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Name Title Email Phone
Thomas Adams, Ph.D. Research Project Manager tsa3@psu.edu
Kathleen Arrington Business Systems Analyst kea106@psu.edu 814-863-0668
Rick Bates, Ph.D. Professor of Horticulture rmb30@psu.edu 814-863-2198
Tom Bettle Turf Research Facility Manager trb19@psu.edu
Maria Julia Brossi Assistant Research Professor of Microbial-Mediated Plant Nutrition mjd6663@psu.edu 814-865-8449
Caio Brunharo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Weed Science brunharo@psu.edu 814-865-9552
Cassidy Bumbaugh Research Technologist crb5944@psu.edu 814-569-3194
Liana T Burghardt, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ltb5167@psu.edu 814-863-6168
Daniela Carrijo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Grain Crop Production daniela.carrijo@psu.edu 814-863-2535
Michela Centinari, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Viticulture mzc22@psu.edu 814-867-0514
Radhika Chalam Research Technologist rxc5649@psu.edu
Manoj Chhetri Assistant Teaching Professor of Turfgrass Science mkc6518@psu.edu 814-863-3606
Surinder Chopra, Ph.D. Professor of Maize Genetics sic3@psu.edu 814-865-1159
Erin L. Connolly, Ph.D. Professor and Department Head of Plant Science elc18@psu.edu 814-865-2572
Alan Cook Farm Machinery Operator/ Mechanic arc5337@psu.edu 814-692-7955
Kathy Demchak Senior Extension Associate efz@psu.edu 814-863-2303
Cody Depew Research Technologist: Advanced Root Biology cld5311@psu.edu
Francesco Di Gioia, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Vegetable Crop Science fxd92@psu.edu 814-863-2195
Corey Dillon Manager, Agronomy Farm csd109@psu.edu 814-692-7955
George Dills Farm Machinery Operator/Mechanic ged104@psu.edu
Scott Diloreto Greenhouse Manager dsd134@psu.edu
Francisco Dini Andreote Assistant Professor of Phytobiomes andreote@psu.edu 814-863-2188
Chad Dreibelbis Horticulture Aide/Machine Operator Horticulture Research Farm cld399@psu.edu
Sjoerd Willem Duiker, Ph.D., CCA Professor of Soil Management and Applied Soil Physics sduiker@psu.edu 814-863-7637
Luis Duque, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor in Storage Root Physiology loduque@psu.edu 814-863-0710
Leidy Fernandez Montiel Part-Time Research Assistant/Associate ljf5448@psu.edu
Michael Fidanza, Ph.D. Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences, maf100@psu.edu 610-396-6330
Suzanne M. Fleishman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Root Biology suf44@psu.edu
Majid R. Foolad, Ph.D. Professor of Plant Genetics mrf5@psu.edu
Tarrah Geszvain Advising Coordinator, Plant Sciences and Landscape Contracting Majors thg110@psu.edu 814-863-6087
Sarah Goslee, Ph.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Agronomy, USDA-ARS sarah.goslee@ars.usda.gov 814-863-0887
Mark Guiltinan, Ph.D. J. Franklin Styer Professor of Horticultural Botany and Professor of Plant Molecular Biology mjg9@psu.edu 814-863-7957
Abbe Hamilton Research Technologist avh111@psu.edu
Cain Hickey Assistant Teaching Professor of Viticulture cch5027@psu.edu
Stephanie Hill Graduate Support Coordinator slf5335@psu.edu 814-863-7724
Grant Hoffer Research Technologist-Plant Sciences gkh5127@psu.edu
Connor Hoffman Research Technologist - Plant Sciences ceh5538@psu.edu 814-863-7887
Margaret C Hoffman, Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Landscape Contracting Major mch7@psu.edu 814-863-6167
Ron Hoover Senior Project Associate rjh7@psu.edu
David R. Huff, Ph.D. Professor of Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics drh15@psu.edu 814-863-9805
Ethan Hull Research Technologist 2 eeh5076@psu.edu
Bradley Jakubowski Assistant Teaching Professor brj8@psu.edu 814-865-7118
Jeff Jodon Research Technologist jcj107@psu.edu 814-865-1998
Jon Johnson Director of Pesticide Education jmj5@psu.edu 814-865-1074
John E. Kaminski, Ph.D. Professor of Turfgrass Science, Department of Plant Science kaminski@psu.edu 814-865-3007
Heather Karsten, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Crop Production / Ecology hdk3@psu.edu 814-863-3179
Kathy Kelley, Ph.D. Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management KathyKelley@psu.edu 814-863-2196
Armen R. Kemanian, Ph.D. Professor of Production Systems and Modeling kxa15@psu.edu 814-863-9852
Austin Kirt Horticulture Farm Manager ack11@psu.edu 814-692-5262
Peter Kleinman, Ph.D. Adjunct Associate Professor of Soil Science, USDA-ARS peter.kleinman@ars.usda.gov 814-865-3184
Shanthanu (Shan) Krishna Kumar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Tree Fruit szk6480@psu.edu 814-863-2251
Diane Lehr Research Assistant dcl12@psu.edu 814-865-2571
Dwight D. Lingenfelter Extension Associate, Weed Science dxl18@psu.edu 814-865-2242
Kirsten Lloyd, Ph.D. Assistant Teaching Professor kll24@psu.edu 814-863-2194
Carolyn Lowry, Ph.D. Assistant Professor cvl5836@psu.edu
Timothy Lulis Teaching and Research Assistant ttl101@psu.edu 814-865-0697
Siela Nikolova Maximova, Ph.D. Research Professor of Plant Biotechnology snm104@psu.edu 814-867-2451
Evelyn Mayhew Financial Assistant 3 eem11@psu.edu 814-865-2573
Ben McGraw, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Turfgrass Science bam53@psu.edu 814-865-1138
Janice McMahon Building Coordinator jnm7@psu.edu 814-865-3236
Robert J Meinen Assistant Research Professor rjm134@psu.edu
Michael R. Mohney, PhD. Teaching Professor mrm126@psu.edu 814-865-6596
Felipe Montes, Ph.D Associate Research Professor frm10@psu.edu 814-867-4612
William Myers Ag Operations Specialist 2 wjm203@psu.edu
Donald Orner Education Program Specialist dgo2@psu.edu 610-804-0010
Melanie Perryman Research Tech mpm5587@psu.edu
Dianne Petrunak Academic Adviser, dmp6@psu.edu 814-863-0139
Mari Royer Department Head Assistant mur19@psu.edu 814-863-2306
Chris Sanchez Agricultural Operations Specialist 2 cjs1066@psu.edu
Elsa Sánchez, Ph.D. Professor of Horticultural Systems Management ess11@psu.edu 814-863-2433
David Sanford, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Ornamental Horticulture dls30@psu.edu 610-396-6161
James Savage Assistant Teaching Professor in Horticulture jes10@psu.edu 814-863-7719
Ruairidh Sawers, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Plant Response to Abiotic Stress rjs6686@psu.edu 814-863-2252
Max Schlossberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Turfgrass Nutrition/Soil Fertility mjs38@psu.edu 814-863-1015
Amanda Scott Financial Assistant 3 arw10@psu.edu 814-863-0207
Jim Sellmer, Ph.D. Professor of Horticulture jcs32@psu.edu 814-863-2250
Lena Sheaffer Assistant Research Professor Lena@psu.edu 814-863-2257
Yuning Shi Associate Research Professor yshi@psu.edu 814-865-7393
Katherine Shumac Research Support Technologist III kms8@psu.edu
Adana Smith Administrative Assistant ars458@psu.edu 814-863-8960
Don Smith Research Technologist des110@psu.edu 814-692-7605
Dayton Spackman Research Technologist djs5487@psu.edu 814-441-9314
John T Spargo Associate Research Professor & jts29@psu.edu 814-865-9155
Lori Stasko Administrative Support Coordinator lzm2@psu.edu 814-863-4765
Marianne Stevens Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program marianne@psu.edu 814-863-0129
Erika Stover Proposal and Award Generalist ess9@psu.edu 814-863-2189
Chase Straw, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Soils cms9424@psu.edu
John M. Wallace, PhD. Associate Professor of Weed Science jmw309@psu.edu 814-863-1014
Guojie Wang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Forage Crop Systems gkw5177@psu.edu
Hanna Wells Extension Associate hlw5004@psu.edu
Charles White Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management cmw29@psu.edu 814-863-1016
Ethan Whitmoyer Grain Crops Research Technologist ebw5209@psu.edu 570-412-7089
Kaleb Wolfe Research Technician krw156@psu.edu
Weiya Xue Research Technologist wxx10@psu.edu
Jitao Zou Research Professor of Plant Lipid Metabolism and Abiotic Stress Response jpz5606@psu.edu