Jake Jungers
Agroecology; agronom; sustainable agriculture; water quality; on-farm research
Background & Expertise
Jake Jungers is an agroecologist who splits his appointment between teaching and research. As an associate professor, he teaches two undergraduate courses in the plant sciences major and advises graduate students in the applied plant sciences, plant and microbial biology, and Land and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate programs. Jungers's research is focused on improving the sustainability of cropping systems. He oversees a highly-collaborative research group that relies on the principles of plant ecology, field experiments, and statistical modeling to answer key questions in agroecology. These questions often pertain to 1) improving resource use efficiency of crops, 2) developing agronomic methods for sustainable management of new and existing perennial crops, and 3) enhancing crop diversity at local, watershed, and regional scales. Jungers works with the Forever Green Initiative to develop new crops such as Kernza and strives to disseminate his research to a broad range of agricultural actors.
Welcoming the 2019 Class of IonE Affiliates
In recent weeks, quick glimpses of TV screens — and, for some, harrowing views from windows — have depicted flames ravaging the Amazon rainforest; hurricane-force wind and rain assailing the Bahamas and the east coast of the United States; and insidious, unseen forces weakening ice sheets and deepening an ever-expanding Arctic sea.