NDSU News | New Hires

Minwei Xu has joined the NDSU Department of Plant Sciences as an assistant professor in the food and cereal science group. He earned his bachelor’s degree in bioengineering from Tianjin University of Technology, China; master’s degree in fermentation engineering from…

Zachary Carlson has joined NDSU Extension as the beef cattle specialist. He will devote 70 percent of his time to Extension and 30 percent to research. Carlson’s Extension responsibilities include statewide programing that will offer improvements to existing production…

Quincy Law has joined the NDSU plant sciences department as an assistant professor and invasive and noxious weeds specialist. Law earned his doctoral degree in horticulture and his master’s degree in agronomy at Purdue University under the direction of Aaron Patton. He…

Kristin Harner has joined NDSU as director of Agriculture Communication. She previously was public relations, communications and foundation director for the Minnesota Farm Bureau, director of agricultural programs for Heritage Halls in Owatonna, Minnesota, and director…

Matthew Sanchez has been named director of NDSU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. Sanchez comes to NDSU from Florida Southwestern State College, Fort Myers, Florida, where he was director of financial aid.

Two transportation experts were recently added to the staff of NDSU’s Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute to assist local transportation planning and investments in Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail and Williams Counties and with the Mandan Hidatasa Arikara Nation.…

Carrie Miranda has joined NDSU as an assistant professor and project leader for the soybean breeding program. She also will teach NDSU’s Department of Plant Sciences applied plant breeding and research methods class in the fall of 2021. The goals of her soybean…

Julie Nash is the new Excellence Programs manager in the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Equity. She was selected for the position through an external search.

David Kramar has joined NDSU as a precision agriculture specialist based at the Carrington Research Extension Center. He has a joint research and Extension appointment, with about 60 percent of his time devoted to the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and 40…