elected to serve as president of the Society for…
EPP Professor Selected to Join Fulbright Specialist Program Roster
Entomology and Plant Pathology professor Kevin Moulton was selected to join the Fulbright Specialist Program roster to serve a three-year term. This selection follows Moulton’s successful hosting of Brazilian Fulbright Scholar, Leonardo Henique Gil Azevado, for four months to support research on Neotropical black flies (Simuliidae). The Fulbright Specialist…
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Gautam Shirsekar
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture welcomes Gautam Shirsekar as an assistant professor. Shirsekar joined the team on February 1, 2024. …
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Gayan Kariyawasam
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is pleased to welcome Gayan Kariyawasam as an assistant professor. Kariyawasam officially joined the team…
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Kelsey Coffman
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is pleased to welcome Kelsey Coffman as an assistant professor of insect-microbe interactions. Coffman officially…
EPP Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is pleased to announce the arrival of three accomplished individuals who will join our faculty on February 1, 2024. EPP welcomes Kelsey Coffman…
EPP Welcomes Assistant Professor Charity Owings
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is excited to welcome the newest member of its academic faculty, Charity Owings. Owings assumed her role as a research assistant professor on…
EPP Welcomes Nar Ranabhat at the Soil, Plant and Pest Center
The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology welcomes Nar Ranabhat as an assistant professor and Extension plant pathologist at the Soil, Plant, and Pest Center located in Nashville, TN. Ranabhat…
