Scott Heuchelin has spent a career working with seeds and crops, including the last several years specifically ensuring that seeds moved throughout the world are free of disease. Now, he’s returning to his alma mater to serve as the next director of Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center and a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology.
Heuchelin will begin in this role on July 15, 2025. The Seed Science Center is housed within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
“It is exciting to have Dr. Scott Heuchelin join us this summer as professor and director of the Seed Science Center! His deep experience in industry, leadership and translating research into practice will serve the Center and its stakeholders well and enable it to move forward,” said Daniel J. Robison, endowed dean’s chair in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Great thanks to Dr. Steve Harris for his service as interim director of the Center, and before him, Dr. Lulu Rodriquez, who also served as interim director, following the departure of Dr. Manjit Misra, who, for 32 years, built up and guided the Center to unprecedented success and impact. This new generation of leadership will build on that terrific legacy to sustain and advance the Center’s relevance, impact and excellence!
Source : iastate.edu