Grad Student Committee

Osler is a Ph.D. student in Agronomy and Crop Production at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his B.Sc. in Agriculture from Zamorano University, Honduras, 2014 and his Master’s Degree in Agronomy from Kansas State University, 2018. His current research focuses on studying factors responsible for ear abnormalities and productivity losses in corn; he enjoys being an active member at committees and associations in school and outside of school. After completing his Ph.D., he plans to continue working in close collaboration with the academy, industry, producers, and community in general for continuing the study of ways to improve agricultural systems in our days.

Fernanda Krupek is pursuing her Ph.D. degree at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, researching high-functioning farm ecosystems across different agroecological zones in Nebraska designed to promote soil health. This is a state-wide project that combined on-farm experiments with a continuum of practices on a transition to more complex, ecologically intensified cropping systems. Her project seeks to incorporate aspects of agroecosystem productivity, resilience, and adaptability in corn-soybean cropping systems. Before joining UNL, Fernanda received her Master’s degree from the University of Florida with a major in Horticulture and a Minor at the Agronomy Department. She also earned a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo – Brazil. Fernanda enjoys being active in the department’s activities, traveling with family and friends, and discovering new places in Nebraska.

Spencer R. Moller is a second year Ph.D. student in the Plant and Soil Science Department at the University of Delaware.  Moller is in the Environmental Biogeochemistry Lab (EBL) focusing on sable isotope method development and glyphosate degradation research under the direction of Dr. Deb Jaisi.  He received his B.A. in Biological Sciences (2013) from the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth MN.  Moller previously worked for DuPont Pioneer for a total of 10 years first in Minnesota and then Hawaii.