Our Faculty & Staff
Directory
Below you will find information about how to contact our department faculty members and administrative staff.
Our faculty members are well recognized for research and their scholarly work, including four named chairs and numerous scientific society fellows.
Faculty
- Kyle Davis, assistant professor, Department of Geography
- Paul Imhoff, professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Delphis Levia, professor of ecohydrology and chair, Department of Geography
- George Luther, professor, School of Marine Science and Policy
- Julia Maresca, associate professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Pinki Mondal, assistant professor, Department of Geography
- Shawn Polson, director, CBCB Bioinformatics Core Facility
- Rodney Robinson, president, Robinson Anderson Summers, Inc. and principal, Rodney Robinson Landscape Architects, Inc.
- Mona Batish, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences, University of Delaware
- Gregory Binford, National Director of Advanced Agronomic Training, Wilbur-Ellis
- Jules Bruck, Director of the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning & Chair of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida
- Anthony Buda, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
- Vince D'Amico, Resident Scientist, U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
- Nicole Fiorellino, Extension Agronomist, University of Maryland
- Vincent Fondong, Molecular Plant Biologist, Delaware State University
- Mingxin Guo, Professor, Delaware State University
- Jinjun Kan, Stroud Water Research Center
- Blake Meyers, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
- Diana Oviedo Vargas, Stroud Water Research Center
- Marc Peipoch, Assistant Research Scientist, Stroud Water Research Center
- Richard Pouyat, National Program Leader for Air and Soil Quality Research, U.S. Forest Service
- Hajime Sakai, CEO, NAPIGEN, Inc.
- Angelia Seyfferth, Professor, Arizona State University
- Erin Sparks, Associate Professor, University of Missouri
- Ryan Tappero, Lead Scientist, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Matthew Taylor, Director, Research and Conservation, Longwood Gardens
- Brian Trader, President and CEO, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
- Jenwei Tsai, Senior Scientist, Verdantas
- Rodrigo Vargas, Professor, Arizona State University
- Randall Wisser, INRAE, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Byung-Chun Yoo, Delaware Biotechnology Institute
- Peter Zale, Associate Director, Conservation, Plant Breeding and Collections, Longwood Gardens
- Carmine C. Balascio, P.E., emeritus professor
- Robert Carroll, emeritus professor
- Charles Dunham, emeritus professor
- Tom Evans, emeritus professor
- John Frett, emeritus professor
- David Frey, emeritus professor
- Pam Green, professor
- James Hawk, emeritus professor
- Sherry Kitto, emeritus professor
- Gordon Johnson
- Robert Lyons, emeritus professor
- Allen Morehart, emeritus professor
- Wallace Pill, emeritus professor
- Thompson Pizzolato
- J. Thomas Sims
- Donald L. Sparks, S. Hallock du Pont Chair Emeritus
- James Swasey, emeritus professor
- Bruce Vasilas
| Name (click name for more information): |
Title: |
Phone: |
Email: | |
| Andrew Adams | Horticulture Manager | (302) 831-0909 | aadamsud@udel.edu | |
| Shammi Akter | Post Doctoral Researcher / Beltran Lab | shammi@udel.edu | ||
| William (Bill) Bartz | Greenhouse Manager | (302) 831-3574 | wcbartz@udel.edu | |
| Kreshnik Bejleri | Limited Term Researcher / VanGessel Lab | (302) 856-7303 | kbejleri@udel.edu | |
| Tim Chaya | Research Associate III / Caplan Lab | (302) 831-0854 | tchaya@udel.edu | |
| Jessica Cooper | Limited Term Researcher / Koehler Lab | jgcoop@udel.edu | ||
| John Emerson | Extension Agent I | (302) 730-4000 | jremer@udel.edu | |
| Barbra Ferrell | Associate Scientist / Wommack Lab | (302) 831-0148 | ferrellb@udel.edu | |
| Joseph Galella | Postdoctoral Researcher / Inamdar Research Group | jgalella@udel.edu | ||
| Karen Gartley | Research Manager / Program Director, UD Soil Testing Program | (302) 831-1385 | kgartley@udel.edu | |
| Rachel Hillabrand | Lab Manager | hillabr@udel.edu | ||
| Ashley Hostetler | Post Doctoral Researcher / E. Sparks Lab | (302) 831-2427 | ahende@udel.edu | |
| Jeonghwa Kim | Post Doctoral Researcher / Mu's Lab | jhkim@udel.edu | ||
| Lauren Kope | Director, Botanic Gardens | (302) 831-0153 | lckope@udel.edu | |
| Van Huong Le | Post Doctoral Researcher / Vargas Lab | vanle@udel.edu | ||
| Chander Lekha | Analytical Chemist / Soil Testing Program | (302) 831-8407 | chander@udel.edu | |
| Matthew Limmer | Research Associate II / Seyfferth Lab | (302) 831-6210 | limmer@udel.edu | |
| Ying Liu | Limited Term Researcher | yingl@udel.edu | ||
| Vishnu Mishra | Postdoctoral Researcher / Lee Lab | vmishra@udel.edu | ||
| Eric Moore | Postdoctoral Researcher / Inamdar Research Group | ermoore@udel.edu | ||
| Alexander Nedo | Limited Term Researcher / Caplan Lab | aon@udel.edu | ||
| Sapana Pokhrel | Post Doctoral Researcher / Shober Research Group | spokhrel@udel.edu | ||
| Jill Pollok | Plant Diagnostician | (302) 831-1390 | jillp@udel.edu | |
| Abby Reeves | UD Fresh to You Farm Manager | (419) 605-7116 | aereeves@udel.edu | |
| Jonathan Ries | Limited Term Researcher | jries@udel.edu | ||
| Sydney Riggi | Extension Agent III | (302) 730-4000 | sydney@udel.edu | |
| Claudio Rubione | Research Associate I / VanGessel Lab | (302) 856-7303 | crubione@udel.edu | |
| Barbara Scott | Associate Scientist | (302) 856-7303 | bascott@udel.edu | |
| Shawn Tingle | Research Associate II | (302) 856-7303 | tingle@udel.edu |
| Name | Title: | Phone: | Email: |
| Kathleen Davis | Administrative Assistant II | 302-831-2534 | kmdavis@udel.edu |
| Rodney Dempsey | Horticultural Greenhouse Supervisor | 302-831-1374 | dempsey@udel.edu |
| Gail Ferry | Academic Support Coordinator | 302-831-3409 | gferry@udel.edu |
| Laura Gibler | Administrative Assistant II | 302-831-2531 | lgibler@udel.edu |
| Laurie Jones | Administrative Assistant III | 302-831-6378 | joneslj@udel.edu |
| Erin Restucci | Administrative Assistant II | 302-831-2531 | restucci@udel.edu |
| Marsha Rogers | Business Administrator II | 302-831-1328 | marshar@udel.edu |