Stephen Patrick Moose

Stephen Patrick Moose is a Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois. He holds additional professorships at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, the Center for Digital Agriculture, and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). His research focuses on maize and sorghum genetics, plant genomics, agricultural biotechnology, and microbiome interactions. He has received the NACTA Educator Award in 2010, highlighting his contributions to education in agricultural sciences.

Key research interests include crop improvement through genetic engineering, phenotyping using autonomous robotics, and understanding plant-microbiome dynamics. His work bridges traditional genetics with modern computational tools, leveraging NCSA's infrastructure for genomic data analysis.

• Awards: NACTA Educator Award (2010)
• Collaborations: Extensive international collaborations, with recent work focusing on structural variation in sorghum and maize mutagenesis.