Auburn University, Plant Physiology, 1995, Ph D

Stephen F. Austin State University, Plant Physiology, 1992, MS

Stephen F. Austin State University, Botany, 1988, BS

I joined the faculty of Agricultural Biology in January 2016 after a 20-year career as a research plant physiologist for the USDA-ARS. I am interested in functional plant genomics and my research program encompasses applied projects on herbicide mode of action and evolution of resistance in weeds to more basic projects aiming to use genomic approaches to decipher traits imparting weediness (competition, cold and heat stress tolerance etc…). I am also interested in the relative contribution of each of the 3 wheat genomes to specific pathways associated with primary metabolism. My expertise in plant biochemistry and physiology as well as chemical ecology complements the efforts already in place in other groups at Colorado State University. Honors and Distinctions: President of the Phytochemical Society of North America, Treasurer of Phytochemical Society of North America and the International Weed Science Society, Associate editor of Weed Science and Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 2024 Weed Science Society of America Fellow award received at the annual meeting of the WSSA. 2021 Nutrien Distinguished Professor in Agricultural Sciences. Awarded by Colorado State University 2019 Colorado State University CAS Summit Team Research Award for Weed Science Team (Dayan, Gaines, Nissen, Westra) 2017 Molisch Award during the World Allelopathy Congress held in Marseille France the week of June 24-28 2017 2017 ISI Highly Cited Paper (top 1% of the academic field of Pharmacology & Toxicology). Cantrell et al. 2012. Natural products as sources for new pesticides. Journal of Natural Products 75:1231-1242. 2017 ISI Highly Cited Paper (top 1% of the academic field of Chemistry). Dayan et al. 2009. Natural products in crop protection. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 17:4022–4034 2015 Outstanding Research Award from Weed Science Society of America 2012 Senior Research Scientist of the Year (MSA) from USDA-ARS 2006 Early Career Outstanding Scientist Award from the Weed Science Society of America 2008 Grodzinsky Award from the International Allelopathy Congress 2001 Early Career Research Scientist of the Year (MSA) from USDA-ARS Scientific refereed publications, 202; Other publications, 64.