Our Faculty

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	Contact Info.	Area of Specialization
	Dr. Yilmaz Balci, Assistant Professor Email: ybalci@umd.edu Office: 2114 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.9744 Fax: 301.314.9308	Forest and tree pathology, Invasive species biology, Biology, ecology and taxonomy of Oomycetes
	Dr. Mark Carroll, Associate Professor Email: mcarroll@umd.edu Office: 1114 H.J.Patterson Hall Phone: 301.405.1339 Fax: 301.314.9041	Pesticide and Nutrient Fate in Turfgrass, Turfgrass Physiology
	Dr. Priscila Chaverri, Assistant Professor Email: pchaverr@umd.edu Office: 2112 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.7041 Fax: 301.314.9308	Biodiversity, systematics, and molecular phylogenetics / evolution of fungi important in agroecosystems and tropical forests
	Dr. Steven Cohan, Professor of Practice Email: scohan@umd.edu Office: 2124 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.6969 Fax: 301.314.9308	Green roof establishment and sustainability; Coordinator of the Landscape Management program Top
	Dr. Gary Coleman, Associate Professor Email: gcoleman@umd.edu Office: 2128 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.4371 Fax: 301.314.9308	Tree growth and development, nitrogen storage, bud dormancy, plant adaptation
	Dr. Jose Costa, Associate Professor Email: costaj@umd.edu Office: 6123 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.1317 Fax: 301.314.9308	Crop Breeding and Genetics Top
	Dr. Peter Dernoeden, Professor Email: pd@umd.edu Office: 1112 H.J. Patterson Hall Phone: 301.405.1337 Fax: 301.314.9041	Turfgrass pathology, weed science and general turfgrass management
	Dr. Sonja Duempelmann, Assistant Professor E-Mail: sduempel@umd.edu Office: 2144 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.5491 Fax: 301.314.9308	Landscape architecture, history and theory with a focus on nineteenth and twentieth centuries Top
	Dr. Kathryne Everts, Professor and Extension Specialist Email: keverts@umd.edu Office: Lower Eastern Shore Research & Education Center Phone: 410.742.8780 Fax: 410.742.1922	Vegetable plant pathology, epidemiology of vegetable diseases and changes in plant pathogen populations in response to disease management and cultural practices
	Dr. Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto Assistant Professor EMail: rfg@umd.edu Office: 2102 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.4341 Fax: 301.314.9308	Landscape architecture, Early modern Italian gardens with emphasis on the Tuscan region Top
	Dr. Scott Glenn, Associate Professor Email: sglenn@umd.edu Office: 0115 H. J. Patterson Hall Phone: 301.405.1331 Fax: 301.314.9041	Weed Science and Crop Production
	Dr. Arvydas Grybauskas, Associate Professor Email: arvydas@umd.edu Office: 2134 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.1602 Fax: 301.314.9308	Epidemiology and management of field crop diseases Top
	Dr. William Kenworthy, Professor and Chair Email: wkenwort@umd.edu Chair's Office: 2104 Plant Sciences Building Research Office: 3107 H.J. Patterson Phone: 301.405.6244 (Chair's Office) 301.405.1324 (Research Office) Fax: 301.314.9308 (Chair's Office) 301.314.9041 (Research Office)	Plant Breeding and Genetics
	Dr. Robert Kratochvil, Associate Professor; Extension Specialist Email: rkratoch@umd.edu Office: 1112 H.J. Patterson Hall Phone: 301.405.6241 Cell: 301.335.5030 Fax: 301.314.9041	Extension Specialist, Grain and Oil Crop Production Systems, www.mdcrops.umd.edu Top
	Dr. John Lea-Cox, Associate Professor Email: jlc@umd.edu Office: 2120 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.4323 Fax: 301.405.9308	Nursery Extension Specialist; Water and Nutrient Management Best Management Practices; Wireless Sensor Networks for Micro-Sensing Production Environments; Optimizing Production System Efficiency to Reduce Environmental Impacts; Green Roof Systems for Urban Stormwater Mitigation.
	Dr. Marla McIntosh, Professor Email: mmcintos@umd.edu Office: 6117 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.1323 Fax: 301.314.9308	Phytoremediation, Ginseng and Agroforestry Top
	Dr. David Myers, Associate Professor Email: dnmyers@umd.edu Office: 2146 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.4350 Fax: 301.314.9308	Landscape Architecture
	Dr. Maile Neel, Associate Professor Email: mneel@umd.edu Office: 2116 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.9780 Fax: 301.314.9308	Top
	Mr. Dennis Nola, Instructor, Assistant Director, Study Abroad Program Email: dnola@umd.edu Office: 2138 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.0066 Fax: 301.314.9308	Landscape Architecture
	Dr. Ronald L. Ritter, Professor, Extension Coordinator for PSLA Email: rlritter@umd.edu Office: 1118 H. J. Patterson Hall Phone: 301.405.1329 Fax: 301.314.9041	Extension weed control specialist for agronomic crops, Maryland Weed Science Top
	Mr. Jack Sullivan, Associate Professor Email: jack@umd.edu Office: 2142 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.0106 Fax: 310.314.9308	Landscape Architecture
	Dr. Joseph Sullivan, Professor Email: jsull@umd.edu Office: 2122 Plant Sciences Bulding Phone: 301.405.1626 Fax: 301.314.9308	Plant Physiological Ecology, Forest Ecology, Urban Forest Ecology Top
	Dr. Thomas Turner, Associate Professor Email: tturner@umd.edu Office: Paint Branch Research Facility Phone: 301.403.4431 Fax: 301.403.8197	Sports Turf Management
	Dr. Christopher Walsh, Professor Email: cswalsh@umd.edu Office: 2136 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.4351 Fax: 301.314.9308	Fruit crops, production and postharvest physiology Top
	Dr. Jianhua Zhu, Assistant Professor Email: jhzhu@umd.edu Office: 2130 Plant Sciences Building Phone: 301.405.0920 Fax: 301.314.9308	Molecular mechanisms of plant abiotic stress responses

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