Michael Wunsch has joined the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center as a plant pathologist.

He has a 70 percent research and 30 percent Extension Service appointment. The North Dakota Legislature created the position during the 2009 session.

Wunsch assumes leadership of the plant pathology program at the center. He will lead the research program that investigates a broad representation of diseases impacting crop diversity in North Dakota.

“His research and Extension programming will continue to represent the collaborations of CREC project leaders and plant pathologists at the Main Station, other RECs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture,” says Blaine Schatz, center director.

Wunsch recently completed his Ph.D. in plant pathology at Cornell University in New York. He earned a bachelor of science degree in biology and a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

He is a native of Montana and spent time in the Peace Corps between his undergraduate and graduate education.

NDSU Agriculture Communication