Faculty

James M. Affolter Professor/Larry R. Beuchat Professorship; Areas of Interest: Herbs and medicinal plants, plant conservation

affolter@uga.edu 706-542-6144

David Christian Berle Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Sustainable food systems, landscape design

dberle@uga.edu 706-542-2471

George E. Boyhan Professor; Areas of Interest: Vegetables

gboyhan@uga.edu 706-542-2471

Matthew Chappell Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Nursery production

hortprod@uga.edu 706-542-9044

Dario Chavez Assistant Professor; Areas of Interest: Peaches

dchavez@uga.edu 770-229-3369

Joann Conner Assistant Research Scientist; Areas of Interest: Apomixis

jconner@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Patrick J. Conner Professor; Areas of Interest: Pecan breeding

pconner@uga.edu 229-386-3903

Tim Coolong Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Vegetables

tcoolong@uga.edu 706-542-0786

Mark Czarnota Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Weed science

mac30@uga.edu 770-228-7398

Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva Assistant Professor; Area of Interest: Vegetables

adasilva@uga.edu 229-386-3806

Angelos Deltsidis Assistant Professor

adeltsidis@uga.edu 229-386-7495

Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez Professor; Areas of Interest: Vegetables, plasticulture, protected agricultural technologies

jcdiaz@uga.edu 229-391-6861

Sheri Dorn Public Service Associate and State Master Gardener Coordinator; Area: Consumer Ornamentals; PhD Graduate Research Assistant

sdorn@uga.edu 770-228-7243

Cain Hickey Assistant Professor; Area of Interest: Viticulture

vitis@uga.edu 706-542-1774

Rachel Itle Assistant Research Scientist; Area of Interest: Fruit Production and Genetics

ritle@uga.edu 770-233-6113

Leo Lombardini Department Head

Lombardini@uga.edu 706-542-0772

Anish Malladi Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Pomology

malladi@uga.edu 706-542-0783

Cecilia E. McGregor Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Cucurbit breeding, genetics and genomics

cmcgre1@uga.edu 706-542-0782

Savithri Nambeesan Assistant Research Scientist; Areas of Interest: Ripening and post-harvest physiology

sunamb@uga.edu 706-542-2471

D. Scott NeSmith Professor; Areas of Interest: Blueberries

snesmith@uga.edu 770-228-7358

Peggy Ozias-Akins Professor; Areas of Interest: Molecular genetics of plant development

pozias@uga.edu 229-386-3902

Bodie V. Pennisi Professor; Areas of Interest: Commercial landscape

bpennisi@uga.edu 770-228-7244

Carol D. Robacker Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Ornamental breeding

croback@uga.edu 770-412-4763

John M. Ruter Armitage Endowed Professor and Director, Trial Gardens at UGA; Areas of Interest: Ornamental Breeding and Production

ruter@uga.edu 706-542-9059

Tim Smalley Interim Department Head/Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Landscape and grounds management

tsmalley@uga.edu 706-542-2471

Erick Smith Assistant Professor; Areas of Interest: Pomology

ericks@uga.edu 229-386-7495

Esther van der Knaap Professor; Areas of Interest: Tomatoes, genetics and genomics, plant development

vanderkn@uga.edu 706-542-4682

Marc W. van Iersel Professor/Dooley Professorship; Areas of Interest: Crop physiology and nutrition

mvanier@uga.edu 706-583-0284

Lenny Wells Professor; Areas of Interest: Pecans

lwells@uga.edu 229-386-3424

Bob Westerfield Senior Public Service Associate; Areas of Interest: Consumer fruits and vegetables

bwesterf@uga.edu 770-228-7243

Dayton Wilde Professor; Areas of Interest: Molecular biology

dwilde@uga.edu 706-542-5816

Donglin Zhang Professor; Areas of Interest: Ornamentals

donglin@uga.edu 542-0776

Off Campus Faculty

Tom Kon

Assistant Professor; Areas of Interest: Apples

tom_kon@ncsu.edu
828-684-3562

David W. Lockwood

Professor; Areas of Interest: Apples, Peaches, Bunch Grapes

dlockwood@utk.edu
865-974-7324

Wayne E. Mitchem

Extension Associate; Areas of Interest: Regional Orchard and Vineyard Floor Vegetation Management Specialist

wayne_mitchem@ncsu.edu
828-684-3562

Adjunct Faculty

Scott Merkle Adjunct Professor of Horticulture

merkle@warnell.uga.edu 706-542-6112

Emeritus and Retired Faculty

Allan M. Armitage

Professor Emeritus
armitage@uga.edu

Stanley J. Kays

Professor Emeritus
kaysstan@uga.edu

More about Stanley J. Kays

Postharvest Biology by Kays and Paull

David Knauft

Professor Emeritus
dknauft@uga.edu

Gerard Krewer

Professor Emeritus
gkrewer@uga.edu

229-392-1388

Jeff Lewis

ajlewis@uga.edu

Orville M. Lindstrom Jr.

Professor Emeritus
oml@uga.edu

Harry Mills

Darrell Sparks

Professor Emeritus
ds@uga.edu

Hazel Y. Wetzstein

Professor Emeritus
hwetzste@purdue.edu