Antonio DiTommaso

Associate Professor, Weed Science
Rm. 903 Bradfield Hall
(607) 254-4702 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
ad97@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

1995 - Ph.D., Weed Ecology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
1989 - M.S., Plant Ecology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
1986 - B.S.(Agr.), Environmental Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Toni is an Associate Professor in Weed Science in the Department of Crops and Soil Sciences and has a 55% research and 45% teaching appointment.

 

Charles Mohler

Senior Research Associate
Rm. 907 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-0199 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
clm11@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

1979 Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1971 B.A., Biology. University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

 



Visiting Scholar – Jan.-July 2007

Current Position:
Associate Professor, Weed Science
Department of Resources and Environmental Sciences,
Shanghai Jiaotong University, P.R. China
jyshen88@sjtu.edu.cn

 

EDUCATION

2005 Ph.D. Environnmental Engineering. Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai,P.R. China
2001 M.Sc., Aquatic Biology. Shanghai Normal University, Shangai, P.R. China.
1987 B.Sc., Plant Protection, Shanghai Agricultural College, Shanghai, P.R.China

Dr. Jianying Shen joined Professor DiTommaso's Weed Ecology & Management Research Group as a Visiting Scholar from the Department of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Jiaotong University where she has been an Associate Professor in Weed Science since 1997. Professor Shen's research interests are in the areas of weed biology/ecology, biological weed control, and integrated management. She is also very much interested in the development of new approaches and methodologies for the teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in weed science, plant quarantine, identification and development of beneficial weedy species (e.g. for medicinal purposes), bioremediation of environmental pollutants, and integrated pest management. She is an Expert Member of the Shanghai Science Committee and Shanghai Hazard Evaluation Committee, and has held the post of Director of the Shanghai Institute of Plant Protection since 2002. Dr. Shen has received several awards for outstanding teaching and research.

 

Andrew McDonald

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, USDA-NRI (2005-2007)


Current Position:

Research Coordinator

New York State Water Resources Institute

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

1115 Bradfield Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853 USA

Fax: 607-255-2106

ajm9@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

2003 - Ph.D., Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1998 - M.S., Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1994 - B.S., Development Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

 

 

Kristine Averill

Graduate Student (M.S.)
Rm. 905 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-4747 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
kma25@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

present - M.S. Student, Weed Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2005 - B.S., Plant Science (Horticulture), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

 

Lillian Magilow

Graduate Student (MS/PhD)
Rm. 905 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-4747 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
lcm36@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

Present – M.S./Ph.D. Student, Weed Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2005 - B.S. (Honors), Applied Plant Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

 

Rachel Shuler

 

res55@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

2007-M.S., Weed Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2003-B.A., English/ minor in Spanish, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

 

Stephanie Whitehouse

Graduate Student (M.S.)
Rm. 905 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-4747 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
sew54@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

present-M.S. Student, Weed Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2006-B.S., Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

 

Emily Hotchkiss

Undergraduate Student
Cornell Presidential Research Scholar
eeh8@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

B.S. (Biology) 2007, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

 

Brian Caldwell

Brian Caldwell
Research Technician – Organic Cropping System Project
Rm. 905 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-4747 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
bac11@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

1986 – M.S., Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1979 – B.S., Economic Botany, Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Brian Caldwell was an Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension from 1995-2001, specializing in fruit and vegetable production and covering a 5-county area in south-central NY. He then became the first farm education coordinator for New York chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA-NY) until 2005. Brian ran a small certified organic vegetable farm from 1978-1997. He is currently a partner in a small certified organic apple orchard.

 

Scott Morris

Research Assistant
Rm. 905 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-4747 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
shm9@cornell.edu

EDUCATION

2000 - B.S., Biology (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

 

 

 

Dan Brainard

 

Dan Brainard

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, USDA-NRI (2002-2004)

Current Position:
Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture
 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Phone: 517/355-5191, ext 1417
Fax: 517/353-0890
Email: brainar9@msu.edu

Homepage: http://www.hrt.msu.edu/faculty/brainard.htm

EDUCATION

2002 Ph.D., Horticulture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1993 M.A., Economics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
1987 B.A., Economics/Third World Studies, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

 

Julie Major

Graduate Student (Ph.D.)
Rm. 908 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-1730 (voice)
(607) 255-3207 (fax)
jm322@cornell.edu

 

Homepage: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jm322/

 

EDUCATION

Present - Ph.D., Soil Fertility, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2004 - M.S.Weed Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2001 - B.S. (Agr) Plant Science Major, McGill University, Montreal, QC

 

Robert Nurse

Weed Scientist
Agriculture and AgriFood Canada
Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre
2585 County Road 20

Harrow, Ontario, NOR 1G0 Canada
(519) 738-1288 (voice)
(519) 738-2929 (fax)
nurser@agr.gc.ca

 

EDUCATION

2004 - Ph.D., Weed Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2000 - M.S., Weed Ecology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
1998 - B.S.(Hons), Ecology and Evolution, University of Western Ontario, London, ON

Current Position: Weed Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Greenhouse and Crops Processing Centre: http://res2.agr.ca/harrow/

 

Larissa Smith

Current Position:

Extension Support Specialist

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

237 Emerson Hall, Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853
lls14@cornell.edu

 

EDUCATION

2006 - M.S., Weed Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1998 - B.S., Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY