Meet the Team
The multi-state, trans-disciplinary Zinkicide team was brought together by the University of Florida with funding from USDA NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative. The team includes nanoscientists, plant pathologists, agricultural economists, Extension specialists, and others working together to help citrus growers and consumers and local citizens have healthy trees and delicious, safe citrus products
Evan Johnson
Project director
Plant pathologist
UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center
Megan Dewdney
Outreach coordinator
Citrus Extension pathologist
UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center
Swadeshmukul Santra
Environmental chemistry
Nanoscience Tech Ctrr
Department of Chemistry
University of Central Florida
Michelle Danyluk
Grower and consumer outreach
UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center
Andre Gesquiere
Nanoscience
Nanoscience Technology Center & Department of Chemistry
University of Central Florida
Laurene Tetard
Spectroscopy
Nanoscience Technology Center, Physics Department
University of Central Florida
Leonardo De La Fuente
Zinkicide mode of action
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology
Auburn University
Jim Graham
Soil microbiology
Citrus Research & Education Center (CREC)
Reed Johnson
Pollinator toxicology
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
Loukas Petridis
Molecular biophysics
Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ariel Singerman
Agricultural economics
UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center
Jeanne Gleason
Multimedia Agricultural Communications
New Mexico State University
Barbara Chamberlin
Instructional Design
New Mexico State University