Faculty
- Ecology and Behavioral Biology
- Limnology and Phycology
Garrett Crow -- Chair
- Plant Systematics
- Biodiversity and phytogeography of New England
- Aquatic vascular plants, temperate and tropical
- Plant Genetics
- Gene identification/cloning and genome mapping/evolution
Alan Eaton, Cooperative Extension
- Entomology
- Integrated pest management
- Algal Ultrastructure
- Cell and tissue structure
- Mechanisms of rapid plant movement
- Plant Biochemistry
- Enzymology and metabolism
Rebecca Grube, Cooperative Extension
- Vegetable and Small Fruit Crops
- Sustainable agriculture
- Crop improvement and management
- Plant Molecular Biology and Pathology
- Characterization of calcium-dependent kinases in Arabidopsis
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
- Chilling inhibition of photosynthesis at the molecular level
- Molecular Population Genetics of Seaweeds
- Population Genetics and Evolution of Conifers
- Breeding and genetics of cucurbits
- Genetics and breeding of Cucurbitaceae
Dennis Mathews, Research Assistant Professor
- Plant Pathology
- Enzymology
- Marine Botany
- Phycology
- Ecology of marine macrophyes (seaweeds)
- Plant molecular biology and genetic engineering
- Genetic manipulation of plant metabolism
- Plant physiology
- Molecular biology of stress in plants
- molecular biology of marine algae
Catherine Neal, Cooperative Extension
- Ornamental Horticulture
- Nursery production and use of ornamental plants
- Biostatistics
- Marine botany/Phycology
- Ecology and Systematics of marine macrophytes
- Aquaculture of marine algae
- Plant Physiology
- Increases in production efficiency in small fruits
John M. Roberts, Cooperative Extension
- Turf Management
- Efficient summer and winter management of turf
Cheryl A. Smith, Cooperative Extension
- Plant Pathology
- Plant health
Stanley R. Swier, Cooperative Extension
- Entomology
- Entomology of forest, turf and ornamental systems
John C. Wallace, Research faculty
- Biochemistry
- Molecular development of the moss Physcomitrella patens
Affiliate Faculty
Clinton Dawes
Rakesh Minocha, USDA NEFES Affiliate faculty
- Biochemistry
- Stress in trees
Kevin T. Smith, USDA NEFES Affiliate faculty
- Plant Pathology
- Tree growth and decay
- Angiosperm Systematics
- Solanaceae (nightshade family)
- Flora of New England
Faculty Emeriti
Robert O. Blanchard
- Forest Pathology
- Mycology and Plant Pathology
A. Linn Bogle, Retired January 1999
- Plant Anatomy
- Systematic morphology and anatomy of angiosperms
George O. Estes, Retired January 1999
- Nutrition of Agronomic Crops
- Integration of nutrient management practices of agronomic crops
William E. MacHardy, Retired August 2001
- Plant Pathology
- Epidemiology of diseases caused by airborne fungal pathogens
William Lord
- Commercial fruit specialist
James R. Mitchell, Retired July 1998
- Agronomy
- Production and management of forage crops
Owen Rogers, Retired July 1997
- Landscape Architure
Otho S. Wells
- Crop management systems
- Intensive production of vegetables over an extended season
Charles Williams, Retired July 1998
- Horticulture
- Landscape planning
