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Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

SWFREC Faculty Members

Dr. Pamela D Roberts, Professor

Pamela D Roberts

Interim Center Director and Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

pdr@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3430

Dr. Sarah L Strauss, Associate Professor

Sarah L Strauss

Associate Center Director and Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Soil Microbiology

strauss@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3468

Dr Ute Albrecht - Professional PictureDr Ute Albrecht - Professional Picture

Ute Albrecht

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Physiology

ualbrecht@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3422

Dr. Ozgur Batuman, Associate ProfessorDr. Ozgur Batuman, Associate Professor

Ozgur Batuman

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Citrus Pathology

obatuman@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3408

Dr. Sanjay Shukla, ProfessorDr. Sanjay Shukla, Professor

Sanjay Shukla

Professor, Ph.D.

Water Resources Engineering

sshukla@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3425

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Dr. Stephanie Brown

State Specialized Agent

Food Science

stephaniebrown@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 324 - 4805

Dr. Fernando Alferez, Associate Professor

Fernando Alferez

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Citrus Horticulture

alferez@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3426

Dr. Ramdas KanisseryDr. Ramdas Kanissery

Ramdas Kanissery

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Weed Science

rkanissery@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3455

Dr. Nikolaos Tziolas, Assistant Professor

Nikolaos Tziolas

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Soil Science Artificial Intelligence

ntziolas@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3448

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Azita Varziri

State Specialized Agent, Ph.D.

Food Business & Entrepreneurship

azita.varziri@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658 - 3428

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Yiannis Ampatzidis

Professor, Ph.D.

Precision Agriculture

i.ampatzidis@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3451

Dr. Jawwad Qureshi, Associate Professor

Jawwad Qureshi

Professor, Ph.D.

Entomology

JawwadQ@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3458

Dr. Tara R Wade, Associate ProfessorDr. Tara R Wade, Associate Professor

Tara R Wade

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Agricultural Natural Resources Economics

Tara.Wade@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3444

 

 

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