PatrickHayes

Dr. Patrick Hayes is a Professor at Oregon State University. His research team focuses on barley - in its many forms and uses. Current research areas include: development of facultative habit barley varieties for malting and human nutrition; the many facets of winter hardiness; dissection of quantitative disease resistance; characterization and utilization of genetic diversity; stimulating local barley production; research malting; and barley quality assessment. Under his direction, the OSU Barley Project has released 13 varieties/germplasms, developed 12 mapping populations, distributed approximately 14 metric tons of barley seed, published 145 papers in refereed journals, and authored 13 book chapters. He has taught Introductory Plant Genetics to approximately 1,300 students: most graduate with a keen appreciation for the complexity and power of genetics. He has served as Major Professor for 29 graduate students.