Morningside College recently announced five new faculty members in the natural sciences and mathematics.

Richard Crow	John R. Helms	Anni Moore	Timothy Sesterhenn	Tessa Weinstein

Morningside College recently announced five new faculty members in the natural sciences and mathematics.

The new faculty members are Richard Crow, assistant professor of applied agriculture and food studies; John R. Helms, assistant professor of biology and chemistry; Anni Moore, visiting assistant professor of biology and chemistry; Timothy Sesterhenn, assistant professor of biology and chemistry; and Tessa Weinstein, assistant professor of mathematical sciences.

Crow has previous experience as an agronomy instructor at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His responsibilities included traditional courses and hands-on learning on a 300-acre farm. He also oversaw agronomy research projects and provided data to Syngenta. Crow has a master’s degree in agronomy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Helms previously held a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry Research Laboratory at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He has taught at colleges and universities in Virginia, and worked as an environmental/analytical chemist in government and industry. He has a doctorate in chemistry from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.

Moore previously was a natural science instructor at Midstate College in Peoria, Ill. She also has taught at other colleges in Illinois, receiving a teaching award from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Her research focuses on plant molecular biology and microbial communities. Moore has a doctorate in biological sciences from Northern Illinois University.

Sesterhenn previously was a postdoctoral research associate at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. He also taught at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. His research has investigated how stressors such as climate change affect aquatic life. Sesterhenn has a doctorate in biology from the University of Kentucky.

Weinstein previously was an assistant professor of mathematics at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. She also has taught at colleges and universities in Colorado and Indiana. Weinstein has a doctorate in applied mathematics from the University of Colorado at Denver.