Hemp Experts

The following Oregon State University faculty members have expertise related to hemp and are willing to speak with journalists. Their specific expertise, and contact information, is listed below. For help with other OSU faculty experts, contact Sean Nealon, 541-737-0787, [email protected].

Jay Noller, 541-737-2821, [email protected]

Noller serves as the inaugural director and lead researcher of the Global Hemp Innovation Center at Oregon State's Corvallis campus. A professor in OSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Science, he has conducted hemp field trials overseas for several years. His areas of expertise include:

  • OSU Global Hemp Innovation Center
  • Local, state and federal hemp law and policy
  • Hemp essential oils
  • Hemp agronomy

Richard Roseberg, 541-772-5165, [email protected]

Roseberg serves as director of OSU’s Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center in Central Point. An associate professor of agronomy in OSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Science, he is a co-author on two OSU Extension publications, “What is Industrial Hemp?” and “Soil, Seedbed Preparation and Seeding for Hemp.” His areas of expertise include:

  • Hemp production in southern Oregon
  • Hemp agronomy

Gordon Jones, 541-771-7371, ext. 230, [email protected]

Jones is an assistant professor of practice in OSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Science and OSU Extension commercial agriculture specialist in Jackson and Josephine counties. His areas of expertise include:

  • Hemp agronomy

Lloyd Nackley, 971-801-0385, [email protected]

Nackley is an assistant professor and OSU Extension research leader for greenhouse and nursery production at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, about 20 miles south of Portland. His areas of expertise include:

  • Hemp agronomy