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.
- 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, Delaware DNREC
- 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
- Robert Carroll, emeritus professor
- Charles Dunham, emeritus professor
- Tom Evans, emeritus professor
- John Frett, emeritus professor
- David Frey, emeritus 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
- 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 |
| Mohammed Afsar | Post Doctoral Researcher / Jin Lab | (302) 249-8517 | mzafsar@udel.edu |
| Shammi Akter | Post Doctoral Researcher / Beltran Lab | shammi@udel.edu | |
| Matheus Barreto | Post Doctoral Researcher / D. Sparks Lab | (302) 831-8435 | mbarreto@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 | |
| Isabel Emanuel | Post Doctoral Researcher / Koehler Lab | ||
| 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 | ||
| Karen Gartley | Research Manager / Program Director, UD Soil Testing Program | (302) 831-1385 | kgartley@udel.edu |
| Hilary Gibson | Program Coordinator / Nutrient Management Program | (302) 735-8137 |
hgibson@udel.edu |
| Rachel Hillabrand | Lab Manager | hillabr@udel.edu | |
| Christopher Holton | Limited Term Researcher / Koehler Lab | (302) 856-7303 | cholton@udel.edu |
| Ashley Hostetler | Post Doctoral Researcher / E. Sparks Lab | (302) 831-2427 | ahende@udel.edu |
| Emily Kennebeck | Limited Term Researcher / E. Sparks Lab | emkenne@udel.edu | |
| Lauren Kope | Program Coordinator, Botanic Gardens | (302) 831-0153 | lckope@udel.edu |
| Eugene Law | Post Doctoral Researcher / VanGessel Lab | (302) 856-7303 | eplaw@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 |
| Hannah Locke | Post Doctoral Researcher / Wommack Lab | (302) 831-0148 | |
| Tracy McMullen | Business Administrator II | (302) 831-8153 | tracymc@udel.edu |
| Vishnu Mishra | Postdoctoral Researcher / Lee Lab | vmishra@udel.edu | |
| Joseph Paller | Lab Coordinator I / Soil Testing Program | (302) 831-8407 | jpaller@udel.edu |
| Sapana Pokhrel | Post Doctoral Researcher / Shober Research Group | spokhrel@udel.edu | |
| Jill Pollok | Plant Diagnostician | (302) 831-1390 | jillp@udel.edu |
| Moklesur Rahman | Postdoctoral Researcher / Inamdar Research Group | ||
| Md Abdur Razzak | Post Doctoral Researcher / Lee Lab | (302) 831-4671 | mdrazzak@udel.edu |
| Abby Reeves | UD Fresh to You Farm Manager | (419) 605-7116 | aereeves@udel.edu |
| Jon Reneau | Research Associate II / E. Sparks Lab | (302)-831-1447 | jreneau@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 |
| Jingjing Tong | Post Doctoral Researcher / E. Sparks Lab | jjtong@udel.edu | |
| Niraj Vishwakarma | Post Doctoral Researcher / Lee Lab | vishwa@udel.edu | |
| Teclemariam (Tecle) Weldekidan | Scientist / E. Sparks Lab | (302) 831-1381 | tecle@udel.edu |
| Jing Yan | Post Doctoral Researcher / Jin Lab | yanjing@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 |