Lab Members – Horticulture Crops Weed Science

Current Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Stephen Meyers
Area:  Horticulture Crops Weed Science
 Address:  625 Agriculture Mall Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47907
 Phone:  (765) 496-6540
 Email:  slmeyers@purdue.edu

Graduate Students

Celia Corado

Celia Corado, originally from Honduras, earned her B.Sc. in Agronomy at the National University of Agriculture (UNAG). She joined the Meyers’ Weed Science Lab at Purdue University in 2023 as a Visiting Scholar and began her master’s program in 2024. Her research focuses on exploring underutilized weed management methods to support small farms and horticultural production systems.

Her short-term goal is to expand her expertise in weed management while contributing to the lab’s research efforts. In the long term, she hopes to continue advancing her studies and contribute to innovation and sustainability in agricultural systems.

 Email:  ccoradom@purdue.edu
Jeanine Arana
Area:  Plasticulture Strawberry

Jeanine, originally from Nicaragua, earned her B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences and Production in 2017 at Zamorano University, Honduras. In 2020, she joined the Meyers' lab at Purdue University as a Graduate Research Assistant. At Purdue, she earned her M.Sc. and continued for her Ph.D. Her Ph.D. research centers on multi-year plasticulture strawberry production.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeaninearana/
X: https://twitter.com/JeanineArana13

 Email:  jcordone@purdue.edu

Visiting Research Scholar

Nicolle Salamanca

Born and raised in Colombia, Nicolle earned her B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering from the National University of Colombia (UNAL) in 2023. She is passionate about horticulture production, and her visiting scholar research in the Meyers’ lab centers on peppermint response to herbicides in greenhouse setting.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicollesalamanca/

 Email:  nsalama@purdue.edu

Former Lab Members

Graduate Students

Emmanuel Cooper

MS Student: 2022-2024

Josué Cerritos

Visiting Research Scholar: 2022
MS Student: 2023-2025

Visiting Research Scholar

Carlos Lopez

Visiting Research Scholar: 2022-2024

Laura Rodriguez

Visiting Research Scholar: 2021

Lidysce (Andrea) Mata

Visiting Undergraduate Scholar (Zamorano University, Honduras): 2023
Visiting Research Scholar: 2024

Luis Medina

Visiting Research Scholar: 2022-2023

Nathaly Vargas

Visiting Research Scholar: 2021-2022

Visiting Undergraduate Scholar

Luz Cardona

Visiting Undergraduate Scholar (Caldas University, Colombia): 2021-2022

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