Integrative Plant Science MPS Faculty

Faculty in the School of Integrative Plant Science who serve as advisors in the Integrative Plant Science MPS program

Casey Barickman

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Casey Barickman

tcb86 [at] cornell.edu

Vegetable physiology

Environmental stress

Resilient and adaptable vegetable production systems

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

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

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

Plant & soil microbiomes

Soil health

Soil C & N cycling

Collins Bugingo

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Cornell AgriTech

Collins Bugingo

cb883 [at] cornell.edu

Seed pathology & microbiomes

Advanced diagnostic technologies

Next-generation seed enhancement

Jared Buono

Director

Hudson Valley Research Laboratory

Jared Buono

jb2559 [at] cornell.edu

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

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

Kerik Cox

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Cornell AgriTech

Kerik Cox

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

Fruit pathology

Antimicrobial resistance and disease forecasting

Biological control and germicidal light

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

Ria D'Aversa

Lecturer, Viticulture

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Ria D'Aversa

rd546 [at] cornell.edu

Cool climate viticulture

Soil systems and ecological farming practices

Climate change impacts on vineyards

Antonio (Toni) DiTommaso

Associate Dean and Director

Cornell AES

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

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

Jia Dong

Senior Research Associate

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

Jia Dong

jd2389 [at] cornell.edu

Dissecting molecular mechanisms of crop stress resistance and yield improvement.

Developing robotics- and AI-enabled synthetic biology pipelines for crop improvement.

Automating plant transformation and regeneration using robotics.

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

Maria Alejandra Gandolfo Nixon

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

Michael Gore

Plant Breeding and Genetics Section Head and Professor

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

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Kathleen Hefferon

Lecturer

Microbiology

Kathleen Hefferon

klh22 [at] cornell.edu

Ashley Helmholdt

Extension Associate, Adult Program Leader, Cornell Garden-Based Learning

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Ashley Helmholdt

alm443 [at] cornell.edu

Garden-based learning

Urban garden resiliency

Therapeutic horticulture

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

Calcium signaling in environmental responses

Temperature stress tolerance

Regulation of plant immunity

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

Bosen Jin

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Bosen Jin

bj322 [at] cornell.edu

Analytical chemistry

Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs)

Soil health and sustainable agriculture

Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Biological and Environmental Engineering

Sunghwan (Sunny) Jung

(607) 255-5798
sj737 [at] cornell.edu

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

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

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Elizabeth Lamb

Ornamental IPM Coordinator

Cornell Integrated Pest Management

Adjunct Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Elizabeth Lamb

(607) 254-8800
eml38 [at] cornell.edu

Ornamental and greenhouse integrated pest management

Johannes Lehmann

Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Professor

Global Development Section

Johannes Lehmann

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

Soil biogeochemistry, fertility, organic matter

Carbon cycling and sequestration

Biochar systems and nutrient cycling from wastes

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

Farmer-centric on-farm experimentation

Farm data management

Precision agriculture

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John Losey

Professor

Department of Entomology

John Losey

(607) 255-7376
jel27 [at] cornell.edu

Carmen Enid Martínez

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Carmen Enid Martínez

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

Reactions at soil interfaces

Soil biogeochemistry at the molecular-scale

Soil carbon, nitrogen and metal cycling

Hannah Marx

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Hannah Marx

hem73 [at] cornell.edu

Biodiversity & Biogeography

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

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

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

Use of AI in plant biochemistry and genomics in crop stress resilience

Synthetic biology for engineering novel metabolic pathways

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

Rebecca Nelson

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Professor

Global Development Section

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

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

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Camilo Parada-Rojas

(607) 241-0350
cp738 [at] cornell.edu

Pathogen population genomics

Resistance evolution and monitoring

Biosurveillance and early disease detection

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

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

Jeffrey Perry

Senior Lecturer

Global Development Section

Jeffrey Perry

(607) 220-6139
jap255 [at] cornell.edu

Extension Education

Teaching Methods

Youth Leadership Development

Mariel Pfeifer

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Mariel Pfeifer

mpfeifer [at] cornell.edu

Biology education research

Qualitative research methodologies

Science identity

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

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 and Richard C. Call Director of the Agricultural Sciences Major

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Frank Rossi

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

Lawn, golf and sports turf

Urban grasslands management

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

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

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

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

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

Balasaheb Sonawane

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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

Richard Stup

Senior Extension Associate, Agricultural Workforce Specialist

Cornell Cooperative Extension

School of Integrative Plant Science

Horticulture Section

Richard Stup

(607) 255-7890
res396 [at] cornell.edu

Agricultural workforce issues

Leadership development

Human resources and farm labor

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

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

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

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

Jamie Vanucchi

Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor

Landscape Architecture

Jamie Vanucchi

(607) 255-9082
jlv29 [at] cornell.edu

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

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

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