IFAS DIRECTORY
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Edward A. Evans (Gilly)
Center Director and Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Economics
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
eaevans@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9225 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Hasmeen Abu
Student Assistant - Non-Clerical and Admin
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Food and Resource Economics
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
hasmeenabu@ufl.edu

Foreign language: Spanish

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Victoria Adeleye
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
vadeleye@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9249 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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JA
Jose M. Alegria
Agricultural Assistant II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jalegria@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9240 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Joshua Anderson
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Passion Fruit Disease Resistance Breeding
18905 SW 280 St.
Homestead, FL 33031
anderson.joshua@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9280 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Eduardo Arias
Agricultural Assistant I
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
earias@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9286 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Fredy Ballen
Data Management Analyst II
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agricultural Economics
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
fredy.ballen@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9264 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Spanish

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Haimanote Bayabil (Haime)
Assistant Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Water conservation/quality, irrigation,evapotranspiration
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
hbayabil@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9253 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Andres Bejarano Loor
International Intern
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
abejaranoloor@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 856-9985

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Cristian Benitez Sarmiento
Agricultural Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
cristian.benitez@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 2177869286

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Maria E. Bernal
Mgr, Administrative Services, M.B.A.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
mariaebernal@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9227 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Spanish

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Trent Blare
Assistant Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agricultural Marketing
18905 S.W. 280 Street
Homestead, FL 33031
tblare@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9248 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Spanish, Portuguese

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Maria Brym
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical Fruit Genetics and Breeding
18905 SW 280th Ave.
Homestead, FL 33031
maria.brym@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

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Zachary Brym
Assistant Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agroecology, Industrial Hemp
18905 SW 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031
brymz@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9238 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Daniel Calzadilla
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agroecology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
dcalzadilla@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9293 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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RC
Richard Campbell
Courtesy Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Horticulture
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
rcampbell@cirulibrothers.com

Tel: (305) 246-7000 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Maria A. Canon
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Entomology & Nematology
18905 SW 280 St.
Homestead, FL 33031
malejandra1@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9242 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Spanish

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Daniel Carrillo
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical fruit IPM
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
dancar@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9245 Fax: (305) 246-7003

CC
Charles Carter
Field Technician
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
ccarter.7325@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9270 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Jose G. Castillo
Farm Manager
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
josegc@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9246 Fax: (305) 246-7003

KC
Kevin Castro
Agricultural Assistant I
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
kevin.castro@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9272

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Alan Chambers
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical fruit genetics and breeding
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33130
ac@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9252 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Sisi Chen
Graduate Assistant-Research, M.S.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Breeding
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
sisi.chen@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 391-7599

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Won Choi
Visiting Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Multiphysics Structure and Systems Engineering (Simulation)
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
choiwon@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

VC
Victor Contreras
Visiting Research Scholar
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
vjosue.contreras@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9264

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Jonathan H. Crane
Professor and Associate Center Director, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical Fruit Production and Physiology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jhcr@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9271 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Shannon Cutler
Senior Clerk, B.S.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
shannonbcutler@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9229 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Thomas L. Davenport (Tom)
Emeritus Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
tldav@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 803-0005 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Aline de Camargo Santos
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
adecamargosantos@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9266 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Portuguese

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Marcello De Giosa
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Acarology and Entomology
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
m.degiosa@ufl

Tel: (786) 217-9242

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Marielle de Moraes Berto
Graduate Assistant-Research
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agricultural Entomology
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
mdemoraesberto@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 216-3826

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Camila Del Sol Pina
Student Assistant - Non-Clerical and Admin
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Water Quality
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
cdelsolpina@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000
Foreign language: Spanish

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Alexi R. Delagarza
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical, A.S.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
alexi.delagarza@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

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Carlos Diaz
Maintenance Generalist I
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
carlos.diaz@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9283 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Español

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Gabrielle Foursa
Laboratory Technician
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Shellfish
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
gabrielle.foursa@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9294

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Jaqueline Franciosi Della Vechia
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Entomology
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
franciosidella.j@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9240

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Yuqing Fu
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant genetics and breeding
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
yuqingf@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9281 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Chinese

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Lederson Gañán-Betancur
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
l.gananbetancur@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9276

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Manuel Gastelbondo
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Breeding
2000 Island Blvd 2803
Aventura, FL 33160
gastelbondom@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000
Foreign language: Spanish

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Romina Gazis-Seregina
Assistant Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Mycology, Plant Pathology, Ornamental Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
r.gazisseregina@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9275 Fax: (305) 246-7001

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Erick Gonzalez
Intern
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Research Assistant
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
er.gonzalez@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000
Foreign language: Spanish

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Ryan Gonzalez
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
gonzalezryan@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9281

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Anthony Greene (Daniel)
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Pest Ecology
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
anthonygreene@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9295

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Edwin Gutierrez
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
edwingr@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9266
Foreign language: Spanish, Portuguese

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Niguss S. Hailegnaw
Visiting Research Scholar, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Natural Resources & Environment
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
nhailegnaw@ufl.edu

Foreign language: Amharic

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NH
Nicholas Haley
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
nhaley@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

JH
Jacob,Jr Hall
Senior Agricultural Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jacob3@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9286 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Young Gu Her
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Hydrology & Agricultural Engineering
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
yher@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9288 Fax: (305) 246-7001

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Marlene Hernandez
Custodial Worker II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
marlenehernandez@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9283

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Yi Huang
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
yhwinnie@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9234 Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Chinese

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Nicholas Hughes
Maintenance Generalist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
nehughes04@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9283 Fax: (305) 246-7003

NK
Naga Mani Kanchupati
Graduate Assistant-Research
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
kanchupati.n@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9270

RK
Rafia Khan
Post Doctoral Associate, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
rkhan@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217929249

MK
Maria Kim
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
dayoung.kim@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9293

WK
Waldemar Klassen (Waldy)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Entomology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
klassen@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Nathan Latty
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
nlatty@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000
Foreign language: Spanish

NL
Noris Ledesma
Courtesy Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
nledesma@fairchildgarden.org

Tel: (305) 246-7000 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Yuncong Li
Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Soil and Water Quality
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
yunli@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9251 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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RL
Richard E. Litz
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical Fruit Biotechnology
88 Federal Street
Wiscasset, ME 04578
relitz@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 269-7514
Foreign language: French, German, Spanish

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Qingchun Liu
Biological Scientist III
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
q.liu1@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9234 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Maria De Los Angeles Lugo-Duque (Maria)
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Diagnostic Clinic
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
mlugoduque@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9276
Foreign language: Spanish

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Syed Shaham Madni (Sam)
Visiting Research Scholar
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Precision agriculture & Computer engineering
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
syedshahammadni@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9254
Foreign language: Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki

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Fatemeh Maghsood
Graduate Assistant-Research
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
fa.maghsood@ufl.edu

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Catharine M. Mannion
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Ornamental Entomology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
cmannion@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 510-9724 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Mateo Mantilla Compte
Intern
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
mmantillacompte@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

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Cliff Martin
Curator
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Primary Appt with UF Miami-Dade
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
cgm@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9293

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Maury Martinez
Maintenance Generalist III
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
martinezmaury@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9283 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Lisandro Mateo
Accounting Intern, B.S.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Accounting
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
lmateo1@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9232 Fax: (305) 246-7003

MM
Michael Maunder
Courtesy Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Horticulture
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
mmaunder@fiu.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000 Fax: (305) 246-7003

RM
Robert T. McMillan
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
rtmjr@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000 Fax: (305) 246-7003

RM
Ray Melcon
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 33030
Homestead, FL 33031
raymelcon@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9272 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Geoffrey Meru
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33030
gmeru@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9287 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Vincent Michael
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
michael.vn@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9281 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Wanda Montas
Biological Scientist III
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
wmontas@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9272 Fax: (305) 246-7003

TM
Thai Emanuelle Monteiro Dos Santos Souza
Visiting Assistant Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
t.souza@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

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Pamela A. Moon
Biological Scientist III, M.S.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
pamoon@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9282 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Dana Moreno
Intern
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
d.moreno@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9230

AM
Aroldo Munoz
Agricultural Assistant I
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
aroldo.munoz@ufl.edu

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Monica Navia-Urrutia
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031
m.naviaurrutia@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9276
Foreign language: Spanish, English

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Anastasia Njoroge
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Ave.
Homestead, FL 33031
anjoroge@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9240 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Davidson Noel (Dave)
Intern
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
d.noel@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9230
Foreign language: Creole, french, spanish

AP
Aaron J. Palmateer
Courtesy Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
ajp@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

JP
Jorge E. Peña
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Tropical Fruit Entomology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jepena@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 302-6240 Fax: (305) 246-7003

SP
Sue A. Perry
Courtesy Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Zoology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
sueperry@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

KP
Ketsira Pierre
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
ketsirapierre@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9234 Fax: (305) 246-7003

RP
Randy Ploetz
Emeritus Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280 St.
Homestead, FL 33031
kelly12@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 457-0324 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Jesse D. Potts
graduate research assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Biotechnology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jpotts3@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9282

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Leoernando Quevedo
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Physics
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
quevedol@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 2179281
Foreign language: Spanish

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Jorge Ramirez Corona
Maintenance Generalist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th St.
Homestead, FL 33031
jramirezcorona@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9283

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Alexandra Revynthi
Assistant Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agricultural Acarology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
arevynthi@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9244 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Gabriela Reyes
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Coastal Biogeochemistry and Ecology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
g.reyes@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9294 Fax: (305) 246-7003

YR
Yomiris Reyes
Social Media Specialist
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
yomiris.reyes@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9226 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Isamar Reyes Arauz
International Intern
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Entomology
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
ireyesarauz@ufl.edu

Tel: (305)

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Bruno Rozzi
Agricultural Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agriculture
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
brozzi@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000

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Ivelisse Ruiz Bernard
Biological Scientist II, B.A.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Biogeochemistry
18905 Sw 270th St
PO Box 110600
Homestead, FL 33031
iveruiz@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9294
Foreign language: Spanish

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Prerna Sabharwal
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Horticultural Science
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
prernasabharwal@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9281

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CS
Catherine M. Sabines (Cathie)
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
csabines@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9270 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Pamela Salvador Dutra
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
psalvadordutra@ufl.edu

Foreign language: Spanish

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Federico Sanchez
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
federico.sanchez@ufl.edu

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Saroop Sandhu
Research Coordinator II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
sss67@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9254

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Bruce A. Schaffer
Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Ecophysiology of Subtropical and Tropical Plants
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
bas56@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9265 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Monique Scoggin
Marketing and Communications Specialist
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
mis6664@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9226

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Dakshina R. Seal (Dak)
Scientist, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Pest Management
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
dseal3@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9269 Fax: (305) 246-7003

SS
Shawbeta A. Seal
Agricultural Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
seal17shaw@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9292

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Carlos A. Sendoya Corrales
Intern
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
sendoyacorralesc@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9276
Foreign language: Español (nativo)

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Tamara Serrano
Graduate Assistant-Research
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
t.serrano@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9293

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Satbyeol Shin (Joy)
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Hydrology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
satbyeol.shin@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9255 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Swati Shrestha
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Vegetable Breeding and Genetics
18905 SW 280TH ST
Homestead, FL 33031
s.shrestha@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9281 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Livia M. Silva Ataide
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Entomology
15440 SW 284th ST
PO Box 5303
Homestead, FL 33033
lsilvaataide@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9295
Foreign language: Portugues

ORCID link of Livia M. Silva Ataide  
BS
Bill A. Smith
Agricultural Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
bsmitha@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9246 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Ashley Smyth
Assistant Professor of Biogeochemistry
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Water Quality, Estuaries, Coasts
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
ashley.smyth@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9292 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Edivan Souza
Visiting Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Soil Science
18905 SW 280th Street
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
edivansouza@ufl.edu

Foreign language: Portuguese

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MS
Melissa M. Stanton
Accountant III, M.B.A.
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
melissamstanton@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9228 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Rebecca Tannenbaum
Agricultural/Food Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031-3314
radar78@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9273 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Aline D. Tassi
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Entomology
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
aline.tassi@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9240
Foreign language: Portuguese

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Fitsum Teshome
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
fteshome@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9254 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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JV
Joris Van Zeghbroeck
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jvanzeghbroeck@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9292 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Ana Vargas
Biological Scientist III
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
avargas22@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9266 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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German A. Vargas Orozco
Post Doctoral Associate
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Integrated Pest Management
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
german.vargas@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9295
Foreign language: Spanish

AV
Alicia Vega Diaz
Laboratory Technician
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
aliciavegadiaz@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9281

YV
Yisell Velazquez Hernandez
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
yvelazquez@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9242 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Jorge Vergel
Maintenance Supervisor
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
jmvergel@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9283 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Oralia Vergel
Custodial Worker II
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
overgel@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9283 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Paola Villamarin
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Biological Control
18905 SW 280TH ST
PO Box 18905
Homestead, FL 33031
wpvillamarinro@unal.edu.co

Tel: (786) 672-7667
Foreign language: Spanish

CW
Christine T. Waddill (Chris)
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Pathology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
cwaddill@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9225 Fax: (305) 246-7003

VW
Van H. Waddill
Emeritus Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Entomology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
waddill@ufl.edu

Tel: (305) 246-7000 Fax: (305) 246-7003

YW
YuanYuan Wang
Agricultural Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
wangyuanyuan@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9234 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Shelby Weber
Biological Scientist II
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Plant Diagnostic Clinic
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
shelby.weber1@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9276 ext. 9276
Foreign language: Spanish

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Fikadu Welidehanna
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: crop simulation modeling and hydrology
14830 Naranja Lakes BLVD, A3F
PO Box 33032
Homestead, FL 33032
fikadugetachew@ufl.edu

Fax: (305) 246-7003
Foreign language: Amharic

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Ajit Williams
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Agroecology/Hemp
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
agatorwilliams@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9293 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Xingbo Wu
Assistant Professor
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Environmental Horticulture
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
xingbo.wu@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9279

MY
Melinda Yin
Graduate Research Assistant
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
myin@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9249 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Guiqin Yu
Chemist III
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
yugui55@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9256 Fax: (305) 246-7003

Photo of Gabriel Zaldivar
Gabriel Zaldivar
OPS-Spons Prjs Non-Clerical
Tropical REC - Homestead
18905 SW 280th ST
Homestead, FL 33031
g.zaldivar@ufl.edu

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Shouan Zhang
Professor, Ph.D.
Tropical REC - Homestead
Specialty: Vegetable Pathology
18905 SW 280th Street
Homestead, FL 33031
szhang0007@ufl.edu

Tel: (786) 217-9233 Fax: (305) 246-7003

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Total 135 people.