Agricultural Research and Development Program | Central State University Skip to Content John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture Agricultural Research and Development Program With its 1890 Land-Grant designation, the JWGCESTA/1890 Land-Grant Program Research Unit is advancing the frontiers of knowledge in transdisciplinary emerging technology fields of Agriculture Engineering Math , and Computer Sciences centered around the needs of our stakeholders. The Agricultural Experimental Station in the John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture/1890 Land-Grant Programs at Central State University facilitates an Agricultural Research Development Program (ARDP) centered on Animal and Plant, Food Nutrition and Health, Natural Resources and Environmental, Social and Allied, Advanced Technologies, and Commercialization Systems. Latest Research News CSU Students Present Honey Bee Health Research at National Entomology Conference Agile Ultrasonics pioneers space‑ready composite welding with Central State University as collaborator Central State University faculty and students represent at 1890 Land-Grant symposium at Florida A&M University John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP) 1400 Brush Row Road | PO Box 1004 | Wilberforce, Ohio 45384 O: 937-376-6317 E: cesta@centralstate.edu Research investigators Shafiqur Rahman, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Director, 1890 Land-Grant Programs Phone: 937-376-6275 Email: srahman@centralstate.edu Sakthi Kumaran Subburayalu Associate Professor Phone: 937-376-6561 Email: ssubburayalu@centralstate.edu Office: C207 Emery Hall Kathleen Ann Carter Interim Chair and Professor of Exercise Science Phone: 937-376-6279 Email: kcarter2@centralstate.edu Office: JISCENS 151 Get CV Rajveer Dhillon, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor, Precision Agriculture /Agricultural Engineering Phone: 937-376-6536 Email: rdhillon@centralstate.edu Luke Farno Research Technician-Plant Breeding Research Phone: 937-376-6191 Email: lfarno@centralstate.edu Pratibha Gupta Extension State Specialist, Family and Consumer Science, Research Associate Professor, Food Nutrition and Health A.R.D.P, Email: PGupta@centralstate.edu Office: C102 Emery Hall Kazi Islam, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Health Phone: 937-376-6635 Email: kislam@centralstate.edu Office: JISCENS 348 Robert Korir Research Assistant Professor, and Extension Specialist Phone: 937-376-6539 Email: rkorir@centralstate.edu Office: C001 Emery Hall Hongmei Li-Byarlay Research Associate Professor of Entomology Phone: 937-376-6424 Email: hli-byarlay@centralstate.edu Office: JISCENS 362 Google Scholar Marcus Nagle Research Assistant Professor of Soil Science Phone: 937-376-6560 Email: mnagle@centralstate.edu Office: JISCENS 160 Brandy Phipps Associate Professor of Exercise Science Phone: 937-376-6358 Email: bphipps@centralstate.edu Office: JISCENS 154 Sustainable Use of a Safe Hemp Ingredient (SUSHI) project Craig Schluttenhofer Research Assistant Professor of Natural Products Phone: 937-376-6282 Email: cschluttenhofer@centralstate.edu Office: JISCENS 353 Research staff Robert Bennett Research Technician Phone: 937-376-6576 Email: rbennett@centralstate.edu Mark Campbell Research Scientist Phone: 937-376-6189 Email: mcampbell@centralstate.edu Office: C201 Emery Hall Ashley Erwin SAS Grant Operations Manager Email: aerwin@centralstate.edu Office: JISCENS 362 Danielle Kroh Field Technician Email: dkroh@centralstate.edu Venkata Satish Rangu Postdoctoral Researcher Email: vsrangu@centralstate.edu Ph.D. Nikitha Saji Research Scientist Email: nsaji@centralstate.edu Office: C109 Emery Hall Eric Salas Post-Doctoral Researcher Phone: 937-376-6637 Email: esalas@centralstate.edu Office: 210 McLin