Tag: Fellow

UF/IFAS professor honored as 2023 Fellow of the Entomological Society of America

by Ruth Hohl Borger
July 26, 2023

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — The Governing Board of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has elected UF/IFAS entomologist Lukasz Stelinksi one of six new Fellows of the Society for 2023. Election as a Fellow of ESA acknowledges outstanding contributions ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Psylllid, Citrus Research And Education Center, Disease Management, Entomological Society Of America, Entomology And Nematology, Fellow, Lukasz Stelinski, Plant-insect Interactions

UF professor recognized for a career of accomplishment

by Ruth Hohl Borger
August 12, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- Fred G. Gmitter, Jr., professor of horticulture and citrus breeder at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Citrus Research and Education Center, has been recognized as a 2021 Fellow by the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Cultivars, Fellow, Fred Gmitter, Genetics, Genomics, Grapefruit, Hlb, Mandarin, Sugar Belle, Varieties

UF/IFAS scientist named fellow of American Phytopathological Society

by Brad Buck
August 20, 2020

Working at her lab and fields at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Natalia Peres diagnoses and helps manage diseases that might otherwise ruin strawberries, a $300 million per year crop in Florida. In her efforts to beat ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: American Phytopathological Society, Department Of Plant Pathology, Fellow, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Mentorship, Natalia Peres, Plant Disease Detection

UF researcher earns national recognition early in her career

by Brad Buck
August 19, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. – She’s early in her career, but Yu Wang, a University of Florida food scientist, is making great strides in her research. Recognizing Wang’s work, the Agricultural and Food Chemistry division (AGFD) of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: American Chemical Society, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Fellow, Food Chemistry, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Yu Wang

UF Agronomy Chair Earns Crop Science Society of America’s Top Honor

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
November 4, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Diane Rowland may be just a few months into leading the University of Florida/IFAS agronomy department, but the leadership she’s long displayed in her field will soon garner her a prestigious honor. Each year, ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Awards And Recognitions, Chair, Crop Science Society Of America, Diane Rowland, Fellow

UF/IFAS Plant Geneticist Named Fellow of American Society for Horticultural Science

by Brad Buck
August 13, 2019

BALM, Fla. --- If you savor the sights of caladium, gerbera and other ornamental plants, you can thank Zhanao Deng for developing better varieties. In his three-decade career, Deng beams with pride over new types of caladium and gerbera he’s ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Breeding, Environmental Horticulture, Fellow, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Lantana, Plant Genetics, Zhanao Deng

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