The School of Plant Sciences

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Faculty

A. Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold

Associate Professor and Curator, RLG Mycological Herbarium - The School of Plant Sciences
202 Herring Hall / (520) 621-7212 / arnold@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 626-1035 (Lab)
We study fungal ecology, evolution, and systematics, with a special focus on fungal endophytes. Ranging from Arctic tundra to tropical forests, our diverse projects are united by an interdisciplinary approach and our passion for organismal biology.

Dan Austin

David Baltrus

Assistant Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
821C Marley / (520) 626-8215 / baltrus@email.arizona.edu
(520) 626-6573 (Lab)
The Baltrus lab is interested in understanding microbial evolution with a focus on the mechanisms and costs of adaptation and guided by expectations from genomics and population genetics.

Mark Beilstein

Assistant Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 441C / (520) 626-1562 / mbeilstein@email.arizona.edu
(520) 626-1563 (Lab)

Mark Bierner

Professor - School of Natural Resources and the Environment

Judith Brown

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes Bld 431 / (520) 621-1402 / jbrown@cals.arizona.edu
(520) 621-1230 (Lab)
Research focuses on the dynamics of distribution, prevalence, and co-diversification driving emergent hemipteran-vectored pathogen outbreaks in cultivated and natural systems, and functional genomics to probe vector-pathogen specificity determinants.

Vicki Chandler

Regents' Professor, emerita - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating Building, Room 303 / (520) 626-4272 / chandler@ag.arizona.edu

Peter Cotty

Adjunct Professor, Research Plant Pathologist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 341F / (520) 626-5049 / pjcotty@email.arizona.edu
(520) 626-5704 (Lab)

Bentley Fane

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
219 Keating Building / (520) 626-6634 / bfane@email.arizona.edu
(520) 621-8539 (Lab)
Taking genetic, biochemical, and evolutionary approaches, our research objective is elucidating the molecular mechanisms of scaffolding-mediated and genome-mediate viral morphogenesis using the single-stranded DNA Microviruses.

Kenneth A. Feldmann

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 341D / (520) 621-7158 / feldmann@cals.arizona.edu
(520) 621-3792 (Lab)
We pursue HTP functional genomics strategies in plants. In addition we aim to improve the genetics of switchgrass by identifying plants that are apomictic and self-fertile. We are also screening for variant phenotypes that we will be mapping.

Jorge Fonseca

The School of Plant Sciences

David Galbraith

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating Building, Room 341 / (520) 621-9153 / galbraith@arizona.edu
His research centers around the development of new technologies and methods for the analysis of eukaryotes. Recognized as a pioneer in flow cytometry, his contributions have greatly improved our understanding of cell-specific gene expression.

Gene Giacomelli

Martha Hawes

Professor - Soil, Water and Environmental Science

Eliot Herman

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 249 / (520) 626-1641 / emherman@email.arizona.edu
My research program is directed at understanding the systems biology that controls seed composition and biotechnology to create seed traits including low allergen content, animal feed, and as a protein bio-factory.

David Kopec

Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
(520) 318-7142 / dkopec@ag.arizona.edu

Chieri Kubota

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
CEA 102 / Forbes 209 / (520) 626-8833 / ckubota@ag.arizona.edu
Dr. Kubota's research contributes to the development of science and technology in the area of controlled environment agriculture (CEA). Her research platform includes all CE systems including greenhouses, growth chambers, and tissue culture.

Brian Larkins

Porterfield and Regents Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
822C Marley Building / (520) 621-9958 / Larkins@Ag.Arizona.edu
(520) 621-9154 (Lab)

Michael Matheron

Extension Plant Pathologist - The School of Plant Sciences
Yuma Agricultural Center / (928) 782-5863 / matheron@cals.arizona.edu
Ecology and management of fungal diseases of vegetable crops and citrus.

William McCloskey

Extension Weed Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
541B Marley / (520) 621-7613 / wmcclosk@cals.arizona.edu

Michael McClure

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
541D Marley Bldg. / (520) 621-7161 / mcclure@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 621-2895 (Lab)
Research conducted in the Nematology lab encompasses nematode biology, ultrastructure, host-parasite interactions, and control, with a current focus on turf grass nematodes.

Michelle McMahon

Associate Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 541G, Herring 105 / (520) 626-0479 / mcmahonm@cals.arizona.edu
Dr. McMahon researches phylogenetic and phylogenomic methods, systematics of the legume family (Fabaceae), and phylogenetic diversity of regional floras. She also directs the UA Herbarium.

Rebecca Mosher

Assistant Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 821B / (520) 626-4185 / rmosher@cals.arizona.edu
(520) 626-7765 (Lab)
Dr. Mosher studies small RNA-mediated epigenetic events.

Kurt D. Nolte

Agriculture Agent - The School of Plant Sciences
2200 W. 28th St; Yuma AZ 85364 / (928) 503-4956 / knolte@ag.arizona.edu
Kurt's primary Extension appointment is in the area of vegetable production and, in particular, fresh produce safety.

Mary Olsen

Extension Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 541F / (520) 626-2568x1 / molsen@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 626-2679 (Lab)
Extension programs are based on diagnosis of diseases and problem solving research on the etiology and control of pathogens of important economic crops in Arizona.

Marc Orbach

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 341J / (520) 621-3764 / orbachmj@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 621-9891 (Lab)

Michael Ottman

Extension Agronomist - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 210 / (520) 621-1583 / mottman@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 621-7619 (Lab)

Ravi Palanivelu

Assistant professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley Building Rm 441E / (520) 626-2229 / rpalaniv@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 621-9567 (Lab)
Dr. Palanivelu's lab is identifying the molecular mechanisms that mediate Arabidopsis pollen tube germination, growth, guidance, and reception in the female gametophyte.

Mohammad Pessarakli

Research Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Karsten Turfgrass Research Facility & Forbes Bldg., Room 309A / (520) 321-7786 / pessarak@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 321-7786 (Lab)
Research focused on the adaptation of turfgrass species/genotypes/cultivars to environmental (salinity, drought, & heat) stresses, screening various turfgrasses for stress tolerances in hydroponics culture as well as in the field, and studying...

Barry Pryor

Associate Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 541E / (520) 626-5312 / bmpryor@u.arizona.edu
(520) 626-2781 (Lab)
Dr. Pryor's research interests include biological and cultural control of disease in field, tree, and vegetable crops, phylogenetic analysis and species concepts in fungi, secondary fungal metabolites, and environmental mycology. Additional...

Tanya M. Quist

Assistant Professor of Practice - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes Bldg., Rm. 317 / (520) 621-1582 / tquist@cals.arizona.edu
(520) 621-7074 (Lab)
Dr. Quist's program focuses on landscape horticulture of arid adapted plants and in promoting environmental conservation and science literacy.

Dennis T. Ray

University Distinguished Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 415 / (520) 621-7612 / dtray@email.arizona.edu
(520) 621-2817 (Lab)
Research emphasizes evaluation and enhancement of new and/or underutilized plant germplasm suitable for cultivation in arid environments. Present focus is the evaluation and development of new biofuel feedstocks.

David Rhoads

Associate Professor of Research - The School of Plant Sciences
541J Marley / (520) 626-0228 / drhoads@cals.arizona.edu
Research interests include responses of mitochondria to environmental stresses, involving protection by stress proteins and altering nuclear gene expression, and developing curricula in plant and microbial genomics research for teachers and students.

Patricia Rorabaugh

Assistant Professor of Practice - The School of Plant Sciences
CEAC 1951 E. Roger Rd Room 103, Tucson AZ 85719 / (520) 626-9953 / patrora@ag.arizona.edu
Dr. Rorabaugh focuses on controlled environment agriculture and hydroponics including heat tolerant varieties, virus resistant varieties, grafting, various growing media, etc. She teaches and has an extension component.

Monica Schmidt

Assistant Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 303 / (520) 626-1643 / monicaschmidt@email.arizona.edu
Research focus is on biofortification of crops and the alteration of both lipid and protein composition

Ursula Schuch

Extension Specialist and Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 435 / (520) 621-1060 / ukschuch@ag.arizona.edu

Karen Schumaker

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 441B / (520) 621-9635 / schumake@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 621-8910 (Lab)
Our research is focused on understanding how cellular energy transduction is regulated and the molecular evolution of genes that control plant adaptation. These two projects intersect in their importance for plant growth in saline environments.

Jeffrey Silvertooth

Steven Smith

Associate Professor - School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Room 211 Biological Sciences East / (520) 626-5325 / azalfalf@ag.arizona.edu

S. Patricia Stock

Professor - Entomology
Marley 741B / (520) 626-3854 / splstock@email.arizona.edu
(520) 621-1317 (Lab)
Over the past 18 years, my research program has centered on the study of nematode parasites and pathogens of insects. My primary focus has been on entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN), , Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae, and their bacterial...

Frans Tax

Associate Professor - Molecular and Cellular Biology
LSS 354 / (520) 626-1186 / fetax@u.arizona.edu
(520) 626-3501 (Lab)
Our major goal is to understand the mechanisms used by plants to specify and maintain cell fates, from stem cells to differentiated cell types. We are also interested in manipulating the architecture of crop plants using genetic means.

Hans VanEtten

Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
341G Marley / (520) 621-9355 / vanetten@cals.arizona.edu

J. Bruce Walsh

Adjunct Associate Professor - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
jbwalsh@email.arizona.edu

Xiangfeng Wang

Assistant Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
541C / (520) 626-4184 / xwang1@cals.arizona.edu

Guangyao (Sam) Wang

Cropping Systems Specialist and Assistant Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Maricopa Ag Center / (520) 381-2259 / samwang@ag.arizona.edu

Rod A. Wing

Bud Antle Endowed Chair Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating Building, Room 253 / (520) 626-9595 / rwing@ag.arizona.edu
(520) 626-9601 (Lab)
Our lab is focused on structural and evolutionary genomics of crop plants, and is leading an international effort to generate reference genome sequences for all 23 species of the genus Oryza, which contains the world most important food crop – rice.

Glenn Wright

Extension Horticulturist - The School of Plant Sciences
Yuma Agriculture Center / (928) 782-5876 / gwright@ag.arizona.edu

Zhongguo Xiong

Associate Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 541A / (520) 621-9869 / zxiong@email.arizona.edu
(520) 621-9916 (Lab)
My research aims to understand the intricate interplays between viruses and their plant hosts during infection, mechanisms of plant resistance to viral infections, RNA virus evolution, and viral population genomics.

Ramin Yadegari

Associate Professor - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 441D / (520) 621-1616 / yadegari@email.arizona.edu
(520) 621-9095 (Lab)

Post-Doctoral Associates & Research Staff

Angelina Angelova

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9594 / angelova@ag.arizona.edu

Abdel Anouti

Director, Arizona Crop Improvement Association - The School of Plant Sciences
Campus Agricultural Center / (520) 305-3586 / anouti@ag.arizona.edu

Kayla Arendt

Curatorial/Museum Assistant - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 703 / (520) 626-1035 / krarendt@email.arizona.edu

Gabriel Barker

Research Technician - The School of Plant Sciences
Shantz 115 / (520) 626-5704 / gbarker@cals.arizona.edu

Benjamin Brandt

Curatorial/Museum Assistant - The School of Plant Sciences
Herring Hall / (520) 621-7243 / bbrandt@email.arizona.edu

Hao Chen

Applications Programmer - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 626-4906 / chenhao392@email.arizona.edu

Kapeel Chougule

Systems Programmer - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9594 / kapeel@cals.arizona.edu

Joseph Cicero

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 409 / (520) 621-1230 / jmc6@ag.arizona.edu

Mary Comeau

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 114D / (520) 621-7619 / mcomeau@ag.arizona.edu

Dario Copetti

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating / (520) 626-9594 / dcopetti@email.arizona.edu

Ann Danowitz

Systems Administrator, Sr. - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating Building / (520) 626-9594 / danowitz@cals.arizona.edu

Kristi de Baynast

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9593 / kcollur@ag.arizona.edu

Elizabeth Dietzel

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 626-6573 / bdietzel@email.arizona.edu

Kevin Dougherty

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 626-6573 / kmdougherty@email.arizona.edu

Linda Drew

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 510 / (520) 626-2679 / ldrew@email.arizona.edu

Tonja Fisher

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 409 / (520) 621-1230 / twfisher@email.arizona.edu

Jeffrey Gilbert

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Campus Agricultural Center / (520) 235-5601 / jgilbert@ag.arizona.edu

Jose Luis Goicoechea

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-8796 / jlgoicoe@ag.arizona.edu

Wolfgang Golser

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9602 / wolfgang@ag.arizona.edu

Della Gumm

Research Technician - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 409 / (520) 621-1230 / dgumm@cals.arizona.edu

Malkanthi Gunatilaka

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 404 / (520) 626-1563 / malkanth@u.arizona.edu

Hans-Werner Herrmann

Associate Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 415B / (520) 621-6674 / hwh@email.arizona.edu

Yi Huang

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 621-7765 / yih@email.arizona.edu

Sarah Hunkins

Curatorial/Museum Specialist - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Herring Hall / (520) 621-7243 / shunkins@email.arizona.edu

Brenda Hunter

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 804 / (520) 621-9154 / bhunter@ag.arizona.edu

Julie Jacquemin

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating / / juliej@cals.arizona.edu

Ramon Jaime

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Shantz 115 / (520) 626-5704 / rjaime@email.arizona.edu

Ammiraju Siva Jetty

Coordinator, Bac Construction
Keating 207 / (520) 621-9591 / jettyr@ag.arizona.edu

Qing Ju

Systems Programmer - The School of Plant Sciences
Keaing / (520) 626-9694 / qingju@email.arizona.edu

Diane Jurcin

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 508 / (520) 626-0228 / djurcin@cals.arizona.edu

Peg Kattnig

UA Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Shantz 115 / (520) 626-5704 / kattnig@email.arizona.edu

Tim Kendall

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 621-7765 / kendallt@email.arizona.edu

Mark Kroggel

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Campus Agricultural Center / (520) 626-3928 / kroggel@ag.arizona.edu

David Kudrna

Coordinator, Bac/Est Resource Center - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 203 / (520) 626-9596 / dkudrna@ag.arizona.edu

John Laurie

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 804 / (520) 621-9154 / jlaurie@email.arizona.edu

Seunghee Lee

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9590 / seunghl@ag.arizona.edu

Guosheng Li

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 419 / (520) 621-9095 / lig@email.arizona.edu

Liana Liu

Research Technician - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9593 / liliu@email.arizona.edu

Carrel Loveless

Program Coordinator, Sr. - The School of Plant Sciences
Campus Agricultural Center / (520) 305-3586 / carrel@ag.arizona.edu

Chuang Ma

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 626-4185 / mac007@email.arizona.edu

Tilak Mahato

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 435 / (520) 621-1060 / mahato@ag.arizona.edu

Ale Mandel

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 306 / (520) 621-9891 / mandel@ag.arizona.edu

Hillary Mehl

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Shantz 115 / (520) 626-5704 / hlmehl@email.arizona.edu

Kathryn Millward

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 305 / (520) 621-3792 / klarkin@email.arizona.edu

Shea Monihan

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 409 / (520) 621-8910 / sheam@email.arizona.edu

Sang-Hyuck Park

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 409 / (520) 621-1230 / shpark@email.arizona.edu

Timothy Rast

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 626-9315 / trast@email.arizona.edu

Francesca Rotondo

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 509 / (520) 626-2781 / rotondof@email.arizona.edu

Choong-Hwan Ryu

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 409 / (520) 621-8910 / ryuch@email.arizona.edu

Paolo Sabelli

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 804 / (520) 621-9154 / psabelli@ag.arizona.edu

Paulino Sanchez

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9593 / psanchez@ag.arizona.edu

Carl Schmalzel

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Campus Agricultural Center / (520) 321-7788 / cschmalz@email.arizona.edu

Mark Schmitt

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 510 / (520) 621-2895 / mschmitt@ag.arizona.edu

Alireza Seifi

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 621-7765 / arseifi@cals.arizona.edu

Megan Skaggs

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 401 / (520) 621-9095 / mskaggs@u.arizona.edu

Xiang Song

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9592 / xsong@cals.arizona.edu

Valerie Teetor

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 207 / (520) 621-2817 / teetor@ag.arizona.edu

Dhiraj Thakare

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 401 / (520) 621-9095 / drthakare@email.arizona.edu

Carole Turner

Program Coordinator, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9601 / carole@email.arizona.edu

Jana URen

Posdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 510 / (520) 626-1035 / juren@email.arizona.edu

Kirsten Wallace

Research Technician - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 401 / (520) 621-9095 / newcombk@ag.arizona.edu

Dongfang Wang

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 419 / (520) 621-9095 / dwang1@ag.arizona.edu

Catherine Wasmann

Research Specialist, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 322 / (520) 621-9390 / cwasmann@ag.arizona.edu

Thomas Watson III

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9594 / twatson@email.arizona.edu

Marina Wissotski

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 202 / (520) 626-9593 / marinaw@ag.arizona.edu

Ruolin Yang

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley / (520) 626-4906 / ruolinyang@email.arizona.edu

Guohua Yin

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 409 / (520) 621-1230 / guohuayin@email.arizona.edu

Lindsey Young

Research Technician - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating / (520) 626-6634 / lnyoung@email.arizona.edu

Yeisoo Yu

Posdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 205 / (520) 626-9593 / yeisooyu@ag.arizona.edu

Naitong Yu

Research Specialist - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 518 / (520) 621-9916 / yunaitong@email.arizona.edu

Jianwei Zhang

Assistant Research Scientist - The School of Plant Sciences
Keating 200A17 / (520) 626-9590 / jzhang@cals.arizona.edu

Shanshan Zhang

Postdoctoral Research Associate - The School of Plant Sciences
Marley 401 / (520) 621-9095 / sszhang3@email.arizona.edu

Administrative Staff

IT Support

Mario Marquez

Systems Administrator, Principal - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 411 / (520) 621-1257 / mmarquez@ag.arizona.edu

Carlos Acevedo

IT Support Systems Analyst - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 411 / (520) 621-1257 / cacevedo@ag.arizona.edu

Student Records

Georgina Lambert

Program Coordinator, Senior - The School of Plant Sciences
Forbes 319 / (520) 621-1219 / georgina@ag.arizona.edu

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