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 | |
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Khaled Abdelaziz | Assistant Professor of Immunology and Bacteriology | khaled2@clemson.edu | 864-656-0493 |
Jeffrey Adelberg | Professor of Horticulture | jadlbrg@clemson.edu | 864-650-3011 |
Paula Agudelo | Professor of Plant Pathology | pagudel@clemson.edu | 864-656-2810 |
Matias Aguerre | Associate Professor | maguerr@clemson.edu | 864-656-3120 |
Muhammad Ahmed | Assistant Professor | mahmed2@clemson.edu | 843-662-3526 |
Karin Albornoz | Assistant Professor of Postharvest | kpalbor@clemson.edu | 843-402-5394 |
Ahmed Ali | Assistant Professor | ali9@clemson.edu | 864-656-4026 |
Daniel J Anco | Extension Peanut Specialist | DANCO@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
James (Jim) Anderson | Interim Director and Professor, Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science | jta6@clemson.edu | 304-276-8956 |
John Andrae | Director Edisto Research and Education Center | jandrae@clemson.edu | 864-933-5987 |
Haley Appleby | Senior Lecturer | heapple@clemson.edu | |
Mireille Arguelles-Ramos | Assistant Professor | marguel@clemson.edu | 864-656-6969 |
Robert Baldwin | Executive Director Clemson Experiment Forest, Lloyd Endowed Chair | baldwi6@clemson.edu | 864-656-1776 |
Kyle Barrett | Interim Department Chair and Professor of Wildlife Ecology | rbarre2@clemson.edu | 864-656-1847 |
Heather Batt | Senior Lecturer | batt@clemson.edu | 864-650-5202 |
Gregory Batt | Associate Professor | gbatt@clemson.edu | 864-723-0740 |
Tom Bilbo | Assistant Professor | tbilbo@clemson.edu | 843-402-5323 |
Glenn Birrenkott | Professor | gbrrnkt@clemson.edu | 864-656-4019 |
Brett Blaauw | Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist | bblaauw@clemson.edu | |
Luke Bower | Assistant Professor | lmbower@clemson.edu | |
Richard Boyles | Assistant Professor of Plant Breeding & Genetics | rboyles@clemson.edu | 843-519-0488 |
Sandra Branham | Assistant Professor of Vegetable Breeding and Genetics | sebranh@clemson.edu | 843-402-5311 |
Carlyle Brewster | Department Chair & Professor | carlylb@clemson.edu | 864-656-3352 |
Erin Buchholtz | Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Asst. Unit Leader - SC Cooperative Research Unit | ekbuchh@clemson.edu | 864-656-8558 |
Lisi Campbell | Lecturer | aliciac@clemson.edu | |
Michael Caterino | John and Suzanne Morse Chair of Arthropod Biodiversity | mcateri@clemson.edu | 864-656-3105 |
George Cavender | Assistant Professor | gcavend@clemson.edu | 706-431-3746 |
John Chastain | Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer | jchstn@clemson.edu | 864-656-4089 |
Feng Chen | Interim Chair of Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences | fchen@clemson.edu | 864-656-1211 |
Michael Childress | Associate Professor | mchildr@clemson.edu | 864-985-2384 |
Elizabeth Cieniewicz | Assistant Professor of Plant Virology | ecienie@clemson.edu | 864-656-6930 |
Alba Collart | Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics | acollar@clemson.edu | 864-646-5785 |
Kay Cooksey | Professor and Cryovac Endowed Chair | kcookse@clemson.edu | 864-656-4613 |
Bridgit Corbett | Nutrition Senior Lecturer | bridgic@clemson.edu | |
Sara Cothran | Senior Lecturer | sstanci@clemson.edu | 864-508-0875 |
David Coyle | Associate Professor | dcoyle@clemson.edu | 864-656-9766 |
Matthew Cutulle | Associate Professor of Vegetable Weed Science | mcutull@clemson.edu | 843-402-5399 |
Duncan Darby | Professor | ddarby@clemson.edu | 864-656-6937 |
Paul Dawson | Professor | pdawson@clemson.edu | 864-656-1138 |
Jane Dever | Director, Pee Dee Research and Education Center | jkdever@clemson.edu | 843-519-0464 |
Catherine DiBenedetto | Associate Professor | CDIBENE@clemson.edu | 864-656-0296 |
Susan Duckett | Professor | sducket@clemson.edu | 864-656-1505 |
Puneet Dwivedi | Professor | dwivedi@clemson.edu | |
Jared Elmore | Research Assistant Professor | NBGI Science Coordinator | jaelmor@clemson.edu | 864-656-2641 |
Bhupinder Farmaha | Associate Professor, Nutrient Management Specialist | bfarmah@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Troy Farmer | Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology | tmfarme@clemson.edu | 864-656-2932 |
James Faust | Professor of Floriculture Physiology | jfaust@clemson.edu | 864-633-7227 |
Joanna Fiddler | Assistant Professor | jfiddle@clemson.edu | 864-656-3397 |
Ryan Fiddler | Senior Lecturer | rfiddle@clemson.edu | 864-656-3959 |
Angela Fraser | Professor | afraser@clemson.edu | 864-656-3652 |
James Frederick | Professor, Ag Science Curriculum Specialist | jfrdrck@clemson.edu | 843-992-8077 |
Ksenija Gasic | Professor of Horticulture, Peach Genetics and Breeding | kgasic@clemson.edu | 864-656-3664 |
Heather Gleaton | Lecturer | hgleas2@clemson.edu | 864-656-2139 |
Reed Goodman | Assistant Professor of Environmental Social Science | rcgoodm@clemson.edu | 843-546-1013 |
Annel Greene | Professor and Center Director | agreene@clemson.edu | 864-656-3123 |
Jeremy Greene | Professor of Entomology | greene4@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Patricia Guerra Marcondes | Senior Lecturer | patm@clemson.edu | 864-650-5830 |
Donald Hagan | Associate Professor of Forest Ecology | dhagan@clemson.edu | 864-656-7333 |
Vivian Haley-Zitlin | Professor | vivianh@clemson.edu | 864-656-7716 |
Jess Hartshorn | Assistant Professor of Forest Health | jhartsh@clemson.edu | 864-656-4861 |
W. Heaton | Extension Assistant Professor | heaton2@clemson.edu | |
Marie Hegler | Senior Lecturer | carol@clemson.edu | |
Jenna Hershberger | Assistant Professor of Vegetable Breeding and Genetics | jmhersh@clemson.edu | 843-519-0472 |
Matt Hersom | Professor and Acting Department Chair | mhersom@clemson.edu | 352-871-6307 |
Patrick Hiesl | Associate Professor of Forest Operations | phiesl@clemson.edu | 864-656-7293 |
Althea Hotaling Hagan | Director: Online Masters of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program | shotali@clemson.edu | 864-656-4823 |
R. Andrew Hurley | Associate Professor | ruperth@clemson.edu | |
Cathy Jachowski | Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation | cjachow@clemson.edu | 864-656-2849 |
David Jachowski | Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology | djachow@clemson.edu | 864-656-2138 |
Bhupinder Jatana | Assistant Professor- Horticulture, Vegetable Crops | bjatana@clemson.edu | 864-633-9087 |
Steven Jeffers | Professor of Plant Pathology & Extension Specialist, Ornamental Crops & Trees | sjffrs@clemson.edu | 864-656-7157 |
Dawoon Jeong | Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics | dawoonj@clemson.edu | |
Elliot Jesch | Associate Professor | ejesch@clemson.edu | 864-633-0874 |
Xiuping Jiang | Professor | xiuping@clemson.edu | 864-656-6932 |
Patrick Jodice | Professor of Avian Ecology, Leader - SC Cooperative Research Unit | pjodice@clemson.edu | 864-656-6190 |
Alan Johnson | Associate Department Chair | alanj@clemson.edu | 864-656-4390 |
Jeryl Jones | Professor, AVS and CVM, Clemson | jerylj@clemson.edu | 864-656-2142 |
Michael Jones | Extension Cotton Specialist | majones@clemson.edu | 843-519-0477 |
Adam Kantrovich | Full Extension Specialist - Agribusiness | akantro@clemson.edu | 803-834-0019 |
Raghupathy Karthikeyan | Charles Carter Newman Endowed Chair of Natural Resources Engineering | rkarthi@clemson.edu | |
Anthony Keinath | Professor of Plant Pathology | tknth@clemson.edu | 843-402-5390 |
Julia Kerrigan | Associate Professor, Mycology | jkerrig@clemson.edu | 864-656-2640 |
Churamani Khanal | Assistant Professor, Plant Nematology | ckhanal@clemson.edu | 864-656-5741 |
Puskar Khanal | Associate Professor of Forest Economics and Management | pkhanal@clemson.edu | 864-656-3079 |
C. Prakash Khedun | Assistant Professor | pkhedun@clemson.edu | 864-646-2184 |
Kendall Kirk | Precision Agriculture Engineer | kirk2@clemson.edu | 864-844-3423 |
Bulent Koc, PhD | Agricultural Mechanization and Business | BULENT@clemson.edu | 864-656-0496 |
Stephen Kresovich | Robert and Lois Coker Trustees Endowed Chair of Genetics | SKRESOV@clemson.edu | 864-656-1194 |
R. David Lamie | Professor of Agribusiness and Rural Development | dlamie@clemson.edu | 803-788-5700 |
Lillie Langlois | Graduate Lecturer | llanglo@clemson.edu | |
J. Drew Lanham | Alumni Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology | lanhamj@clemson.edu | 864-656-7294 |
Gustavo Lascano | Associate Professor | glascan@clemson.edu | 864-656-1745 |
Dale Layfield | Associate Professor of Agricultural Education | dlayfie@clemson.edu | 864-656-5676 |
Haibo Liu | Professor of Turfgrass and Soil Sciences | haibol@clemson.edu | 864-506-6260 |
Nathan Long | Associate Professor | nlong2@clemson.edu | |
Michael Marshall | Assistant Professor-Agronomic/Forage Weed Science | marsha3@clemson.edu | 803-522-1415 |
Hunter Massey | Senior Lecturer | massey4@clemson.edu | 864-656-4056 |
Lambert (Bert) McCarty | Professor of Turfgrass Science & Management | bmccrty@clemson.edu | 864-656-0120 |
Johnny McGregor | Professor | johnny@clemson.edu | 864-650-0817 |
Eric McLamore | Associate Professor | emclamo@clemson.edu | 864-656-3250 |
Juan Carlos Melgar | Associate Professor of Pomology | jmelgar@clemson.edu | 864-656-4562 |
Dr. Elena Mikhailova | Professor of Soil Science | eleanam@clemson.edu | 864-656-3535 |
Gilbert Miller | Extension Vegetable Specialist | gmllr@clemson.edu | 803-793-6614 |
Richelle Miller Kleman | Principal Lecturer | richelm@clemson.edu | |
Nickles Mirmow | Survey Specialist | wmirmow@clemson.edu | 803-556-7113 |
Marzieh Motallebi | Associate Professor | MMOTALL@clemson.edu | 843-546-1013 |
John Mueller | Professor of Plant Pathology | JMLLR@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Sruthi Narayanan | Associate Professor of Crop Ecophysiology | SKUTTY@clemson.edu | 864-656-2419 |
Yefan Nian | Assistant Professor of Agribusiness | ynian@clemson.edu | 479-502-6270 |
Julie Northcutt | Professor | jknorth@clemson.edu | 864-656-3688 |
Lydia O'Halloran | Research Assistant Professor | lohallo@clemson.edu | |
Tom O'Halloran | Associate Professor | tohallo@clemson.edu | 843-546-1013 |
Dara Park | Professor in Soil and Water Dynamics | darap@clemson.edu | 843-319-4957 |
Wonkeun John Park | Senior Scientist- Cotton Genetics and Brassica Oil Seed Crops Breeding | wonkeup@clemson.edu | 843-519-0473 |
Christopher Parkinson | Professor | viper@clemson.edu | 864-656-3058 |
Jose Payero | Assistant Professor | jpayero@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Brandon Peoples | Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology | peoples@clemson.edu | 864-656-4855 |
Michael Plumblee | Extension Corn and Soybean Specialist | mplumbl@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues | Assistant Professor - Wood Utilization and Biomaterials | brunelr@clemson.edu | 864-656-3551 |
Dr. Christopher Post | Professor of Environmental Information Science | cpost@clemson.edu | 864-656-6939 |
Robert Powell | George B. Hartzog, Jr. Endowed Professor | rbp@clemson.edu | 864-784-7974 |
Scott Pratt | Professor | scottp@clemson.edu | 864-656-3135 |
Charles Privette, III | Department Chair & Professor | privett@clemson.edu | 864-656-6247 |
Francis Reay-Jones | Professor of Entomology & IPM Coordinator | freayjo@clemson.edu | 843-519-0480 |
Trevor Rife | Assistant Professor of Phenomics and Crop Improvement | twrife@clemson.edu | 843-519-0460 |
Brian Ritter | Lecturer | britter@clemson.edu | 828-693-0259 |
Joseph Roberts | Associate Professor of Turfgrass Pathology and Nematology | jar7@clemson.edu | 843-519-0492 |
Shari L. Rodriguez | Associate Professor, Human Dimensions of Wildlife | slrodri@clemson.edu | 864-656-0430 |
Sachin Rustgi | Associate Professor of Molecular Breeding and Faculty Scholar in Clemson University School of Health Research | srustgi@clemson.edu | 843-519-0475 |
Omer Sadak | Assistant Professor | osadak@clemson.edu | 402-601-8789 |
Debabrata Sahoo, Ph.D., P.E., P.H | Associate Professor-Sustainable Water Resources Engineering | dsahoo@clemson.edu | 864-646-2145 |
Vidya Samadi, Ph.D., M.ASCE | Assistant Professor of Water Resources Engineering | samadi@clemson.edu | |
Charles Santerre | CAFLS Director of Ag Policy Development & Professor | santerr@clemson.edu | 864-656-8557 |
Christopher Saski | Professor of Systems Biology | SASKI@clemson.edu | 864-656-6929 |
Calvin Sawyer | Professor of Water Resources | calvins@clemson.edu | 864-656-4072 |
Amy E. Scaroni | Assistant Professor of Watershed Management | ascaron@clemson.edu | 843-546-1013 |
Patty Scharko | Professor and Extension Field Veterinarian Clemson LPH | pschark@clemson.edu | 803-726-7803 |
Guido Schnabel | Professor of Plant Pathology - Fruit Crops | schnabe@clemson.edu | 864-656-6705 |
Liliane Severino da Silva | Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist | lseveri@clemson.edu | 352-871-5830 |
Felipe Silva | Assistant Professor of Agribusiness | fdsilva@clemson.edu | 864-656-5764 |
Nathan Smith | Associate Professor and Extension Economist | nathan5@clemson.edu | 864-656-5675 |
Bo Song | Associate Professor | bosong@clemson.edu | 843-545-5673 |
Alexis Stamatikos | Assistant Professor | adstama@clemson.edu | |
James Sternberg | Assistant Professor | sternbe@clemson.edu | |
James Strickland | Professor | jrstric@clemson.edu | |
Sivakumar Sukumaran | Research Assistant Professor- Quantitative/Population Genetics | ssukuma@clemson.edu | 864-656-9959 |
Vidya Suseela | Associate Professor of Soil Ecology | vsuseel@clemson.edu | |
Nishanth Tharayil | Professor of Plant Ecophysiology | ntharay@clemson.edu | 864-656-4453 |
Dil Thavarajah | Professor of Pulse Quality and Nutritional Breeding | dthavar@clemson.edu | 864-656-2607 |
Anastasia Thayer | Assistant Professor of Agribusiness | awthaye@clemson.edu | 864-656-4079 |
Nilesh Timilsina | Associate Professor, Forest Biometrics | ntimils@clemson.edu | 864-656-1305 |
Kate Tsai | Assistant Professor | ktsai@clemson.edu | 864-656-3675 |
Matthew Turnbull | Associate Professor | turnbul@clemson.edu | 864-656-2328 |
Aaron Turner | Assistant Professor | apturne@clemson.edu | 864-656-9869 |
Skip J. Van Bloem | Professor | SKIPVB@clemson.edu | 843-546-1013 |
Michael Vassalos | Associate Professor of Agribusiness | mvassal@clemson.edu | 864-656-2439 |
Kristine Vernon | Associate Dean of Clemson Honors College and Professor | kvernon@clemson.edu | 864-656-4028 |
Ellen Vincent | Principal Lecturer Horticulture | ellenav@clemson.edu | |
Sarah Waickowski | Assistant Professor | swaicko@clemson.edu | |
G. Geoff Wang | Professor | gwang@clemson.edu | 864-656-4864 |
Hehe Wang | Assistant Professor of Plant Bacteriology | hehew@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Brian Ward | Assistant Professor, Organic Vegetable Specialist, Rice Production | bw@clemson.edu | 843-402-5389 |
Patrick Wechter | Director / Research Leader | wwechte@clemson.edu | 843-402-5398 |
Sarah White | Professor, Water Quality and Treatment; and Nursery Extension Specialist | swhite4@clemson.edu | 864-656-7433 |
William Whiteside | Professor | wwhtsd@clemson.edu | 864-423-0727 |
Stefanie Whitmire | Assistant Professor | whitmi6@clemson.edu | 843-546-1013 |
Rick Willey | Extension 4-H Natural Resource Specialist | rwlly@clemson.edu | 864-656-3090 |
David Willis | Professor of Agribusiness | willis9@clemson.edu | 864-656-5790 |
Hannah Wilson | Assistant Professor | hkw2@clemson.edu | |
Greg Yarrow | Interim Dean, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) | gyarrow@clemson.edu | 864-656-7551 |
Rongzhong Ye | Associate Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and Soil Health | rongzho@clemson.edu | 843-519-0494 |
Mohammed Youssief | Lecturer | myoussi@clemson.edu | 864-656-2707 |