CRES Staff

Michael Sykuta
Director of CRES and Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Deana Volle
Program Operations Coordinator for CRES and for the Financial Research Institute,

TBA
We are currently seeking a Sr. Research Project Analyst to both conduct and provide leadership for CRES’s directed research activities and current policy response activities.

Affiliate Scholars & Staff
A multidisciplinary team of University of Missouri scholars engage in research with implications for rural energy security. These individuals provide academic leadership and guidance for CRES’s research programs.


Sanjeev Khanna
Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, and Director, Midwest Industrial Training & Assessment Center, College of Engineering

Austin Landini
Post-Doctoral Scholar, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Science

Ewell Lawson
Associate Director of Strategic Operations, Financial Research Institute


Victor McFarland
Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Arts & Science

Zack Miller
Professor and Department Chair, Department of Economics, College of Arts & Science

Adrienne Ohler
Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Hua Qin
Associate Professor, Division of Applied Social Science; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Robin Rotman
Associate Professor, Energy and Environmental Law & Policy, School of Natural Resources; College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources

Wyatt Thompson
Professor, Division of Applied Social Sciences and Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI); College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources.