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Andy McDonald
Andrew McDonald

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Associate Professor

Global Development Section

Andrew McDonald
  • ajm9 [at] cornell.edu
Cropping systems ecology
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Agricultural sustainability, food security, water resources, international agriculture, policy, and applied social sciences
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Hannah McMillan

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Hannah McMillan
  • hannah.mcmillan [at] cornell.edu
Plant-microbiome-environment interactions
Extracellular vesicle-mediated communication
Plant health and resilience in a changing climate
Bill Miller
Bill Miller

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Bill Miller
Flower bulbs and floriculture
Greenhouse and nursery crops
Physiology and post-harvest management
Guarav Moghe
Gaurav Moghe

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Gaurav Moghe
Evolution of plant specialized metabolism
Use of AI in plant biochemistry and genomics in crop stress resilience
Synthetic biology for engineering novel metabolic pathways
virginia moore
Virginia Moore

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Virginia Moore
  • vm377 [at] cornell.edu
Breeding for sustainable cropping systems
Cover crops, intercropping, polycultures, organic farming systems
Legumes, forages, alfalfa, hemp
Lukas Mueller
Lukas Mueller

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Lukas Mueller
  • lam87 [at] cornell.edu
Genetics and genomics of solanaceous plants
SOL Genomics Network
June Nasrallah
June Nasrallah

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

June Nasrallah
Plant reproduction
Self-incompatibility
Receptor-ligand interactions and cell-cell signaling
Rebecca Nelson
Rebecca Nelson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Professor

Global Development Section

Rebecca Nelson
Circular bionutrient economy and enhancing wellbeing in peri-urban areas through waste valorization
Agroecology and supporting student leadership toward sustainability
Participatory research and extension
Andrew Nelson
Andrew Nelson

Adjunct Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Andrew Nelson
  • an425 [at] cornell.edu
Comparative and high-throughput bioinformatics approaches to plant transcriptome research.
daniel nickrent
Daniel Nickrent

Adjunct Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Daniel Nickrent
  • dn277 [at] cornell.edu
Plant evolutionary biology
Genomics, phylogenetics, systematics, population genetics, and taxonomy
Parasitic flowering plants (Santalales in particular)
Kevin Nixon
Kevin Nixon

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Kevin Nixon
  • kcn2 [at] cornell.edu
Theory and methodology of phylogenetic analysis
Angiosperm phylogeny
Systematics and taxonomy of the oak family
Ralph Obendorf
Ralph Obendorf

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences

Ralph Obendorf
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Madeline (Maddy) Oravec
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Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Madeline (Maddy) Oravec
  • mwo23 [at] cornell.edu
Grapevine breeding, genetics, and genomics
Fruit quality and wine-making characteristics
Disease resistance and environmental resilience
 Camilo Parada Rojas
Camilo Parada-Rojas

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Camilo Parada-Rojas
  • cp738 [at] cornell.edu
Pathogen population genomics
Resistance evolution and monitoring
Biosurveillance and early disease detection
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Varsha Pathare
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Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Varsha Pathare
  • vsp29 [at] cornell.edu
Plant-atmosphere CO2-water fluxes
Climate change
Resource-use efficiency