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Join our Lab!

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

We are hiring! Seeking two graduate students, PhD students preferred, or MS students with some CE experience.
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PictureWalters 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
Assistant Professor
waltersk@utk.edu
​(865) 974-8822

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Sarah Parker
​Research Associate II
The lab's right hand!

Post-Doctoral Research Associates
Protiva Das

Jianyu Li

Graduate Students

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Ethan Darby
MS Graduate Research Assistant
​Project: Modeling leafy greens physiological and biochemical responses to light intensity and successive harvest 
Honors and awards:
  • Tom and Emily Austin Outstanding MS Graduate Student
  • First Place Oral Presentation (MS Student) Department of Plant Sciences Research Symposium
  • NCERA 101 Travel Grant
  • ASHS Annual Conference Travel Grant
  • Plant Research Center Travel Grant
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Spencer Givens
MS Graduate Research Assistant
Project: The interaction of air and nutrient solution temperature on culinary herb physiological and biochemical responses

Honors and awards:
  • Rocky Top Research Coach
  • Outstanding Research Mentor Award - Graduate Student, Office of Undergraduate Research
  • Edward Neal Duncan Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research, Herbert College of Agriculture
  • Third Place Poster Presentation (Undergraduate) Department of Plant Sciences Research Symposium 
  • Herbert Scholars Summer Internship Program
  • Office of Undergraduate Research Faculty Research Assistant
  • Second Place Oral Presentation (Undergraduate) Department of Plant Sciences Research Symposium
  • NCERA 101 Travel Grant
  • ASHS Annual Conference Travel Grant
  • Plant Research Center Travel Grant
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Conlan Burbrink
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Project: Determining sole-source light requirements to keep turfgrass to FIFA standards.



Undergraduate Students

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Maggie Whittington
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Plant Sciences
Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science

​Project: Characterizing the role of nutrient disorders on beneficial plant phytonutrients
Honors and awards:
  • Office of Undergraduate Research Faculty Research Assistant
  • Vic and Margaret Ball Internship
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Siena Jobkar
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Plant Sciences
Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science
Project: Successive harvests of leafy greens
​Honors and awards:
  • Office of Undergraduate Research Faculty Research Assistant

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Julia Pope
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Plant Science
​Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science
Project: Light Intensity Affects Biomass and Anthocyanin Accumulation in Microgreens
​Honors and awards:
  • Office of Undergraduate Research Faculty Research Assistant
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Hannah Schmidt
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Environmental and Soil Sciences and Anthropology
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Kayla O'Mary
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Plant Sciences
Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science
Project: The influence of light intensity on micro-mini tomatoes in a vertical farm
Honors and awards:
  • Office of Undergraduate Research Advanced Undergraduate Research Activity Recipient
Nathan Wade
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Plant Sciences
Project: Phytonutrient changes over successive kale harvests


Evan Ferris
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Biology

Jenna Tyminski
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Environmental Sciences

Kyle Robbins
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Major: Wildlife and Fisheries
Jessica Myers
Undergraduate Research Assistant
​Major: Plant Sciences

Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science
Abigail Stem
Undergraduate Research Assistant
​Major: Plant Sciences

Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science
Annie Edmisten
Undergraduate Research Assistant
​Major: Plant Sciences

Concentration: Horticulture Production and Science

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  • Personnel
    • Previous Lab Members
  • Research
    • Publications
    • Video Highlights
  • Quantify Compounds
  • Outreach
  • Teaching
    • Philosophy
    • Classroom Experience
    • Professional Development
    • Research
    • Curriculum Development
  • Contact