Personnel | Goldman Lab

Irwin Goldman

Irwin has been a faculty member at UW-Madison since 1992 and is currently professor and chair of the Department of Horticulture. He is a plant breeder and runs breeding programs on carrot, onion, and table beet. Irwin teaches courses in plant breeding and genetics, vegetable crops, plants and human wellbeing, and evolutionary biology. You can contact him at ilgoldma@wisc.edu or 608-262-1624.

Current Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Researchers, and Undergraduate Students

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Lynn Maher

Lynn, lcmaher@wisc.edu, is a Ph.D. student working on breeding, genetics, and biosynthesis of geosmin in table beet. Lynn has a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Claire Luby

Claire, cluby@wisc.edu, is a Postdoctoral Research Associate working on open source plant breeding. Claire has a B.S. degree from Middlebury College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Chris D’Angelo

Chris, cjdangelo2@wisc.edu, is a Ph.D. student working on the genetic and environmental control of vernalization in onion. Chris has a B.S. from Cornell University.

Solveig Hanson

Solveig, shanson7@wisc.edu, is a graduate student working on genetic aspects of flavor and culinary quality in table beet. Solveig has a B.A. from Grinnell College, and extensive experience as an organic farmer and the seed industry.

Katharina Wigg

Katharina Wigg is a graduate student working on breeding for resistance to Rhizoctonia solani in table beet. Katharina has a B.S. from Iowa State University.