
Current Graduate Students

Committed graduate student success
For questions on a specific program, the graduate program director in each department can serve as a contact for further information.
- Animal and Food Sciences: Dr. Tanya Gressley
- Applied Economics and Statistics
- MS Statistics: Dr. Wei Qian
- MS Applied Statistics: Dr. Tom Ilvento
- MS Agricultural and Resource Economics: Dr. Leah Palm-Forster
- Entomology and Wildlife Ecology: Dr. Deb Delaney
- Plant and Soil Sciences: Dr. Jeffry Fuhrmann
Quick links
Graduate programs by department
Soil scientist Yan Jin awarded University’s highest faculty honor: youtube.com/watch?v=Rh__5gorAvo
Research News
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An innovative mass vaccine administration method at poultry hatcheries
October 31, 2023 | Written by Hong Li and Kenneth ElliotMass vaccination plays a critical role in the health management of poultry production. Numerous economically important infectious diseases are controlled through vaccinations. The current industry standard method is hatchery spray vaccinations. However one of the biggest hurdles is that conventional methods fail to deliver a consistent dose to each bird. Our foam based mass vaccine administration delivery system, along with our formulation of a safe and edible foam carrier, leads to longer contact times and higher vaccination efficacy. -
These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu
October 17, 2023 | Written by Emily Mullin (WIRED)Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection. -
University of Delaware receives funding for brownfield sites
October 05, 2023 | Written by Kate ZinconeMembers of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration are tackling brownfield sites throughout Delaware through a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. In conjunction with the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) through the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), UD’s Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) will bring technical assistance to communities in need. -
Poultry power
October 03, 2023 | Written by Katie PeikesPoultry is big business for Delaware and the Delmarva Peninsula; the Delmarva Chicken Association is celebrating 100 years of chickens grown on Delmarva. Over the past century and into the future, the University of Delaware has played and continues to play a major part in Delmarva’s $5 billion industry through research, education and Cooperative Extension, helping shape the industry’s success.
Research News
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An innovative mass vaccine administration method at poultry hatcheries
October 31, 2023 | Written by Hong Li and Kenneth ElliotMass vaccination plays a critical role in the health management of poultry production. Numerous economically important infectious diseases are controlled through vaccinations. The current industry standard method is hatchery spray vaccinations. However one of the biggest hurdles is that conventional methods fail to deliver a consistent dose to each bird. Our foam based mass vaccine administration delivery system, along with our formulation of a safe and edible foam carrier, leads to longer contact times and higher vaccination efficacy. -
These Gene-Edited Chickens Were Made to Resist Bird Flu
October 17, 2023 | Written by Emily Mullin (WIRED)Avian influenza can wipe out entire poultry flocks. An early experiment with Crispr suggests that gene editing can protect chickens against infection. -
University of Delaware receives funding for brownfield sites
October 05, 2023 | Written by Kate ZinconeMembers of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Joseph R. Biden School of Public Policy and Administration are tackling brownfield sites throughout Delaware through a new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. In conjunction with the Grant Assistance Program (GAP) through the Institute for Public Administration (IPA), UD’s Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) will bring technical assistance to communities in need.
A video of Transforming Lives with Scholarships: Shem Msabila, Marcia & Jim Borel: youtube.com/watch?v=FvfcsQJw8Sw
Shem Msabila, ANR24, from Tanzania, Africa never even imagined the possibility of researching plants in the United States. He had heard “no” too many times to have hope in pursuing research that will make a difference in his home country. But funding from Marcia and Jim Borel helped Shem experience more that he could have ever dreamed.