Staff Directory
Cornell AES Administration

Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Professor
Department of Global Development
Associate Dean and Director
Cornell AES
Margaret Smith
- (607) 254-8764
- mes25 [at] cornell.edu
Maize breeding and genomics
Abiotic stress tolerance
Insect and disease resistance

Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Associate Director
Cornell AES
Antonio (Toni) DiTommaso
- (607) 254-4702
- ad97 [at] cornell.edu
Weed ecology and biological weed management
Invasive plant species
Climate change impacts on weed performance and distributions
Mark Schrader
- mhs26 [at] cornell.edu
As a landscape architect, my interest is pragmatic design at the nexus of agriculture, climate change and ecology—reimagining working landscapes to weave watershed management, ecologic connectivity and carbon management into the fabric of research farms.
Shawn Bossard
- (607) 254-6395
- seb38 [at] cornell.edu
Crystal Clark
- (607) 255-2224
- cdo6 [at] cornell.edu
Bonnie Ferguson
- (607) 254-8764
- bf18 [at] cornell.edu

Assistant to the Director of Agricultural Operations, and Communications Coordinator
Cornell AES
Anja Timm
- (607) 255-3174
- ait4 [at] cornell.edu
Staff at our Operations
- Greenhouses and Growth Chambers (Ithaca)
- Farm Services (Ithaca)
- Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm (Freeville)
- Campus Area Farms (Ithaca)
- Cornell Orchards (Ithaca)
- Bluegrass Lane Turf & Landscape Research Center (Ithaca)
- Musgrave Research Farm (Aurora)
- Willsboro Research Farm (Willsboro)
- Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center (Long Island)
Staff working with multiple research farms
Ryan Maher
- rmm325 [at] cornell.edu
Emily Moore
Administrative Assistant, Farms
Cornell AES
Emily Moore
- (607) 254-3477
- ejm344 [at] cornell.edu