Turfgrass Faculty | Clemson University

Faculty Member	Position	Department	Expertise
William Vance Baird	Professor	Horticulture	Plant molecular biology, genetics, abiotic stress
James Blake	Associate Professor	Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences	Plant disease diagnosis, diseases of ornamental plants and turfgrasses, Director of the Home & Garden Center
J.C. Chong	Assistant Professor	Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences	Integrated pest management, insect ecology, biological control, insect-plant interactions, environmental toxicology and insect behavior
Roy B. Dodd	Professor	Agricultural and Biological Engineering	Machine design, heat and mass transfer, soil compaction and subsurface ventilation for cooling, aeration, and gas exchange
Haibo Liu	Associate Professor	Horticulture	Turfgrass physiology, nutrient management, stress physiology and pest management
Samuel Bruce Martin, Jr.	Professor	Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences	Turfgrass pathology and nematology, ecology and epidemiology of turf diseases caused by Rhizoctonia species, soil borne pathogens
Lambert McCarty	Professor	Horticulture	General turfgrass horticulture, weed science, stress physiology
Dara Park	Assistant Professor	Horticulture	Soil and water quality and quality in turfgrass systems
Jack M. Whetstone	Associate Professor	Forestry and Natural Resources	Marine aquaculture
Ted Whitwell	Professor	Horticulture	Weed science, herbicide movement in nurseries, nursery management

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