Timothy D. Hernandez
Plant Biology Division
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
2510 Sam Noble Parkway
Ardmore, OK  73401 USA

Phone:  (580)224-6123
E-Mail:  tdhernandez@noble.org

Current Position: 

• Research Assistant (December 2007-present). Plant Biology Division. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.

Research Interest:

• Downregulation of certain enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthesis pathway in order to further understand and improve the processing of lignocellulose from native Oklahoma grasses, primarily Switchgrass (Panicum viragatum). 

Education: 

• B.S. Plant Science, 2007, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ.

Work Experience: 

• Research Assistant (December 2007-present). Plant Biology Division. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK.  Supervisor:  Dr. Richard A. Dixon.
• Hourly Employee (October 2007- December 2007). Plant Biology Division. The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK.  Supervisor:  Dr. Richard A. Dixon. 
• Summer Hourly Employee (May 2006-August 2006, May 2007-August 2007) Horticulture Farm II, an extension of The New Jersey Agricultural Experimental Station at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Supervisor: William Dickson, TJ Lawson