Collaborators
The Water Education Alliance for Horticulture is led by Dr. Paul Fisher and hosted by the University of Florida. Our collaborators include university and industry colleagues who are undertaking research on water treatment and management.
- Dr Paul Fisher
- Water treatment leadership
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- University of Florida
- 2549 Fifield Hall, PO Box 110670
- Gainesville FL 32611-0670
- Tel. 352 273 4581
- Fax. 352 392 3870
- http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty/fisher.html
- Paul focuses on applied research for the commercial greenhouse industry. He views the Alliance as an opportunity to make water conservation and runoff management easier for growers.
- Dr Bruce MacKay
- Internet education leadership
- thomasBaine Ltd
- Palmerston North
- New Zealand
- Email
- Bruce provides leadership on internet delivery of water education, and develops innovative tools such as case studies that will make the Alliance website an effective and interactive resource.
- Rosa E Raudales
- Ph.D. Student and Communications Person for the Alliance
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- University of Florida
- Fifield Hall, P.O. Box 110670
- Gainesville, FL 32611-0670
- Tel. 352 273 4590
- Fax. 352 392 3870
- Email
- Rosa is in charge of updating the website and helping organize education efforts for the Water Education Alliance for Horticulture.
- Dr Peter Konjoian
- Water management leadership
- Konjoian's Floriculture Education Services
- Tel. 978-683-0692
- Email
- Peter is the co-owner and operator of Konjoian's Floriculture, a grower, a researcher, and an educator. He uses his greenhouses not only for production, but also as a laboratory where he conducts research on floriculture products, including water treatment technologies. Peter has contributed to the development of presentations for this website, is co-organizing the upcoming workshop at the Ohio Floriculture Association meeting, and will help write the Alliance's articles on filtration and chlorine dioxide in GMPro.
- Dustin Meador
- PhD Student and Alliance Researcher
- Environmental Horticulture Department
- University of Florida
- Email
- Utilizing a strong background in biology and horticulture, Dustin's work focuses on developing reliable, obtainable water treatment goals for greenhouse growers. His research interests include monitoring water quality and determining the efficacy of water treatment in nursery and greenhouse operations.
- Dr Phil Harmon
- Alliance Contributer
- Plant Pathology
- University of Florida
- Tel. (352) 392-3631 x 340
- Email
- Phil is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, where his research and extension programs focus on turfgrass and ornamental plant pathology. Phil provides expertise on the biology of pathogens found in greenhouse water, helping to author the Alliance's article on pathogen biology in GMPro.
- Dr Youbin Zheng
- Alliance Contributer
- Department of Environmental Biology
- University of Guelph
- Guelph, Ontario
- Canada
- Tel. 519- 824-4120 Ext. 52741
- Email
- An Adjunct Professor at the University of Guelph (Canada), Youbin conducts research on many aspects of greenhouse production, including water disinfestation technologies. Youbin will be an author on several of the Alliance's articles in GMPro magazine.
- Dr Chuanxue Hong
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Email
- http://www.ppws.vt.edu/people/faculty/chhong2/
- Dr. Hong's research program focuses on biology and management of plant pathogens in irrigation water. He has lent his expertise to the Alliance's GMPro articles on chlorination, and his knowledge of Pythium and Phythopthora is an asset to the group.
- Dr Rob Wick
- Alliance Contributer
- Tel. 413-545-1045
- Email
- Rob is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts where he supervises the diagnostic laboratory. With a research focus on plant bacterial and fungal diseases, Rob provides expertise in understanding the biology of pathogens found in irrigation water. He has helped author Alliance articles in GMPro magazine.
- Dr Ratus Fischer
- Alliance Contributer
- Fischer EcoWorks
- Tel. 828-281-9644
- Email
- http://www.fischerecoworks.com/index.html
- With expertise in filtration systems and copper ionization, consultant Ratus Fischer has played a large role in coordinating Alliance workshops and developing articles in the GMPro series.
- Dr Bill Argo
- Email
- Bill is a Technical Manager at Blackmore with an interest in plant nutrition, media, and water. Bill helped author the Alliance's first article in GMPro magazine, and is helping to coordinate upcoming Alliance workshops in the northeast.
- Rick Yates
- Alliance Contributer
- Technical Support Manager
- Griffin Greenhouse & Nursery Supplies
- Email
- Rick is the Technical Support Manager at Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supplies. He has been very generous in providing his expertise on chlorine dioxide to the Alliance, helping us both in the planning of workshops and the preparation of articles for GMPro.
