New scientists join Pee Dee center
By Tom Lollis
Two new scientists have joined the Pee Dee Research and Education Center
in Florence. Entomologist
Francis P.F. Reay-Jones brings expertise in row crops, including tobacco and
soybeans. Horticulturist Dara Park specializes
in water issues that impact the turfgrass industry and is part of a team of Clemson
experts who address water quality in South
Carolina
Reay-Jones, a native of Oxford, England, earned a BS in biology and a graduate degree in population and ecosystem biology from the Université de Bordeaux. He earned an MS in plant technology from the Université d’Angers/ Institut National d’Horticulture and a PhD in entomology from Louisiana State University. He held post-doctoral research positions at LSU and Texas A&M prior to joining Clemson.
Park earned a BS in biological sciences and an MS in environmental sciences from Florida Atlantic University, and earned a PhD in soil and water science from the University of Florida. Prior to joining Clemson, she was a turfgrass/water management biologist at the University of Florida’s Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center.
For more information: Francis Reay-Jones, 843-662-3526, ext. 208, freayjo@clemson.edu; Dara Park, 843-662-3526, ext. 206, darap@clemson.edu