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Environment and stress plant physiology

Faculty in the Plant Biology graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Arteca, Richard Professor of Horticultural Physiology	rna@psu.edu 814-863-4906 (University Park)	Plant responses to externally applied stimuli with emphasis on plant hormones, touch and gravity.
Berhage, Robert Associate Professor of Horticulture	rdb4@psu.edu 814-863-2190 (University Park)	Environmental plant physiology. Controlled and modified environments for plant growth. Eco-roofs, rooftop greening, and other uses of plants in distributed stormwater management systems.
Brown, Kathleen Professor of Postharvest Physiology	kbe@psu.edu 814-863-2260 (University Park)	Ethylene biology. Regulation of root development. Root responses to edaphic stress. Identification and mapping of traits for adaption to edaphic stress.
Bryant, Donald Ernest C. Pollard Professor of Biotechnology Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	dab14@psu.edu 814-865-1992 (University Park)	Photosynthesis, structure-function relationships of proteins, gene regulation, and microbial physiology. Cyanobacteria and green sulfur bacteria.
Chopra, Surinder Associate Professor of Maize Genetics, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences	sic3@psu.edu 814-865-1159 (University Park)	Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis during plant development and plant-pathogen interaction. Epigenetic regulation and allele specific patterns.
Cosgrove, Daniel (Dan) Eberly Chair and Professor of Biology	dcosgrove@psu.edu 814-863-3892 (University Park)	Mechanism of plant growth. Function and evolution of expansins. Biochemistry and rheology of plant cell walls. Growth responses to light, hormones, and water stress and other stimuli.
Curtis, Wayne Professor of Chemical Engineering	wrc2@psu.edu 814-863-4805 (University Park)	Regulation and signal transduction in plant secondary metabolism. Phytoremediation of hydrocarbons. Commercial chemical production in plants and plant tissue culture.
Cyr, Richard Professor of Biology	rjc8@psu.edu 814-865-6416 (University Park)	Plant cell and developmental biology. Biochemical, genetic, molecular genetic and cell biology of the cytoskeleton. Mitosis, with emphasis on spindle assembly.
Eissenstat, David Professor of Woody Plant Physiology Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology	dme9@psu.edu 814-863-3371 (University Park)	Plant physiological ecology. Root biology and physiology. Plant carbon and nutrient economies.
Kang, Seogchan Associate Professor of Plant Pathology	sxk55@psu.edu 814-863-3846 (University Park)	Molecular genetics and genomics of fungal plant pathogens. Comparative analysis of the genetic and physiological mechanisms underpinning plant-pathogen interactions using Arabidopsis and rice as model systems.
Koide, Roger Professor of Horticultural Ecology	rxk13@psu.edu 814-863-0710 (University Park)	Ecology and physiology of plants and their mycorrhizal fungi.
Luthe, Dawn Professor of Plant Stress Biology, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences	dsl14@psu.edu 814-863-3542 (University Park)	Insect defense responses in maize. Functional genomics/proteomic approaches for studying Aspergillus flavus resistance in maize. Abiotic stress resistance.
Lynch, Jonathan Professor of Plant Nutrition	jpl4@psu.edu 814-863-2256 (University Park)	Plant adaptation to nutrient and water stress. Global change. World hunger. Root biology.
Pell, Eva Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School John and Nancy Steimer Professor of Agricultural Sciences	ejp@psu.edu 814-863-9580 (University Park)	Physiological and biochemical responses of plants to air pollutants. Mechanisms of plant tolerance to air pollutants. Molecular basis and physiological implications of ozone-induced accelerated leaf senescence.
Stephenson, Andrew (Andy) Professor of Biology	as4@psu.edu 814-863-1553 (University Park)	Plant reproductive biology, including gene expression by microgametophytes. Pollen-pistil interactions. Evolution of breeding systems. The impact of herbivory and disease on reproductive output.
Yang, Yinong Associate Professor of Plant Pathology	yuy3@psu.edu 814-867-0324 (University Park)	Signal transduction and functional genomics of rice biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Biochemical and functional characterization of stress-responsive MAP kinases and their substrates.