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Whole plant physiology

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

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
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.
Braun, David Assistant Professor of Biology	dmb44@psu.edu 814-863-1108 (University Park)	Plant genetics and development, carbon partitioning, sugar transport, leaf variegation.
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 adaptation to edaphic stress.
Huff, David R. Associate Professor of Turfgrass Breeding and Genetics, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences	drh15@psu.edu 814-863-9805 (University Park)	Population genetics. Plant evolution and ecology. Crop improvement. Physiological tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress.
Koide, Roger Professor of Horticultural Ecology	rxk13@psu.edu 814-863-0710 (University Park)	Ecology and physiology of plants and their mycorrhizal fungi.
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.
McSteen, Paula Assistant Professor of Biology	pcm11@psu.edu 814-863-1112 (University Park)	Identification and characterization of genes regulating meristem initiation and growth in maize and Arabidopsis. Genomic approaches to studying auxin regulation and gene expression in meristems.
Pell, Eva Sr. 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)	The impact of inbreeding by plants on organic volatile production, herbivory and the establishment and spread of diseases. The effects of effects of disease on the foraging behavior of vectors and their natural enemies.