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Indian River Research and Education Center

Indian River Research and Education Center

IRREC Directory

Faculty


Administration


Dr. Mark Kistler (2024)
Professor and Center Director
Administration
Room #217
772-577-7327
mark.kistler@ifas.ufl.edu

Dr. Mark Ritenour

Dr. Mark Ritenour (1998)
Professor and Associate Center Director
Postharvest Physiology and Management
Room #323
772-577-7359
ritenour@ufl.edu


Faculty


Dr. Zhenli He

Dr. Zhenli He(2004)
Professor
Soil Quality and Nanotechnology
Room #317
(772) 577-7353
zhe@ufl.edu

Dr. Cortney Ohs

Dr. Cortney Ohs (2005)
Associate Professor
Aquaculture
Room #307
772-577-7348
cohs@ufl.edu

Dr. Liliana Cano

Dr. Liliana Cano (2016)
Assistant Professor
Plant Pathology Genomics and Bioinformatics
Room #309
772-577-7350
lmcano@ufl.edu

Dr. Carey Minteer

Dr. Carey Minteer (2016)
Associate Professor
Biological Control of Invasive Plants
Room #104 | NCHBCRCL
772-577-7379
c.minteerkillian@ufl.edu

Dr. Lisa Krimsky

Dr. Lisa Krimsky (2016)
Regional Specialized Agent IV
Water Resources
Room #129
301-351-5747
lkrimsky@ufl.edu 

Dr. Lorenzo Rossi

Dr. Lorenzo Rossi (2018)
Associate Professor
Root Biology and Rhizosphere Ecology
Room #235
772-577-7341
l.rossi@ufl.edu

Dr. Sandra Guzman

Dr. Sandra Guzmán (2018)
Assistant Professor
Smart Irrigation and Hydrology
Room #227
772-577-7342
sandra.guzmangut@ufl.edu

Ms. Linda Seals

Ms. Linda Seals (2019)
Regional Specialized Agent III
Community Resource Development
Room #137
772-468-3922
lseals@ufl.edu

Dr. Nicole Quinn  (2022)
Assistant Professor
Biological Control of Invasive Insects
Room #103 | NCHBCRCL 
772-577-7377
nicole.quinn@ufl.edu

Dr. Flavia Zambon (2023)
Assistant Professor
Room #139
Citrus Horticulture and Other Tree Crops
772-468-3922
f.zambon@ufl.edu

 

Dr. Alan Wright

Dr. Alan Wright (2015)
Professor
Plant Nutrition and Wetland Water Quality
Room #321
(772) 577-7410
alwr@ufl.edu

Staff


Staff Name Position Office/Laboratory# Office/Phone# Email address
Pasco Avery Biological Scientist IV Entomopathogenic Fungi Research Laboratory, Room #203 772-577-7335 pbavery@ufl.edu
Audrey Beany Biological Scientist Plant Root Biology Laboratory 772-577-7375 ahbeany@ufl.edu
Brian M. Cain Laboratory Technician II He Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science Laboratory, Room #314A 772-577-7351 bmcain@ufl.edu
Cristina Gil Biological Scientist II Horticulture Production Laboratory 772-468-3922 cristina.gil@ufl.edu
Clarence King Agricultural Assistant page 772-468-3922 ceking@ufl.edu
Randy Burton Farm Manager page   772-468-3922 rgb@ufl.edu
Beth Curry Research Assistant Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory  772-468-3922 jcurry@ufl.edu
Donald Davis Research Assistant Citrus Horticulture Laboratory 772-468-3922 ddavis@ufl.edu
Edinson Diaz Benitez Biological Scientist II Cano Plant Pathology Laboratory  772-468-3922 e.diazbenitez@ufl.edu
Albert Fleming Custodian page  772-468-3922 aflemmin@ufl.edu
John-Paul Fox Research Assistant I Rossi Plant Root Biology Laboratory 772-468-3922 jfox12@ufl.edu
Andres Gonzalez Neira Extension Program Assistant Horticulture Production and Postharvest Technology Laboratories 772-468-3922 agonzalezneira@mail.ufl.edu
Mac Hossain Research Assistant I Horticulture Production Laboratory 772-468-3922 mahossai@ufl.edu
Cuifeng Hu Biological Scientist II Fruit Quality and Postharvest Laboratory #322 772-577-7358 cuifenghu@ufl.edu
Robin Koestoyo Public Relations Specialist II Room #121 772-577-7366 koestoyo@ufl.edu
Emily Le Falchier Minteer Biological Control Weeds Laboratory Biological Scientist I Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory 772-577-7373 elefalchier@ufl.edu
Youjian Lin Biological Scientist III He Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science Laboratory  772-577-7349 liny@ufl.edu
John Marcellus Aquaculture Assistant Hatchery Building 772-468-3922 marcellu@ufl.edu
Georgia Martinez Senior Fiscal Assistant Administration, Room #214 772-577-7326 georgiam@ufl.edu
Marvin Newman Computer Support Assistant IT Office, Room #118 772-577-7365 mknewman@ufl.edu
Evelyn Ramirez Administrative Specialist II Director's Office, Room #217 772-577-7324 evelyn.ramirez@ufl.edu
Hubert "Andy" Riley Maintenance Technician Maintenance Barn 772-468-3922 hubertriley@ufl.edu
Ronald Scarberry Maintenance Generalist III Maintenance Barn 772-577-7395 or 772-323-8257 rscarberry@ufl.edu
Hector Solis Custodian (page) (page) hlsolis@ufl.edu
Maria Solis Fiscal Assistant I Fiscal Office, Room #214 772-577-7325 masolis@ufl.edu
Hernan Soto Agricultural Assistant Citrus Horticulture Laboratory 772-468-3922 hernansoto@ufl.edu
Zoë
Stroobosscher
Biological Scientist I Agricultural Engineering Laboratory 772-577-7370 stroobosscherz@ufl.edu.  
Robert Weber Biological Scientist I  Quinn Biological Control of Invasive Insects Laboratory 772-577-7368 weberrobert@ufl.edu
Jiuxu
Zhang
Biological Scientist II Ritenour Postharvest Technology Laboratory 772-468-3922 jiuxuzhang@ufl.edu.  

Graduate Students


Akshara Athelly

Akshara Athelly
Agricultural engineering

Neus Alcon-Bou

Neus Alcon-Bou
Root biology and rhizosphere ecology

Noah Barquez-Arias
Entomology

Hyojin Jeong
Entomology 

Lukas Hallman

Lukas Hallman
Root biology and rhizosphere ecology

Emily Le Falchier

Emily Le Falchier
Biological control

Eduart Murcia

Eduart Murcia
Agricultural engineering

Sara Salgado

Sara Salgado 
Entomology - Biological Control 

Jose Ordonez

José Ordoñez
Aquaculture

Joseph Paoli 
MSc Plant root biology  

Giancarlo Buzzi  
Plant Root Biology

Zoë Stroobasscher
Interdisciplinary ecology natural resources and environment

Emeritus Faculty Members

Dr. Calvin E. Arnold
Center Director, Professor
Dates of Service: 1995-2001
(239) 658-3405
cearnold@ufl.edu 
Jane Bachelor
Senior Lecturer Emeritus
Dates of Service: 2004-2016
(772) 577-7375
jbach@ufl.edu 
Dr. Brian Boman
Professor Emeritus
Dates Service: 1986-2016
(772) 577-7363
bjbo@ufl.edu  
Dr. Roy Carriker
Professor Emeritus
Years of Service: 2007-2009
carriker@ufl.edu
 Dr. Ronald D. Cave 
Professor Emeritus
Dates Service: 2002-2024
(772) 577-7363
rdcave@ufl.edu 
Dr. William Overholt
Professor Emeritus
Dates of Service: 2002-2016
Charles A. Powell
Professor Emeritus
Associate Center Director
Dates of Service: 1989-2016
(772) 577-7345
capowell@ufl.edu 
Ronald M. Sonoda
Professor Emeritus
Dates of Service: 1969-2007
Dr. Peter J. Stoffella
Professor Emeritus
Center Director: 2007-2016
Dates of Service: 1980-2016
772-519-6453
pjs@ufl.edu 
Dr. Peter J. van Blokland
Professor Emeritus
Dates of Service: 2002-2007
772-519-6453
   

Visiting Scientists and Postdoctorate Researchers


Daniela Cardenas
Plant Pathology Laboratory | Room 
772-468-3922
daniela.cardenas@ufl.edu 

 

Xiaoping-Xin

Xiaoping Xin
He Soil and Water Sciences Laboratory | Room 317
772-577-7331
xinxp1024@ufl.edu 

Gregory Conde Mendez 
Smart Irrigation and Hydrology Laboratory 
772-468-3922
gregory.condemen@ufl.edu 

Telmah Telmadarrehei
Postdoctoral Research Associate
772-577-7388
telmah.telmahdarr@ufl.edu 

Guilherme-Locatelli

Guilherme Locatelli
Rossi Plant Root Biology Laboratory | Room 102
772-468-3922
locatellig@ufl.edu 

Ms. Linda Seals

Ms. Linda Seals (2019)
Regional Specialized Agent III
Community Resource Development
Room #137
772-468-3922
lseals@ufl.edu