Emeritus faculty and retired academics

George Abawi

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

George Abawi

(315) 787-2374
gsa1 [at] cornell.edu

Herbert Aldwinckle

Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Herbert Aldwinckle

(315) 787-2369
hsa1 [at] cornell.edu

Bob Andersen

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Bob Andersen

rla2 [at] cornell.edu

Nina Bassuk

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Nina Bassuk

(607) 255-4586
nlb2 [at] cornell.edu

Urban horticulture

Woody plants, landscape management and propagation,

Cornell Structural Soil

Gary Bergstrom

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Gary Bergstrom

(607) 255-7849
gcb3 [at] cornell.edu

Integrated disease management of wheat, corn, soybeans, forage legumes

Thomas Björkman

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Thomas Björkman

tnb1 [at] cornell.edu

Vegetable crop physiology

Cover crops

Establishing year-round Eastern broccoli industry

David Bouldin

Emeritus Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

David Bouldin

drb6 [at] cornell.edu

Ronnie Coffman

International Professor Emeritus of Plant Breeding and Genetics

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Ronnie Coffman

(607) 255-2554
wrc2 [at] cornell.edu

International agriculture & development

Crop improvement

Agricultural biotechnology

Alan Collmer

Professor Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Alan Collmer

(607) 255-7843
arc2 [at] cornell.edu

William Cox

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

William Cox

(607) 255-1758
wjc3 [at] cornell.edu

Peter Davies

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Biology Section

Peter Davies

pjd2 [at] cornell.edu

Plant biochemistry and physiology

Plant hormones

Jerrold Davis

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Jerrold Davis

(607) 255-7980
jid1 [at] cornell.edu

Monocot systematics

Inference of species boundaries

Stephen DeGloria

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences

Stephen DeGloria

(607) 227-5825
sdd4 [at] cornell.edu

John Duxbury

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences

John Duxbury

(607) 255-1732
jmd17 [at] cornell.edu

Marcia Eames-Sheavly

Senior Extension Associate and Senior Lecturer Emerita

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Marcia Eames-Sheavly

me14 [at] cornell.edu

Herbalism

Garden-based learning, engaged learning and human development

The intersection of the arts with horticulture

Elizabeth Earle

Emeritus

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Elizabeth Earle

(607) 255-3102
ede3 [at] cornell.edu

Elmer Ewing

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Elmer Ewing

eee1 [at] cornell.edu

Gary Fick

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Gary Fick

(607) 255-1704
gwf2 [at] cornell.edu

William Fry

Emeritus Professor

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

William Fry

(607) 255-7863
wef1 [at] cornell.edu

David Gadoury

Senior Research Associate (retired)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

David Gadoury

(315) 787-2614
dmg4 [at] cornell.edu

Diseases of grapevine, apple, and strawberry

Powdery mildew

Downy mildew

Vernon Gracen

Emeritus

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

School of Integrative Plant Science

Vernon Gracen

(607) 254-8015
vg45 [at] cornell.edu

Donald Halseth

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Donald Halseth

deh3 [at] cornell.edu

Potato and dry bean production

Gary Harman

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Gary Harman

geh3 [at] cornell.edu

Harvey Hoch

Emeritus Professor

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Harvey Hoch

(315) 521-4316
hch1 [at] cornell.edu

Stephen Hoying

Retired Senior Extension Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Stephen Hoying

sah19 [at] cornell.edu

George Hudler

Emeritus Professor

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

George Hudler

(607) 255-7848
gwh2 [at] cornell.edu

Daniel Klessig

Adjunct Professor (retired)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Daniel Klessig

dfk8 [at] cornell.edu

Mechanisms of plant immunity

Systemic acquired resistance

Salicylic acid signaling

Alan Lakso

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Alan Lakso

anl2 [at] cornell.edu

Robert Langhans

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Robert Langhans

rwl2 [at] cornell.edu

Rosemary Loria

Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Rosemary Loria

(607) 255-7831
rl21 [at] cornell.edu

Gregory Martin

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Gregory Martin

(607) 254-1208
gbm7 [at] cornell.edu

Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis

Molecular basis of plant immunity

Timothy Martinson

Senior Extension Associate (retired)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Timothy Martinson

(315) 787-2448
tem2 [at] cornell.edu

Viticulture Extension

Murray McBride

Emeritus Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Murray McBride

(607) 255-1728
mbm7 [at] cornell.edu

Toxic and trace metal bioavailability

Contaminated soil remediation

Soil health

Susan McCouch

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Professor

Computational Biology

Susan McCouch

(607) 255-4585
srm4 [at] cornell.edu

Complex trait variation in rice

Enhancing the performance of modern rice cultivars

Margaret McGrath

Associate Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Margaret McGrath

(631) 727-3595
mtm3 [at] cornell.edu

Diseases of vegetable crops

Powdery mildew, downy mildew, Phytophthora blight and basil downy mildew

Fungicide resistance

Ian Merwin

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Ian Merwin

im13 [at] cornell.edu

Pomology

Cider production

Michael Milgroom

Professor Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Michael Milgroom

(607) 255-7872
mgm5 [at] cornell.edu

Kenneth Mudge

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Kenneth Mudge

kwm2 [at] cornell.edu

Agroforestry

Plant propagation

Peter Minotti

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Peter Minotti

plm3355 [at] verizon.net

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Jane Mt. Pleasant

Associate Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Jane Mt. Pleasant

jm21 [at] cornell.edu

Indigenous agriculture

Plants and well-being

Martha Mutschler-Chu

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Martha Mutschler-Chu

(607) 255-1660
mam13 [at] cornell.edu

Tomato and onion breeding and genomics

Disease and insect resistance

Intellectual property

Mikhail Nasrallah

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Mikhail Nasrallah

men4 [at] cornell.edu

Eric Nelson

Professor Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Eric Nelson

(607) 255-7841
ebn1 [at] cornell.edu

Karl Niklas

Emeritus Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Karl Niklas

kjn2 [at] cornell.edu

Ralph Obendorf

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences

Ralph Obendorf

(607) 227-9313
rlo1 [at] cornell.edu

Dominick Paolillo

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Dominick Paolillo

djp4 [at] cornell.edu

Keith Perry

Associate Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Keith Perry

(607) 254-8243
klp3 [at] cornell.edu

Plant virus - insect vector interactions

Diagnostic technologies

Virus diseases of potato and grape

Marty Petrovic

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Marty Petrovic

amp4 [at] cornell.edu

Turfgrass science

Water quality

Robert Plaisted

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Robert Plaisted

rlp3 [at] cornell.edu

Loyd Powell

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Loyd Powell

lpowell1 [at] twcny.rr.com

Hugh Price

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Hugh Price

hcp1 [at] cornell.edu

Don Rakow

Retired Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Don Rakow

(607) 255-1045
dr14 [at] cornell.edu

Public garden management and social impact

Botanical history

Equitable access to parks and green spaces

W. Shaw Reid

Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

W. Shaw Reid

wsr1 [at] cornell.edu

Bruce Reisch

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Cornell AgriTech

Bruce Reisch

(315) 787-2239
bir1 [at] cornell.edu

Grape breeding and genomics

Molecular genetic mapping

Marker-assisted selection

Richard Robinson

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Richard Robinson

David Rosenberger

Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

David Rosenberger

(845) 691-7231
dar22 [at] cornell.edu

Robert Seem

Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Robert Seem

(315) 787-2388
rcs4 [at] cornell.edu

Tim Setter

Emeritus Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Tim Setter

(607) 255-1701
tls1 [at] cornell.edu

Maize, wheat and cassava breeding and genomics

Drought and environmental stress physiology

International agriculture

Wayne Sinclair

Professor Emeritus

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Wayne Sinclair

was1 [at] cornell.edu

Donald Viands

Emeritus Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Donald Viands

(607) 255-3081
drv3 [at] cornell.edu

Forage breeding and genomics

Biofuel crops

Quantitative genetics

Thomas Weiler

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Thomas Weiler

tcw2 [at] cornell.edu

Interior plants

Thomas Whitlow

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Thomas Whitlow

thw2 [at] cornell.edu

Urban and Restoration Ecology

Ecosystem Services

Plant Physiological Ecology

Chris Wien

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Chris Wien

hcw2 [at] cornell.edu

High tunnels

Cut flowers

Public garden management

David Wolfe

Emeritus Faculty

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

David Wolfe

dww5 [at] cornell.edu

Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for managed and natural ecosystems

Soil health and water resource management, and soil carbon assessment

Science communication and policy

Thomas Zitter

Emeritus

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Thomas Zitter

(607) 255-7857
taz1 [at] cornell.edu