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
John Andrae, Associate Director of Experiment Station
RECs
Mažeika Sullivan, Director, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science
Patrick Wechter, Director, Coastal Research and Education Center
Chris Ray, Director, Edisto Research and Education Center
John Andrae, Interim 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
Ashley Hendrix, Business Manager
Brandon Barker, Information Technology Coordinator
Joe Dodson, 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 | Assistant Professor | maguerr@clemson.edu | 864-656-3120 |
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 | James C. Kennedy Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation Center, Director | jta6@clemson.edu | 304-276-8956 |
Haley Appleby | Senior Lecturer | heapple@clemson.edu | |
Mireille Arguelles-Ramos | Assistant Professor | marguel@clemson.edu | 864-656-6969 |
Robert Baldwin | Professor and Endowed Chair, Conservation | baldwi6@clemson.edu | 864-656-1776 |
Kyle Barrett | Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation | 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 |
Joseph Bertrand | Professor | jkbertr@clemson.edu | 864-656-9596 |
Tom Bilbo | Assistant Professor | tbilbo@clemson.edu | 843-402-5393 |
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 of Agribusiness | acollar@clemson.edu | |
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 | Assistant 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 |
Catherine DiBenedetto, Ph. D. | Associate Professor | CDIBENE@clemson.edu | 864-656-0296 |
Susan Duckett | Professor | sducket@clemson.edu | 864-656-1505 |
Jared Elmore | Research Assistant Professor | jaelmor@clemson.edu | 864-656-2641 |
Bhupinder Farmaha | Associate Professor, Nutrient Management Specialist | bfarmah@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Troy Farmer | Assistant 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 |
Philip Fravel | Professor, Agricultural Education | fravel@clemson.edu | 540-974-1044 |
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 |
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 Director, Piedmont Research & Education Center | 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 | 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, Associate Professor | alanj@clemson.edu | 864-656-4390 |
Jeryl Jones | Professor of Veterinary Radiology | jerylj@clemson.edu | 864-656-2142 |
Michael Jones | Extension Cotton Specialist | majones@clemson.edu | 843-519-0477 |
Adam Kantrovich | Full Extension Specialist - Agribusiness, Team Director | akantro@clemson.edu | 803-834-0019 |
Raghupathy Karthikeyan | Professor & 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 | |
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 |
Neeraj Kumar | Research Assistant Professor | nkumar2@clemson.edu | 864-656-9959 |
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 | |
Joe Mari Maja | Assistant Professor | JMAJA@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Michael Marshall | Assistant Professor | 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 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 |
Kelley Paugh | Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology | kpaugh@clemson.edu | 843-519-0479 |
Jose Payero | Assistant Professor | jpayero@clemson.edu | 803-284-3343 |
Brandon Peoples | Associate Professor of Fisheries Ecology | peoples@clemson.edu | 864-656-4855 |
J. Todd Petty | Department Chair and Professor of Aquatic Sciences | jtpetty@clemson.edu | 864-656-3302 |
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 |
Anthony Pometto III | Professor | pometto@clemson.edu | 864-656-4382 |
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 |
Pedro Queiroz | Agribusiness Lecturer | pvertin@clemson.edu | 864-656-3250 |
Francis Reay-Jones | Professor of Entomology & IPM Coordinator | freayjo@clemson.edu | 843-519-0480 |
E. Jeffery Rhodehamel | Professor | jrhode@clemson.edu | 864-787-8360 |
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 | Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Pathology and Nematology | jar7@clemson.edu | 843-519-0492 |
Shari L. Rodriguez | Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Wildlife | slrodri@clemson.edu | 864-656-0430 |
Charles Rosenkrans, Jr. | Department Chair | cfrosen@clemson.edu | 864-533-2240 |
Sachin Rustgi | Associate Professor of Molecular Breeding and Faculty Scholar in Clemson University School of Health Research | srustgi@clemson.edu | 843-519-0475 |
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 | Associate Professor of Systems Genomics | 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 | Extension/ field veterinarian | 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 | Extension Economist | nathan5@clemson.edu | 803-788-5700 |
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 | |
Mažeika Patricio Sulliván | Director, Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science | mazeiks@clemson.edu | |
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 |
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 | Senior Lecturer Horticulture | ellenav@clemson.edu | 864-656-1342 |
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 |
Greg Yarrow | Acting 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 |