Soil & Crop Sciences contacts

Soil & Crop Sciences Section
School of Integrative Plant Sciences
Cornell University
233 Emerson Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Section Head, Dan Buckley
Phone: (607) 255-1716
Email: dhb28 [at] cornell.edu (dhb28[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Assistant to the Section Head, Amy Collins
Phone: 607-255-2180
Email: acl10 [at] cornell.edu (acl10[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Senior Financial Reporting Specialist, Vacant. 
Financial questions, contact: Tracy Chapman
Phone:  607-255-5474
Email:Tlk2 [at] cornell.edu (Tlk2[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Director of Graduate Studies: Matt Ryan
1113 Bradfield Hall
607-255-4964
mrr232 [at] cornell.edu (mrr232[at]cornell[dot]edu)

Graduate Field Coordinator: Ayesha Al-Hashimi 
Graduate Field Coordinator
231 Emerson Hall
Phone: 
Email: aa2849 [at] cornell.edu (aa2849[at]cornell[dot]edu) 

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Faculty & Senior Academics

Tenured and Tenure-track Faculty, Senior Research Associates, Senior Extension Associates, and Senior Lecturers

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Adjunct & Courtesy Faculty

These faculty have primary affiliations with other SIPS sections and Cornell units or with USDA-ARS

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Faculty Emeriti

Faculty emeriti and other retired academics

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Graduate Students

Graduate students in the Field of Soil & Crop Sciences

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Academic Staff

Postdoctoral Associates, Research Associates, Extension Associates, and Lecturers

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Technical & Support Staff

Staff members support research scientists, maintain greenhouses and research fields, and manage administrative functions

Soil & Crop Sciences News

Close up of dissolved organic matter sourced from decomposition incubations in preparation for measurement with high-resolution mass spectrometry.

News

Soil molecular diversity spikes as microbes decompose plants

As soil microbes break down plant residues, they produce a diverse set of molecules, but this diversity starts to fall after the initial phase of decomposition (roughly 32 days). Understanding how soils retain or emit carbon dioxide during this...

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Soil
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News

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences $5 million to build solar arrays at university farms in Ithaca and the Hudson Valley.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Hudson Valley Lab
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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News

In a warming climate, extreme drought could trigger a dramatic release of carbon from peatlands, erasing up to 250 years of carbon stores in a matter of months.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section
  • Climate Change
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News

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and long-time collaborator Environmental Defense Fund announce their 2025 awardees for joint research and seek new proposals for 2026 initiatives.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Spotlight

Academic focus: Crop ecophysiology under environmental change Research summary: My research focuses on developing fundamental, mechanistic understanding of how CO2 and water move through the complex internal spaces inside leaves during...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section