Irish Lorraine B. Pabuayon is pursuing her doctoral degree in plant and soil science with a track in crop science at Texas Tech University. She is involved in research projects that focus on crop physiology, irrigation management, and resource partitioning in modern cotton cultivars. Pabuayon obtained her bachelor's degree in chemistry at the University of the Philippines–Los Baños and then worked at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines from 2012 to 2016 as a soil chemist and crop researcher. She obtained her master's degree in plant and soil science with a track in crop science at Texas Tech University in 2018.
