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Horticulture
Integrated Pest Management
Landscape architecture
Plant molecular biology and biotechnology
Turfgrass and Soil Science
Horticulture
Mark H. Brand, Professor of Horticulture, Ph.D., Ohio State University. Ornamental plant breeding, selection and improvement, especially with native species; management of invasive horticultural plants; development of internet horticultural resources. mark.brand@uconn.edu
George C. Elliott, Associate Professor of Horticulture, Ph.D., North Carolina State University. Utilization of microbial inoculants in container media. Biological, chemical and physical properties of container media. Greenhouse crop production. george.elliott@uconn.edu
Julia Kuzovkina, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Ph.D., Ohio State University. Ornamental and environmental Horticulture. Taxonomy and selection of woody ornamental plants. Development of new crops and value-added products. Phytoremediation. jkuzovina@uconn.edu
Richard J. McAvoy, Professor of Horticulture, Ph.D., Rutgers University. Greenhouse crop production, plant-environment interactions, applied molecular genetics.richard.mcavoy@uconn.edu
Integrated Pest Management
Ana Legrand, Assistant Extension Professor of Entomology, Ph.D., University of Maryland. Integrated pest management, biological control and tritrophic level interactions. ana.legrand@uconn.edu
Landscape Architecture
John Alexopoulos, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, M.L.A., University of Massachusetts. Urban park history and community development. john.alexopoulos@uconn.edu
Peter Miniutti, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, M.L.A., Harvard University. Landscape architecture as a series of functional, spatial, and aesthetic systems; development of the 'Lands of Unique Value' methodology to direct pro-sensible development. peter.miniutti@uconn.edu
Kristin Schwab, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, M.L.A., Iowa State University. Sustainable landscape planning and design; land art; the role of drawing in the design process; service learning through community design assistance. kristin.schwab@uconn.edu
Mark Westa, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, M.L.A., Harvard University. Use of computers to create and communicate meaningful design, assisting communities in planning and design through outreach projects. mark.westa@uconn.edu
Plant molecular biology and biotechnology
Carol A. Auer, Associate Professor of Plant Physiology, Ph.D., University of Maryland. Risk assessment for plant biotechnology; ecological risk assessment; cytokinin biochemistry; hormonal control of plant development. carol.auer@uconn.edu
Gerald A. Berkowitz, Professor of Molecular Plant Biology, Ph.D., Brandeis University. Plant physiology and molecular biology-molecular analysis of ion channel structure: function; ion transport; photosynthesis. gerald.berkowitz@uconn.edu
Yi Li, Associate Professor of Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Ph.D., SUNY-Syracuse. Molecular physiology of plant hormones, gene transfer-mediated crop improvement and transgene containment. yi.li@uconn.edu
Mary Musgrave, Head of Department and Professor of Plant Physiology, Ph.D., Duke University. Environmental plant physiology; plant development under spaceflight condition. mary.musgrave@uconn.edu
Susanne von Bodman, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bacterial gene expression and molecular processes related to plant pathogenesis. susanne.vonbodman@uconn.edu
Turfgrass and Soil science
Karl Guillard, Professor of Agronomy, Ph.D., University of Connecticut. Development and evaluation of best management practices for turfgrass, with emphasis on nutrient management and water quality. karl.guillard@uconn.edu
Jason Henderson, Assistant Professor of Turfgrass and Soil Science, Ph. D., Michigan State University. Turfgrass establishment, root zone selection, root zone management, and alternative construction methods for tees, greens, and athletic fields. jason.henderson@uconn.edu
John Kaminski, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Ph.D., University of Maryland. Evaluation of applied management practices for turfgrass diseases, with emphasis on pathogen biology and disease epidemiology. john.kaminski@uconn.edu
Thomas Morris, Associate Professor of Agronomy, Ph.D., Iowa State University. Soil fertility and nutrient management of agronomic and vegetable crops, sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, and application of waste materials to agricultural land.thomas.morris@uconn.edu
Cristian P. Schulthess, Associate Professor of Soil Science, Ph.D., University of Delaware. Soil chemistry, primarily focused on the retention of compounds by soil constituents.cristian.schulthess@uconn.edu |
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