Dr. Pavlos Tsouvaltzis has been named the new SWFREC assistant professor of vegetable horticulture.

He comes to UF/IFAS from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, where he was an associate professor of vegetable crop horticulture.

• Education
  • Ph.D. Vegetable Crops, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (AUTH), 2008
  • M.S. Horticulture Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (AUTH), 2003
  • B.S. Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (AUTH), 2001
• Professional Experience
  • 2021 – 2023
    Associate Professor in the Lab of Vegetable Crops, in the Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2019
    Visiting researcher (sabbatical) for 6 months in the Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, USA, conducting mango cultivar evaluation studies related to their postharvest performance.
  • 2018 - 2021
    Assistant professor with tenure, in the Lab of Vegetable Crops, in the Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2017
    Visiting researcher for 3 months in the Department of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Italy.
  • 2015 – 2018
    Assistant Professor in the Lab of Vegetable Crops, in the Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2010 - 2015
    Lecturer in the Lab of Vegetable Crops, in the Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2009 - 2010
    Postdoctoral associate for 13 months in the Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, serving as Research Program Coordinator in the project 'Remote Environmental Monitoring and Diagnostics in the Perishables Supply Chain', funded by the US Department of Defense.