UA Div. of Agriculture

Alejandro Arias Vásquez

Associate Professor

Entomology & Plant Pathology

• Gut microbiota and health
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies
• Mental Health Research Topics
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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

Robert D Goodband

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
• Meat and Animal Product Quality

Jason K. 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
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Masao Kaneko

Sami Dridi

Professor

Poultry Science

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Gut microbiota and health
• Heat Stress and Physiological Responses

Billy M. Hargis

Poultry Science

• Microbial infections and disease research
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Gut microbiota and health
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Paul H. Phillips

Department Chairperson

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

• Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
• Neuro-Ophthalmology
• Retinal Diseases and Treatments
• COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
• Child and Adolescent Health

B. W. Hess

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
• Meat and Animal Product Quality
• Diet and metabolism studies

Jingying Zhang

Postdoctoral fellow

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Protein Structure and Dynamics
• Disease Mechanisms Research
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Microbial infections and disease research

Qun Luo

• Organic Photovoltaic System Reliability
• Perovskite Solar Cell Performance
• Semiconductor materials and devices
• Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
• Clinical Research Studies

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, Weed Physiology

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

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

Han‐Seok Seo

Full Professor

Agricultural Communication Services

• Machine Learning Applications
• Natural Language Processing Techniques
• Food composition and properties
• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Philip G. Crandall

Professor

Food Science

• Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
• Food Microbiology
• Food Contamination
• Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
• Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Edward E. Gbur

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

Hiroyuki Fukuoka

J. C. Jaeger

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
• Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Michael Kidd

Consultant Clinical Scientist

• SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Microbial infections and disease research
• COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
• Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

Richard H. Adams

Center for Agricultural Data Analytics

• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Biological Evolution
• Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
• Amphibian and Reptile Biology
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Gary A. Thompson

Director of Experiment Stations

• Health and Medical Research Impacts
• Media Studies and Communication
• Geological and Geochemical Analysis
• Research and Education
• Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Kristofor R. Brye

University Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Remote Sensing in Agriculture
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Environmental Monitoring
• Phosphorus and nutrient management

Jun Zhu

Professor

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

• Biofuel production and bioconversion
• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
• Membrane Separation Technologies

Wayne J. Kuenzel

Physiologist, Neurobiologist/ Professor

Poultry Science

• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
• Stress Responses and Cortisol
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology

Ainong Shi

Associate Professor

Horticulture

• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Soybean genetics and cultivation
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

Young Min Kwon

Professor

Poultry Science

• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
• Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
• Gut microbiota and health
• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Juan D. Latorre

Research Scientist

Poultry Science

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Gut microbiota and health
• Probiotics and Fermented Foods
• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• Livestock and Poultry Management

Seong Wook Kang

Poultry Science

• Immune Response and Inflammation
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
• Cellular transport and secretion
• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

P.W. Waldroup

University Professors Chapman

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Livestock and Poultry Management
• Meat and Animal Product Quality
• Diet and Metabolism Studies
• Plant and animal studies

David L. Kerns

Professor

Corliss A. O’Bryan

Food Science

• Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
• Food Microbiology
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Meat and Animal Product Quality

C. Andy King

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Soybean genetics and cultivation
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Yanlin Liu

doctor

• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Microbial volatile organic compounds
• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Food composition and properties
• Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Nathan A. Slaton

Professor

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

S. C. Seideman

• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Allen L. Szalanski

Professor

Entomology & Plant Pathology

• Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Plant and animal studies

Xiaomao Lin

• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• Remote Sensing in Agriculture
• Climate variability and models
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Griffiths G. Atungulu

Food Science

• Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
• Soybean genetics and cultivation
• Food composition and properties
• Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
• 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Jean‐François Meullenet

Director of Experiment Stations

• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Meat and Animal Product Quality
• Poultry Management
• Food composition and properties
• Plant and animal studies

Jin-Woo Kim

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

• Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
• Drug Delivery Systems
• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
• Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
• Hydrogels

Vibha Srivastava

Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences

• Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
• Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
• CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Ashley P. G. Dowling

Professor

Entomology & Plant Pathology

• Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
• Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
• Machine Learning Applications
• Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
• Medical Case Reports

Mary C. Savin

Professor

Horticulture

• Soil Microbiology
• Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
• Environmental Monitoring
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
• Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Michael P. Popp

Harold F. Ohlendorf Professor of Farm Managment

Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness

• Remote Sensing in Agriculture
• Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
• Economic Evaluations
• Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
• Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Matthew E. Wilson

Professor

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

A.H. Brown

• Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
• Gut microbiota and health
• Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
• Animal Health and Disease
• Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

C. Richard Shumway

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

Yan Huang

Associate Professor

Animal Science

• Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Animal Nutrition and Physiology
• Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling