Plant Science MPS Faculty
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Tim Setter
- (607) 255-1701
- tls1 [at] cornell.edu
Maize, wheat and cassava breeding and genomics
Drought and environmental stress physiology
International agriculture
Harold van Es
- (607) 255-5629
- hmv1 [at] cornell.edu
Soil health
Precision nitrogen management (Adapt-N)
Digital agriculture
Professor
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
Professor and Horticulture Section Chair
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Stephen Reiners
- (315) 787-2311
- sr43 [at] cornell.edu
Processing vegetables (peas, beans, sweet corn)
Vegetable production systems
Organic gardening
William Crepet
- (607) 255-4075
- wlc1 [at] cornell.edu
Plant systematics and phylogeny
Flowering plants
Paleobotany
Nina Bassuk
- (607) 255-4586
- nlb2 [at] cornell.edu
Urban horticulture
Woody plants, landscape management and propagation,
Cornell Structural Soil
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Plant Sciences Major
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
Donald Rakow
- (607) 255-1045
- dr14 [at] cornell.edu
Public garden management and social impact
Botanical history
Equitable access to parks and green spaces
Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Liberty Hyde Bailey 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
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
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Professor
Department of Global Development
Rebecca Nelson
- (607) 254-7475
- rjn7 [at] cornell.edu
Genetics of quantitative disease resistance in plants
International agriculture and rural development
Mycotoxin management
Director
School of Integrative Plant Science
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
Michael Scanlon
- (607) 254-1156
- mjs298 [at] cornell.edu
Mechanisms of meristem and leaf development
Evolution of plant morphology
Arabidopsis, tomato, Selaginella, and Physcomitrella
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Justine Vanden Heuvel
- jev32 [at] cornell.edu
Sustainable viticulture production
Ecophysiological factors and their impact on fruit and wine composition
Computational tools for vineyard management
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
Neil Mattson
- (607) 255-0621
- nsm47 [at] cornell.edu
Greenhouse horticulture
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
Greenhouse lighting and systems engineering
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Associate Director
Cornell AgriTech
Lawrence Smart
- (315) 787-2490
- lbs33 [at] cornell.edu
Breeding and genomics
Industrial hemp
Willow bioenergy crops
Professor and Chair
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
The Richard C. Call Director, Agricultural Sciences Major
Antonio DiTommaso
- (607) 254-4702
- ad97 [at] cornell.edu
Weed ecology
Invasive species
Biological weed management
Matthew Ryan
- (607) 255-4964
- mrr232 [at] cornell.edu
Sustainable cropping systems and agroecology
Cover crops and ecological weed management
Organic production
Ying Sun
- (607) 255-4255
- ys776 [at] cornell.edu
Geospatial analysis and big data synthesis
Remote sensing
Canopy- to global-scale modeling
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
Agricultural sustainability, food security, water resources and climate
International agriculture, policy, and applied social sciences
Senior Extension Associate and Senior Lecturer
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Marcia Eames-Sheavly
- (607) 255-1781
- me14 [at] cornell.edu
Garden-based learning
Engaged learning and child and youth development
Art of horticulture
Senior Lecturer
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Jonathan Russell-Anelli
- (607) 255-2485
- jmr5 [at] cornell.edu
Urban soils
Soil surveys
Spatial arrangement and characterization of soil properties, nutrient and contaminant distribution
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
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
Adjunct associate professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Jason Londo
- (315) 787-2463
- jason.londo [at] usda.gov
Grape stress physiology, genetics and genomics
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 management
School & youth gardening, adult education
Plants and human well being
David Rossiter
- dgr2 [at] cornell.edu
Soil Survey
Geostatistics
Spatial modeling of the environment
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
Diana Sinton
- dss326 [at] cornell.edu
Geographic information science and systems
Russell Moss
- jrm587 [at] cornell.edu
Viticulture
Assistant Professor
Soil and Crop Sciences Section
School of Integrative Plant Science
Louis Longchamps
- ll928 [at] cornell.edu
Precision agriculture
Site-specific weed management and variable rate nitrogen management
On-farm research