Seed Science & Technology

Meet Our Past Presenters

The STB webinar and short courses have had numerous seed industry leaders and instructors present at our events. See a handful of previous instructors below.

Gary Munkvold, PhD

Iowa State University
Plant Pathology, Professor
STB Virtual Webinar Director
STB Grad Program Director

Fan-Li Chou

American Seed Trade Association
SVP, Scientific Affairs and Policy

Payton Englert

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Susana Goggi, PhD

Iowa State University
Seed Physiology, Professor

Chad Kimmelshue, PhD

Pivot Bio
Seed Treatment Agronomist

Dave Langer, MS

Pioneer Hi-Bred Int., Inc.

Cristopher Murphy

Iowa State University
Ag & BioSystems Engineering

Paul Schickler, MA

III Ag, LLC
Owner

Mike Stahr, MS

Iowa State University
Seed Quality Testing Laboratory
seedlab.iastate.edu

Greg Tylka, PhD

Iowa State University
Morrill Professor, Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Janae Brady

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Alex Cochran, PhD

Douglas Plant Health
Chief Technology Officer

Maria Fedorova, PhD

Corteva Agriscience
Global Regulatory Leader for Enabling Technologies

Chris Harbourt, PhD

IndigoAg

Todd Krone, PhD

PowerPollen
Chief Executive Officer

Bobby Martens, PhD

Iowa State University
Supply Chain Management
Associate Professor

John Purcell, PhD

Unfold Bio

Jim Schweigert

Gro Alliance

Jim Summers, PhD

Iowa State University
Management
Associate Professor

Kan Wang, PhD

Iowa State University
Global Professor, Biotechnology
Co-Director of the Crop Bioengineering Center

Keri Carstens, PhD

Jord BioScience
Chief Operating Officer

Jeff Daniels

Global Seed Applied Technologies (SAT)
Technical Services Lead
Corteva AgriScience

Alan Gaul, MS

Iowa State University
Seed Conditioning Specialist

Jeff Johnson

Benson Hill Seeds

Greg Lamka, PhD

Retired, over 40 years experience in seed

Pat Miller

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)
Director, State Affairs

Travis Sapp, PhD

Iowa State University
Finance
Associate Professor

Stephen Smith, PhD

Iowa State University
Agronomy, Affiliate Professor
DuPont-Pioneer

Lie Tang, PhD

Iowa State University
Professor
Agricultural Biosystems Engineering

Jake Westlin

National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG)