Purdue Plant Sciences is a vibrant community of researchers, supportive administration and staff, students, and many diverse partners with a shared commitment to advance fundamental plant sciences. We take great pride in our level of expertise with three recent laureates of the prestigious World Food Prize and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Our team-oriented discovery efforts pull from expertise across many disciplines and engage like-minded partners, whether from industry, other academic institutions, government, or non-government organization.
 Karen Plaut 
Glenn W. Sample Dean, College of Agriculture
Phone: 765.494.8362
Fax: 765.494.0808
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 Mitch Tuinstra
Scientific Director, Institute for Plant Sciences
Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research
Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Phone: 765.494.9093
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 Yang Yang
Director of Digital Phenomics, Institute for Plant Sciences
Phone: 765.494.1650
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 Clint Chapple
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
Director, Center for Plant Biology
Phone: 765.494.0494
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Rene Celeste
Lead Assistant to the Directors
Phone: 765.494.3318
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 Jason Adams
Facility Manager | Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center
Phone: 765.494.2007
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 Chris Hoagland
Facility Manager | Controlled Environment Phenotyping Facility
Phone: 765.496.0580
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Nancy Lee
Secretary
Phone: 765.494.3965
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Augusto Souza
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Phone: 765.494.5185
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