Plant Sciences

Anthony J. Griffiths

Professor Emeritus

Genetics, pedagogical methods, public awareness of science

Robert de Wreede

Professor Emeritus

Algae, seaweeds (ecology, utilization in food, medicine, industry), marine botany and ecology

Anthony D.M. Glass, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Plant physiology, nutrient transport across plant membranes, regulation of nutrient transport, molecular biology of nutrient transport, hydroponics, plant nutrition, plant, soil relations

Dr. Michael W. Hawkes

Dr. Michael W. Hawkes

Senior Instructor

Marine botany, especially seaweeds, marine conservation, marine protected areas, plants, especially cacti and other succulent plants

Judith Myers, PhD

Judith Myers, PhD

Professor Emerita

Insect ecology, biological control, invasive species, population cycles, insect outbreaks, population ecology, insect pests, women in science

Andrew Riseman, PhD

Andrew Riseman, PhD

Associate Professor

Plant breeding, plant genetics, horticulture, roots, stress physiology

Lacey Samuels, PhD

Lacey Samuels, PhD

Professor; Head of Botany

Biology, biosynthesis, imaging of cells

Shawn Mansfield

Shawn Mansfield

Associate Professor

Plant metabolism, cellulose biosynthesis, lignin biosynthesis, wood formation, wood quality, cell wall biochemistry, tree biotechnology, transgenics

Suzanne W. Simard

Suzanne W. Simard

Professor

Forestry, silviculture, soils, mycorrhizae, forest ecology

Geoffrey Wasteneys

Geoffrey Wasteneys

Professor

cell division, cell differentiation, plant cell walls, plant growth and development, cellulose production, cytoskeleton

Loren Rieseberg, PhD

Loren Rieseberg, PhD

Professor

Plant evolution, evolutionary genomics, invasive plants, plant domestication, speciation, sunflower

Joerg Bohlmann

Joerg Bohlmann

Professor

Plant biochemistry, forestry genomics, forest health, conifers, poplar, bark beetle, mountain pine beetle, natural products, secondary metabolites, terpenes, floral scent, grapevine

Allan L. Carroll

Allan L. Carroll

Professor

Director, Forest Sciences Undergraduate Program

Climate change, mountain pine beetle, bark beetles, forest disturbance, integrated pest management, insect ecology, population dynamics, insect-plant interactions, biological diversity, sustainable development, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Harry Brumer, PhD

Harry Brumer, PhD

Professor

Enzymes, olysaccharides, carbohydrates, biomass, biomaterials, cellulose, plant cell walls, microbiota

Tongli Wang

Tongli Wang

Assistant Professor, Centre for Forest Conservation Genetics

Research Associate, Dept. of Forest and Conservation Sciences

Climate models, climate change adaptation, ecosystem climate projection, species range projection, assisted migration, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Daniel Mosquin

Research Manager

botany, plant names, plants in the news, golden spruce

Douglas Justice

Douglas Justice

Associate Director

botany, taxonomy, dendrology, trees, garden plants, cherry trees, maple trees, rhododendrons,

Tara Moreau, PhD

Tara Moreau, PhD

Sessional Instructor

Associate Director, Sustainability and Community Programs

Sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, urban agriculture, community-based research, biodiversity, integrated pest management, best management practices, climate change, mitigation, adaptation, resilience, food policy, non-profit organizations, social enterprise, biological diversity, sustainable development, crop farming, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases

Brian Ellis, PhD

Brian Ellis, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Plant biochemistry, plant biotechnology, GMOs

Wesley Zandberg

Associate Professor

Analytical chemistry, carbohydrate biochemistry, wine and grapes, milk and dairy products, carbohydrate metabolism, capillary electrophoresis, mass spectrometry