Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. Walia received his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California, Riverside. He did his postdoctoral research at University of California-Davis in plant genomics. He holds the Heuermann Chair of Agronomy since 2019. His current research interest is in understanding the physiological and molecular basis of abiotic stress tolerance in crops. His program uses genomics and phenomics approaches for discovering novel genes and genetic variants for improving crop performance in sub-optimal growing conditions. Of particular interest are crop responses to variation in water quantity and quality and high temperature. Ongoing efforts are aimed at understanding how seed development and yields are impacted by increasing temperatures in cereals.