Lab alumni
Toby Una
(she/her)
MS in Soil Science
My project focuses on the evaluating winter cover crop suitability in Skagit Valley’s potato-vegetable seed-small grain rotation. I received my B.S. from Western Washington University in Environmental Science. Prior to coming to WSU, I worked on compost and biosolids soil amendment research at University of Washington.
From: Enumclaw, WA
Personal interest/fun fact: I to make art. Some of my favorites include quilts, glass and precious metal clay jewelry, and most recently, masks.
MS in Soil Science
My project focuses on the evaluating winter cover crop suitability in Skagit Valley’s potato-vegetable seed-small grain rotation. I received my B.S. from Western Washington University in Environmental Science. Prior to coming to WSU, I worked on compost and biosolids soil amendment research at University of Washington.
From: Enumclaw, WA
Personal interest/fun fact: I to make art. Some of my favorites include quilts, glass and precious metal clay jewelry, and most recently, masks.
Molly Mcilquham
(she/her)
MS in Soil Science
Coordinator for the Washington Soil Health Initiatve
My project focuses on developing soil health baseline values and scoring curves for wine grape vineyards in Eastern Washington and exploring relationships between soil-borne pests and soil health. Soil health has been extensively studied in the Midwest and Northeast in grain crop systems; however, information is lacking in the Western US, especially in wine grape systems.
I received my B.S. from UW-River Falls in Crop and Soil Science, where I was a member of the soil judging team and conducted research on winter kill in alfalfa. Before graduating, I was also a student pathways intern for the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service for two summers.
From: Chippewa Falls, WI (home of Leinenkugel’s beer)
Personal interest/fun fact: Growing up, riding horses was a huge part of my life. While I don’t have my horses here in Washington, I still enjoy being outside, hiking and backpacking, spending time at the beach, and listening to live music.
Social media:
@mollymacncheese
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MS in Soil Science
Coordinator for the Washington Soil Health Initiatve
My project focuses on developing soil health baseline values and scoring curves for wine grape vineyards in Eastern Washington and exploring relationships between soil-borne pests and soil health. Soil health has been extensively studied in the Midwest and Northeast in grain crop systems; however, information is lacking in the Western US, especially in wine grape systems.
I received my B.S. from UW-River Falls in Crop and Soil Science, where I was a member of the soil judging team and conducted research on winter kill in alfalfa. Before graduating, I was also a student pathways intern for the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service for two summers.
From: Chippewa Falls, WI (home of Leinenkugel’s beer)
Personal interest/fun fact: Growing up, riding horses was a huge part of my life. While I don’t have my horses here in Washington, I still enjoy being outside, hiking and backpacking, spending time at the beach, and listening to live music.
Social media:
@mollymacncheese
Teal Potter
(she/her)
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Associate at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources
I investigate how farming practices influence soil microbial communities. I am currently investigating biological knowledge gaps in soil health in potato systems. Prior to this position, I completed a postdoc position at the University of Wisconsin leading projects to understand whether organic farming practices uniquely influence the ag soil microbiome and tested whether microbial communities from different farms influence organic N decomposition and corn and rye growth differently. I received my PhD at the University of Colorado where I studied how N availability modifies plant species’ interactions with soil microbial communities.
From: Montana
Personal interest/fun fact: I paint colorful landscape paintings (see them on my website)
Social media:
@teal_soil
My website
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Associate at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources
I investigate how farming practices influence soil microbial communities. I am currently investigating biological knowledge gaps in soil health in potato systems. Prior to this position, I completed a postdoc position at the University of Wisconsin leading projects to understand whether organic farming practices uniquely influence the ag soil microbiome and tested whether microbial communities from different farms influence organic N decomposition and corn and rye growth differently. I received my PhD at the University of Colorado where I studied how N availability modifies plant species’ interactions with soil microbial communities.
From: Montana
Personal interest/fun fact: I paint colorful landscape paintings (see them on my website)
Social media:
@teal_soil
My website