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Welcome to the "International Professors" section of this Web site. Below you will find a list of the International Professors. You can select a professor's name from the drop-down list to jump to his/her profile.

Professors must meet certain criteria to become an International Professor. This information can be found in our charter.

International Professors

(Records Found: 67)

George Abawi
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George Abawi

Plant Pathology (Geneva)

630 West North Street
Geneva, New York 14456
United States
Office: 315/787-2374

Web Site
gsa1@cornell.edu

Specialization

soilborne pathogens, plant pathology, vegetable diseases, IPM, plant-parasitic nematodes

Phil Arneson
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Phil Arneson

Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

Escuela Agricola Panamericana
Tegucigalpa,
Honduras
Office: 504-776-6140

Web Site
paa3@cornell.edu

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Randolph Barker

Applied Economics and Management

106 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States

rb19@cornell.edu

Christopher Barrett
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Christopher Barrett

Applied Economics and Management

315 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-4489

Web Site
cbb2@cornell.edu

Robin Bellinder
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Robin Bellinder

Horticulture

Plant Science Building
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-7890

Web Site
rrb3@cornell.edu

Specialization

Sustainability in vegetable production systems, weed/crop interactions, and international agriculture, focusing on herbicide reduction strategies. Weed science, vegetable production

Robert Blake
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Robert Blake

Animal Science

131 Morrison Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2858

Web Site
rwb5@cornell.edu

Specialization

livestock production in developing countries

Dan Brown
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Dan Brown

Animal Science

320 Morrison Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-4407

Web Site
dlb20@cornell.edu

Specialization

nutritional toxicology, sustainable animal agriculture, poisonous plants

David Brown
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David Brown

Department of Development Sociology

338 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-3164
Mobile: 607/379-2989

Web Site
dlb17@cornell.edu

Specialization

Social Demography, Migration and Population Redistribution, Post-Socialism

Rosemary Caffarella
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Rosemary Caffarella

Department of Education

405 Kennedy Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-254-6496

Web Site
rsc29@cornell.edu

Specialization

Adult Learning and Adult Education Continuing Professional Education International Adult Education and Program Development

David Call
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David Call

Applied Economics and Management

410 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-1601

dlc3@cornell.edu

Nancy  Chau
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Nancy Chau

Applied Economics and Management

212 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-4463

Web Site
hyc3@cornell.edu

Ralph Christy
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Ralph Christy

Applied Economics and Management

204 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2194

Web Site
rdc6@cornell.edu

Ronnie Coffman
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Ronnie Coffman

Plant Breeding and Genetics

34 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2554
Mobile: 607-327-1824

Web Site
wrc2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Rice breeding, international agriculture, biotechnology

Royal Colle
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Royal Colle

Department of Communication

327 Kennedy Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2602
Mobile: 607-342-1908

rdc4@cornell.edu

John Duxbury
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John Duxbury

Crop and Soil Sciences

904 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca , New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-1732

Web Site
jmd17@cornell.edu

Specialization

Soil Chemistry, international agriculture, the environment and human health.

Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue
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Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue

Department of Development Sociology

334 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-3189

Web Site
pme7@cornell.edu

Specialization

Demography of inequality and poverty Sociology of education Population and development.

Shelley Feldman
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Shelley Feldman

Department of Development Sociology

391 Uris Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-6480

Web Site
rf12@cornell.edu

Specialization

development sociology family gender and sexuality studies international development state, economy and society community sociology displacement

William Fry
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William Fry

Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

303B Plant Science Building
Ithaca, New York
United States
Office: 607/255-7863
Mobile: 607-280-3662

Web Site
wef1@cornell.edu

Specialization

Biology of oomycetes and management of disease they cause (with emphasis on Phytophthora infestans), Integrated management, Host resistance, Use and development of forecasts, Simulation modeling, Detection of plant resistance, Host parasite investigations have identified a probable "new" R gene, and QTLs for resistance in host plants, and genes differentially expressed during development of P. infestans.

Charles  Geisler
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Charles Geisler

Department of Development Sociology

237 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-1691

Web Site
ccg2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Natural Resource Sociology American Indian Extension/Outreach.

Peter Gregory
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Peter Gregory

Plant Breeding and Genetics

214 Rice Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-9855
Mobile: 607/327-0068

pg46@cornell.edu

Specialization

Agricultural biotechnology as a tool in improving food security and agricultural productivity. Address technical, regulatory, communications and intellectual property issues affecting the adoption of biotechnology; (iii) assess the socioeconomic, health and environmental impacts of biotechnology and; (iv) build national capacities in developing countries to facilitate efficient and safe management and regulation of biotechnology.

Douglas Gurak
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Douglas Gurak

Department of Development Sociology

234 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-1692

Web Site
dtg2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Demography, Migration, Race and Ethnic Minorities, Methodology

Jere  Haas
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Jere Haas

Division of Nutritional Sciences

220 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2665

Web Site
jdh12@cornell.edu

Specialization

Nutrition problems of women and young children, with a primary emphasis on iron deficiency and protein and energy undernutrition in developing countries

Jean-Pierre Habicht
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Jean-Pierre Habicht

Division of Nutritional Sciences

210 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2608

Web Site
jh48@cornell.edu

Specialization

The use of epidemiology and qualitative methods to develop knowledge for interventions to improve the nutrition of the poor_x000B_improving the effectiveness of programs and policies through evaluation and nutritional surveillance.

Robert Herdt
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Robert Herdt

Applied Economics and Management

31 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-8802

Web Site
rwh13@cornell.edu

Specialization

Interests include how development aid is used to improve the well-being of poor agriculturally-dependent people in developing countries and especially in the role of technological change in raising the productivity of farming systems.

Peter Hobbs
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Peter Hobbs

Crop and Soil Sciences

609 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-254-7295

Web Site
ph14@cornell.edu

Specialization

Agronomy, crop sciences, tropical crops and systems, rice, wheat, maize systems, and conservation agriculture.

Ravi Kanbur
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Ravi Kanbur

Applied Economics and Management

309 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-7966

Web Site
sk145@cornell.edu

Specialization

Main areas of interest are public economics and development economics.

Karim-Aly Saleh Kassam
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Karim-Aly Saleh Kassam

Department of Natural Resources

8A Fernow Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-9757

ksk28@cornell.edu

Specialization

Cultural and Biological Diversity; America Indian Studies

Stephen Kresovich
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Stephen Kresovich

Plant Breeding and Genetics

158 Biotechnology
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/254-7261

Web Site
sk20@cornell.edu

Specialization

Ecology, Plant Biology, Molecular Biology, Genomics

Steven Kyle
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Steven Kyle

Applied Economics and Management

249 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2104

Web Site
sck5@cornell.edu

Specialization

Areas of interest include; macroeconomic policy, both in the U.S. and in low income countries.

James Lassoie
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James Lassoie

Department of Natural Resources

10 Fernow Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-2810

jpl4@cornell.edu

Specialization

Forest Biology and Management; Agroforestry; International Conservation and Sustainable Development; Community-Based Natural Resource Management

Michael Latham
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Michael Latham

Division of Nutritional Sciences

218 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-3041

Web Site
mcl6@cornell.edu

Specialization

Micronutrient deficiencies in East Africa; the effect of parasitic infections on nutritional status; the benefits of breastfeeding; and the relationship between nutrition and health and worker's productivity.

David  Lee
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David Lee

Applied Economics and Management

441 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-7685

Web Site
drl5@cornell.edu

Specialization

Research interests are in the areas of agricultural policy, international trade, and research and technology policy. Professionally, he focuses on improving the lives of the world's poor through sustainable agricultural development and sound agricultural policy.

Christopher Johannes Lehmann
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Christopher Johannes Lehmann

Crop and Soil Sciences

909 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-254-1236

Web Site
cl273@cornell.edu

Specialization

Soil Biogeochemistry

William Lesser
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William Lesser

Applied Economics and Management

154 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-4576
Mobile: 607-351-7530

Web Site
whl1@cornell.edu

Specialization

Research focuses on the implications of agricultural biotechnology products on production costs and the size, structure, and geographic distribution of farming. He also concentrates on the costs, benefits, and structural implications of intellectual property—particularly patents—for plants, seed, and animals. His analyses include comparisons between the U.S., Europe, and developing countries.

Susan McCouch
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Susan McCouch

Plant Breeding and Genetics

162 Emerson Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-0420

Web Site
srm4@cornell.edu

Specialization

Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, Genomics, Computational Biology

Philip McMichael
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Philip McMichael

Department of Development Sociology

236 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-5495

Web Site
pdm1@cornell.edu

Specialization

International development International food systems Peasant movements.

Rebecca Nelson
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Rebecca Nelson

Plant Breeding and Genetics

303A Plant Science Building
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-254-7475
Mobile: 607-280-0062

Web Site
rjn7@cornell.edu

Specialization

international agriculture, host plant resistance, biology and management of diseases of cereal and root/tuber crops, integrated pest management, Understanding the ways in which plants defend themselves against pathogen attack, and on using this for practical disease management, Downy mildew-pearl millet system, with an orientation to crop improvement for W. Africa, Analysis of molecular diversity in defense response genes, association genetics, and farmer-participatory breeding, Two foliar diseases of maize that are important both in the U.S. and in Africa.

Malden Nesheim
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Malden Nesheim

Division of Nutritional Sciences

311 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-4058

mcn2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Human nutrition, with emphasis on nutritional requirements, dietary recommendations, and nutrition policy.

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Edwin Oyer

Horticulture

31 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-8802
Mobile: 970-402-5475

ebo2@cornell.edu

Alice Pell
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Alice Pell

Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development

31 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-0157

Web Site
ap19@cornell.edu

Specialization

Ruminant nutrition, rumen microbiology, nutritional and environmental modeling.

David Pelletier
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David Pelletier

Division of Nutritional Sciences

212 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-1086

Web Site
dlp5@cornell.edu

Specialization

Genomics, nutritional sciences, risk analysis and assessment and science and technology studies.

Gretel Pelto
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Gretel Pelto

Division of Nutritional Sciences

210 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-6277

Web Site
gp32@cornell.edu

Specialization

Sociocultural determinants of the feeding practices for infants and young children and household food intake patterns, particularly in relation to changing social and dietary systems._x000B_Advisor to the World Health Organization on improving infant and young child feeding practices.

Max  Pfeffer
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Max Pfeffer

Department of Development Sociology

133 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-1676

Web Site
mjp5@cornell.edu

Specialization

Rural Labor Markets Land Use Immigration Community and Rural Development Environmental Planning and Management.

Per Pinstrup-Andersen
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Per Pinstrup-Andersen

Division of Nutritional Sciences

305 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-9429

Web Site
pp94@cornell.edu

Specialization

The impact of various aspects of globalization on poverty, food security, and nutrition.

S. P.  Raj
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S. P. Raj

Applied Economics and Management

146 Warren Hall
Ithaca , New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-254-5068

Web Site
spr24@cornell.edu

Kandukuri Venkat Raman
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Kandukuri Venkat Raman

Plant Breeding and Genetics

213 Rice Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-6357
Mobile: 607-327-3336

Web Site
kvr1@cornell.edu

Specialization

agricultural biotechnology

Andy Rao
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Andy Rao

Food Science

630 West North Street
Geneva, New York 14456-0462
United States
Office: 315-521-9252

Web Site
mar2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Rheological Properties of Foods: Principles, Measurement, and Applications.

Kathleen Rasmussen
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Kathleen Rasmussen

Division of Nutritional Sciences

111 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-2290

Web Site
kmr5@cornell.edu

Specialization

Association of maternal obesity with lactation performance and infant growth among women living in upstate New York and Denmark. Effects of several interventions to improve maternal nutritional status on birthweight and the duration of exclusive breastfeeding among poor women living in Bangladesh.

Susan Riha
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Susan Riha

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

1110 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-1729

Web Site
sjr4@cornell.edu

Specialization

Plant-environment modeling Environmental biophysics Ecohydrology Climate change Forest soils Land use change.

Syed  Rizvi
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Syed Rizvi

Food Science

114B Stocking Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-7913
Mobile: 607-327-1082

Web Site
ssr3@cornell.edu

Specialization

experimental and theoretical aspects of bioseparation processes

David Sahn
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David Sahn

Division of Nutritional Sciences

3M12 M Van Rensselaer Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-8931

Web Site
des16@cornell.edu

Specialization

The economics of health, nutrition, and education in developing countries; poverty and inequality; the evaluation of government policy and programs.

Norman Scott
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Norman Scott

Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering

216 Riley-Robb Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-4473

Web Site
nrs5@cornell.edu

Specialization

Sustainable energy systems, renewable energy, sustainable development.

Anthony  Shelton
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Anthony Shelton

Geneva Entomology


Geneva, New York 14456
United States
Office: 315-787-2352

Web Site
ams5@cornell.edu

Specialization

Integrated pest management of insects affecting vegetables with spin-offs for other crops Agricultural biotechnology.

Frank Shotkoski
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Frank Shotkoski

Plant Breeding and Genetics

213 Rice Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-6357
Mobile: 919-413-2802

Web Site
fas23@cornell.edu

Specialization

agricultural biotechnology, biological control, biotechnology.

Daniel Sisler
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Daniel Sisler

Applied Economics and Management

411 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-5453

dgs6@cornell.edu

Specialization

World hunger and nutrition in developing nations.

Margaret Smith Einarson
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Margaret Smith Einarson

Plant Breeding and Genetics

G42 Emerson Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-1654
Mobile: 607-227-4864

Web Site
mes25@cornell.edu

Specialization

crop management or crop science, genetics, integrated pest management, international agriculture, organic agriculture, plant breeding and genetics, sustainable agriculture, transgenic plants.

Tammo Steenhuis
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Tammo Steenhuis

Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering

206 Riley-Robb Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2489

Web Site
tss1@cornell.edu

Rebecca  Stoltzfus
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Rebecca Stoltzfus

Division of Nutritional Sciences

120 Savage Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-7671

Web Site
rjs62@cornell.edu

Specialization

To improve the health and well being of women and children in resource-poor environments by improving their nutritional status. Effects of several interventions to improve maternal nutritional status on birthweight and the duration of exclusive breastfeeding among poor women living in Bangladesh

Janice Thies
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Janice Thies

Crop and Soil Sciences

719 Bradfield Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-5099

Web Site
jet25@cornell.edu

Specialization

Soil Biology, Ecology and Microbiology

Erik Thorbecke
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Erik Thorbecke

Division of Nutritional Sciences

3M11 M Van Rensselaer Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-2066

Web Site
et17@cornell.edu

Specialization

Economic and agricultural development; multisectoral macro policy modelling focussed on growth, poverty alleviation and nutrition; international economics; theory of economic policy; econometrics.

H. David  Thurston
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H. David Thurston

Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology

319 Plant Science Building
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-7835

Web Site
hdt1@cornell.edu

Norman Uphoff
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Norman Uphoff

Department of Government

33a Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-1902

Web Site
ntu1@cornell.edu

Specialization

participatory development; local organization for natural resources management, particularly irrigation and water management

Harold Van Es
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Harold Van Es

Division of Nutritional Sciences

232 Emerson Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-5459

Web Site
hmv1@cornell.edu

Specialization

Soil and Water Management; Soil Physics.

Michael Walter
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Michael Walter

Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering

104 Riley-Robb Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2465

Web Site
mfw2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Hydrology and water quality, rural water sheds and international development.

Gerald  White
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Gerald White

Applied Economics and Management

304 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-2299

gbw2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Business management and economics of horticultural crops.

Hans Christian Wien
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Hans Christian Wien

Horticulture

156 Plant Science Building
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607/255-4570

Web Site
hcw2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Crop management or crop science Floriculture Horticultural Sciences Vegetables

Linda Williams
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Linda Williams

Department of Development Sociology

336 Warren Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
United States
Office: 607-255-4609

Web Site
lbw2@cornell.edu

Specialization

Development Sociology, Population and Development, Southeast Asian Studies, Research Methods.