Faculty

James (Jim) M. Affolter Larry R. Beuchat Professor for Annual and Perennial Ornamental Plant Research (Herbs & medicinal plants, plant conservation)

affolter@uga.edu 706-542-6144

David Berle Associate Professor, Undergraduate Coordinator (Urban & small farm organics, medicinal herbs)

dberle@uga.edu

Julie Campbell Assistant Research Scientist (Consumer horticulture)

Julie.Campbell@uga.edu 706-542-0788

Kate Cassity-Duffey Assistant Professor (Organic production)

katecass@uga.edu

Dario Chavez Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Peaches

dchavez@uga.edu 770-229-3369

Joann Conner Associate 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

Timothy Coolong Professor (Vegetable production)

tcoolong@uga.edu

Mark Czarnota Associate Professor; Areas of Interest: Weed science

mac30@uga.edu 770-228-7398

Angelos Deltsidis Assistant Professor; Area of Interest: Postharvest Physiology

adeltsidis@uga.edu 229-386-7495

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

jcdiaz@uga.edu 229-391-6861

Sheri Dorn Public Service Associate and State Master Gardener Coordinator; Area: Consumer Ornamentals

sdorn@uga.edu 770-228-7243

Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi Associate Professor (Controlled environment agriculture)

ferrarezi@uga.edu 706-542-0771

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

ritle@uga.edu 770-233-6113

Leo Lombardini Horticulture Department Head; Professor (Coffee beans & pecans)

Lombardini@uga.edu 706-542-0772

Anish Malladi Associate Professor (Pomology)

malladi@uga.edu 706-542-0783

Ted McAvoy Assistant Professor; Area of Interest: Vegetable production

ted.mcavoy@uga.edu 229-386-3806

Cecilia E. McGregor 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

Peggy Ozias-Akins D.W. Brooks 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 770-228-7243

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

croback@uga.edu 770-412-4763

Zilfina Rubio Ames Assistant Professor; Areas of Interest: Blueberries and small fruits

Zilfina.RubioAmes@uga.edu 229-386-7495

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

ruter@uga.edu 706-542-9059

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

vanderkn@uga.edu 706-542-4682

Marc W. van Iersel Vincent J. Dooley Professor in Horticulture (Areas of Interest: Crop physiology and nutrition)

mvanier@uga.edu 706-583-0284

Lenny Wells Professor; Areas of Interest: Pecans

lwells@uga.edu 229-386-7495

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

Ping Yu Assistant Professor, GGIA & CANR Faculty Liaison (Ornamentals in nursery & greenhouse production)

pingyu@uga.edu 770-233-5558

Donglin Zhang Professor; Areas of Interest: Ornamentals

donglin@uga.edu 542-0776

Adjunct Faculty

Tom Kon Adjunct Assistant Professor

tom_kon@ncsu.edu 828-684-3562

David Lockwood Adjunct Professor

dlockwood@utk.edu 865-974-7324

Scott Merkle Adjunct Professor of Horticulture

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

Cristina Pisani Adjunct Assistant Professor

478-956-6451

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Off Campus Faculty

Wayne E. Mitchem

Extension Associate; Areas of Interest: Regional Orchard and Vineyard Floor Vegetation Management Specialist
wayne_mitchem@ncsu.edu
828-684-3562

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Emeritus and Retired Faculty

Allan M. Armitage

Professor Emeritus
armitage@uga.edu

Michael Dirr

Professor Emeritus

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