Research and Scholarship
The College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences provides integrated education, research, Extension, and public service in the grand challenges of global food supply and safety, human and animal nutrition, agricultural systems efficiency, environmental conservation, sustainable packaging and renewable resources.
Through rigorous experiential and classroom learning opportunities, CAFLS readies its graduates to assume leadership roles in industries essential to ensuring the future security and prosperity of South Carolinians and our growing global population.
- Organizational Structure
Administration
Paula Agudelo, Associate Dean of Research and Director of Experiment Station
Jagger Harvey, Director of Global Research Initiatives
RECs
Jim Anderson, Interim Director, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science
Pat Wechter, Director, Coastal Research and Education Center
John Andrae, Director, Edisto Research and Education Center
Jane Dever, Director, Pee Dee Research and Education Center
Matt Hersom, Director, Piedmont Research and Education Center
Kathy Coleman, Director, Sandhill Research and Education Center
Support Staff
Brooke King, Business Manager
Taylor Martin, Project Coordinator
Mira Mihajlovich, Research Development and Special Projects
Jessica Adkins, Director, Grant Support Services
Directory of Investigators
The following list is representative of research faculty within the academic departments, at the Research and Education Centers, and Extension Specialists.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khaled Abdelaziz | Assistant Professor of Immunology and Bacteriology | [email protected] | 864-656-0493 |
| Jeffrey Adelberg | Professor of Horticulture | [email protected] | 864-650-3011 |
| Paula Agudelo | Professor of Plant Pathology | [email protected] | 864-656-2810 |
| Matias Aguerre | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-3120 |
| Muhammad Ahmed | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 352-283-0173 |
| Karin Albornoz | Assistant Professor of Postharvest | [email protected] | 843-402-5394 |
| Ahmed Ali | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-4026 |
| Daniel J Anco | Extension Peanut Specialist | [email protected] | 803-284-3343 |
| James (Jim) Anderson | Director and Professor, Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science | [email protected] | 304-276-8956 |
| John Andrae | Director Edisto Research and Education Center | [email protected] | 864-933-5987 |
| Haley Appleby | Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | |
| Mireille Arguelles-Ramos | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-6969 |
| Robert Baldwin | Executive Director Clemson Experiment Forest, Lloyd Endowed Chair | [email protected] | 864-656-1776 |
| Kyle Barrett | Interim Department Chair and Professor of Wildlife Ecology | [email protected] | 864-656-1847 |
| Heather Batt | Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | 864-650-5202 |
| Gregory Batt | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-723-0740 |
| Tom Bilbo | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 843-402-5323 |
| Glenn Birrenkott | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-4019 |
| Brett Blaauw | Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist | [email protected] | |
| Wes Boone | Lecturer | [email protected] | 864-656-0179 |
| Luke Bower | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | |
| Richard Boyles | Assistant Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics | [email protected] | 843-519-0488 |
| Sandra Branham | Assistant Professor of Vegetable Breeding and Genetics | [email protected] | 843-402-5311 |
| Carlyle Brewster | Department Chair & Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-3352 |
| Erin Buchholtz | Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Asst. Unit Leader - SC Cooperative Research Unit | [email protected] | 864-656-8558 |
| Lisi Campbell | Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | |
| Michael Caterino | John and Suzanne Morse Chair of Arthropod Biodiversity | [email protected] | 864-656-3105 |
| George Cavender | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 706-431-3746 |
| John Chastain | Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer | [email protected] | 864-656-4089 |
| Feng Chen | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-5702 |
| Michael Childress | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-985-2384 |
| Elizabeth Cieniewicz | Assistant Professor of Plant Virology | [email protected] | 864-656-6930 |
| Alba Collart | Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics | [email protected] | 864-646-5785 |
| Kay Cooksey | Professor and Cryovac Endowed Chair | [email protected] | 864-656-4613 |
| Bridgit Corbett | Nutrition Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | |
| Sara Cothran | Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | 864-508-0875 |
| David Coyle | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-9766 |
| Matthew Cutulle | Associate Professor of Vegetable Weed Science | [email protected] | 843-402-5399 |
| Duncan Darby | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-6937 |
| Caleb Davis | Research Technician | [email protected] | 803-553-8668 |
| Paul Dawson | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-1138 |
| Jane Dever | Director, Pee Dee Research and Education Center | [email protected] | 843-519-0464 |
| Catherine DiBenedetto | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-0296 |
| Susan Duckett | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-1505 |
| Puneet Dwivedi | Professor | [email protected] | |
| Jared Elmore | Research Assistant Professor | NBGI Science Coordinator | [email protected] | 864-656-2641 |
| Bhupinder Farmaha | Associate Professor, Nutrient Management Specialist | [email protected] | 803-284-3343 |
| Troy Farmer | Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology | [email protected] | 864-656-2932 |
| James Faust | Professor of Floriculture Physiology | [email protected] | 864-633-7227 |
| James Frederick | Professor, Ag Science Curriculum Specialist | [email protected] | 843-992-8077 |
| Ksenija Gasic | Professor of Horticulture, Peach Genetics and Breeding | [email protected] | 864-656-3664 |
| Heather Gleaton | Lecturer | [email protected] | 864-656-2139 |
| Reed Goodman | Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Science | [email protected] | 843-546-1013 |
| Annel Greene | Professor and Center Director | [email protected] | 864-656-3123 |
| Jeremy Greene | Professor of Entomology | [email protected] | 803-284-3343 |
| Patricia Guerra Marcondes | Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | 864-650-5830 |
| Donald Hagan | Associate Professor of Forest Ecology | [email protected] | 864-656-7333 |
| Vivian Haley-Zitlin | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-7716 |
| Jess Hartshorn | Associate Professor of Forest Health | [email protected] | 864-656-4861 |
| W. Heaton | Extension Assistant Professor | [email protected] | |
| Marie Hegler | Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | |
| Jenna Hershberger | Assistant Professor of Vegetable Breeding and Genetics | [email protected] | 843-519-0472 |
| Matt Hersom | Professor and Director Piedmont Research and Education Center | [email protected] | 352-871-6307 |
| Patrick Hiesl | Associate Professor of Forest Operations | [email protected] | 864-656-7293 |
| Althea Hotaling Hagan | Director: Online Masters of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program | [email protected] | 864-656-4823 |
| Andrew Hurley | Professor | [email protected] | |
| Cathy Jachowski | Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation | [email protected] | 864-656-2849 |
| David Jachowski | Professor of Wildlife Ecology | [email protected] | 864-656-2138 |
| Bhupinder Jatana | Assistant Professor- Horticulture, Vegetable Crops | [email protected] | 864-633-9087 |
| Steven Jeffers | Professor of Plant Pathology & Extension Specialist, Ornamental Crops & Trees | [email protected] | 864-656-7157 |
| Dawoon Jeong | Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics | [email protected] | |
| Elliot Jesch | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-633-0874 |
| Xiuping Jiang | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-6932 |
| Patrick Jodice | Professor of Avian Ecology, Leader - SC Cooperative Research Unit | [email protected] | 864-656-6190 |
| Alan Johnson | Associate Department Chair | [email protected] | 864-656-4390 |
| Michael Jones | Extension Cotton Specialist | [email protected] | 843-519-0477 |
| R. Karthikeyan | Charles Carter Newman Endowed Chair of Natural Resources Engineering | [email protected] | |
| Anthony Keinath | Professor of Plant Pathology | [email protected] | 843-402-5390 |
| Julia Kerrigan | Associate Professor, Mycology | [email protected] | 864-656-2640 |
| Churamani Khanal | Assistant Professor, Plant Nematology | [email protected] | 864-656-5741 |
| Puskar Khanal | Associate Professor of Forest Economics and Management | [email protected] | 864-656-3079 |
| C. Prakash Khedun | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 864-646-2184 |
| Kendall Kirk | Precision Agriculture Engineer | [email protected] | 864-844-3423 |
| Bulent Koc, PhD | Agricultural Mechanization and Business | [email protected] | 864-656-0496 |
| Stephen Kresovich | Robert and Lois Coker Trustees Endowed Chair of Genetics | [email protected] | 864-656-1194 |
| R. David Lamie | Professor of Agribusiness and Rural Development | [email protected] | 803-788-5700 |
| Lillie Langlois | Lecturer and MWFR Faculty Advisor | [email protected] | |
| J. Drew Lanham | Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology | [email protected] | 864-656-7294 |
| Gustavo Lascano | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-1745 |
| Dale Layfield | Associate Professor of Agricultural Education | [email protected] | 864-656-5676 |
| Haibo Liu | Professor of Turfgrass and Soil Sciences | [email protected] | 864-506-6260 |
| Nathan Long | Associate Professor | [email protected] | |
| Michael Marshall | Assistant Professor-Agronomic/Forage Weed Science | [email protected] | 803-522-1415 |
| Hunter Massey | Senior Lecturer | [email protected] | 864-656-4056 |
| Lambert (Bert) McCarty | Professor of Turfgrass Science & Management | [email protected] | 864-656-0120 |
| Johnny McGregor | Professor | [email protected] | 864-650-0817 |
| Eric McLamore | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-4053 |
| Juan Carlos Melgar | Associate Professor of Pomology | [email protected] | 864-656-4562 |
| Dr. Elena Mikhailova | Professor of Soil Science | [email protected] | 864-656-3535 |
| Gilbert Miller | Extension Vegetable Specialist | [email protected] | 803-793-6614 |
| Richelle Miller Kleman | Principal Lecturer | [email protected] | |
| Nickles Mirmow | Survey Specialist | [email protected] | 803-556-7113 |
| Marzieh Motallebi | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 843-546-1013 |
| John Mueller | Professor of Plant Pathology | [email protected] | 803-284-3343 |
| Sruthi Narayanan | Associate Professor of Crop Ecophysiology | [email protected] | 864-656-2419 |
| Yefan Nian | Assistant Professor of Agribusiness | [email protected] | 479-502-6270 |
| Julie Northcutt | Interim Department Chair and Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-3397 |
| Lydia O'Halloran | Research Assistant Professor | [email protected] | |
| Tom O'Halloran | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 843-546-1013 |
| Fernando Oreja | Assistant Professor in Weed Science | [email protected] | 919-591-1543 |
| Dara Park | Professor in Soil and Water Dynamics | [email protected] | 843-319-4957 |
| Wonkeun John Park | Senior Scientist- Cotton Genetics and Brassica Oil Seed Crops Breeding | [email protected] | 843-519-0473 |
| Christopher Parkinson | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-3058 |
| Jose Payero | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 803-284-3343 |
| Brandon Peoples | Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology | [email protected] | 864-656-4855 |
| Michael Plumblee | Extension Corn and Soybean Specialist | [email protected] | 803-284-3343 |
| Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues | Assistant Professor - Wood Utilization and Biomaterials | [email protected] | 864-656-3551 |
| Dr. Christopher Post | Professor of Environmental Information Science | [email protected] | 864-656-6939 |
| Robert Powell | George B. Hartzog, Jr. Endowed Professor | [email protected] | 864-784-7974 |
| Scott Pratt | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-3135 |
| Charles Privette, III | Department Chair & Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-6247 |
| Francis Reay-Jones | Professor of Entomology & IPM Coordinator | [email protected] | 843-519-0480 |
| Trevor Rife | Assistant Professor of Phenomics and Crop Improvement | [email protected] | 843-519-0460 |
| Brian Ritter | Lecturer | [email protected] | 828-693-0259 |
| Joseph Roberts | Associate Professor of Turfgrass Pathology and Nematology | [email protected] | 843-519-0492 |
| Shari L. Rodriguez | Associate Professor, Human Dimensions of Wildlife | [email protected] | 864-656-0430 |
| Sachin Rustgi | Associate Professor of Molecular Breeding and Faculty Scholar in Clemson University School of Health Research | [email protected] | 843-519-0475 |
| Omer Sadak | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 402-601-8789 |
| Debabrata Sahoo, Ph.D., P.E., P.H | Associate Professor-Sustainable Water Resources Engineering | [email protected] | 864-646-2145 |
| Charles Santerre | CAFLS Director of Ag Policy Development & Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-8557 |
| Christopher Saski | Professor of Systems Biology | [email protected] | 864-656-6929 |
| Calvin Sawyer | Professor of Water Resources | [email protected] | 864-656-4072 |
| Amy E. Scaroni | Assistant Professor of Watershed Management | [email protected] | 843-546-1013 |
| Patty Scharko | Professor and Extension Field Veterinarian Clemson LPH | [email protected] | 803-726-7803 |
| Guido Schnabel | Professor of Plant Pathology - Fruit Crops | [email protected] | 864-656-6705 |
| Liliane Severino da Silva | Forage-Livestock Systems Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist | [email protected] | 352-871-5830 |
| Felipe Silva | Assistant Professor of Agribusiness | [email protected] | 864-656-5764 |
| Nathan Smith | Associate Professor and Extension Economist | [email protected] | 864-656-5675 |
| Bo Song | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 843-545-5673 |
| Alexis Stamatikos | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | |
| James Sternberg | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | |
| James Strickland | Professor and Interim Department Chair | [email protected] | 502-517-2726 |
| Qiong Su | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-4057 |
| Sivakumar Sukumaran | Research Assistant Professor- Quantitative/Population Genetics | [email protected] | 864-656-9959 |
| Vidya Suseela | Associate Professor of Soil Ecology | [email protected] | |
| Nishanth Tharayil | Professor of Plant Ecophysiology | [email protected] | 864-656-4453 |
| Dil Thavarajah | Professor of Pulse Quality and Nutritional Breeding | [email protected] | 864-656-2607 |
| Anastasia Thayer | Assistant Professor of Agribusiness | [email protected] | 864-656-4079 |
| Nilesh Timilsina | Associate Professor, Forest Biometrics | [email protected] | 864-656-1305 |
| Kate Tsai | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-3675 |
| Matthew Turnbull | Associate Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-2328 |
| Aaron Turner | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-9869 |
| Skip J. Van Bloem | Professor | [email protected] | 843-546-1013 |
| Michael Vassalos | Associate Professor of Agribusiness | [email protected] | 864-656-2439 |
| Kristine Vernon | Associate Dean of Clemson Honors College and Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-4028 |
| Ellen Vincent | Principal Lecturer Horticulture | [email protected] | |
| Sarah Waickowski | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | |
| G. Geoff Wang | Professor | [email protected] | 864-656-4864 |
| Hehe Wang | Assistant Professor of Plant Bacteriology | [email protected] | 803-284-3343 |
| Brian Ward | Assistant Professor, Organic Vegetable Specialist, Rice Production | [email protected] | 843-402-5389 |
| Patrick Wechter | Director / Research Leader | [email protected] | 843-402-5398 |
| Sarah White | Professor, Water Quality and Treatment; and Nursery Extension Specialist | [email protected] | 864-656-7433 |
| William Whiteside | Professor | [email protected] | 864-423-0727 |
| Stefanie Whitmire | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | 843-546-1013 |
| Rick Willey | Extension 4-H Shooting Sports Program Leader | [email protected] | 864-656-3090 |
| David Willis | Professor of Agribusiness | [email protected] | 864-656-5790 |
| Hannah Wilson | Assistant Professor | [email protected] | |
| Greg Yarrow | Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) | [email protected] | |
| Rongzhong Ye | Associate Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and Soil Health | [email protected] | 843-519-0494 |
| Mohammed Youssief | Lecturer | [email protected] | 864-656-2707 |
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