CALS Department Chairs

    Last Updated: July 2026

    • Richard Amasino

      Department Chair, Biochemistry

      amasino@biochem.wisc.edu

    • Amaya Atucha

      Department Chair, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

      atucha@wisc.edu

    • Noah Feinstein

      Department Chair, Community and Environmental Sociology

      nfeinstein@wisc.edu

    • Katrina Forest

      Department Chair, Bacteriology

      forest@bact.wisc.edu

    • Sara Gragg

      Department Chair, Animal and Dairy Sciences

      sgragg@wisc.edu

    • Paul Koch

      Department Chair, Plant Pathology

      plkoch@wisc.edu

    • Paul Mitchell

      Department Chair, Agricultural and Applied Economics

      pdmitchell@wisc.edu

    • Bret Payseur

      Department Chair, Genetics

      payseur@wisc.edu

    • Scott Rankin

      Department Chair, Food and Nutritional Sciences

      sarankin@wisc.edu

    • Sean Schoville

      Department Chair, Entomology

      sean.schoville@wisc.edu

    • Doug Soldat

      Department Chair, Soil and Environmental Sciences

      djsoldat@wisc.edu

    • Anita Thompson

      Department Chair, Biological Systems Engineering

      amthompson2@wisc.edu

    • William Tracy

      Interim Department Chair, Life Sciences Communication

      wftracy@wisc.edu

    • Tim Van Deelen

      Department Chair, Forest & Wildlife Ecology

      trvandeelen@wisc.edu