PI

Dr. Yonghui Li, Ph.D.
Dr. Yonghui Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Cereal & Grain Chemistry; Director, Kansas Wheat Quality Lab
Postdoc

Jianjun Zhou, Ph.D.
Jianjun Zhou, Ph.D.
Postdoc, 02/2024 -; Ph.D. in Food Science, University of Valencia, Spain
Nandan Kumar, Ph.D.
Nandan Kumar, Ph.D.
Postdoc, 09/2023 -; Ph.D. in Computational Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Shan Hong, Ph.D.
Shan Hong, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist, 09/2023 -; Ph.D. in Food Science, University of Tennessee; Postdoc, 01/2021 - 10/2022

Graduate Student/ GRA

Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 08/2025 -; Bachelor in Biochemistry, Messiah University
Roshanak Zolqadri (Rosha)
Roshanak Zolqadri (Rosha)
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 08/2024 -; Master in Food Technology, University of Guilan (Iran); Bachelor in Agricultural Engineering, University of Zanjan (Iran)
Xuhuan Chen
Xuhuan Chen
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 08/2024 -; Master in Food Science, Jiangnan University (China); Bachelor in Food Science, Zhejiang Ocean University (China)
Sadia Firdaus
Sadia Firdaus
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 08/2024 -; Master in Food Technology, Jamia Hamdard (India); Bachelor in Processing and Food Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University (India)
Olusola Olagunju (Shola)
Olusola Olagunju (Shola)
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 08/2023 -; MS in Food Processing and Storage Technology, Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria; BS in Food Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Hyukjin (John) Kwon
Hyukjin (John) Kwon
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 01/2023 -; MS in Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, S. Korea; BS in Chemistry, University of California Berkeley
Bipin Rajpurohit
Bipin Rajpurohit
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 01/2022 -; MS in Food Science, South Dakota State University

Alumni

Michael Stump
Michael Stump
MS Graduate Student/GRA, 05/2023 - 05/2025; BS in Chemistry, Emporia State University
Bei Shen
Bei Shen
Co-major advisors: Dr. Li & Dr. Shi; MS Graduate Student/GRA, 01/2023 - 05/2025; BS in Food Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University
Zhenjiao Du
Zhenjiao Du
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 05/2021 - 12/2024; MS in Food Science, China Agricultural University
Gengjun Chen, Ph.D.
Gengjun Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist, 07/2019 - 09/2024 Postdoc, 01/2017 - 06/2019; Ph.D. in Food Science, Kansas State University
Haiwei Lou, Ph.D.
Haiwei Lou, Ph.D.
Postdoc visiting scholar, 08/2022 - 08/2024; Lecture, Henan University of Technology, China
Ruoshi Xiao
Ruoshi Xiao
MS Graduate Student/GRA, 01/2022 - 05/2024; BS in Food Science, Wuhan Polytechnic University
Ruijia Hu
Ruijia Hu
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 08/2019 - 12/2023; MS in Grain Science, Kansas State University; BS in Bakery Science and Management, Kansas State University
Cheng Li
Cheng Li
PhD Graduate Student/GRA, 08/2019 - 08/2023; MS in Food and Nutrition, Chonnam National University (Korea); BS in Food Science, Jiangnan University, China
Sabine Hoff
Sabine Hoff
Undergraduate student worker/researcher (2019 -)
Emma Beamer
Emma Beamer
Undergraduate student worker/researcher (2021 -)
Eric Nkurikiye
Eric Nkurikiye
Lab technician, 01/2023-05/2023; MS Graduate Student/GRA, 01/2021 - 12/2022; BS in Food Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Anaya McCune
Anaya McCune
Undergraduate student worker/researcher (2023)
Yingguo Lyu, Ph.D.
Yingguo Lyu, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar, 12/2021 - 12/2022; Associate Profession, Henan University of Technology, China
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Ying Ji, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar, 12/2021 - 12/2022; Associate Professor, Dalian Minzu University, China
Yanting Shen
Yanting Shen
Research Assistant/PhD Graduate Student, 05/2017 - 12/2021; BS/MS in Food Science, K-State
Wenfei Tian
Wenfei Tian
PhD Graduate Student, 08/2017 - 05/2021; MS in Physical Chemistry, University of Delaware; BS in Chemistry, Shandong University, China
Yiqin Zhang
Yiqin Zhang
MS Graduate Student, 01/2019 - 05/2021; BS in Food Science, K-State
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Jinrong Wang
Visiting PhD student, 12/2019 -02/2021 Jiangnan University
Kristen Jensen
Kristen Jensen
Undergraduate Research Assistant (09/2016 - 05/2018); BS in Grain Science
Carrie Carlson
Carrie Carlson
Undergraduate Research Assistant (01/2016-05/2017); BS in Food Science (minor Bakery Science) at K-State
Jingjing Yi
Jingjing Yi
Visiting student (09/2016 - 02/2017); MS student from Jinan University, China
Chetan Sharma
Chetan Sharma
Research Assistant (05-12/2016)
Xiao Tang
Xiao Tang
Visiting Scholar, 06-08/2018; Associate Professor in Ningbo Polytechnic
Shiwei Xu
Shiwei Xu
MS, 08/2016 - 08/2018
Gaganpreet Singh
Gaganpreet Singh
Research Assistant, 08-12/2018
Reshma M Antony
Reshma M Antony
Research Technician, 07-12/2018
Wei Wu
Wei Wu
Research assistant, 06/2017 -08/2018
Lauren Tebben
Lauren Tebben
MS graduate student, 08/2017 - 08/2019
Shayna Smith
Shayna Smith
Research Assistant, 01-07/2019
Yajuan Wang
Yajuan Wang
Visiting Scholar, 08/2018 -08/2019
Yijie Gui, Ph.D.
Yijie Gui, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar, 10/2019 -11/2020; Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Mohana Yoganandan
Research Technitian, 09 - 11/2020
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Peiming Qin
Research Technitian, 07/2020 - 02/2021