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Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

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SWFREC Faculty Members

Dr. Michael Burton, Center Director

Michael Burton

Center Director, Ph.D.

burton.m@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3413

Dr. Ioannis Ampatzidis - Professional Picture

Yiannis Ampatzidis

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Precision Agriculture

i.ampatzidis@ufl.edu

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

Dr. 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. Pamela D Roberts, Professor

Pamela D Roberts

Associate Director & Professor, Ph.D.

Plant Pathology

pdr@ufl.edu

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

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Pavlos Tsouvaltzis

Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Vegetable Horticulture

ptsouv@ufl.edu

UF / IFAS SWFREC - Immokalee 
2685 SR 29 N | Immokalee, FL 34142
(239) 658-3410

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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 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. Kimberly Morgan, Associate Professor

Kimberly Morgan

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Agricultural Economics

kimorgan@ufl.edu

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

Dr. 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

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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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

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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. Jawwad Qureshi, Associate Professor

Jawwad Qureshi

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Entomology

JawwadQ@ufl.edu

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

Dr. Sarah L Strauss, Associate Professor

Sarah L Strauss

Associate Professor, Ph.D.

Soil Microbiology

strauss@ufl.edu

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

Dr. Tara R Wade, Assistant Professor

Tara R Wade

Assistant 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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