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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


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Hao-Yuan Chou
Postharvest Technology

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Mackenzie Cummings
Entomology

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Hyojin Jeong
Entomology

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Eduart Murcia
Agricultural Engineering

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Hope Morris
Citrus Horticulture Production

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Rachel Noma
Postharvest Technology

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Rezel Borines
Plant Pathology

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 

Ms. Linda Seals

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