Department Chair

Rachel Spicer, Associate Professor of Botany, Chair of the Botany Department

Rachel Spicer

Associate Professor of Botany, Chair of the Botany Department

Xylem structure and function • Vascular development in trees • Parenchyma physiology


Faculty

Kristine J. Hardeman, Associate Teaching Professor of Biology and Botany

Kristine J. Hardeman

Associate Teaching Professor of Biology and Botany

Molecular biology • Genetics • Plant biotechnology


Michelle Jackson-Huaqui, Visiting Assistant Professor of Botany & Environmental Studies

Michelle Jackson-Huaqui

Visiting Assistant Professor of Botany & Environmental Studies


Chad Jones, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Academic Affairs, Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Chad Jones

Associate Dean of the Faculty for Academic Affairs, Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Plant ecology • Plant succession • Invasive species • GIS and ecological modeling


Manuel Lizarralde, Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Manuel Lizarralde

Professor of Botany and Environmental Studies

Ethnobotany • Environmental anthropology


T. Page Owen, Associate Professor of Botany, Pre-health professions adviser

T. Page Owen

Associate Professor of Botany, Pre-health professions adviser

Botany


Sardha Suriyapperuma, Associate Teaching Professor of Biology and Botany

Sardha Suriyapperuma

Associate Teaching Professor of Biology and Botany

Molecular biology • Plant and cell biology • Microarray • Genomics and linkage mapping • Plant-microbe interactions


Eric Vukicevich, Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Assistant Professor of Botany (Sustainable Agriculture)

Eric Vukicevich

Sue and Eugene Mercy, Jr. Assistant Professor of Botany (Sustainable Agriculture)

Soil ecology • Organic cropping systems • Pest management


Madelynn von Baeyer

Adjunct Instructor of Botany


Staff

Karen Baker

Lab Assistant

Liz Smith

Academic Department Assistant

Pamela Hine

Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Botany

Environmental education • Plant ecology • Tidal marsh ecology • Pollination ecology

Peter Siver, Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Professor Emeritus of Botany and Environmental Studies

Peter Siver

Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Professor Emeritus of Botany and Environmental Studies

Limnology • Phycology • Impacts of environmental stress on lakes • Reconstructing ancient environments


R. Scott Warren, Jean C. Tempel '65 Professor Emeritus of Botany

R. Scott Warren

Jean C. Tempel '65 Professor Emeritus of Botany

New England tidal marshes


In Memoriam

Richard Goodwin

Katharine Blunt Professor Emeritus of Botany, Director of the 糖心TV Arboretum

 

William Niering

Lucretia L. Allyn Professor of Botany, Research Director of the 糖心TV Arboretum