Faculty
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Julie Campbell
Assistant Professor; Emphasis: Consumer horticulture & consumer behavior
Horticulture

Timothy Coolong
Professor, Extension Specialist, SARE State Coordinator; Emphasis: Vegetable production
Horticulture
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program - Southern Region

Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi
Associate Professor; Emphasis: Controlled environment horticulture
Horticulture

Sarah Lowder
Assistant Professor, Viticulture Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Viticulture
Horticulture

Cecilia E. McGregor
Professor; Emphasis: Cucurbit breeding, genetics & genomics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Savithri Nambeesan
Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Ripening & post-harvest physiology
Horticulture

John M. Ruter
Allan M. Armitage Professor & UGA Trial Gardens Director; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding & production
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Esther van der Knaap
Professor; Emphasis: Tomatoes, plant development, genetics & genomics
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Dayton Wilde
Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of ornamental plants
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Donglin Zhang
Professor; Emphasis: Ornamental breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Dario Chavez
Associate Professor
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Carol Robacker
Associate Professor & Griffin REI Coordinator
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Ping Yu
Assistant Professor; Ornamental Extension Specialist; GGIA & CANR Faculty Liaison
Horticulture

Ye (Juliet) Chu
Assistant Professor, Emphasis: Blueberry breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Joann Conner
Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Apomixis, plant reproduction
Horticulture
National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Patrick J. Conner
Professor & Tifton REI Coordinator; Emphasis: Pecan & muscadine breeding
Horticulture
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Angelos Deltsidis
Assistant Professor & Post-harvest Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Post-harvest fruit & vegetables physiology
Horticulture

Ted McAvoy
Assistant Professor & Vegetable Production Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Vegetable production
Horticulture

Peggy Ozias-Akins
Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts
Horticulture
National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL)
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)

Zilfina Rubio Ames
Assistant Professor and Small Fruit Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Blueberry, small fruits
Horticulture
Wayne E. Mitchem
Extension Associate; Areas of Interest: Regional Orchard and Vineyard Floor Vegetation Management Specialist
wayne_mitchem@ncsu.edu
828-684-3562
Michael Dirr
Professor Emeritus
Stanley J. Kays
Professor Emeritus
kaysstan@uga.edu
More about Stanley J. Kays
Postharvest Biology by Kays and Paull
Harry Mills
Professor Emeritus