People

Faculty	Email	Title
Jeffrey Derr	jderr@vt.edu	Professor of Weed Science, Center Director
Alejandro Del-Pozo	adelpozo@vt.edu	Assistant Professor, Applied Insect Ecology
Laurie Fox	ljsmith@vt.edu	Horticulture Associate
Chuanxue Hong	chhong2@vt.edu	Professor of Plant Pathology
Ping Kong	pkong@vt.edu	Research Scientist in Plant Pathology
David Sample	dsample@vt.edu	Professor, Biological Systems Engineering
Jayesh Samtani	jsamtani@vt.edu	Associate Professor of Horticulture
Eric Stallknecht	ericjs3@vt.edu	Assistant Professor-Greenhouse Specialist
Xiaoping Li	lixiaopi@vt.edu	Postdoctoral Microbiome Scientist
Ihsan Khaliq	ikhaliq@vt.edu	Postdoctoral Applied Plant Pathologist
Peter B. Schultz	schultzp@vt.edu	Professor Emeritus
Jim Owen	jim.owen@usda.gov	Adjunct Professor

Staff	Email	Title
Ava Borden	aborden@vt.edu	Administrative and Office Specialist
Julie Brindley	jbrindley@vt.edu	Research Specialist Senior
Colby Flanagan	fcolby@vt.edu	Trades Technician III
Rob Holtz	rholtz@vt.edu	Farm Manager
Adam Nichols	adnichol@vt.edu	Turf Research Manager
Aman Rana	amanrana@vt.edu	Lab and Research Specialist
Patricia Richardson	paricha2@vt.edu	Research Specialist Senior
Thomas Wilchynski	maxumsc@vt.edu	Trades Technician
Alana Kirsch	alanak@vt.edu	Communications Associate