Member Faculty
Below is a listing of Institute for Integrative Precision Agriculture member faculty. If you are interested in becoming an IIPA member, please submit an application form and your current, abbreviated CV to iipa@uga.edu.
![Jonathan Arnold Jonathan Arnold](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Arnold-Jonathan-1-250x325.jpg)
Jonathan Arnold
![Leonardo Mendes Bastos Leo Bastos](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Bastos-Leo-250x325.jpg)
Leonardo Mendes Bastos
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
Assistant Professor
4115B Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA 30602
![Chad Bolding Chad Bolding](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Bolding-Chad-250x325.jpg)
Chad Bolding
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Professor and Langdale Endowed Chair in Forest Business
180 East Green Street, Athens, GA 30602
![Thirimachos Bourlai Thirimachos Bourlai](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Bourlai-Thirimachos-250x325.jpg)
Thirimachos Bourlai
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor
115 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center 200 D.W. Brooks Drive Athens, Georgia 30602
![Nino Brown](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/02/nino-brown-250x325.jpg)
Nino Brown
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
Assistant Research Scientist
2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793-5766
![Todd Callaway Todd Callaway](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Callaway-Todd-250x325.jpg)
Todd Callaway
Department of Animal & Dairy Science
Associate Professor
Stru Animal Dairy Sci -, 425 River Road, Athens, GA 30602
![Jaime Camelio Jaime Camelio](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/jcamelio-250x325.jpg)
Jaime Camelio
College of Engineering
Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Professor
Paul D. Coverdell Center 500 D.W. Brooks Drive Athens, Georgia 30602
![Kaitlyn Casulli Kaitlyn Casulli](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Casulli-Kaitlyn-250x325.jpg)
Kaitlyn Casulli
Department of Food Science and Technology, IPA Extension Faculty
Assistant Professor
100 Cedar St, Athens, GA 30602
![Lilong Chai Lilong Chai](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Chai-Lilong-250x325.jpg)
Lilong Chai
Department of Poultry Science, IPA Extension Faculty
Assistant Professor
0217 Poultry Science, 110 Cedar St, Athens, GA 30602
![Dario Chavez Dario, Chavez](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/12/DarioChavez-e1670450028192-250x325.jpg)
Dario Chavez
Department of Horticulture, Genetics and Genomics, IPA Extension Faculty
Associate Professor
1109 Experiment Street, Stress Physiology Building - Room 105, Griffin, GA 30223-1797
![Chongxiao (Sean) Chen Sean Chen](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Chen-Sean-250x325.jpg)
Chongxiao (Sean) Chen
Department of Poultry Science, IPA Extension Faculty
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist
110 Cedar Street, 308 Poultry Science Building, Athens, GA 30602
![Michael Czarick Michael Czarick](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/12/2016_MichaelCzarick-e1670449995209-250x325.jpg)
Michael Czarick
Department of Poultry Science, IPA Extension Faculty
Senior Public Service Associate
110 Cedar Street, Athens, GA 30602-4435
![Xiangyu Deng Xiangyu-Deng headshot](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/03/Xiangyu-Deng-250x325.jpg)
Xiangyu Deng
Department of Food Science and Technology
Associate Professor
UGA-Melton Building, 350 Woodroof Drive, Griffin, GA 30223
![Jason Duggin Jason Duggin](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/12/JasonDuggin-1-e1670450138920-250x325.jpg)
Jason Duggin
Department of Animal & Dairy Science, IPA Extension Faculty
Public Service Associate
1282 SR 53 Spur, SW, Suite 200, Calhoun, GA 30701
![Brian D. Fairchild Brian Fairchild](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/12/BrianFairchild-e1670450182498-250x325.jpg)
Brian D. Fairchild
Department of Poultry Science, IPA Extension Faculty
Professor
110 Cedar Street, Athens, GA 30602
![Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi Rhuanito Ferrarezi](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Ferrarezi-Rhuanito-250x325.jpg)
Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi
Department of Horticulture
Associate Professor
1111 Miller Plant Sciences, 120 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602
![Pedro L.P. Fontes P-Fontes](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/11/P-Fontes.jpg)
Pedro L.P. Fontes
Department of Animal & Dairy Science
Assistant Professor
425 River Rd |office 152 | Athens, GA 30602
![Daniel Geller Daniel Geller](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Geller-Daniel-250x325.jpg)
Daniel Geller
IPA Extension Faculty, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Senior Public Service Associate, Assistant Director of Startups for Innovation Gateway
127 Terrell Hall 210 S Jackson Street Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
![James Gratzek James Gratzek](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Gratzek-James-250x325.jpg)
James Gratzek
Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center, IPA Extension Faculty
Director
1109 Experiment St., FoodPIC Bldg, Griffin, GA 30223
![Gerald Henry Gerald Henry](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Henry-Gerald-250x325.jpg)
Gerald Henry
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
Athletic Association Professor in Environmental Turfgrass (Turfgrass Management)
Crop and Soil Sciences, 3111 Miller Plant Science Bldg., Athens, GA 30602
![Kyle Johnsen kyle-johnsen headshot](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/03/kyle-johnsen-250x325.jpg)
Kyle Johnsen
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor
117 Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center 200 D. W. Brooks Drive Athens, Georgia 30602
![In Kee Kim In Kee Kim](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Kim-In-Kee-250x325.jpg)
In Kee Kim
School of Computing
Assistant Professor
802 Boyd Research and Education Center, Athens, GA 30602
![Fanbin Kong Fanbin Kong](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Kong-Fanbin-250x325.jpg)
Fanbin Kong
Department of Food Science and Technology
Professor
0211 Food Science Building 100 Cedar St., Athens, GA 30602
![Christopher Kucha C-Kucha](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/C-Kucha-248x325.jpg)
Christopher Kucha
Department of Food Science and Technology
Assistant Professor
127 Food Science Building, 100 Cedar St., Athens, GA 30602
![Mehmet Kurum M-Kurum](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/M-Kurum.jpg)
Mehmet Kurum
![Lorena Lacerda lorena-lacerda-headshot](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/lorena-lacerda-headshot-250x325.jpg)
Lorena Lacerda
![Joseph LaForest Joseph LaForest](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/LaForest-Joseph-250x325.jpg)
Joseph LaForest
Department of Entomology, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, IPA Extension Faculty
Public Service Associate
![Chin-Ling Lee Chin-Ling-Lee](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/11/Chin-Ling-Lee.jpg)
Chin-Ling Lee
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communication
Assistant Professor
405 College Station Road | Athens, GA 30602
![Matthew Levi matt-levi-headshot](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/matt-levi-headshot-250x325.jpg)
Matthew Levi
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
Assistant Professor - Soil Pedology
3107 Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA 30602
![Guoming Li G-Li](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/G-Li.jpg)
Guoming Li
![Qianwen “Cami” Li Cami-Li-headshot](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/09/Cami-Li-headshot.jpg)
Qianwen “Cami” Li
College of Engineering, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor
Boyd Graduate Center, Room #716B 200 D.W. Brooks Drive | Athens, GA 30602
![Zenglu Li Zenglu Li](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Li-Zenglu-250x325.jpg)
Zenglu Li
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
Georgia Seed Development Professor in Soybean Breeding and Genetics
Center for Applied Genetic Technologies, 111 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602
![Tianming Liu Tianming Liu](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Liu-Tianming-250x325.jpg)
Tianming Liu
School of Computing
Distinguished Research Professor of Computer Science
420 Boyd Research and Education Center, Athens, GA 30602
![Yang Liu Yang-Liu headshot](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2024/03/Yang-Liu.jpg)
Yang Liu
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor
302 East Campus Rd, I-STEM #1/ RM 2040K, Athens, GA 30602
![Yangxuan Liu Yangxuan Liu](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/12/YangxuanLiu-e1670450105843-250x325.jpg)
Yangxuan Liu
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Assistant Professor
303 H.H. Tift Building, Tifton, GA 31793
![Guoyu Lu Guoyu Lu](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/G-Lu-250x325.jpg)
Guoyu Lu
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor
712G Boyd Research and Education Center University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602
![Qin Lu Qin-Lu](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/Qin-Lu.jpg)
Qin Lu
College of Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor
Boyd GSRC, Room 712H 200 D. W. Brooks Drive Athens, GA 30602
![Md Sultan Mahmud m-sultan-mahmud](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/m-sultan-mahmud-248x325.jpg)
Md Sultan Mahmud
Department of Plant Pathology
Assistant Professor of Precision Crop Protection
4301 Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA 30602
![Gengchen Mai Gengchen Mai](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Mai-Gengchen-250x325.jpg)
Gengchen Mai
Department of Geography
Assistant Professor
312 Geology/Georgraphy Building, Athens, GA 30602
![Sudhagar Mani Sudhagar Mani](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Mani-Sudhagar-250x325.jpg)
Sudhagar Mani
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
Professor
"0155F Riverbend Research Center North 110 Riverbend Road Athens, GA 30602"
![Leidong Mao Leidong Mao](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Mao-Leidong-250x325.jpg)
Leidong Mao
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor
167 Riverbend Research Center South 220 Riverbend Road Athens, Georgia 30602
![Kevin Mis Solval Kevin Mis Solval](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Mis-Solval-Kevin-250x325.jpg)
Kevin Mis Solval
Department of Food Science and Technology, IPA Extension Faculty
Assistant Professor
0184 Melton Building, 1109 Experiment St, Griffin, GA 30223
![Aditya Mishra A-Mishra](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/09/A-Mishra-250x325.jpg)
Aditya Mishra
Department of Statistics
Assistant Professor
510 Brooks Hall, 310 Herty Drive, Athens, GA 30602
![Shanjukta Nath Shanjukta Nath](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/09/s-nath.jpg)
Shanjukta Nath
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Assistant Professor
312-B Conner Hall, Athens, GA 30602
![Luan Oliveira LuanPereira-De-Oliveira](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/2023_LuanPereira-De-Oliveira-248x325.jpg)
Luan Oliveira
Department of Horticulture
Assistant Professor
139 Engineering Building, 2329 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793
![Whitney Pagan w-l-pagan](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/10/w-l-pagan.jpg)
Whitney Pagan
College of Engineering
Assistant Professor
2209 ISTEM Bldg. 2 Athens, GA 30602
![Ramviyas Nattanmai Parasuraman Ramviyas Parasuraman](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Parasuraman-Ramviyas-250x325.jpg)
Ramviyas Nattanmai Parasuraman
School of Computing
Assistant Professor
803 Boyd Research and Education Center, Athens, GA 30602
![Alicia Peduzzi Alicia Peduzzi](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Peduzzi-Alicia-250x325.jpg)
Alicia Peduzzi
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Assistant Professor
180 E Green Street, Warnell School of Forestry, Athens, GA 30602-2152
![Calvin D. Perry Calvin D. Perry](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/12/PerryCalvin-e1670450236158-250x325.jpg)
Calvin D. Perry
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, IPA Extension Faculty, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Public Service Assistant
Stripling Irrigation Research Park, 8207 Hwy 37, Camilla, GA 31730
![Ramana Pidaparti Ramana Pidaparti](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Pidaparti-Ramana-250x325.jpg)
Ramana Pidaparti
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Professor
"0712A Boyd Graduate Research Building 200 D.W. Brooks Drive Athens, Georgia 30602"
![Cristiane Pilon Cristiane Pilon](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/12/CristianePilon-e1670449898254-250x325.jpg)
Cristiane Pilon
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, IPA Extension Faculty
Assistant Professor - Row Crop Physiology
2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793
![Wesley Porter Wesley Porter](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Porter-Wesley-250x325.jpg)
Wesley Porter
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences, IPA Extension Faculty
Associate Professor
0133 Bio & Ag Eng -main , 2360 Rainwater Road Tifton, GA 31793
![Glen Rains Glen Rains](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Rains-Glen-250x325.jpg)
Glen Rains
Department of Entomology, IPA Extension Faculty
Professor
2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793-5766
![Ramaraja Ramasamy R-Ramasamy](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/R-Ramasamy-248x325.jpg)
Ramaraja Ramasamy
College of Engineering, School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
Professor and Sr. Associate Dean
Paul D. Coverdell Center, Room 130, 500 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, GA 30602
![Khaled Rasheed Rasheed Khaled](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Khaled-Rasheed-250x325.jpg)
Khaled Rasheed
Institute for Artificial Intelligence, School of Computing
Professor, Director
518 Boyd Research and Education Center, Athens, GA 30602
![Prafulla Regmi Prafulla Regmi](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Regmi-Prafulla-250x325.jpg)
Prafulla Regmi
![Romdhane Rekaya Romdhane Rekaya](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Rekaya-Romdhane-250x325.jpg)
Romdhane Rekaya
Department of Animal & Dairy Science
Professor
348 Edgar L. Rhodes Center for ADS, 425 River Road, Athens, GA 30602-2771
![Harald Scherm Harald Scherm](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Scherm-Harald-250x325.jpg)
Harald Scherm
Department of Plant Pathology
Professor & Department Head
120 Carlton Street, 2105 Miller Plant Science Buildings, Athens, GA 30602-7274
![Ashfaq Ahmad Sial Ashfaq Ahmad Sial](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Sial-Ashfaq-250x325.jpg)
Ashfaq Ahmad Sial
Department of Entomology, IPA Extension Faculty
Associate Professor
463 Biological Sciences Building, 120 Cedar St., Athens, GA 30602-2603
![Kenan Song K-Song](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/K-Song.jpg)
Kenan Song
College of Engineering, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
302 E. Campus Rd, I-STEM 2, Office 1252, Athens, GA 30602
![David Stooksbury David Stooksbury](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Stooksbury-David-250x325.jpg)
David Stooksbury
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor
1214 Driftmier Engineering Center University of Georgia Athens, GA 30602
![Joonhyuk Suh Joonhyuk Suh](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/06/Joonhyuk-Suh.jpg)
Joonhyuk Suh
Department of Food Science and Technology
Assistant Professor
100 Cedar St., Food Science Building, Room 319, Athens, GA 30602
![Haijian Sun Haijian Sun](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Sun-Haijian-250x325.jpg)
Haijian Sun
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor
111 Boyd Research and Education Center University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602
![Hongyue Sun h-sun](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/08/h-sun.jpg)
Hongyue Sun
College of Engineering
Associate Professor
1040B I-STEM 1, 302 East Campus Road Athens, Georgia 30602
![Jin Sun Jin Sun](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Sun-Jin-250x325.jpg)
Jin Sun
School of Computing
Assistant Professor
804 Boyd Research and Education Center, Athens, GA 30602
![Sha Tao Sha Tao](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Tao-Sha-250x325.jpg)
Sha Tao
Department of Animal & Dairy Science, IPA Extension Faculty
Associate Professor
E.L. Rhodes Center, 425 River Road, Athens, GA 30602
![E.W. “Bill” Tollner Bill Tollner](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Tollner-Bill-250x325.jpg)
E.W. “Bill” Tollner
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Professor
2128 Driftmier Engineering Center 597 D.W. Brooks Dr. Athens, GA 30602
![Joseph Usack J-Usack-Headshot](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2023/12/J-Usack-Headshot.jpg)
Joseph Usack
Department of Food Science and Technology
Assistant Professor
100 Cedar Street, Office 118 Athens, GA 30602
![George Vellidis George Vellidis](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Vellidis-George-250x325.jpg)
George Vellidis
Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
Professor
0133 Engineering Bldg, 2360 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31793-5766
![Linbing Wang Linbing Wang](http://iipa.uga.edu/files/2022/11/Wang-Linbing-250x325.jpg)
Linbing Wang
School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering
Professor & Director, The Sensing and Perception Lab
1254 STEM Research Building II University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602