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Athens Extension Specialists


Production Horticulturist/Organic

Timothy Coolong
Timothy Coolong Interim ANR Leader, Assistant Dean for Extension | Professor, Extension Specialist, Emphasis: Vegetable
Horticulture
tcoolong@uga.edu

Food Safety Specialist

Laurel Dunn
Laurel Dunn Associate Professor and Extension Coordinator
Food Science & Technology
laurel.dunn@uga.edu 706-542-0993

Athens Research Faculty


Organic Production

Kate Cassity-Duffey
Kate Cassity-Duffey Assistant Professor; Emphasis: Organic production
Horticulture
katecass@uga.edu

Controlled Environment Horticulture

Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi Associate Professor; Emphasis: Controlled environment horticulture
Horticulture Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture
ferrarezi@uga.edu 706-542-0771

Cucurbit Breeder

Cecilia E. McGregor
Cecilia E. McGregor Professor; Emphasis: Cucurbit breeding, genetics & genomics
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
cmcgre1@uga.edu 706-542-0782

Ripening and Post-Harvest Physiology

Savithri Nambeesan
Savithri Nambeesan Associate Research Scientist; Emphasis: Ripening & post-harvest physiology
Horticulture
sunamb@uga.edu

Tomato Breeder

Esther van der Knaap
Esther van der Knaap Professor; Emphasis: Tomatoes, plant development, genetics & genomics
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
vanderkn@uga.edu 706-542-4682

Griffin Extension Specialist


Consumer Fruits and Vegetables

Bob Westerfield
Bob Westerfield Senior Public Service Associate
Horticulture
bwesterf@uga.edu 770-228-7243

Griffin Research Faculty


Controlled Environment Plant Breeder

Andrew Ogden
Andrew Ogden Assistant Professor
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
aogden@uga.edu 770-228-7343

Entomologist

Rajagopalbabu (Babu) Srinivasan
Rajagopalbabu (Babu) Srinivasan Professor
Entomology
babusri@uga.edu 770-412-4714

Tifton Extension Specialists


Weed Scientist

Stanley Culpepper
Stanley Culpepper Professor - Extension Weed Scientist
Crop & Soil Sciences National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL)
stanley@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Postharvest Horticulturist

Angelos Deltsidis
Angelos Deltsidis Assistant Professor & Post-harvest Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Post-harvest fruit & vegetables physiology
Horticulture
adeltsidis@uga.edu 229-386-7495

Plant Pathologist

Bhabesh Dutta
Bhabesh Dutta Professor and Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist
Plant Pathology
bhabesh@uga.edu 229-386-7495

Economist

Esendugue Greg Fonsah
Esendugue Greg Fonsah Professor and REI Coordinator
Agricultural & Applied Economics
gfonsah@uga.edu 229-386-3512

Public Service Assistant

Guy Hancock
Guy Hancock Public Service Associate
Agricultural & Applied Economics
ghancock@uga.edu 229-386-7275

Team Leader & Extension Horticulturist

Ted McAvoy
Ted McAvoy Assistant Professor & Vegetable Production Extension Specialist; Emphasis: Vegetable production
Horticulture
ted.mcavoy@uga.edu 229-386-3806

Precision Agriculture

Luan Oliveira
Luan Oliveira Assistant Professor and Precision Ag Extension Specialist
Horticulture Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture
luan@uga.edu 229-386-3377

Sustainability Specialist

Taylor Randell Singleton
Taylor Randell Singleton Assistant Professor | Extension Sustainability Specialist
Crop & Soil Sciences
trandell@uga.edu 229-472-7425

Entomologist

Alton N Sparks
Alton N Sparks Professor
Entomology
asparks@uga.edu 229-386-3835

Tifton Research Faculty


Virologist

Sudeep Bag
Sudeep Bag Associate Professor- Crop Virology
Plant Pathology
sudeepbag@uga.edu 229-386-3042

IPM Entomologist

Saumik Basu
Saumik Basu Assistant Professor
Entomology
sb13024@uga.edu 229-386-3216

Nemotologist

Intiaz Amin Chowdhury
Intiaz Amin Chowdhury Assistant Professor of Cotton and Vegetable Crop Nematology
Plant Pathology
Intiaz.Chowdhury@uga.edu 229-386-3178

Research Horticulturist

Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez
Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez Professor; Emphasis: Vegetable production (conventional, organic & sustainable); plasticulture; environmental physiology
Horticulture Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture
jcdiaz@uga.edu 229-391-6861

Plant Molecular Diagnostic Lab

Alejandra Maria Jimenez Madrid
Alejandra Maria Jimenez Madrid Director- Plant Molecular Diagnostic Lab
Plant Pathology
a.jimenez@uga.edu 229-386-3372

Vegetable Breeding

Amol Nankar
Amol Nankar Assistant Professor; Emphasis: vegetable breeding
Horticulture Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
amolnankar@uga.edu 229-386-7274

Plant Pathologist

Laxmi Pandey
Laxmi Pandey Plant Disease Diagnostician
Plant Pathology
lp63923@uga.edu 229-386-7004

Entomologist

David G Riley
David G Riley Emeritus Professor
Entomology
dgr@uga.edu 229-386-3374

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Specialist

Henry Y. Sintim
Henry Y. Sintim Associate Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences
hsintim@uga.edu 229-386-3555

Horticulture

Nobuko Sugimoto
Nobuko Sugimoto Assistant Professor
Horticulture
Nobuko.Sugimoto@uga.edu (229) 386-3680

Plant Pathologist

Miaoying Tian
Miaoying Tian Ji/Georgia Vegetable Industry Distinguished Professorship in Plant Pathology; Associate Professor
Plant Pathology
mtian@uga.edu 229-386-3160