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

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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

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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

 

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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 

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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

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

Staff


Staff Name Position Office/Laboratory# Office/Phone# Email address
Frank Albano OPS-Sponsored Non-Clerk Grove First, Room #102 772-468-3922 fca@ufl.edu
Pasco Avery Biological Scientist IV Entomopathogenic Fungi Research Laboratory, Room #203 772-577-7335 pbavery@ufl.edu
Audrey Beany Biological Scientist III Grove First, Room #233A 772-577-7375 ahbeany@ufl.edu
Victoria Blake OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Grove First, Room #102 772-468-3922 v.blake@ufl.edu
Randy Burton Farm Supervisor   772-468-3922 rgb@ufl.edu
Brian M. Cain Laboratory Technician II Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science Laboratory, Room #316 772-577-7351 bmcain@ufl.edu
Ellen Cochrane OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Horticulture Production Citrus Laboratory, Room #132 772-468-3922 e.cochrane@ufl.edu
Darren Cole Biological Scientist II Postharvest/Grove First 772-468-3922 dc32@ufl.edu
Gregory Conde Mendez Postdoctoral Associate Smart Irrigation and Hydrology Lab, Room #237 772-468-3922 gregory.condemen@ufl.edu
Elizabeth Curry Lab Technician I Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory 772-468-3922 jcurry@ufl.edu
Donald Davis Agricultural Assistant I Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science Laboratory, Room #318 772-468-3922 ddavis3@ufl.edu
Nursena Demirden OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Horticulture Production Citrus Laboratory, Room #132 772-468-3922 demirdenn@ufl.edu
Albert Flemming Custodial Worker I     aflemming@ufl.edu
John Paul Fox Research Assistant I Grove First, Room #102 772-468-3922 jfox12@ufl.edu
Cristina Gil Biological Scientist II Horticulture Production Citrus Laboratory, Room #132 772-468-3922 cristina.gil@ufl.edu
Andres Gonzalez Neira Extension Program Assistant Room #116 772-468-3922 agonzalezneira@mail.ufl.edu
Lukas Hallman Postdoctoral Associate Grove First, Room #235A 772-577-7341 lukas.hallman@ufl.edu
Nini Herrera Ruiz OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Fruit Quality and Postharvest Laboratory, Room #322 772-468-3922 nini.herreraruiz@ufl.edu
Joanne Hodge Biological Scientist II Grove First, Room #235 772-468-3922 jhodge1@ufl.edu
Cuifeng Hu Biological Scientist II Fruit Quality and Postharvest Laboratory, Room #203 772-577-7358 cuifenghu@ufl.edu
Muhammed Bilal Khan Visiting Research Scholar Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science Laboratory, Room #317 772-468-3922 mb.khan@ufl.edu
Kondwani Kamsikiri Biological Scientist I Smart Irrigation and Hydrology Lab, Room #227 772-468-3922 kkamsikiri@ufl.edu
Clarence King Lab Technician I Horticulture Production Citrus Laboratory 772-468-3922 ceking@ufl.edu
Emily Le Falchier Lab Technician I Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory 772-577-7373 elefalchier@ufl.edu
Youjian Lin Biological Scientist III Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science Laboratory, Room #211 772-577-7349 liny@ufl.edu
Christopher Lorentz Maintenance Generalist II Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory 772-468-3922 clorentz@ufl.edu
Richard T Maples IT Generalist I Information Technology, Room #118 772-577-7365 richard.maples@ufl.edu
John Marcellus Lab Technician I Aquaculture Facility 772-468-3922 marcellu@ufl.edu
Joseph McQueen Marketing and Communication Specialist I Room #121 772-577-7366 joseph.mcqueen@ufl.edu
Usman Mohammed OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk   772-468-3922 umohammed@ufl.edu
Monty Myers Resident Coordinator III   772-468-3922 montymyers@ufl.edu
Jean Palacious OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk   772-468-3922 palacios.j.n@gmail.com
Andrew Palau OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Aquaculture Facility 772-468-3922 andrewtpapau@ufl.edu
Federico Prahl OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Aquaculture Facility 772-468-3922 f.prahl@ufl.edu
Terri Price OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Postharvest/Entomopathogenic Fungi Laboratory, Room #203 772-468-3922 terriprice@ufl.edu
Evelyn Ramirez Administrative Specialist II Director's Office, Room #216 772-577-7324 evelyn.ramirez@ufl.edu
Mauricio Ramirez OPS-Maintenance Mechanic Maintenance Barn 772-468-3922 m.ramirez3@ufl.edu
Filza Rizvi Visiting Research Scholar   772-468-3922 filza.rizvvi@ufl.edu
Ronald Scarberry Maintenance Generalist IV   772-468-3922 rscarberry@ufl.edu
Fred Shopnitz Biological Scientist II Aquaculture Facility 772-468-3922 shopnitzf@ufl.edu
Hector Solis Custodial Worker II   772-468-3922 hlsolis@ufl.edu
Maria Solis Administrative Assistant II Fiscal Office, Room #215 772-577-7328 masolis@ufl.edu
Hernan Soto Agricultural Assistant I Soil, Water, and Ecosystems Science Laboratory, Room #318 772-468-3922 hernansoto@ufl.edu
Loushendy Ulysse OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Postharvest/Grove First, Room #102 772-468-3922 lulysse@ufl.edu
Seiya Vans OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory 772-468-3922 seiyavans@ufl.edu
Robert Weber Biological Scientist I Norman C. Hayslip Biological Control Research and Containment Laboratory 772-577-7368 weberrobert@ufl.edu
Margaret Weedman OPS-Sponsored PRJS Non-Clerk   772-468-3922 mweedman@ufl.edu
Jiuxu (John) Zhang Biological Scientist II Fruit Quality and Postharvest Laboratory, Room #134 772-468-3922 jiuxuzhang@ufl.edu

Graduate Students


Akshara Athelly

Akshara Athelly
Agricultural engineering

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

Jose Ordonez

José Ordoñez
Aquaculture

Joseph Paoli 
MSc Plant root biology  

Giancarlo Buzzi  
Plant Root Biology

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


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 

Ms. Linda Seals

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