The faculty listed below have ongoing research programs in the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and have Graduate Faculty status (can mentor graduate students). They can be contacted directly with questions about their programs and concerning graduate student opportunities:
Kayanush J. Aryana, Associate Professor
Dairy Products
Thomas D. Bidner, Professor
Meat Science – Influence of diet, genetics and postmortem factors on meat composition and quality.
Charles Boeneke, Assistant Professor
Dairy Foods
Kenneth R. Bondioli, Associate Professor
Reproductive Physiology/Biotechnology. Embryo biotechnology, somatic cell nuclear transfer, genetic modification of animals, stem cell biology and epigenetic regulation of gene expression.
Glen T. Gentry, Jr., Assistant Professor
Reproductive Physiology – Reproductive efficiency, endocrine control of reproduction and nutrition-reproduction interactions.
Robert A. Godke, Boyd Professor
Reproductive Physiology/Biotechnology – Reproductive biology, embryo technology.
William Hansel, Professor
Reproductive Physiology/Biotechnology – Reproductive biology, animal biotechnology.
Dennis R. Ingram, Associate Professor
Poultry Nutrition and Management
Bruce F. Jenny, Professor
Nutrition
Kenneth W. McMillin, Professor
Meat Science – Processing, packaging, shelf-life, food safety, protein and fat functionality, goat meat.
James E. Miller, Adjunct Professor
Ruminant Parasitology and Animal Production
Daniel G. Satterlee, Professor
Poultry Physiology, Endocrinology, Biotechnology, and Behavior (Avian Stress Biology, Inhibin Biology)
L. Lee Southern, Professor
Nonruminant Nutrition – Amino acid and mineral nutrition of swine and poultry.
Donald L. Thompson, Jr., Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Equine Physiology and Endocrinology – Reproductive physiology and endocrinology of horses, endocrine aspects of growth and metabolism.
Cathleen C. Williams, Associate Professor
Dairy Nutrition