Faculty & Senior Academics

Deborah Aller

Senior Extension Associate, Soil Health Program

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Deborah Aller

da352 [at] cornell.edu

Joseph Amsili

Senior Extension Associate, Soil Health Program

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Joseph Amsili

jpa28 [at] cornell.edu

Soil health

Soil carbon dynamics

Sustainable soil management and cover crops

Daniel Anstett

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Daniel Anstett

dna38 [at] cornell.edu

Landscape genomics

Rapid evolution to climate change

Herbivory and plant defenses

Terry Bates

Senior Research Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Director

Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Lab

Cornell AgriTech

Terry Bates

(716) 792-2800 ext. 207
trb7 [at] cornell.edu

Viticulture

Digital agriculture

Concord (juice grape) production

Taryn Bauerle

Professor, Director of Graduate Studies

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Taryn Bauerle

(607) 254-4867
tlb33 [at] cornell.edu

Woody plant root biology and physiological ecology

Water stress

Root herbivory

Adam Bogdanove

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Adam Bogdanove

(607) 255-7831
ajb7 [at] cornell.edu

Bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice

Transcription activator-like (TAL) effector proteins

Genome editing and custom gene regulation

Jean Bonhotal

Senior Extension Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Graduate Student (Buckley Lab)

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Jean Bonhotal

(607) 255-1187
jb29 [at] cornell.edu

Compost quality and use

Degradation of pharmaceuticals

Beneficial uses for organic residuals

Mark Bridgen

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Mark Bridgen

(631) 727-3595
mpb27 [at] cornell.edu

Ornamental plant breeding

Cell and tissue culture

Greenhouse floriculture

A smiling woman holds an apple next to more apples piled on a table

Susan Brown

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Susan Brown

(315) 787-2224
skb3 [at] cornell.edu

Plant breeding (apples)

Marker-assisted breeding

Edward Buckler

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Edward Buckler

esb33 [at] cornell.edu

Quantitative and statistical genetics in maize, cassava, biofuel grasses, and grapes.

Dan Buckley

Soil and Crop Sciences Section Head and Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Professor

Microbiology

Dan Buckley

(607) 255-1716
dhb28 [at] cornell.edu

Microbial diversity

Bacterial population structure in soils

Lance Cadle-Davidson

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Lance Cadle-Davidson

(315) 787-2442
lance.cadledavidson [at] ars.usda.gov

Sustainable management of grapevine fungal and oomycete diseases

Host-pathogen co-evolution and disease resistance

Enhanced breeding using genomic tools

Clare Casteel

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Clare Casteel

clc269 [at] cornell.edu

Plant-virus-vector and plant-insect interactions

Molecular & chemical ecology and soil microbiomes

Healthy agroecosystems, climate resilience and organic farming

Carmen Catala

Senior Research Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Carmen Catala

(607) 254-8694
cc283 [at] cornell.edu

Auxin

Fruit development

Cell wall modification

Lailiang Cheng

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Lailiang Cheng

(607) 255-1779
lc89 [at] cornell.edu

Sugar/malate metabolism, transport and accumulation and sugar (alcohol) signaling

Uptake, metabolism and transport of mineral nutrients and orchard nutrient management

Jerome Cherney

E.V. Baker Professor of Agriculture

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Jerome Cherney

(607) 255-0945
jhc5 [at] cornell.edu

Profitable management of forage crops

Environmental sustainability

Grass bioenergy

Kerik Cox

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Kerik Cox

(315) 787-2401
kdc33 [at] cornell.edu

Orchard fungal ecology

Fungicide resistance

Pesticide stewardship, fruit pathology

William Crepet

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

William Crepet

(607) 255-4075
wlc1 [at] cornell.edu

Plant systematics and phylogeny

Flowering plants

Paleobotany

Margery Daughtrey

Senior Extension Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Margery Daughtrey

(631) 727-3595
mld9 [at] cornell.edu

Ornamental crop disease management

Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture crops

Walter De Jong

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Walter De Jong

(607) 254-5384
wsd2 [at] cornell.edu

Potato breeding and genomics

Molecular genetics

Insect, disease and nematode resistance

Antonio (Toni) DiTommaso

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

Jeffrey Doyle

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Jeffrey Doyle

(607) 255-7972
jjd5 [at] cornell.edu

Genome duplication

Comparative genomics

Legume systematics and origin of nodulation

Laurie Drinkwater

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Laurie Drinkwater

(607) 255-9408
led24 [at] cornell.edu

Agroecology

Soil quality

Nutrient cycling

Levon Esters

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Levon Esters

lte100 [at] psu.edu

Sarah Evanega

Professor, Boyce Thompson Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Sarah Evanega

(607) 255-1064
snd2 [at] cornell.edu

Science communications & science advocacy

Diversity & inclusion

Biotechnology, policy & social issues

Gennaro Fazio

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Gennaro Fazio

gennaro.fazio [at] ars.usda.gov

Plant breeding

Apple rootstocks

Zhangjun Fei

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Zhangjun Fei

zf25 [at] cornell.edu

Computational analysis of large datasets

Modeling regulatory networks

Melanie Filiatrault

Courtesy Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Melanie Filiatrault

mjf66 [at] cornell.edu

Bacterial plant pathogens

Small non-coding RNAs and RNA binding proteins

Pseudomonas syringae

Margaret Frank

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Margaret Frank

mhf47 [at] cornell.edu

Grafting

Genomics and phenomics tools for trait analysis

Giulia Friso

Senior Research Associate/Senior Lecturer

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Giulia Friso

(607) 255-7127
gf32 [at] cornell.edu

Ethnobotany, plants and health

Plant biochemistry and mass spectrometry

Cannabis

A man in the greenhouse examines grape plants

Marc Fuchs

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Marc Fuchs

(315) 787-2487
mf13 [at] cornell.edu

Virus diseases of fruit and vegetable crops

Grape viruses

Plant virus-insect vector interactions

Susheng Gan

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Susheng Gan

(607) 255-6381
sg288 [at] cornell.edu

Plant senescence

Dimensional control of gene expression

James Giovannoni

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

James Giovannoni

jjg33 [at] cornell.edu

Genetic regulation of fruit ripening

Fruit quality and nutritional composition.

Tomatoes

Katie Gold

Assistant Professor and Susan Eckert Lynch Faculty Fellow

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Katie Gold

(315) 787-2447
kg557 [at] cornell.edu

Plant disease detection and epidemiology

Grape pathology

Remote sensing and imaging spectroscopy

Michael Gore

Professor and Plant Breeding and Genetics Section Head

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Michael Gore

(607) 255-5492
mag87 [at] cornell.edu

Quantitative genetics and genomics

High-throughput phenotyping tools

Nutritional genomics

Bram Govaerts

Andrew D. White Professor-At-Large and Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Bram Govaerts

bg456 [at] cornell.edu

Sustainable development

Bioscience engineering

Soil science

Deborah Grantham

Senior Extension Associate and Director Northeastern IPM Center

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Deborah Grantham

(607) 255-8879
dgg3 [at] cornell.edu

Natural resources and the environment

Watershed education

Soil hyperspectral reflectance

Phillip Griffiths

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Phillip Griffiths

(315) 787-2222
pdg8 [at] cornell.edu

Vegetable breeding (brassicas and beans)

International agriculture

Molecular breeding and diagnostics

Laura Gunn

Assistant Professor

Plant Biology Section

School of Integrative Plant Science

Laura Gunn

lhg42 [at] cornell.edu

Carbon fixation Synthetic biology

Structural biology

Synthetic biology

Benjamin Gutierrez

Adjunct Assistant Professor (USDA-ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Benjamin Gutierrez

blg82 [at] cornell.edu

Zachariah Hansen

Adjunct Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Zachariah Hansen

zrh5 [at] cornell.edu

Sustainable disease management

Pathogen detection and diagnostics

Improving chemical use efficiency

Maureen Hanson

Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Maureen Hanson

(607) 254-4833
mrh5 [at] cornell.edu

Gene expression in plant organelles

Photosynthetic enhancement

Molecular basis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

Larry Harrington

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Larry Harrington

lwh24 [at] cornell.edu

International agriculture

Water and food

Innovation systems

Maria Harrison

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Maria Harrison

(607) 254-6472
mjh78 [at] cornell.edu

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Phosphate acquisition

Frank Hay

Senior Extension Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Frank Hay

(315) 787-2411
fsh32 [at] cornell.edu

Fusarium basal rot of garlic

Root knot and lesion nematode of potato

Stemphylium leaf blight of onion

Daniel Heck

Senior Extension Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Daniel Heck

(315) 878-1314
dwh237 [at] cornell.edu

Vegetable crop disease management

Michelle Heck

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Michelle Heck

mlc68 [at] cornell.edu

Molecular interactions among plant pathogens, insect vectors, and plant hosts

Peter Hobbs

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Peter Hobbs

(607) 255-1904
ph14 [at] cornell.edu

International agriculture

Tropical cropping systems

Agroforestry

Kathie Hodge

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Kathie Hodge

(607) 255-5356
kh11 [at] cornell.edu

Fungal systematics

Fungal pathogens of plants and insects

Dominique Holtappels

Susan Eckert Lynch Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Dominique Holtappels

dh774 [at] cornell.edu

Controlled Environment Agriculture

Plant-bacterium interaction

Pathogen evolution

Jian Hua

Plant Biology Section Head and Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Jian Hua

(607) 255-5554
jh299 [at] cornell.edu

Environmental responses; Adaptation; temperature; immunity; plants

Lori Huberman

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Lori Huberman

huberman [at] cornell.edu

How fungi interact with the environment

Nutrient sensing in filamentous fungi

High-throughput functional genomics

Georg Jander

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Georg Jander

(607) 254-1365
gj32 [at] cornell.edu

Plant-insect interactions

Plant amino acid metabolism

Arabidopsis

Jean-Luc Jannink

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Jean-Luc Jannink

jj332 [at] cornell.edu

Statistical methods to use DNA markers in public sector small grains breeding

Association genetics

Lifen Jiang

Senior Research Associate (Luo Lab)

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Lifen Jiang

lj289 [at] cornell.edu

Ecosystem ecology

Global change ecology

Land carbon cycle

Yu Jiang

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Yu Jiang

(315) 787-2220
yj522 [at] cornell.edu

Agricultural robotics and artificial intelligence

Image processing

High throughput plant phenotyping

Jenny Kao-Kniffin

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Jenny Kao-Kniffin

(607) 255-8886
jtk57 [at] cornell.edu

Weed science

Urban ecology

Rhizosphere biology

Daniel Katz

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Daniel Katz

(510) 207-9928
dsk273 [at] cornell.edu

Plant ecology

Ecosystem services and disservices

Aerobiology

Andre Kessler

Associate Professor

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Andre Kessler

(607) 254-4219
AK357 [at] cornell.edu

Awais Khan

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Awais Khan

(315) 787-2446
mak427 [at] cornell.edu

Mechanisms of host disease resistance in apples; particularly to fire blight and apple scab

Quantitative genetics, genomics, genetic diversity, and pre-breeding

Rapid disease detection, pathogen identification, and high-throughput phenotyping tools

Anatole Krattiger

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Anatole Krattiger

afk3 [at] cornell.edu

Intellectual property as it relate to ag-biotechnology and global health.

Stephen Kresovich

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Stephen Kresovich

sk20 [at] cornell.edu

Genomics

Plant genetics

Agriculture

Vipan Kumar

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Vipan Kumar

(607) 255-2212
vk364 [at] cornell.edu

Integrated weed management, including weed biology and ecology, crop-weed competition and cover crops

Herbicide-resistant weeds and herbicide-based weed control

Artificial intelligence and precision weed control

Johannes Lehmann

Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Johannes Lehmann

(607) 254-1236
cl273 [at] cornell.edu

Soil biogeochemistry, fertility management, organic matter, and carbon and nutrient cycling from wastes

Soil carbon sequestration and biochar systems

Sustainable agriculture in the tropics

Li Li

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Li Li

(607) 255-5708
ll37 [at] cornell.edu

Crop nutritional quality improvement

Chromoplast and chloroplast biology

Plant secondary metabolism, micronutrient nutrition, and metabolic engineering

Shari Lighthall

Senior Extension Associate, Director of Agricultural Education Outreach

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Shari Lighthall

(607) 255-9253
slighthall [at] cornell.edu

Jiping Liu

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Jiping Liu

(607) 255-6296
jl233 [at] cornell.edu

Plant resistance to soil-based abiotic stresses, focusing on low-pH (acidic), aluminum, and heavy-metal stresses

Plant mineral nutrition with an emphasis on mineral transport and allocation

Root development under abiotic stresses

Jason Londo

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Jason Londo

(315) 787-2463
jpl275 [at] cornell.edu

Fruit crop stress physiology and adaptation

Graft physiology and phenotypic plasticity

Comparative genetics and genomics

Louis Longchamps

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Louis Longchamps

ll928 [at] cornell.edu

Farm data management

Farmer-centric on-farm experimentation

Precision agriculture

Yiqi Luo

Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Yiqi Luo

yl2735 [at] cornell.edu

Predictive understanding of land ecosystem dynamics

Global change impacts on ecosystem structure and functions

Climate mitigation via carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies

Carmen Enid Martinez

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Carmen Enid Martinez

(607) 255-0895
cem20 [at] cornell.edu

Soil biogeochemistry

Nutrient and mineral cycling

Soil organic matter

Hannah Marx

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Hannah Marx

hem73 [at] cornell.edu

Biodiversity & biogeogrpahy

Alpine flora

Herbarium and museum science

Neil Mattson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Neil Mattson

(607) 255-0621
nsm47 [at] cornell.edu

Greenhouse horticulture

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)

Greenhouse lighting and systems engineering

Michael Mazourek

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Horticulture Section

Michael Mazourek

(607) 254-7256
mm284 [at] cornell.edu

Vegetable breeding (cucurbits, peppers, peas and beans)

Biochemical genetics for flavor, human nutrition and plant defense

Applied quantitative genetics

Andrew McDonald

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Associate Professor

Department of Global Development

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

Lindsey Milbrath

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Lindsey Milbrath

lrm32 [at] cornell.edu

Biological control programs for exotic invasive plants

Weed biological control

Invasive plant ecology

Bill Miller

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Bill Miller

(607) 255-1799
wbm8 [at] cornell.edu

Flower bulbs and floriculture

Greenhouse and nursery crops

Physiology and post-harvest management

Gaurav Moghe

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Gaurav Moghe

(607) 255-5714
gdm67 [at] cornell.edu

Evolution of plant specialized metabolism

plant natural variation; genomics

metabolomics

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

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

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.

Rebecca Nelson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Rebecca Nelson

(607) 280-0062
rjn7 [at] cornell.edu

Circular bionutrient economy and enhancing wellbeing in peri-urban areas through waste valorization

Agroecology and supporting student leadership toward sustainability

Participatory research and extension

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

Maria Alejandra Gandolfo Nixon

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Maria Alejandra Gandolfo Nixon

(607) 255-3273
mag4 [at] cornell.edu

Paleobotany

Diversification and evolution of angiosperms

Plant anatomy

Madeline (Maddy) Oravec

She/her/hers

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

Varsha Pathare

she/hers

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

Teresa Pawlowska

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Teresa Pawlowska

(607) 342-3866
tep8 [at] cornell.edu

Evolutionary and population genomics

Innate immunity in fungi and fungal-bacterial interactions

Arbuscular mycorrhizae

Wojtek Pawlowski

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Wojtek Pawlowski

(607) 254-8745
wp45 [at] cornell.edu

Meiotic recombination

Advanced microscopy methods

Recombination and genome rearrangements in new polyploids

Gregory Peck

Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Plant Sciences Major

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Gregory Peck

(607) 255-7122
gmp32 [at] cornell.edu

Tree fruit and hard cider

Organic agriculture and soil health

Climate change

Sarah Pethybridge

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Sarah Pethybridge

(315) 787-2417
sjp277 [at] cornell.edu

Diseases of vegetables

Sclerotinia

Epidemiology and fungicide resistance

Miguel Pineros

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Miguel Pineros

map25 [at] cornell.edu

Crop adaptation to soil abiotic stresses

Bioavailability of iron, zinc and phytochemicals

Marvin Pritts

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Professor

Department of Global Development

Marvin Pritts

(607) 255-1778
mpp3 [at] cornell.edu

Berry crops

Season extension

Sustainable production practices

Robert Raguso

Professor

Neurobiology and Behavior

Robert Raguso

(607) 339-8003
rar229 [at] cornell.edu

Kandukuri Raman

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Kandukuri Raman

(607) 327-3336
kvr1 [at] cornell.edu

International agriculture and rural development

Value-added marketing

Agricultural biotechnology, Integrated Pest Management and technology transfer

Anusuya Rangarajan

Senior Extension Associate and Director, Cornell Small Farm Program

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Anusuya Rangarajan

(607) 255-1780
ar47 [at] cornell.edu

Fresh market vegetable production

Small farms and sustainable agriculture

Organic and reduced tillage vegetable production

Steve Reiners

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Steve Reiners

(315) 787-2311
sr43 [at] cornell.edu

Processing vegetables (peas, beans, sweet corn)

Vegetable production systems

Organic gardening

Silvia Restrepo

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Silvia Restrepo

sr96 [at] cornell.edu

Cassava and potato diseases

Education, mentoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration

Bioinformatics and computational biology

Kelly Robbins

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Kelly Robbins

(607) 255-8819
krr73 [at] cornell.edu

Increasing understanding of genotype by environmental interactions

International agriculture

Terence Robinson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Terence Robinson

(315) 787-2227
tlr1 [at] cornell.edu

Orchard production systems

Crop load and canopy management

Fruit tree physiology

Adrienne Roeder

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Adrienne Roeder

(607) 255-4467
ahr75 [at] cornell.edu

Development and patterning of specialized cell types

Plant cell imaging

Jocelyn Rose

Director

School of Integrative Plant Science

Barbara McClintock Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Jocelyn Rose

(607) 255-4781
jr286 [at] cornell.edu

Plant structural polymers, cell wall structure and function

Cuticles and plant surfaces

Fruit biology

Frank Rossi

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Frank Rossi

(607) 227-5873
fsr3 [at] cornell.edu

Lawn, golf and sports turf

Urban grasslands management

David Rossiter

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

David Rossiter

dgr2 [at] cornell.edu

Soil Survey

Geostatistics

Spatial modeling of the environment

Matt Ryan

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Matt Ryan

(607) 255-4964
mrr232 [at] cornell.edu

Sustainable cropping systems and agroecology

Cover crops and ecological weed management

Organic production

Jonathan Russell-Anelli

Senior Lecturer / Senior Extension Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Jonathan Russell-Anelli

(607) 255-2485
jmr5 [at] cornell.edu

Urban Soils: Dynamic Soil Properties, Soil Survey & Soil Inventory

Circular Economies: Carbon, Bionutrient & Waste Cycling

Soil Healthy: Contaminants & Sustainable Food Production

Mike Scanlon

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Mike Scanlon

(607) 254-1156
mjs298 [at] cornell.edu

Mechanisms of meristem and leaf development

Evolution of plant morphology

Maize, Brachypodium, Arabidopsis, and Physcomitrium

Aaron Sexton

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Aaron Sexton

ans273 [at] cornell.edu

Urban ecosystems

Biodiversity patterns and processes

Human-nature relationships

Yosef Al Shoffe

Senior Research Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Yosef Al Shoffe

(607) 279-6285
yas24 [at] cornell.edu

Storage systems and postharvest physiology of fruit and vegetables

Reducing postharvest loss and waste of horticultural crops

Safety and sustainability

Thomas Silva

Senior Lecturer

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Thomas Silva

ts21 [at] cornell.edu

Botany, plant physiology and diversity

Educating non-majors about basic biology

Diana Sinton

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Diana Sinton

dss326 [at] cornell.edu

Geographic information science and systems and natural resources management

Integration of in social and cultural data in GIS and humanitarian mapping projects

Geospatial literacy and spatial thinking, GIS in Higher Education

Sonja Skelly

Director of Education, Cornell Botanic Gardens and Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Sonja Skelly

sms92 [at] cornell.edu

Public garden leadership

Plants and human well being

School & youth gardening, adult education, climate change education

Christine Smart

Goichman Family Director

Cornell AgriTech

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Christine Smart

(315) 787-2441
cds14 [at] cornell.edu

Biology and management of vegetable diseases

Host-pathogen interactions

Larry Smart

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Larry Smart

(315) 787-2490
lbs33 [at] cornell.edu

Breeding and genomics

Industrial hemp

Willow bioenergy crops

Margaret Smith

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

Karen Snover-Clift

Senior Extension Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Karen Snover-Clift

(607) 255-7860
kls13 [at] cornell.edu

Plant disease diagnosis

Plant pathology training of Master Gardeners, Extension Educators, and green industry members

Dawit Solomon

Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Dawit Solomon

ds278 [at] cornell.edu

Biogeochemical cycling of major elements

Soil fertility and land degradation

Synchrotron-based micro- and nano-spectromicroscopy

Balasaheb Sonawane

he/him/his

Assistant Research Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Balasaheb Sonawane

bs894 [at] cornell.edu

Thermotolerant enzymes and plant temperature adaptations (high and low)

Leaf and whole-plant water use efficiency

Orphan crop improvement

Lynn Sosnoskie

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Lynn Sosnoskie

(315) 787-2231
lms438 [at] cornell.edu

Weed ecology

Weed management

Specialty crops

Mark Sorrells

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Mark Sorrells

(607) 255-1665
mes12 [at] cornell.edu

Small grain breeding and genomics

Heritage

Malting and specialty varieties

Chelsea Specht

Barbara McClintock Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Chelsea Specht

(607) 255-9293
cds266 [at] cornell.edu

Plant diversity

Comparative genomics

Evolutionary biology

Zachary Stansell

Adjunct Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Zachary Stansell

zachary.stansell [at] usda.gov

Industrial hemp

Vegetable genetics

David Stern

Adjunct Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

David Stern

(607) 254-1300
ds28 [at] cornell.edu

Chloroplast biology

Bioenergy

Nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions

Ying Sun

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Ying Sun

(607) 255-4255
ys776 [at] cornell.edu

Geospatial analysis and big data synthesis

Remote sensing

Canopy- to global-scale modeling

Alan Taylor

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Alan Taylor

(315) 787-2243
agt1 [at] cornell.edu

Seed science and technology

Seed quality

Coatings, treatments and biostimulants

Bryan Swingle

Courtesy Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Bryan Swingle

bms45 [at] cornell.edu

Regulation of bacterial stress tolerance

Genetic recombination

Pseudomonas syringae

Janice Thies

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Janice Thies

(607) 255-5099
jet25 [at] cornell.edu

Soil ecology

Soil biology quality assessment and remediation

International agriculture

Hale Ann Tufan

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Hale Ann Tufan

(607) 319-6812
hat36 [at] cornell.edu

Gender equality & social inclusion

Inclusive crop improvement and seed systems

Agricultural research for development

B. Gillian Turgeon

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section Head and Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

B. Gillian Turgeon

(607) 254-7458
bgt1 [at] cornell.edu

Fungal pathogens of cereals

Fungal genomics

Secondary metabolites

Robert Turgeon

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Robert Turgeon

(607) 255-8395
ert2 [at] cornell.edu

Leaf development

Plasmodesmata structure and function

Phloem transport and virus movement

Harold van Es

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Harold van Es

(607) 255-5629
hmv1 [at] cornell.edu

Soil health

Precision nitrogen management (Adapt-N)

Digital agriculture

Klaas van Wijk

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Klaas van Wijk

(607) 255-3664
kv35 [at] cornell.edu

Molecular genetics and protein biochemistry

Mass-spectrometry-driven proteomics and metabolomics

Chloroplast biogenesis and protein homeostasis in Arabidopsis and differentiation in maize

Justine Vanden Heuvel

Professor

Horticulture Section

School of Integrative Plant Science

Justine Vanden Heuvel

justine [at] cornell.edu

Sustainable viticulture production

Ecophysiological factors and their impact on fruit and wine composition

Computational tools for vineyard management

Olena Vatamaniuk

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Olena Vatamaniuk

(607) 255-8049
okv2 [at] cornell.edu

Functional genomics of mineral nutrient homeostasis

Toxic metal detoxification and phytoremediation

Biofortification

Greg Vogel

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Greg Vogel

(607) 255-9233
gmv23 [at] cornell.edu

Applied vegetable breeding

Plant-microbe interactions and disease resistance

Flavor, quality, and acceptance of tomato, eggplant, and other vegetables

Xiaohong Wang

Courtesy Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Xiaohong Wang

(607) 255-7845
xw57 [at] cornell.edu

Plant-nematode interactions

Potato cyst nematodes

Nematode effector function

Christopher Watkins

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Christopher Watkins

(607) 255-8546
chris.watkins [at] cornell.edu

Postharvest science

Apple storage life and quality

Controlled atmosphere storage

Randy Wayne

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Randy Wayne

(607) 255-8904
row1 [at] cornell.edu

Biophysics of plant cell biology

Biological instruction

Courtney Weber

Horticulture Section Head and Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Cornell AgriTech

Courtney Weber

(315) 787-2395
caw34 [at] cornell.edu

Berry breeding and genetics

Peter Woodbury

Senior Research Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Peter Woodbury

(607) 255-1448
pbw1 [at] cornell.edu

Agricultural and forest ecosystems

Greenhouse gas emissions

Geospatial modeling, land use and environmental quality

Dominic Woolf

Senior Research Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Dominic Woolf

dw433 [at] cornell.edu

Soil carbon sequestration and climate-smart agriculture

Sustainable landscape management, agroforestry reforestration and restoration of degraded land

Biochar

Kenong Xu

Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Kenong Xu

(315) 787-2496
kx27 [at] cornell.edu

Tree fruit genomics

Apple gene regulatory networks

Yun Yang

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Yun Yang

yy2356 [at] cornell.edu

Remote sensing retrieved ET modeling

Operational ET data production through cloud computing

Land use impacts on sustainable water use

Gan-Yuan Zhong

Courtesy Associate Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Gan-Yuan Zhong

(315) 787-2482
Ganyuan.Zhong [at] ars.usda.gov

Grape genetics and genomics