Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center

Hardwood Tree Improvement
and Regeneration Center
715 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 496-6016
Fax: (765) 494-9461
E-mail: cmichler@fs.fed.us
or michler@purdue.edu

Pijut Graduate Students and Staff

Rochelle Beasley
Laboratory Technician VIII

Rochelle is originally from Massachusetts. Rochelle obtained her M.S. in Environmental and Plant Biology from Ohio University, and joined the Pijut lab in 2008.
rjacques@purdue.edu

Ningxia Du
PhD Student

Ningxia Du is from Beijing, P.R. China. Ningxia is conducting research on adventitious shoot regeneration, rooting, and genetic modification of Fraxinus (ash). ndu@purdue.edu

Xiaomei Liu
PhD Student

Xiaomei is from Guangzhou, P.R. China. Xiaomei is conducting research on the genetic modification of Prunus serotina (black cherry) to control flowering. liu104@purdue.edu

Kaitlin Palla
Undergraduate Researcher

Kaitlin is from Zionsville, Indiana and joined the Pijut lab in 2007. Kaitlin is currently a Junior in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. kpalla@purdue.edu

Carolina Espinosa, MS, 2004. Currently a Teacher in the Kerrville Independent School District, TX.
Gurpreet Smagh, MS, 2005.
Christian Roschke, MS (non-thesis), 2007. Currently a Business Development Manager with ALCIMED, Paris, France.

Dr. G. Vengadesan, 2007. Currently a Research Associate at Fraunhofer USA, Center for Molecular Biotechnology, Newark, DE