Faculty

Horticulture 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

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

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@griffin.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 Directior, 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

Paul A. Thomas Professor; Areas of Interest: Floriculture

pathomas@uga.edu 706-542-9047

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 Associate 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, Dooley Professorship

dwilde@uga.edu 706-542-5816

Donglin Zhang Professor; Areas of Interest: Ornamentals, Dirr Professorship

donglin@uga.edu 542-0776

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

David Knuaft

Professor Emeritus
dknauft@uga.edu

Stanley J. Kays

Professor Emeritus
kaysstan@uga.edu

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Jeff Lewis

ajlewis@uga.edu

Orville M. Lindstrom Jr.

oml@uga.edu

Harry Mills

Darrell Sparks

Professor Emeritus
ds@uga.edu

Hazel Y. Wetzstein

Professor Emeritus
hwetzste@purdue.edu