Updated 5/29/24
ALABAMA
https://aaes.auburn.edu/
Auburn University
107 Comer Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
Art Appel
Associate Dean for Research, College of Agriculture Associate Director, Alabama AES
Entomology
Phone: 334-844-8727
Email: appelag@auburn.edu
Assistant: Megan Adamson; meb0056@auburn.edu
Paul Patterson
Dean/Director College of Agriculture and AAES
Phone: (334) 844-3209
Fax: (334) 844-5511
Email: pmp0003@auburn.edu
Assistant: Nan Chambliss; chambnc@aces.edu
ARKANSAS
https://aaes.uada.edu/
University of Arkansas
Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences
1 University of Arkansas
1371 W. Altheimer Drive, DTAS A-215
Fayetteville, AR 72701
F Meullenet
Director of AAES & Interim Dean for the Dale Bumpers College of Ag, Food and Life Sciences
Food Science
Phone: 979-502-9801
Email: jfmeull@uark.edu
Assistant: Karen Love; kmlove@uark.edu
Nathan Slaton
Senior Associate Director, AAES
Soil Science
Phone: 479-502-9804
Cell: 479-263-1447
Email: nslaton@uark.edu
Assistant: Dianne Saffire; saffire@uark.edu
FLORIDA
https://research.ifas.ufl.edu/
University of Florida
P.O. Box 110200
Gainesville, FL 32611
John Davis
Interim Dean for Research and Director, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Forest Ecosystem Health
Phone: 352-392-1784
Email: jmdavis@ufl.edu
Assistant: Kristin Knopf; k.knopf@ufl.edu
Damian Adams
Associate Dean for Research
Natural Resource Economics
Phone: 352-392-1784
Email: dcadams@ufl.edu
Assistant: Kristin Knopf; k.knopf@ufl.edu
Jerry Fankhauser
Assistant Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Phone: 352-294-0466
Email: gfankhauser@ufl.edu
GEORGIA
https://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/research.html
University of Georgia
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602-7503
Harshavardhan (Harsha) Thippareddi
Associate Dean for Research
Poultry Science
Phone: (706) 542-2151
Email: harsha.thippareddi@uga.edu
Assistant: Kelly Fitzgerald; Ag.Research@uga.edu
Nick Place
Dean and Director
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Phone: 706.542.3924
Email: jeri.shell@uga.edu
Assistant: Jeri Shell; caesdean@uga.edu
Michael Toews
Assistant Dean
Entomologist
Phone: (229) 386-3338
Email: mtoews@uga.edu
CAES Tifton Campus
Tift Building, 2360 Rainwater Rd, Tifton, GA 31793-5766
Assistant: Teri Hughes; terish@uga.edu
Jeffrey Dean
Assistant Provost & Campus Director
Plant Pathology
jeffdean@uga.edu
770-228-7263
CAES Griffin Campus
1109 Experiment St., Griffin, GA 30223
Assistant: Elizabeth Laney EL30902@uga.edu
KENTUCKY
https://research.ca.uky.edu/
S129A Ag. Sci. North
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0091
James Matthews
Associate Dean for Research and Director of Kentucky AES
Horticulture
Phone: 859-257-3332
Cell: 859-421-0740
Email: James.matthews@uky.edu
Assistant: TBD
Nancy Cox
Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
Animal Physiology
Phone: (859) 257-4772
Email: ncox@uky.edu
Assistant: Annette Evans; alevan4@email.uky.edu
Lesley Oliver
Associate Director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Agronomy/Soil Microbiology
Phone: 859-257-1084
Email: lesley.oliver@uky.edu
Tom Hanna
Assistant Director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Information Technology
Phone: 859-257-3009
Email: tom.hanna@uky.edu
LOUISIANA
www.lsuagcenter.com/research
Louisiana State University
LSU Agricultural Center
104 Efferson Hall
110 LSU Union Square
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Michael Salassi
Executive Associate Vice President & Director of the Louisiana AES
Agricultural Economics
Phone: 225-578-4161
Email: MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu
Assistant: Michelle Miller; MMiller@agcenter.lsu.edu
Matt Lee
Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture
Email: mlee@lsu.edu
Michael Stout
Associate Director of Louisiana AES
Phone: 225-578-1628
Email: MStout@agcenter.lsu.edu
Kurt Guidry
Associate Director of Louisiana AES
Phone: 337-788-7531
Email: KMGuidry@agcenter.lsu.edu
MISSISSIPPI
https://www.mafes.msstate.edu/
Mississippi State University
Box 9780
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Willard, Scott
Director of Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Animal and Dairy Science
Phone: 662-325-2333
Email: swillard@cals.msstate.edu
Assistant: Tiffney Williams: twilliams@cals.msstate.edu
Coble, Keith
Vice President Division of Agriculture, Forestry, & Veterinary Medicine
Agricultural Economics
Phone: 662-325-3006
Email: khc3@msstate.edu
Assistant: Lisa Noffsinger; lisa.noffsinger@msstate.edu
Jamie Larson
Assistant Director, Research
Cattle Reproductive Physiology
Phone: (662)325-0040
Email: j.larson@msstate.edu
Assistant:
Darrin Dodds
Interim Association Director, Operations
Cotton Agronomics
Phone: 662.325.4072
Email:dmd76@msstate.edu
Assistant:
NORTH CAROLINA
https://cals.ncsu.edu/research/
North Carolina State University
201 Patterson Hall
Box 7643
Raleigh, NC 27695-7643
Steve Lommel
Associate Dean and Director for NCARS
Plant Pathology
Phone: 919-515-2717
Email: steve_lommel@ncsu.edu
Assistant: Courtney Luchey Morris; cyluchey@ncsu.edu
David Monks
Assistant Director, NCARS
Agronomy, Crop Sci and Hort Sci
Phone: (919) 515-2717
Email: david_monks@ncsu.edu
Assistant: TBD
Loren Fisher
Assistant Director, NCARS
Phone: (919) 515-4059
Email: loren_fisher@ncsu.edu
Amy Grunden
Assistant Director, NCARS
Cattle Reproductive Physiology
Phone: 919-513-4295
Lab Phone: 919-515-7136
Email: amgrunde@ncsu.edu
OKLAHOMA
https://agresearch.okstate.edu/
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
139 Agricultural Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Scott Senseman
Associate Vice President and Director of Oklahoma AES
Agronomy
Phone: 405-744-5398
Email: scott.senseman@okstate.edu
Assistant: Jennifer Catoe; jennifer.catoe@okstate.edu
Randy Raper
Assistant Director Oklahoma AES
Agricultural Engineer
Phone: (405) 744-5398
Email: randy.raper@okstate.edu
Assistant: TBD
PUERTO RICO
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
259 Blvd Alfonso Valdes
Building B Office 305
Mayaguez, PR 00680
Lucas Aviles
Interim Associate Dean and Director of Puerto Rico AES
Horticulture
Phone: 787-265-3899
Email: lucas.aviles@upr.edu
Assistant: Lynette Feliciano; lynette.feliciano1@upr.edu
Vivian Carro
Assistant Dean of Research
Phone: 787-265-3899
Email: vivian.carro@upr.edu
Assistant: Lynette Feliciano; lynette.feliciano1@upr.edu
SOUTH CAROLINA
https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/research/index.html
Clemson University
104 Barre Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
Paula Agudelo
Associate Dean and Director of Clemson AES
Plant Pathology
Phone: (864) 656-0681
Email: pagudel@clemson.edu
Assistant: Robin Williams; robin3@williams.edu
John Andrae
Assistant Director of Clemson AES
Clemson University
Phone: 864-656-1287
Email: jandrae@clemson.edu
Assistant: Robin Williams; robin3@williams.edu
TENNESSEE
https://utia.tennessee.edu/
University of Tennessee AgResearch
The University of Tennessee
103 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4506
Hongwei Xin
Dean and Director of Tennessee AES
Animal Science
Phone: (865) 974-6960
Email: hxin2@tennessee.edu
Assistant: Kim Linton; klinton1@utk.edu
Tim Rials
Associate Dean for Research and Associate Director of the Tennessee AES
Ag Engineer
Phone: (865)974-7121
Email: trials@utk.edu
Assistant: Jessica McCord; jfox16@utk.edu
TEXAS
https://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/
Texas A&M University
600 John Kimbrough Blvd., Suite 512
2142 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2142
Cliff Lamb
Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Animal Science
Phone: 979-845-8486
Email:gclamb@tamu.edu
Assistant: Angela Bailey; angela.bailey@ag.tamu.edu
Amir Ibrahim
Associate Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Email: Amir.Ibrahim@ag.tamu.edu
Assistant: Rachel Tydlacka; rachel.tydlacka@ag.tamu.edu
VIRGINIA
https://www.vaes.vt.edu/
Virginia Tech
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
104D Hutcheson Hall(0402)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Burrows, Mary
Director of Virginia AES and Associate Dean for Research
Plant Virology
Phone: (540) 231-6336
Email: mburrows540@vt.edu
Assistant: Laura Rasnick; Lrasnick@vt.edu
Kang Xia
Interim Associate Director of VAES
Environmental organic Chemistry
Phone: (540) 231-9323
Email: kxia@vt.edu
Alan Grant
Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Animal & Poultry Science
Phone: (540)231-4152
Email: algrant@vt.edu
Assistant: Crystal Tawney; cdtawney@vt.edu
Paul Winistorfer
Dean of College of Natural Resources
Wood Science
Phone: (540) 231-5481
Email: pstorfer@vt.edu
Assistant: Arlice Banks; arbanks@vt.edu
VIRGIN ISLANDS
https://www.uvi.edu/research/agricultural-experiment-station/
University of the Virgin Islands
RR#1 Box 10,000, Kingshill
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00850-9781
Adamu, Usman
Dean and Director of Agriculture Programs
Phone: (340) 692-4080
Email: usman.adamu@uvi.edu
Assistant: Christine Cruz; cristine.cruz@uvi.edu
Zimmerman, Thomas
Associate Director of AES
Horticulture
Phone: (340) 692-4074
Email: tzimmer@live.uvi.edu
Assistant: Fiola Alexander; falexan@uvi.edu
Henry Awika
Interim Associate Director of AES
Phone: 340-692-4179
Email: henry.awika@uvi.edu