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Lisa Taylor

Assistant Research ScientistUniversity of Florida

Lisa Taylor researches biodiversity and the extravagant and brilliantly colored displays that arthropods use to communicate.

Animal BehaviorAnimal CognitionAnimal ColorationAnimal CommunicationSpider Biology
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David Godwin

DirectorUniversity of Florida

David Godwin researches fire ecology, from remote sensing assessments of burn severity to prescribed fire and forest carbon dynamics.

WildfireFire ScienceFire EcologyPrescribed Fire
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Yuncong Li

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Yuncong Li is an expert in soil and water quality.

Ecosystem RestorationFertilizer TechnologyPlant NutritionFertilizerSoil
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Victoria Donovan

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Victoria Donovan focuses on how spatial and temporal patterns of disturbance shape ecosystem structure and function.

Ecological Resilience TheoryDisturbance EcologyWildfire Regime DynamicsLandscape EcologyFire Ecology
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Matthew Edward Smith

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Matthew Smith's research is focused on fungal systematics, ecology and evolution. Smith is an expert on fungal biodiversity and mushrooms.

Mushroom PoisoningBiodiversityMycorrhizaMycologyFungal Biology
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Cătălin Voiniciuc

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Cătălin Voiniciuc is an expert on cell walls, complex carbohydrates and synthetic biology.

dietary fibersBiomaterialsplant bioengineeringSynthetic Biologycarbohydrates
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Rob Ferl

Assistant Vice President | ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Rob Ferl studies how plants respond to spaceflight and gravity to support future space exploration and biological research in space.

Space AgricultureBiotechnologyAstrobiologySpace BiologyPlant Molecular Biology
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Carrie Stevenson

Coastal Sustainability AgentUniversity of Florida

Carrie Stevenson has expertise in a variety of subjects pertaining to hurricane preparation, mitigation and recovery.

Hurricane-Resilient TreesHurricane PreparationCoastal EcosystemsTropical StormsFlooding
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Grady Roberts

ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Grady Roberts is a social scientist working to improve human capacity in the context of food, agriculture, and natural resources.

ExtensionAgricultural EducationAdult EducationAgricultural Development
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Ali Sarkhosh

Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Ali Sarkhosh is a fruit crop applied physiologist and extension specialist with more than 15 years of experience with fruit production.

Fruit Crop ManagementFruit Crop ProductionPGRsPruningRootstock and Scion Evaluation