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Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

Plant Geneticist

Edward S. Buckler is a plant geneticist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service and holds an adjunct appointment at Cornell University in the School of Integrative Plant Science's Plant Breeding and Genetics...

Professor

Dean Malvick is a Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Minnesota. He holds a PhD in plant pathology with a minor in microbial ecology from the University of Minnesota, earned in 1997, a...

Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

Kaiyu Guan is a Levenick Endowed Professor in agroecosystem sensing and modeling at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He is also a Blue-Waters Professor in Supercomputing at UIUC-NCSA, a University...

Associate Professor

Dr. Rodrigo Werle is an Associate Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research and Extension program, known as WiscWeeds, focuses on integrated approaches...

Professor and Extension Soil Scientist

Matt Ruark is a Professor and Extension Soil Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from the University of Minnesota, obtained in 1999, a Master...

Chair and Professor. Cereal Pathology, Epidemiology

Pierce Paul is a Chair and Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University, based in Selby Hall, Wooster. His research focuses on Cereal Pathology and Epidemiology, contributing to the...

Associate Professor

Dr. Andrew J. Margenot is a Professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He serves as the Principal Investigator of the Soils Lab and holds several editorial...

Professor

Neil Mattson is a professor involved in research related to plant science and environmental engineering at Cornell CALS. His work focuses on improving therapeutics for Type 1 diabetes through synthetic biology, as...

USDA Professor

Alan Franzluebbers is a Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at NC State University, located in Williams Hall. His research focuses on soil ecology and management, with particular attention to soil...

Associate Professor

Sarah Strauss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences at the University of Florida, within the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. She is based at the Southwest...

Professor

Dr. Michael J. Brewer is a professor specializing in entomology with a focus on sustainable pest management in large-scale field crop agroecosystems. His research addresses the challenges posed by invasive pests and...

Professor

Professor Chengyan Yue holds the Bachman Endowed Chair in Horticultural Marketing at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her research focuses on two major trans-disciplinary areas: horticultural marketing and...

Professor

Carl Rosen served as Head of the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate from 2011 to 2023. His research laboratory focuses on nutrient management for crop production, with an emphasis on identifying needs and...

Assistant Professor

Goichman Family Director, Cornell AgriTech, Professor

Christine Durbahn Smart is the Goichman Family Director at Cornell AgriTech and a Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, specializing in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology. Her program aims to...

Professor and Extension S

Luciano Gatiboni is a professor and extension specialist in soil fertility and nutrient management at NC State University. He teaches Soil Fertility in the Graduate Program in Soil Science and leads an applied research...

Associate Professor

Dr. Andrew McDonald is an Associate Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences and the Department of Global Development at Cornell University. His research focuses on systems agronomy for global development,...

Department Chair; Professor

Dr. Christopher Simmons is the Department Chair and a Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. He holds a Ph.D. from UC Davis, earned in 2011. His research...

Professor

Dr. Carlos D. Messina is a professor of predictive breeding in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. His work involves collaborating with...