About Us

What We Do & Who We Are

The goal of the Purdue Extension Corn Program is to provide innovative, science-based research solutions and timely management recommendations to improve overall production, profitability, and environmental performance of Midwest corn systems.

Dan Quinn

Dan Quinn Ph.D.

Agronomy
Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Extension Corn Specialist
765.494.5314

Education:
Ph.D. - University of Kentucky, Plant and Soil Science
M.S. - Michigan State University, Crop and Soil Science
B.S. - Michigan State University, Crop and Soil Science

Riley Seavers

Riley Seavers

Graduate School
M.S. Graduate Research Assistant

Education:
B.S. - Purdue University, Agronomy

Research Projects:
- Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Timing in Corn following a Rye Cover Crop
- After-market Planter Closing Wheel use in Corn Following a Rye Cover Crop

Ana Morales-Ona

Ana Gabriela Morales-Ona

Graduate School
Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant

Education:
M.S. - Purdue University, Agronomy
B.S. - Zamorano University, Environment and Development Engineering

Research Projects:
- Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Crop Development for Improving Nitrogen Management at Field Scale
- Characterization and Quantification of Corn Responses to Experimental Treatments in Field-Scale Research using UAV Imagery

Malena Bartaburu

Malena Bartaburu

Graduate School
M.S. Graduate Research Assistant

Education:
B.S. - University of the Republic of Montevideo, Uruguay, Agronomy

Research Projects:
- Corn Growth, Yield, and Physiological Response to Increased Management Intensity

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 West Lafayette, IN
 765-494-5314
 djquinn@purdue.edu