Graduate Faculty for Plant Science
PLSC
Link to PLSC Program Description
Balci, Yilmaz Regular Member
B.S., University of Istanbul; M.S. University of Istanbul; Ph.D. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (Austria)
- Assistant Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/balci.cfm
Carroll, Mark J. Regular Member
B.S., California Polytechnic State University, 1979; M.S., Michigan State University, 1982; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1989.
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/carroll.cfm
Chaverri, Priscila Regular Member
B.S., Instituto Tecnologica de Costa Rica, 1993; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, 2005.
- Assistant Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://mycology.umd.edu/
- Assistant Professor,
Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Cohan, Steven N. Regular Member
B.S., Iowa State University, 1964;
M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1966;
Ph.D., 1969.
- Professor of Practice,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/cohan.cfm
Coleman, Gary D. Regular Member
B.S., Colorado State University, 1978; M.S., 1986; Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1989.
- Associate Professor,
Molecular and Cell Biology
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/coleman.cfm
Cooke, Todd J. Regular Member
B.S.,Antioch College, 1974; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1979.
- Professor,
Plant Biology
- Affiliate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.clfs.umd.edu/cbmg/faculty/cooke/cooke2.html
- Professor,
Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
- Professor,
Biological Sciences
- Director,
Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics
- Professor,
Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics
Costa, Jose M. Regular Member
B.S., National University of La Plata (Argentina), 1978; M.S., Oregon State University, 1989; Ph.D., 1990.
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Costa/costa.cfm
Cregan, Perry B. Adjunct Member
B.A., Washington University, 1968; B.S., Oregon State University, 1972; M.S., North Dakota State University-Fargo, 1975; Ph.D., 1977.
- Adjunct Professor,
Plant Science
Daughtry, Craig S.T. Adjunct Member
B.S., University of Georgia, 1972; M.S., 1974; Ph.D., Purdue University-West Lafayette, 1976.
- Adjunct Professor,
Plant Science
Dernoeden, Peter H. Regular Member
B.S., Colorado State University, 1970; M.S., 1976; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1980.
- Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Dernoeden.cfm
Duempelmann, Sonja Regular Member
Dipl. Ing., Landscape Architecture, University of Hannover
Dr. Ing., University of Fine Arts Berlin, 2002.
- Assistant Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Duempelmann.cfm
Everts, Kathryne L. Regular Member
B.S., Colorado State University, 1981; M.S., 1984; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1989.
- Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/everts/index.cfm
Giannetto, Raffaella Fabiani Regular Member
M. ARCH, University of Pennsylvania, 2000; MLA, University of Pennsylvania, 2002; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
- Assistant Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Giannetto.cfm
- Assistant Professor,
Landscape Architecture
Glenn, D. Scott Regular Member
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1976; Ph.D., 1980.
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Glenn.cfm
Grybauskas, Arvydas P. Regular Member
B.S., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1976; M.S., 1977; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1983.
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Grybauskas.cfm
Kenworthy, William J. Regular Member
B.S., Purdue University, 1970; M.S., North Carolina State University, 1972; Ph.D., 1976.
- Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Kenworthy.cfm
Kratochvil, Robert James Regular Member
B.S., Montana State University, 1972; M.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 1988; Ph.D., 1994.
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/Kratochvil.cfm
Lea-Cox, John D. Regular Member
B.S., University of Natal-Pietermaritzburg (South Africa), 1983; M.S., 1989; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1993.
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/lea-cox/index.cfm
McIntosh, Marla S. Regular Member
B.S., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1974; M.S., 1976; Ph.D., 1978.
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher,
Distinguished Faculty
- Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/McIntosh/index.cfm
Myers, David N. Regular Member
B.S., Clemson University, 1978; M.L.A., University of Georgia, 1984; Ph.D., 1994.
- Assistant Professor,
Career Center
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://agnr.umd.edu/directory/Bio.cfm?ID=dnmyers
- Associate Professor,
Landscape Architecture
Natarajan, Savithiry Special Member
B.S., University of Madras, India, 1984; M.S., University of Madras, 1986; Ph.D. University of Madras, India, 1990.
- Adjunct Associate Professor,
Plant Science
Neel, Maile Regular Member
B.A., Humboldt State University, 1985; M.S., University of California Santa Barbara, 1994; Ph.D. University of California Riverside, 2000
- Assistant Professor,
Entomology
- Assistant Professor,
Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
- Associate Professor,
Biological Sciences
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://alyxia.umd.edu/
Ng, Timothy J. Regular Member
B.S., University of California-Berkeley, 1969; M.S., Purdue University, 1972; Ph.D., 1976.
- Professor,
Research & Economic Development
- Associate Vice President,
Research & Economic Development
- Professor Emeritus,
Plant Science
- Professor,
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Nola, Dennis R. Regular Member
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1979
- Lecturer,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/nola.cfm
- Lecturer,
Landscape Architecture
Olsen, Richard Special Member
B.S., North Carolina State University, 1998; M.S., University of Georgia, 2001; Ph.D., North Carolina State Univeristy, 2006.
- Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Plant Science
Pooler, Margaret R. Special Member
B.S., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1987; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989; Ph.D., 1991.
- Adjunct Associate Professor,
Plant Science
Ristvey, Andrew Adjunct Member
Ph.D. University of Maryland, 2004
- Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Plant Science
Ritter, Ronald L. Regular Member
B.S., University of Delaware, 1975; M.S., North Carolina State University, 1977; Ph.D., 1979.
- Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/ritter.cfm
Slaughter, Leon H. Regular Member
B.S., Howard University, 1973; M.S., 1975; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 1987.
- Acting Associate Dean,
Academic Affairs
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
Sullivan, John B. (Jack) Regular Member
B.F.A., Ohio State University-Columbus, 1975; M.L.A., University of Virginia, 1980.
- Associate Professor,
Career Center
- Affiliate Associate Professor,
American Studies
- Associate Professor,
Landscape Architecture
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/JackSullivan.cfm
Sullivan, Joseph H. Regular Member
B.A., Erskine College, 1978; M.S., Western Carolina University, 1980; Ph.D., Clemson University, 1985.
- Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/JoeSullivan.cfm
Sze, Heven Regular Member
B.S.,National Taiwan University, 1968; M.S., University of California-Davis, 1970;Ph.D., Purdue University, 1975.
- Professor,
Plant Biology
- Professor,
Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics
- Professor,
Biological Sciences
- Professor,
Molecular and Cell Biology
- Affiliate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.clfs.umd.edu/cbmg/faculty/sze/lab/index.html
Tucker, Mark L. Regular Member
B.S., University of Maryland, 1974; M.S., 1978; Ph.D., University of California, 1984.
- Adjunct Associate Professor,
Plant Science
Turner, Thomas R. Regular Member
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1973; M.S., Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 1976; Ph.D., 1980.
- Associate Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/turner.cfm
Ude, George Special Member
B.S., University of Ife, Nigeria, 1985; M.S., Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, 1989: Ph.D. University of Maryland, 1999.
- Adjunct Associate Professor,
Plant Science
Walsh, Christopher S. Regular Member
B.A., Middlebury College, 1969; M.S., Cornell University, 1977; Ph.D., 1980.
- Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/walsh.cfm
Zhu, Jianhua Regular Member
B.S., Anhui Institute of Eduction, 1998; Ph.D., Purdue Univeristy, 2004.
- Assistant Professor,
Plant Science
website: http://www.psla.umd.edu/faculty/zhu.cfm
