Soy Fact
One acre of soybeans=82,368 crayons
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Contact Us
170 NSRC
1101 W. Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
217-244-1706 (phone)
217-244-1707 (fax)
nsrl@illinois.edu
Management & Communication
Production
Nutrition
International
Melinda Anderson
Communications Specialist
Communications Specialist
Melinda promotes the research, outreach and education efforts at NSRL, including NSRL advertising, public relations and communication endeavors that expand the scope, size and profitability of the soybean industry.
Scott Buchanan
Pilot Plant Technician
Pilot Plant Technician
Scott’s expertise is in fabricating, building and operating equipment designed specifically for the utilization of soybeans. He works with NSRL and College faculty and staff on domestic and international projects focused on soy foods and soy biodiesel education and training.
Linda Lee Drozt
Linda coordinates production research at NSRL by facilitating meetings and writing grant proposals. She also develops and tailors outreach materials, including web-based resources,like VIPS (link to www.vipsoybeans.org), to empower soybean producers in their decision making processes.
Craig Gundersen
Executive Director
Executive Director
170 NSRC
1101 West Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-6313
Dept. of ACE website
cggunder@illinois.edu
1101 West Peabody Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-6313
Dept. of ACE website
cggunder@illinois.edu
Dr. Gundersen's is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics. His research focus is on program evaluation, especially food assistance programs; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs; Food assistance and food insecurity measurement; The relationship between stress, food insecurity among the elderly and related to childhood obesity.
Linda Kull
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Linda coordinates NSRL soybean production research, working with university scientists, soybean growers, and industry representatives to promote productivity and profitability for soybean growers and the industry. Production research programs at the NSRL embrace all aspects of production: breeding and genetics, disease and pest resistance, yield enhancement, weeds research, agronomics, and variety evaluations.
Marilyn Nash
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Marilyn is as a program coordinator working with the NSRL programs on domestic and international nutrition. She manages the two NSRL test kitchens and sensory laboratory, plans and participates in soy food outreach activities, and develops soy food applications. She provides statistical analysis support for NSRL projects and coordinates the NSRL website.
Carol Neilson
Office Manager
Office Manager
Carol serves as the NSRL Office Manager. Her duties include overseeing daily activities in the NSRL office, assisting NSRL staff with their needs, and managing the work of NSRL’s undergraduate student workers. She also serves as receptionist for NSRC and a liaison between NSRC building residents and the college as needed
Bridget Owen
Associate Director
Associate Director
Bridget Owen is the Associate Director or NSRL where she directs soybean research, outreach and education efforts from production to consumption. She works to have the University and industry stakeholders create alliances aimed at finding solutions to the evolving technological and marketing conditions of the soybean industry. Bridget oversees NSRL programs in Nutrition, International, and Production areas, as well as general NSRL management.
Shailesh Patel
IT Management
IT Management
Shailesh addresses information technology needs at NSRL. He works closely with NSRL and college staff to meet our ongoing needs for improved website and computing services.
Nick Scates
Project Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Nick is a Project Coordinator for international programs at NSRL, managing soy human nutrition projects in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. In these projects he collaborates with and is a technical consultant for the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH), working closely with governmental, non-governmental and private voluntary organizations.
Courtney Tamimie
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Courtney is a program coordinator with her focus on international development projects. She works with the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) to implement projects in Asia, Central America and Africa. Her duties also involve proposal development, conference coordination, and workshop management, and she is the logistics coordinator for the INTSOY Short Course.
Karl Weingartner
Director-INTSOY
Director-INTSOY
Karl coordinates the International Soybean Program (INTSOY) and is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the University's Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. He oversees the annual INTSOY Short Course and coordinates soy food activities at the Agriculural Bioprocessing Laboratory Pilot Processing Plant.
Lynn Westgren
Project Management Coordinator
Project Management Coordinator
Lynn assists with financial management, planning, and control for all NSRL projects. She has fiscal responsibility for more than thirty grants from several funding agencies, manages personnel issues and employee appointments, and coordinates project proposal submissions, and is the NSRL liaison with business managers in the College of ACES, as well as with various campus and university offices.
Janet Weigel
Office Support Specialist
Office Support Specialist