UA Div. of Agriculture

Alejandro Arias Vásquez

Associate Professor

Entomology & Plant Pathology

• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Neurological disorders and treatments
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Gut microbiota and health
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Luke R. Howard

Assistant Professor Entrepreneurial Clinic - Law

• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Food composition and properties
• Remote Sensing in Agriculture
• Immune Response and Inflammation

Roger E. Koeppe

Distinguished Professor

• Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Membrane Proteins
• Molecular Dynamics Simulation
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Jason Keith Norsworthy

Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
• Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement

Yuan Zhang

Post Doctoral

• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Food composition and properties

David Miller

Instructor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Crystal Growth and Perfection
• Semiconductor Materials and Devices
• Materials Science Research
• Rare Earth Elements
• Isotope Geochemistry

Kenneth W. Buck

• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Horticultural and Viticultural Research
• Plant and animal studies
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Sami Dridi

Professor

Poultry Science

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Heat Stress Responses in Animals
• Gene Expression Regulation
• Oxidative Stress in Animals

Walter G. Bottje

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Livestock and Poultry Management

Qun Luo

• Photovoltaic System Reliability
• Materials Science Research
• Semiconductor materials and devices
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Health Sciences Research and Education

Billy Marshall Hargis

Poultry Science

• Microbial infections and disease research
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Probiotics and Fermented Foods
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Paul H. Phillips

Department Chairperson

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

• Ophthalmology
• Pediatric Ophthalmology
• Neuro-ophthalmology
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Medical Research

Jingying Zhang

Postdoctoral fellow

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Cancer Cells and Metastasis
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Materials Science Research

Francis Millett

Professor

• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
• Cellular transport and secretion

Nilda R. Burgos

Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Han‐Seok Seo

Full Professor

Agricultural Communication Services

• Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Machine Learning Applications
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Richard H. Jr. Adams

Assistant Professor

Center for Agricultural Data Analytics

• Economic Evaluations
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Migration and Labor Dynamics
• Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Guillermo Téllez‐Isaías

Research Professor

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• Gut microbiota and health
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Philip G. Crandall

Professor

Food Science

• Food Microbiology
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
• Plant Essential Oils and Their Components in Animal Agriculture
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Edward E. Gbur

• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Casey M. Owens

Professor

• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Meat and Animal Product Quality
• Plant and animal studies
• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Kristofor R. Brye

University Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Environmental Science Research
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Michael Kidd

Consultant Clinical Scientist

• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Viral Infections and Vectors
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Animal, Disease Models

Gary A. Thompson

Director of Experiment Stations

• Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

Ainong Shi

Associate Professor

Horticulture

• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Soybean genetics and cultivation
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Jean‐François Meullenet

Director of Experiment Stations

• Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Food composition and properties
• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
• Meat and Animal Product Quality

Jun Zhu

Professor

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

• Biofuel production and bioconversion
• Animal, Disease Models
• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

Wayne J. Kuenzel

Physiologist, Neurobiologist/ Professor

Poultry Science

• Avian ecology and behavior
• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
• Livestock and Poultry Management

Young Min Kwon

Professor

Poultry Science

• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Gut microbiota and health
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
• Disease Models, Animal

Juan D. Latorre

Research Scientist

Poultry Science

• Gut microbiota and health
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Host-Pathogen Interactions

Lulu Liu

Assistant Professor

Poultry Science

• Stress Responses and Cortisol
• Animal, Disease Models
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Seong Wook Kang

Poultry Science

• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Medical Research

Park W. Waldroup

University Professors Chapman

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Gut microbiota and health
• Meat and Animal Product Quality

Corliss A. O’Bryan

Food Science

• Food Microbiology
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
• Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

David L. Kerns

Professor

• Insect Pest Control Strategies
• Insecticide Resistance
• Plant and animal studies
• Genetically Modified Plants
• Host-Pathogen Interactions

C. Andy King

Project Manager

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Soybean genetics and cultivation
• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Nathan A. Slaton

Associate VP, Assistant Director AAES

• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Phosphorus and Nutrient Management

Lawton Lanier Nalley

Department Head

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

• Economic Evaluations
• Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
• Remote Sensing in Agriculture
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

S. C. Seideman

• Meat and Animal Product Quality
• Ophthalmology
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Allen L. Szalanski

Professor

Entomology & Plant Pathology

• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Insect Pest Control Strategies
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Nematode management and characterization studies

Ashley P. G. Dowling

Professor

Entomology & Plant Pathology

• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
• Machine Learning Applications
• Plant and animal studies
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Griffiths Gregory Atungulu

Professor

Food Science

• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• Food composition and properties
• Ultrasonics in Food Processing
• Infrared Heating for Food and Agricultural Processing
• Plant Extracts

Jin-Woo Kim

Distinguished Professor

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

• Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
• Materials Science Research

Richard G. Ham

Soil Testing Lab

• Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Dermatology and Skin Diseases
• Medical Research
• Research and Education

Z. B. Johnson

Mary C. Savin

Department Head

Horticulture

• Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
• Environmental Monitoring
• Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Vibha Srivastava

Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
• Plant Genetic Engineering
• Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
• Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Yan Huang

Associate Professor

Animal Science

• Mesenchymal stem cell research
• Gut microbiota and health
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Disease Models, Animal
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

A.H. Brown

• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Meat and Animal Product Quality
• Plant and animal studies

C. Richard Shumway

• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Methane
• Environmental Health Research
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems