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Section Menu Research Areas Commodities Departments Strategic Initiatives Thematic Areas Commodities AGNR research goes beyond our labs, offering expertise from field work for the following agricultural commodities.   Alternative Forest Enterprises Andrew Baldwin : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology  Areas of Focus: Ecology of tidal and inland wetlands, Wetland restoration, Botany and plant ecology Ben Beale : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Beginning Farmer, Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Gary Coleman : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Understanding the biology of nitrogen cycling and homeostasis in trees and the impacts of these processes on growth and development by integrating molecular biology, genetic, genomic, proteomic and physiological approachesJohn Erwin : Professor & Chair, Plant Science and Landscape ArchitectureAreas of Focus: Environmental control of plant growth in greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture, Identifying ways to maximize flowering, photosynthesis and yield using different lighting and temperature strategies, Manipulating the environment in controlled environment systems to maximize edible crop nutritional value Bill Hubbard : Assistant Director and State Program Leader, Environment, Natural Resources & Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Forest Management, Finance and Economics, Climate Change in Natural Resource Systems Amy Lang : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H, Environmental Education, Nature Deficit Disorder David Myers : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Landscape Architecture Aquaculture and Fisheries Management Shannon Browne : Senior Lecturer, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Wildlife, Urban, Ecology, Biology Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental ScienceJohn Erwin : Professor & Chair, Plant Science and Landscape ArchitectureAreas of Focus: Environmental control of plant growth in greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture, Identifying ways to maximize flowering, photosynthesis and yield using different lighting and temperature strategies, Manipulating the environment in controlled environment systems to maximize edible crop nutritional value Reginal Harrell : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Areas of Focus: Fisheries, Wildlife Science, Ecological and Natural Resource Ethics Jorge Holzer : Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Uncertainty, Marine Resource Economics Amy Lang : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H, Environmental Education, Nature Deficit Disorder David Lei : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutrient control of gene expression Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farms Brian Needelman : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Pedology, Wetlands, Water quality, and Geospatial analysis Matt Parker : Principal Agent Associate, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, ExtensionAreas of Focus: Aquaculture Business & ProductionDebasmita Patra : Program Director, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Social issues associated with stormwater management across urban ecosystems Allen Pattillo : Faculty Specialist, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Shellfish Aquaculture Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and risk assessment Thanicha Ruangmas : First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) Program, Agricultural & Resource Economics Mohamed Salem : Associate Professor, Animal & Avian SciencesAreas of Focus: Aquaculture Genomics, Muscle biology Don Webster : Principal Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Marine Science, Commercial Aquaculture, Commercial Fisheries, Seafood Handling and Processing, Aquaculture Policy Cheng-I Wei : Professor & Acting Chair, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food microbiology and safety, toxicology, and immunotoxicology Lance Yonkos : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Laboratory and field studies of contaminant abundance, transport, fate and toxicological effect in fresh and estuarine surface waters and sediments Beef and Cattle Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental ScienceSeth Dickey : Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine    Areas of Focus: Employs bacterial genetics, molecular biology, membrane and protein biochemistry techniques to understand the physiology, virulence, and antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria as well as the mechanisms of new antimicrobials Barbara Dobbins : Program Management Specialist, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4H Megan Fritz : Assistant Professor, College of Computer Mathematical and Natural SciencesAreas of Focus: Insect evolution and genomic variants, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Genomics, and the Molecular and Cellular Biology  Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Amanda Grev : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Forages, Pasture & Hay Production, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing, Livestock, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Small ruminants, Equine Carol Keefer : Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Embryology, Animal Biotechnology Andrew Kness : Senior Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Pasture Management, Diseases of Field Crops, Soils Stephanie Lansing : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Renewable energy, Water quality, Waste treatment, and Human health Li Ma : Associate Professor, Animal & Avian SciencesAreas of Focus: Statistical Genetics, Population Genetics, GWAS, Genomic Selection, Dairy Cattle James MacDonald : Research Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agricultural Economics, Industrial Organization Luke Macaulay : Wildlife Management Specialist – Agent, Environment, Natural Resources & Sea Grant, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Wildlife Resources Utpal Pal : Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Entomology Areas of Focus: Lyme disease, Leptospirosis and Vector Biology Sarah Potts : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Metabolism, Dairy and Livestock Management, Calf Management, Beef Nutrition and Management Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Eduardo Rico : Assistant Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Nutrition and Metabolism, Dairy Cattle, Metabolic disorders of the peripartum, Health-promoting bioactives of milk Charles Sasscer : Agent Associate, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Livestock, Beef Cattle, Pasture Management Meiqing Shi : Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Host immune responses to fungal infection and parasite infection Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient ManagementJiuzhou Song: Professor, Animal Science Areas of Focus: Elucidating the genetic basis and epigenetic mechanism of genome to phenome, especially on complex diseases and quantitative traits of livestock animals and humans Gurpal Toor : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management, Water Quality, Biogeochemistry, Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility Ashley Travis : Agent, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H Youth Development, 4-H Animal Science, Youth Agricultural Literacy, Youth Animal Science, Youth Leadership Development Zhengguo Xiao : Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences  Areas of Focus: Generation of functional memory CTLs during vaccination, CTL activation and Exosomes, Mucosal immune response to pathogens in cattle Xiaoping Zhu : Professor & Chair, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Identification of new mechanisms of immune regulation on mucosal infections and inflammations at molecular and cellular immunology level, how the mucosal immune system distinguishes pathogenic from non-pathogenic microbes and how pathogens evade innate and adaptive immunity, harnessing innate and adaptive immunity for mucosal vaccine development and immunotherapy Beer, Wine, and Spirits Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Diana Cochran : Assistant Clinical Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Commercial crop production, Crop diversification, Relationship between plants and environmental variables, Sustainable in-season crop management practices Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Angus Murphy : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Auxin Transport, ABC Transporter, Phototropism, Membrane nano domains, Hormone/Herbicide crosstalk Ronald David Myers : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension, Institute of Applied Agriculture Areas of Focus: Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Agronomy Field Crops, Weed Science, Pesticide Use & Safety, No-Tillage Technology, Pasture & Hay Production Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and risk assessment Dairy Naresh Amradi : Post-Doctoral Associate, Environmental Science & Technology Ryan Blaustein : Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Cheryl Bush : Agent Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Chronic Disease, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Food Safety Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental ScienceSeth Dickey : Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine    Areas of Focus: Employs bacterial genetics, molecular biology, membrane and protein biochemistry techniques to understand the physiology, virulence, and antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria as well as the mechanisms of new antimicrobials Barbara Dobbins : Program Management Specialist, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4H Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Amanda Grev : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Forages, Pasture & Hay Production, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing, Livestock, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Small ruminants, Equine Shauna Henley : Senior Agent; Nutrition & Food Science and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Food Preservation, Food Safety, Nutrition Darren Jarboe : Principal Agent & Assistant Director, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Production, Biorenewables, Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization Stephanie Lansing : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Renewable energy, Water quality, Waste treatment, and Human health Li Ma : Associate Professor, Animal & Avian SciencesAreas of Focus: Statistical Genetics, Population Genetics, GWAS, Genomic Selection, Dairy Cattle James MacDonald : Research Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agricultural Economics, Industrial Organization Daniel Nelson : Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology ResearchAreas of Focus: Development of antimicrobial alternatives to antibiotics Kelly Nichols : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agronomy, Commercial Horticulture, Nutrient Management, Pesticide Education, Soil Fertility, Weed Management Sarah Potts : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Metabolism, Dairy and Livestock Management, Calf Management, Beef Nutrition and Management Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Eduardo Rico : Assistant Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences  Areas of Focus: Nutrition and Metabolism, Dairy Cattle, Metabolic disorders of the peripartum, Health-promoting bioactives of milk Andrew Schiffmacher : Assistant Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Embryonic Tissue Lineage Development, Stem Cell Biology, Cadherin Biology, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Jeff Semler : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Small ruminants, Forage Systems Management, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Pasture & Hay Production, Pasture Management, Agronomy Field Crops, Rotational Grazing Meiqing Shi : Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Host immune responses to fungal infection and parasite infection Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management  Area of Focus: Nutrient ManagementJiuzhou Song: Professor, Animal Science Areas of Focus: Elucidating the genetic basis and epigenetic mechanism of genome to phenome, especially on complex diseases and quantitative traits of livestock animals and humans Gurpal Toor : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management, Water Quality, Biogeochemistry, Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility Ashley Travis : Agent, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H Youth Development, 4-H Animal Science, Youth Agricultural Literacy, Youth Animal Science, Youth Leadership Development Qin Wang : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food polymers biophysics, Food nanotechnology, Food chemistry Ray Weil : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Agronomy, soil health, sustainable agriculture, International Development, Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil compaction, Soil Conservation, Nitrogen cycling, Phosphorus, Sulfur Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Xiaoping Zhu : Professor & Chair, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Identification of new mechanisms of immune regulation on mucosal infections and inflammations at molecular and cellular immunology level, how the mucosal immune system distinguishes pathogenic from non-pathogenic microbes and how pathogens evade innate and adaptive immunity, harnessing innate and adaptive immunity for mucosal vaccine development and immunotherapy Equine Amy Burk : Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Equine Science & Nutrition, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Shannon Dill : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Business, Farm Management, Crop Budgets Barbara Dobbins : Program Management Specialist, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4H Megan Fritz : Assistant Professor, College of Computer Mathematical and Natural SciencesAreas of Focus: Insect evolution and genomic variants, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Genomics, and the Molecular and Cellular Biology  Amanda Grev : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Forages, Pasture & Hay Production, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing, Livestock, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Small ruminants, Equine Andrew Kness : Senior Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Pasture Management, Diseases of Field Crops, Soils Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farms Daniel Nelson : Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology ResearchAreas of Focus: Development of antimicrobial alternatives to antibiotics Utpal Pal : Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Entomology Areas of Focus: Lyme disease, Leptospirosis and Vector Biology Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management  Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Ashley Travis : Agent, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H Youth Development, 4-H Animal Science, Youth Agricultural Literacy, Youth Animal Science, Youth Leadership Development Xiaoping Zhu : Professor & Chair, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Identification of new mechanisms of immune regulation on mucosal infections and inflammations at molecular and cellular immunology level, how the mucosal immune system distinguishes pathogenic from non-pathogenic microbes and how pathogens evade innate and adaptive immunity, harnessing innate and adaptive immunity for mucosal vaccine development and immunotherapy Forest Products (including biomass production) Ben Beale : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Beginning Farmer, Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Karin Burghardt : Assistant Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: how plant defenses shape communities and ecosystems Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Gary Coleman : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Understanding the biology of nitrogen cycling and homeostasis in trees and the impacts of these processes on growth and development by integrating molecular biology, genetic, genomic, proteomic and physiological approaches Rebecca Epanchin-Niell : Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics and UMD Extension Areas of Focus: Natural Resource Economics, Invasive Species Management, Species and Ecosystem Conservation, Spatial Resource Management Daniel Gruner : Associate Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Entomology, Ecology, Biodiversity Bill Hubbard : Assistant Director and State Program Leader, Environment, Natural Resources & Sea Grant Areas of Focus: Forest Management, Finance and Economics, Climate Change in Natural Resource Systems Amy Lang : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H, Environmental Education, Nature Deficit Disorder Erik Lichtenberg : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resources, Land Use, Agriculture and Environment Luke Macaulay : Wildlife Management Specialist – Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Wildlife Resources Lars Olson : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Invasive Species, Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics, Economics of Uncertainty Micheal Raupp : Professor Emeritus and Research Scientist, Entomology Areas of Focus: Mechanisms of host plant resistance, the ecology and behavior of herbivores and their predators, parasitoids, and pathogens, and the impact of landscape design on pest and natural enemy population dynamics Game Wildlife Management Shannon Browne : Senior Lecturer, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Wildlife, Urban, Ecology, Biology Rebecca Epanchin-Niell : Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics, and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Natural Resource Economics, Invasive Species Management, Species and Ecosystem Conservation, Spatial Resource Management Megan Fritz : Assistant Professor, College of Computer Mathematical and Natural SciencesAreas of Focus: Insect evolution and genomic variants, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Genomics, and the Molecular and Cellular Biology  Reginal Harrell : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Areas of Focus: Fisheries, Wildlife Science, Ecological and Natural Resource Ethics Bill Hubbard : Assistant Director and State Program Leader, Environment, Natural Resources & Sea Grant Areas of Focus: Forest Management, Finance and Economics, Climate Change in Natural Resource Systems Jim Lewis : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy Luke Macaulay : Wildlife Management Specialist – Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Wildlife Resources Jennifer Mullinax : Assistant Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and Environmental Science & Policy ProgramAreas of Focus: Wildlife Ecology, Habitat Modeling, Environmental Science Brian Needelman : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Pedology, Wetlands, Water quality, and Geospatial analysis Utpal Pal : Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Entomology Areas of Focus: Lyme disease, Leptospirosis and Vector Biology Hay and Silage Ben Beale : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Beginning Farmer, Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Amanda Grev : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Forages, Pasture & Hay Production, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing, Livestock, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Small ruminants, Equine Andrew Kness : Senior Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Pasture Management, Diseases of Field Crops, Soils William Lamp : Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Ecology of insects in the human environment, and my projects align within three broad fields: integrated pest management (IPM) of forage crops, understanding ecology of emerging insect pests, and implications of IPM and land use on invertebrates in streams and wetlands Alan Leslie : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Nutrient Management Jim Lewis : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy Emileigh Lucas : Faculty Specialist, Agricultural Nutrient Management Program Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management Luke Macaulay : Wildlife Management Specialist – Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Wildlife Resources Ronald David Myers : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension, Institute of Applied Agriculture Areas of Focus: Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Agronomy Field Crops, Weed Science, Pesticide Use & Safety, No-Tillage Technology, Pasture & Hay Production Kelly Nichols : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agronomy, Commercial Horticulture, Nutrient Management, Pesticide Education, Soil Fertility, Weed Management Wendy Peer : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Use biochemistry, genetics, live cell imaging, phenology, and physiology to address hypothesis-driven research in plant growth and development Sarah Potts : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Metabolism, Dairy and Livestock Management, Calf Management, Beef Nutrition and Management Charles Sasscer : Agent Associate, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Livestock, Beef Cattle, Pasture Management Drew Schiavone : Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Energy Conservation, Technology, Solar Energy Options Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management  Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Ray Weil : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Agronomy, soil health, sustainable agriculture, International Development, Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil compaction, Soil Conservation, Nitrogen cycling, Phosphorus, Sulfur Industrial Hemp Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Shannon Dill : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Business, Farm Management, Crop Budgets Nicole Fiorellino : Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Agriculture Extension Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Alan Leslie : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Nutrient Management Angus Murphy : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Auxin Transport, ABC Transporter, Phototropism, Membrane nano domains, Hormone/Herbicide crosstalk Andrew Ristvey : Principal Agent & Extension Specialist for Commercial Horticulture, Agriculture & Food Systems, ExtensionAreas of Focus: Commercial Horticulture, Alternative Specialty Crops, Green Roof, AroniaPaul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Shunyuan Xiao : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Areas of Focus: Broad spectrum disease resistance, Plant-fungal interaction, Powdery mildew pathogenesis Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Legume-Soybean Craig Beyrouty: Dean and Director, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Areas of Focus: Soil Science Ben Beale : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Beginning Farmer, Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Cheryl Bush : Agent Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Chronic Disease, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Food Safety Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Shannon Dill : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Business, Farm Management, Crop Budgets Rebecca Epanchin-Niell : Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics, and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Natural Resource Economics, Invasive Species Management, Species and Ecosystem Conservation, Spatial Resource Management Nicole Fiorellino : Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Agriculture Extension Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Darren Jarboe : Principal Agent & Assistant Director, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Production, Biorenewables, Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization William Lamp : Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Ecology of insects in the human environment, and my projects align within three broad fields: integrated pest management (IPM) of forage crops, understanding ecology of emerging insect pests, and implications of IPM and land use on invertebrates in streams and wetlands Alan Leslie : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Nutrient Management Jim Lewis : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy Emileigh Lucas : Faculty Specialist, Agricultural Nutrient Management Program Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management Luke Macaulay : Wildlife Management Specialist – Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Wildlife Resources Brian Needelman : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Pedology, Wetlands, Water quality, and Geospatial analysis Kelly Nichols : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agronomy, Commercial Horticulture, Nutrient Management, Pesticide Education, Soil Fertility, Weed Management Diana Obanda : Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Lars Olson : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Invasive Species, Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics, Economics of Uncertainty Wendy Peer : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Use biochemistry, genetics, live cell imaging, phenology, and physiology to address hypothesis-driven research in plant growth and development Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Program Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Gurpal Toor : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management, Water Quality, Biogeochemistry, Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility Kate Tully : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Sustainability of food production systems, farm management strategies that balance food production and environmental health, sustainable agriculture strategies in developing countries, saltwater intrusion, how cover crops can promote efficient on-farm nutrient cycling, sequester carbon, and improve water qualitySara Via : Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Climate change outreach and extension Kurt Vollmer : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Weed management Qin Wang : Professor, Nutrition & Food ScienceAreas of Focus: Food polymers biophysics, Food nanotechnology, Food chemistry Ray Weil : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Agronomy, soil health, sustainable agriculture, International Development, Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil compaction, Soil Conservation, Nitrogen cycling, Phosphorus, SulfurStephanie Yarwood : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & TechnologyAreas of Focus: Microbial interactions and functioning in soils from many different ecosystems, with the overall goal of understanding environmental factors that affect microbial community composition and how microbial community structure in turn affects ecosystem function Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Organically Grown Crops and Animal Products Jerry Brust : Vegetable Specialist University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Vegetables, Organic vegetable production, Endophytes, Tomato production Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Galen Dively : Advisor Consultant, Entomology Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest ManagementJohn Erwin : Professor & Chair, Plant Science and Landscape ArchitectureAreas of Focus: Environmental control of plant growth in greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture, Identifying ways to maximize flowering, photosynthesis and yield using different lighting and temperature strategies, Manipulating the environment in controlled environment systems to maximize edible crop nutritional value Anahi Espindola : Assistant Professor, Entomology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Plant-pollinator interactions, inter-species interactions, Phylogeography, Phylogeny, Evolutionary Ecology Amanda Grev : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Forages, Pasture & Hay Production, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing, Livestock, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Small ruminants, Equine Kelly Hamby : Assistant Professor, Entomology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Understanding insect interactions with free-living microorganisms to improve pest management, Invasive and emerging insect pest issues, evaluating and optimizing pest management programs, and development of sustainable alternative management tactics, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in small fruit and grain crops Darren Jarboe : Principal Agent & Assistant Director, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Production, Biorenewables, Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization Alan Leslie : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Nutrient Management Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farmsEmileigh Lucas : Faculty Specialist, Agricultural Nutrient Management Program Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management Luke Macaulay : Wildlife Management Specialist – Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Wildlife Resources Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Andrew Ristvey : Principal Agent & Extension Specialist for Commercial Horticulture, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Commercial Horticulture, Alternative Specialty Crops, Green Roof, AroniaPaul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Kate Tully : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Sustainability of food production systems, farm management strategies that balance food production and environmental health, sustainable agriculture strategies in developing countries, saltwater intrusion, how cover crops can promote efficient on-farm nutrient cycling, sequester carbon, and improve water qualitySara Via : Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Climate change outreach and extension Kurt Vollmer : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Weed management Ray Weil : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Agronomy, soil health, sustainable agriculture, International Development, Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil compaction, Soil Conservation, Nitrogen cycling, Phosphorus, SulfurStephanie Yarwood : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Microbial interactions and functioning in soils from many different ecosystems, with the overall goal of understanding environmental factors that affect microbial community composition and how microbial community structure in turn affects ecosystem function Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Ornamental Horticulture (trees, shrubs, flowers, herbaceous plants) Karin Burghardt : Assistant Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: How plant defenses shape communities and ecosystems David Clement : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, Home & Garden Information Center, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Plant Pathology, Ornamental IPM, Ornamental Diseases, Ornamental Disease Management, Home Gardening Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Diana Cochran : Assistant Clinical Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Commercial crop production, Crop diversification, Relationship between plants and environmental variables, Sustainable in-season crop management practices Gary Coleman : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Understanding the biology of nitrogen cycling and homeostasis in trees and the impacts of these processes on growth and development by integrating molecular biology, genetic, genomic, proteomic and physiological approaches Rebecca Epanchin-Niell : Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Natural Resource Economics, Invasive Species Management, Species and Ecosystem Conservation, Spatial Resource ManagementJohn Erwin : Professor & Chair, Plant Science and Landscape ArchitectureAreas of Focus: Environmental control of plant growth in greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture, Identifying ways to maximize flowering, photosynthesis and yield using different lighting and temperature strategies, Manipulating the environment in controlled environment systems to maximize edible crop nutritional value Anahi Espindola : Assistant Professor, Entomology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Plant-pollinator interactions, inter-species interactions, Phylogeography, Phylogeny, Evolutionary Ecology Bill Hubbard : Assistant Director and State Program Leader, Environment, Natural Resources & Sea Grant Areas of Focus: Forest Management, Finance and Economics, Climate Change in Natural Resource Systems John Lea-Cox : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Nursery Research, Water and Nutrient Management, Wireless Sensor Networks, Nutritional Physiology, Web-based Distance Learning Alan Leslie : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Nutrient Management Erik Lichtenberg : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resources, Land Use, Agriculture and Environment Angus Murphy : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Auxin Transport, ABC Transporter, Phototropism, Membrane nano domains, Hormone/Herbicide crosstalk Lars Olson : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Invasive Species, Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics, Economics of UncertaintyMicheal Raupp : Professor Emeritus and Research Scientist, Entomology Areas of Focus: Mechanisms of host plant resistance, the ecology and behavior of herbivores and their predators, parasitoids, and pathogens, and the impact of landscape design on pest and natural enemy population dynamics Rachel Rhodes : Senior Agent Associate, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Horticulture Andrew Ristvey : Principal Agent & Extension Specialist for Commercial Horticulture, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Commercial Horticulture, Alternative Specialty Crops, Green Roof, AroniaGinny Rosenkranz : Principal Agent Associate, Agriculture & Food Systems, Master Gardeners, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Commercial Horticulture, Ornamental IPM, Turfgrass IPM Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Paula Shrewsbury : Associate Professor, Entomology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Ornamental IPM, Sustainable Agriculture, Invasive Species Management Ray Weil : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Agronomy, soil health, sustainable agriculture, International Development, Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil compaction, Soil Conservation, Nitrogen cycling, Phosphorus, Sulfur Shunyuan Xiao : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Areas of Focus: Broad spectrum disease resistance, Plant-fungal interaction, Powdery mildew pathogenesis Jianhua Zhu : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Molecular mechanisms of plant abiotic stress responses, Gene regulation, Functional genomics, Epigenetics Poultry Naresh Amradi : Post-Doctoral Associate, Environmental Science & Technology Roselina Angel : Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Poultry, Maximizing nutrient availability from diets with the goal of reducing environmental impact as well as improving production efficiency and costs of production, Minimizing the impact of poultry production on the environment, primarily as related to phosphorus and nitrogen George Belov : Associate Professor, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Understanding molecular mechanisms of membrane remodeling in cells infected with positive strand RNA viruses Andrew Broadbent : Assistant Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Advance our understanding of the replication and pathogenesis of avian viruses, to better prevent and control diseases of significance to the poultry industry, and to public health Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Amy Burk : Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Equine Science & Nutrition, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing Cheryl Bush : Agent Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Chronic Disease, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Food Safety Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Shannon Dill : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Business, Farm Management, Crop Budgets Barbara Dobbins : Program Management Specialist, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4H Mostafa Ghanem : Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Harness the use and application of advanced molecular diagnostic and genotyping techniques in surveillance, prevention, and control of infectious diseases to improve the health and wellbeing of animals and humans Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Darren Jarboe : Principal Agent & Assistant Director Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Production, Biorenewables, Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization Stephanie Lansing : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Renewable energy, Water quality, Waste treatment, and Human health Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farms Li Ma : Associate Professor, Animal & Avian SciencesAreas of Focus: Statistical Genetics, Population Genetics, GWAS, Genomic Selection, Dairy Cattle James MacDonald : Research Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agricultural Economics, Industrial Organization Jonathan Moyle : Senior Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Poultry Tom Porter : Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Neuroendocrine regulation of growth and reproduction, Cellular differentiation of the anterior pituitary gland during embryonic development, Global analysis of gene expression in the neuroendocrine systemAbani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient ManagementJiuzhou Song: Professor, Animal Science Areas of Focus: Elucidating the genetic basis and epigenetic mechanism of genome to phenome, especially on complex diseases and quantitative traits of livestock animals and humans Chad Stahl : Professor & Chair, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Improving swine growth via nutritional programming of Stem Cell Populations, Developmental nutrition, Tissue-specific stem cells, Alternatives to conventional antibiotics Nishanth Sunny : Assistant Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Liver metabolism, Mitochondrial function, Insulin resistance, Fatty liver disease Nathaniel Tablante : Professor, Veterinary Medicine and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Poultry Health Lisa Taneyhill : Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Early embryonic patterning, Intercellular interactions and communication, Neural crest cells, Placode cells Rohan Tikekar : Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Nutrition & Food Science and Family & Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Food science, Food Preservation, Foodborne Pathogens, Food systems Gurpal Toor : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management, Water Quality, Biogeochemistry, Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility Ashley Travis : Agent, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H Youth Development, 4-H Animal Science, Youth Agricultural Literacy, Youth Animal Science, Youth Leadership Development Cheng-I Wei : Professor & Acting Chair, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food microbiology and safety, toxicology, and immunotoxicology Xiaoping Zhu : Professor & Chair, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Identification of new mechanisms of immune regulation on mucosal infections and inflammations at molecular and cellular immunology level, how the mucosal immune system distinguishes pathogenic from non-pathogenic microbes and how pathogens evade innate and adaptive immunity, harnessing innate and adaptive immunity for mucosal vaccine development and immunotherapy Sheep and Goats Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Barbara Dobbins : Program Management Specialist, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4H Megan Fritz : Assistant Professor, College of Computer Mathematical and Natural SciencesAreas of Focus: Insect evolution and genomic variants, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics and Genomics, and the Molecular and Cellular Biology  Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Amanda Grev : Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Forages, Pasture & Hay Production, Pasture Management, Rotational Grazing, Livestock, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Small ruminants, Equine Andrew Kness : Senior Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Pasture Management, Diseases of Field Crops, Soils Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farms Li Ma : Associate Professor, Animal & Avian SciencesAreas of Focus: Statistical Genetics, Population Genetics, GWAS, Genomic Selection, Dairy Cattle Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Charles Sasscer : Agent Associate, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Livestock, Beef Cattle, Pasture Management Andrew Schiffmacher : Assistant Professor, Animal & Avian Sciences Areas of Focus: Embryonic Tissue Lineage Development, Stem Cell Biology, Cadherin Biology, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Meiqing Shi : Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Host immune responses to fungal infection and parasite infection Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Ashley Travis : Agent, 4-H Youth Development Educators, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: 4-H Youth Development, 4-H Animal Science, Youth Agricultural Literacy, Youth Animal Science, Youth Leadership Development Xiaoping Zhu : Professor & Chair, Veterinary Medicine Areas of Focus: Identification of new mechanisms of immune regulation on mucosal infections and inflammations at molecular and cellular immunology level, how the mucosal immune system distinguishes pathogenic from non-pathogenic microbes and how pathogens evade innate and adaptive immunity, harnessing innate and adaptive immunity for mucosal vaccine development and immunotherapy Small Fruits (Grapes, Berries) Ben Beale : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Beginning Farmer, Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Cheryl Bush : Agent Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Chronic Disease, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Food Safety Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Diana Cochran : Assistant Clinical Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Commercial crop production, Crop diversification, Relationship between plants and environmental variables, Sustainable in-season crop management practicesJohn Erwin : Professor & Chair, Plant Science and Landscape ArchitectureAreas of Focus: Environmental control of plant growth in greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture, Identifying ways to maximize flowering, photosynthesis and yield using different lighting and temperature strategies, Manipulating the environment in controlled environment systems to maximize edible crop nutritional value Kelly Hamby : Assistant Professor, Entomology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Understanding insect interactions with free-living microorganisms to improve pest management, Invasive and emerging insect pest issues, evaluating and optimizing pest management programs, and development of sustainable alternative management tactics, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in small fruit and grain crops David Hawthorne : Associate Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Uses population genetics to understand how insects become pests, how they evolve to counter control efforts, and how to use evolutionary thinking to manage them Mengjun Hu : Assistant Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Plant Pathology, Small Fruit Disease Management, Fungicide Resistance and its Mechanism, Fungal Epidemiology John Lea-Cox : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Nursery Research, Water and Nutrient Management, Wireless Sensor Networks, Nutritional Physiology, Web-based Distance Learning Alan Leslie : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Nutrient Management Erik Lichtenberg : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resources, Land Use, Agriculture and Environment Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farmsRonald David Myers : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension, Extension Areas of Focus: Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Agronomy Field Crops, Weed Science, Pesticide Use & Safety, No-Tillage Technology, Pasture & Hay Production Diana Obanda : Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutritional biochemistry: function of nutrients at the cellular/molecular level and physiological mechanisms of action of various nutrition-related processes Lars Olson : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Invasive Species, Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics, Economics of Uncertainty Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Andrew Ristvey : Principal Agent & Extension Specialist for Commercial Horticulture, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Commercial Horticulture, Alternative Specialty Crops, Green Roof, Aronia Drew Schiavone : Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Energy Conservation, Technology, Solar Energy Options Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Rohan Tikekar : Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Nutrition & Food Science and Family & Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Food science, Food Preservation, Foodborne Pathogens, Food systems Shunyuan Xiao : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Areas of Focus: Broad spectrum disease resistance, Plant-fungal interaction, Powdery mildew pathogenesis Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Staple Crops (Rice, Corn, Wheat, Barley, Potato, Rye) Craig Beyrouty: Dean and Director, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Areas of Focus: Soil Science Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Jing Cai : Associate Professor, Agricultural and Resources Economics Areas of Focus: Development Economics, Household Finance Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Rebecca Epanchin-Niell : Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics, and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Natural Resource Economics, Invasive Species Management, Species and Ecosystem Conservation, Spatial Resource Management Nicole Fiorellino : Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Agriculture Extension Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Jim Lewis : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy Emileigh Lucas : Faculty Specialist, Agricultural Nutrient Management Program Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management  James MacDonald : Research Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agricultural Economics, Industrial Organization Angus Murphy : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Auxin Transport, ABC Transporter, Phototropism, Membrane nano domains, Hormone/Herbicide crosstalk Brian Needelman : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Pedology, Wetlands, Water quality, and Geospatial analysis Lars Olson : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Invasive Species, Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics, Economics of Uncertainty Wendy Peer : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Use biochemistry, genetics, live cell imaging, phenology, and physiology to address hypothesis-driven research in plant growth and development Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Azbina Rahman : Post-Doctoral Associate, Environmental Science & Technology Nidhi Rawat : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Gene discovery for resistance to fungal pathogens, Susceptibility mechanisms of plants to pathogen infection, Mechanistic investigation of molecular interaction between plants and fungal pathogens, Developing solutions to fungal diseases of small grain crops including wheat and barley Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Vijay Tiwari : Assistant Professor, Plant Science Areas of Focus: Genetics and genomics of small grain crops Gurpal Toor : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Nutrient Management, Water Quality, Biogeochemistry, Soil Chemistry, Soil Fertility Kate Tully : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Sustainability of food production systems, farm management strategies that balance food production and environmental health, sustainable agriculture strategies in developing countries, saltwater intrusion, how cover crops can promote efficient on-farm nutrient cycling, sequester carbon, and improve water qualitySara Via : Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Climate change outreach and extension Neslihan Uler : Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Public Economics, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Environmental Economics Ray Weil : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Agronomy, soil health, sustainable agriculture, International Development, Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil compaction, Soil Conservation, Nitrogen cycling, Phosphorus, SulfurJared Wilmoth : Assistant Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Environmental soil systems Shunyuan Xiao : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Areas of Focus: Broad spectrum disease resistance, Plant-fungal interaction, Powdery mildew pathogenesis Stephanie Yarwood : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Microbial interactions and functioning in soils from many different ecosystems, with the overall goal of understanding environmental factors that affect microbial community composition and how microbial community structure in turn affects ecosystem function Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Jianhua Zhu : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Molecular mechanisms of plant abiotic stress responses, Gene regulation, Functional genomics, Epigenetics Tree Fruits (Apples, Citrus, Banana) Ryan Blaustein : Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Cheryl Bush : Agent Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Chronic Disease, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Food Safety Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Diana Cochran : Assistant Clinical Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Commercial crop production, Crop diversification, Relationship between plants and environmental variables, Sustainable in-season crop management practicesJohn Erwin : Professor & Chair, Plant Science and Landscape ArchitectureAreas of Focus: Environmental control of plant growth in greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture, Identifying ways to maximize flowering, photosynthesis and yield using different lighting and temperature strategies, Manipulating the environment in controlled environment systems to maximize edible crop nutritional value Macarena Farcuh : Assistant Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Fruit quality, Fruit ripening, Postharvest physiology, Fruit biochemistry and molecular biology, Fruit safety, Fruit hormonal balance David Hawthorne : Associate Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Uses population genetics to understand how insects become pests, how they evolve to counter control efforts, and how to use evolutionary thinking to manage them Shauna Henley : Senior Agent; Nutrition & Food Science and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Food Preservation, Food Safety, Nutrition Erik Lichtenberg : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resources, Land Use, Agriculture and Environment Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension  Areas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farms Angus Murphy : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Auxin Transport, ABC Transporter, Phototropism, Membrane nano domains, Hormone/Herbicide crosstalk Ronald David Myers : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension, Institute of Applied Agriculture Areas of Focus: Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Agronomy Field Crops, Weed Science, Pesticide Use & Safety, No-Tillage Technology, Pasture & Hay Production Lars Olson : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Invasive Species, Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics, Economics of Uncertainty Abani Pradhan : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Shaik Rahaman : Associate Professor, Nutrition & Food ScienceAreas of Focus: Cell signaling, Atherosclerosis, Fibrosis, Macrophages and fibroblast biology, Immunology Thanicha Ruangmas : First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) Program, Agricultural & Resource Economics Drew Schiavone : Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Energy Conservation, Technology, Solar Energy Options Paul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Rohan Tikekar : Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Nutrition & Food Science and Family & Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Food science, Food Preservation, Foodborne Pathogens, Food systems Shunyuan Xiao : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Areas of Focus: Broad spectrum disease resistance, Plant-fungal interaction, Powdery mildew pathogenesis Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Vegetables Ben Beale : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomic Crop Production, Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Beginning Farmer, Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Ryan Blaustein : Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Jerry Brust : Vegetable Specialist University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Vegetables, Organic vegetable production, Endophytes, Tomato production Robert Buchanan : Professor Emeritus, Nutrition & Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems Areas of Focus: Predictive microbiology, quantitative microbial risk assessment, microbial physiology, mycotoxicology, and HACCP systems Cheryl Bush : Agent Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Chronic Disease, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Food Safety Frank Coale : Professor & Acting Assistant Dean, Environmental Science & Technology    Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Environmental Science Jennifer Dixon Cravens : Agent Associate, Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Family & Consumer Sciences, Healthy Living, Nutrition, Wellness, Chronic Disease Management, Household Consumption and Food Insecurity Shannon Dill : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Business, Farm Management, Crop Budgets Galen Dively : Advisor Consultant, Entomology Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest ManagementJohn Erwin : Professor & Chair, Plant Science and Landscape ArchitectureAreas of Focus: Environmental control of plant growth in greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture, Identifying ways to maximize flowering, photosynthesis and yield using different lighting and temperature strategies, Manipulating the environment in controlled environment systems to maximize edible crop nutritional value Anahi Espindola : Assistant Professor, Entomology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Plant-pollinator interactions, inter-species interactions, Phylogeography, Phylogeny, Evolutionary Ecology Paul Goeringer : Senior Faculty Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agriculture Law, Risk Management education, Crop Insurance Kelly Hamby : Assistant Professor, Entomology and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Understanding insect interactions with free-living microorganisms to improve pest management, Invasive and emerging insect pest issues, evaluating and optimizing pest management programs, and development of sustainable alternative management tactics, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in small fruit and grain crops David Hawthorne : Associate Professor, Entomology Areas of Focus: Uses population genetics to understand how insects become pests, how they evolve to counter control efforts, and how to use evolutionary thinking to manage them Shauna Henley : Senior Agent; Nutrition & Food Science and University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Food Preservation, Food Safety, Nutrition David Lei : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutrient control of gene expression Alan Leslie : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Integrated Pest Management, Entomology, Nutrient Management Jim Lewis : Principal Agent, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Agronomy Erik Lichtenberg : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resources, Land Use, Agriculture and Environment Neith Little : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Urban Agriculture, Soil Science, Small and beginning farms  Emileigh Lucas : Faculty Specialist, Agricultural Nutrient Management Program Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Luke Macaulay : Wildlife Management Specialist – Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Wildlife Resources Angus Murphy : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: Auxin Transport, ABC Transporter, Phototropism, Membrane nano domains, Hormone/Herbicide crosstalk Ronald David Myers : Principal Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension, Institute of Applied Agriculture Areas of Focus: Fruits & Vegetables Crops, Agronomy Field Crops, Weed Science, Pesticide Use & Safety, No-Tillage Technology, Pasture & Hay Production Kelly Nichols : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland ExtensionAreas of Focus: Agronomy, Commercial Horticulture, Nutrient Management, Pesticide Education, Soil Fertility, Weed Management Diana Obanda : Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Lars Olson : Professor, Agricultural & Resource Economics Areas of Focus: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Economics of Invasive Species, Growth Theory and Economic Dynamics, Economics of UncertaintyMitchell Pavao-Zuckerman : Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Ecosystem services, Urban Ecology, Forest ecology, Stormwater, Socio-ecological systems, Green infrastructure, Resilience Abani Pradhan : Associate Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food safety and Risk assessment Drew Schiavone : Agent, Environment, Natural Resources, and Sea Grant, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Energy Conservation, Technology, Solar Energy OptionsPaul Shipley : Faculty Extension Assistant, Environmental Science & Technology, Agricultural Nutrient Management  Area of Focus: Nutrient Management Rohan Tikekar : Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Nutrition & Food Science and Family & Consumer Sciences, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Food science, Food Preservation, Foodborne Pathogens, Food systems Kurt Vollmer : Agent, Agriculture & Food Systems, University of Maryland Extension Areas of Focus: Weed management Qin Wang : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food polymers biophysics, Food nanotechnology, Food chemistry Cheng-I Wei : Professor & Acting Chair, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Food microbiology and safety, toxicology, and immunotoxicology Ray Weil : Professor, Environmental Science & Technology Areas of Focus: Soil Science, Agronomy, soil health, sustainable agriculture, International Development, Cover Crops, Soil Fertility, soil organic matter, soil carbon, soil compaction, Soil Conservation, Nitrogen cycling, Phosphorus, Sulfur Shunyuan Xiao : Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture and Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Areas of Focus: Broad spectrum disease resistance, Plant-fungal interaction, Powdery mildew pathogenesis Liangli Yu : Professor, Nutrition & Food Science Areas of Focus: Nutraceuticals and functional foods for reducing the risk of obesity and related diabetes, and coronary heart disease; Interactions between food factors and gut microbiota, and the impacts on host health, Food safety and integrity chemistry Jianhua Zhu : Associate Professor, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Areas of Focus: 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