Graduate Fields are composed of faculty members with research interests related to the field of study. Most members of a given Graduate Field are faculty in the corresponding SIPS Section, but some have appointments within other SIPS Sections, other departments at Cornell, or are affiliated with USDA or the Boyce Thompson Institute.
Nina Bassuk
- (607) 255-4586
- nlb2 [at] cornell.edu
Urban horticulture
Woody plants, landscape management and propagation,
Cornell Structural Soil
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
Produce Safety Alliance Director
Cornell AgriTech
Senior Extension Associate
Food Science
Elizabeth Bihn
- (315) 787-2625
- eab38 [at] cornell.edu
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
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
Susan Brown
- (315) 787-2224
- skb3 [at] cornell.edu
Plant breeding (apples)
Marker-assisted breeding
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
Laurie Drinkwater
- (607) 255-9408
- led24 [at] cornell.edu
Agroecology
Soil quality
Nutrient cycling
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Horticulture Section
Cornell AgriTech
Gennaro Fazio
- gennaro.fazio [at] ars.usda.gov
Plant breeding
Apple rootstocks
Susheng Gan
- (607) 255-6381
- sg288 [at] cornell.edu
Plant senescence
Dimensional control of gene expression
James Giovannoni
- jjg33 [at] cornell.edu
Genetic regulation of fruit ripening
Fruit quality and nutritional composition.
Tomatoes
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
Yu Jiang
- (315) 787-2220
- yj522 [at] cornell.edu
Agricultural robotics and artificial intelligence
Image processing
High throughput plant phenotyping
Jenny Kao-Kniffin
- (607) 255-8886
- jtk57 [at] cornell.edu
Weed science
Urban ecology
Rhizosphere biology
Quirine Ketterings
- (607) 255-3061
- qmk2 [at] cornell.edu
Alan Lakso
- anl2 [at] cornell.edu
Rui Hai Liu
- (607) 255-6235
- RL23 [at] cornell.edu
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
Neil Mattson
- (607) 255-0621
- nsm47 [at] cornell.edu
Greenhouse horticulture
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
Greenhouse lighting and systems engineering
Bill Miller
- (607) 255-1799
- wbm8 [at] cornell.edu
Flower bulbs and floriculture
Greenhouse and nursery crops
Physiology and post-harvest management
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
Charles Nicholson
- cfn1 [at] cornell.edu
Controlled Environment Agriculture
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
Gregory Peck
- (607) 255-7122
- gmp32 [at] cornell.edu
Tree fruit and hard cider
Organic agriculture and soil health
Climate change
Jeffrey Perry
- (607) 220-6139
- jap255 [at] cornell.edu
Extension Education
Teaching Methods
Youth Leadership Development
Scott Peters
- (607) 239-9998
- sp236 [at] cornell.edu
Political theory & public philosophy
Community organizing & development
Oral history
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
Don Rakow
- (607) 255-1045
- dr14 [at] cornell.edu
Public garden management and social impact
Botanical history
Equitable access to parks and green spaces
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
- (315) 787-2311
- sr43 [at] cornell.edu
Processing vegetables (peas, beans, sweet corn)
Vegetable production systems
Organic gardening
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
Professor, Graduate Field of Horticulture and Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Bradley Rickard
- bjr83 [at] cornell.edu
Food and beverage markets
Terence Robinson
- (315) 787-2227
- tlr1 [at] cornell.edu
Orchard production systems
Crop load and canopy management
Fruit tree physiology
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
- (607) 227-5873
- fsr3 [at] cornell.edu
Lawn, golf and sports turf
Urban grasslands management
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
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
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
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
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
Alan Taylor
- (315) 787-2243
- agt1 [at] cornell.edu
Seed science and technology
Seed quality
Coatings, treatments and biostimulants
Christopher Watkins
- (607) 255-8546
- chris.watkins [at] cornell.edu
Postharvest science
Apple storage life and quality
Controlled atmosphere storage
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
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
Nancy Wells
- nmw2 [at] cornell.edu
Environmental psychology and human-environment interaction
School gardens
Ecological literacy
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
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