People

A group photograph of the VanLoocke Lab — The VanLoocke Lab - 2025

Faculty

Andrew Vanloocke
- Professor - Department of Agronomy
- Associate Director - Bioeconomy Institute
andyvanl@iastate.edu

Staff

Guler Aslan-Sungur
- Research Scientist III
gulera@iastate.edu
Nicholas Boersma
- Research Scientist III
nboersma@iastate.edu

Postdoctoral Researchers

Jared Flater
- Postdoc Research Associate
jflater@iastate.edu

Graduate Students

Josh Bendorf
- Graduate Student
jbendorf@iastate.edu
Theodore Hartman
- Graduate Assistant
theodore@iastate.edu
Matthew Nowatzke
- Graduate Assistant
mnowatz@iastate.edu
Bryan Petersen
- Graduate Assistant
bryan20@iastate.edu

Daniel Rajewski
- Research Scientist III
drajewsk@iastate.edu