We are always looking for awesome people to join the lab, but available positions may vary. If you are interested in joining the Walters lab, please send a CV and statement of interest to waltersk@utk.edu
Walters Lab Spring of 2022 (minus Yuka)
Donating extra kale to Second Harvest food pantry. Left to right: Dustin, William, Kellie, Rose, Spencer, Jessica, Griff, Kathleen, Sarah, Ethan
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Dr. Kellie Walters
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Sarah Parker
Research Associate II The lab's right hand! |
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Jessica Kurtis
MS Graduate Research Assistant Project: End of production lighting strategies to improve kale phytonutrient accumulation, color, and yield Honors and awards:
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Ethan Darby
MS Graduate Research Assistant Project: Modeling leafy greens physiological and biochemical responses to light intensity and successive harvest |
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Dustin Del Moro
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences Concentration: Sustainable Landscape Design Project: Leveraging dynamic environmental control to increase lettuce yield and quality **Designed the lab logo. Check it out on the home page! Honors and awards:
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Spencer Givens
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science Project: Can nutrient deficiencies be leveraged to improve plant quality? Honors and awards:
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William (Griff) Hagen
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science Project: Planting density: A potentially underutilized tool to alter yield and quality in hydroponic production |
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Kathleen Coffman
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science Project: Effects of dry humic products when amended with soilless media on the growth of tomato. |
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William Smith
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences Concentration: Biotechnology and Genetics Project: End of production lighting impact on water soluble vitamins |
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Rose Dever
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science |
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Yuka Kawata
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Biology |
Past Lab Members
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Maddie Spradley
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Biology |
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Saydie Hillis
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science |
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Brian Dooley
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Biology |
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Tyler Ellison
Undergraduate Research Assistant Major: Plant Sciences |
