Research Geneticist, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, USDA-ARS
Assistant Professor, Horticulture Department
Rm 209 Horticulture Building, University of Wisconsin
1575 Linden Dr., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Phone: 1-608-262-0028 (office); Fax: 1-608-262-4743; Email: weng4@wisc.edu, or yiqun.weng@ars.usda.gov

EDUCATION

Degree: Ph. D.
Institution: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843
Field of Study: Genetics
Years attended: September, 1994 - December, 1998

Degree: Master of Science
Institution: Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Field of Study: Cytogenetics
Years attended: September, 1985 - June, 1988

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Institution: Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Field of Study: Plant Genetics and Breeding
Years attended: September, 1981 - August, 1985

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE

2008 - present: Assistant Professor, Horticulture Department and Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706

2006 - 2008: Research Scientist, Texas AgriLife Research - Amarillo, TX 79106

2004 - 2006: Associate Research Scientist, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station - Amarillo, TX 79106

1999 - 2004: Assistant Research Scientist, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station - Amarillo, TX 79106

1994 - 1998: Research/Teaching Assistant, Genetics Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843

1990 - 1994: Lecturer, Agronomy Department, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

1988 - 1990: Teaching Assistant, Agronomy Department, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

American Society for Horticultural Science
Entomological Society of America
Crop Science Society of America