{"id":19,"date":"2017-05-23T09:47:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T16:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:39:16","slug":"research-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/research-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1619195634829\" class=\"row thirds gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1098\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy-198x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy.png 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lochana Marasingha<br \/>\nPhD Candidate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column two \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2023\/09\/Chamaporn.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2023\/09\/Chamaporn-198x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chamaporn Paiboonvorachat<br \/>\nPhD Candidate<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column three \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1254\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-792x793.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-990x991.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-1188x1189.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gabby Berger<br \/>\nMS Student<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1466632261292\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h2>Alumni<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<h4><strong>Graduate Students<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Magnus Wood, MS, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Austin Stanley, MS, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Toky Andriamihajasoa, MS, IIE Fulbright Scholar, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Milton Valencia-Ortiz, PhD, 2024, Postdoctoral Associate, University of Arkansas.<\/li>\n<li>Kesevan Veloo, MS, IIE Fulbright Scholar, 2023, Research Associate, Mississippi State University.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/research-group\/worasitsangjan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Worasit Sangjan<\/a>, PhD, 2023, Postdoctoral Fellow, USDA-ARS.<\/li>\n<li>Mugilan Raman, MS, 2022.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/research-group\/afefmarzougui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Afef Marzougui<\/a>, PhD, 2022, Postdoctoral Associate, ETH.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/research-group\/chongyuanzhang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Chongyuan Zhang<\/a>, PhD, 2020, Postdoctoral Associate, Purdue University.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Carlos Z\u00fa\u00f1iga Espinoza, PhD, 2018, Agronomist Researcher, Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), Chile.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Sanaz Jarolmasjed, PhD, 2018, Data Scientist, Bayer.<\/li>\n<li>Afef Marzougui, MS, AMIDEAST Fulbright Scholar, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Abirami Rajendran, MS, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Chongyuan Zhang, MS, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Postdoctoral\/Research Associates<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Mr. Kesevan Veloo<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Worasit Sangjan<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Afef Marzougui<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Chongyuan Zhang<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Juan Quiros<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cafnr.missouri.edu\/person\/jianfeng-zhou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Jianfeng Zhou<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dr. Gopi Kafle<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Meng Wang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Visiting Scholars<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Diego Fernando Restrepo Holguin, Universidad del Valle, Colombia.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Eduardo Carlos, Laboratory of Biotechnology, IAPAR-Agronomic Institute of Paran\u00e1 State, Londrina, PR, Brazil.<\/li>\n<li>Milton Orlando Valencia-Ortiz, CIAT, Columbia.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Xiaodan Ma, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, China.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Yongsheng Si, Agriculture University of HeBei, China.<\/li>\n<li>Honghong Gao, Xi\u2019an Technological University, China.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1528998067505\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h2>Relevant Positions<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/asabe.careerwebsite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantphenotyping.org\/news-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c60c30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plant-phenotyping.org\/Current_Vacancies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Plant Phenotyping Network (IPPN)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1098\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy-198x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy-198x198.png 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy-396x396.png 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2024\/01\/profile-pic-copy.png 612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lochana Marasingha<br \/> PhD Candidate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2023\/09\/Chamaporn.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2023\/09\/Chamaporn-198x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chamaporn Paiboonvorachat<br \/> PhD Candidate<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1254\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-198x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-792x793.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-990x991.jpg 990w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot-1188x1189.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1041\/2025\/06\/Square-Headshot.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gabby Berger<br \/> MS Student<\/p>\n<h2>Alumni<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Graduate Students<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Magnus Wood, MS, 2025.<br \/> Austin Stanley, MS, 2025.<br \/> Toky Andriamihajasoa, MS, IIE Fulbright Scholar, 2025.<br \/> Dr. Milton Valencia-Ortiz, &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/sankaran-phenomics\/research-group\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-default\">&raquo; More 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