• Gilbert Waibel
    Chair

    Gil is a Seed physiology Technical Lead at the Bayer Crop Science Seed Technology Center. He has been active in finding more meaningful methods to test native or wild species.

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    Gilbert Waibel

    Chair
  • Dr. Ruojing Wang
    Vice Chair

    Ruojing in involved on seed sciences associated with seed physiology, ecology and morphology. She is the Chair of the ISTA Purity Committee.

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    Dr. Ruojing Wang

    Vice Chair
    • Dr. Ruojing Wang, a research scientist, from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Saskatoon Laboratory, Seed Science & Technology Section
    • Email: ruojing.wang@canada.ca
  • Craig R. McGill
    ISTA ECOM Liaison

    Craig is serving as the ISTA Past President. He is the ECOM Liaison Officer for many ISTA Committees. He is the Senior Research Officer working on indigenous flora centres around seed conservation.

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    Craig R. McGill

    ISTA ECOM LiaisonMr.Craig R. McGill from Institute of Agriculture & Environment College of Sciences Massey University Tennent Drive Email: C.R.McGill@massey.ac.nz
  • Dr. Laura Bowden
    TWS Member

    Laura has worked at the Official Seed Testing Station for Scotland for 10 years, initially as a seed physiologist and now as GM manager. She previously chaired the ISTA Moisture Comittee.

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    Dr. Laura Bowden

    TWS MemberDr. Laura Bowden from Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture SASA; Roddinglaw Rd; Edinburgh Email: Laura.Bowden@sasa.gov.scot
  • Stefanie Krämer
    TWS Member

    Mrs.Stefanie Krämer has worked in the official seed testing station LTZ Augustenberg for more than 40 years. She has experience in purity, germination and Tetrazolium testing on many different species of agricultural, flower and forest seeds. She active in ISTA and is chair of the Tetrazolium Committee.

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    Stefanie Krämer

    TWS MemberMrs.Stefanie Krämer from the official seed testing station LTZ Augustenberg; Nesslerstrasse 25; 76227 Karlsruhe; Germany Email: stefanie.kraemer@ltz.bwl.de      Phone: -0049-721-9468-248
  • Rachael Davies
    TWS Member

    Ms.Rachael Davies is a germination specialist working with wild species on an international basis. She conducts research to support the effective management of the Seed Bank's collections. She loves to teach germination methodology on wild species.

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    Rachael Davies

    TWS MemberMs.Rachael Davies from Seed Conservation Department,Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Millennium Seed Bank Wakehurst Place, Sesfield Road, Ardingly. Email: rachael.davies@kew.org
  • Dr. Riad Z. Baalbaki
    TWS Member

    Riad is Chair of the AOSA Germination Committee.

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    Dr. Riad Z. Baalbaki

    TWS Member
    • Dr. Riad Z. Baalbaki from Seed Laboratory, Plant Pest Diagnostics Branch California Department of Food & Agriculture
    • Email: rbaalbaki@cdfa.ca.gov
  • Heidi Larson
    TWS Member

    Heidi is very active in improving the rules on how to more effectively test native (wild) species. She is currently serving as president the the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST). She has served as chair of the Conservation & Reclamation Tree & Shrub Committee.

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    Heidi Larson

    TWS MemberHeidi Larson, SGS; 1405 32nd Avenue , Brookings SD 57006, USA, Phone: 605-692-7611 Email: heidi.larson@sgs.com
  • Ted Chapman
    TWS Member

    Ted is the UK Native Seed Hub Coordinator at KEW with the Millennium Seed Bank.

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    Ted Chapman

    TWS MemberMr.Ted Chapman from the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Millennium Seed Bank. Email: T.Chapman@kew.org
  • Dr. Sergio Pasquini
    TWS Member

    Dr. Sergio Pasquini is the Quality Manager of the Seed Testing Lab of Forestry Species at the Veneto Region of Italy. He is vice chair of the ISTA TEZ Committee and a member of the ISTA Forest Tree and Shrub Seed, the ISTA Proficiency and the ISTA Moisture Committees.

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    Dr. Sergio Pasquini

    TWS MemberDr. Sergio Pasquini is the Quality Manager in the Seed Testing Lab of Forestry Species in the Italy, Veneto Region, National Centre Carabinieri Biodiversity of Peri (VR); Via del Ponte 256, 37020 Peri, Italy. Email: sergiopasquini68@gmail.com
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