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UC Davis students plant vegetable seedlings in raised garden beds on campus, with cooling shed and solar panels in background.

Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center at UC Davis

In addition to Regional Centers around the world, the Horticulture Innovation Lab now hosts a smaller "Demonstration Center" for visitors to the University of California, Davis, campus.

United States

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Erin McGuire

Associate Director
University of California, Davis

Erin McGuire is the Associate Director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab. In this role, she supports and is a primary point of contact for all Horticulture Innovation Lab projects.

Elizabeth Mitcham

Director
University of California, Davis

Elizabeth Mitcham is director of the Horticulture Innovation Lab and also a postharvest specialist based in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences.

Eleni Pliakoni

Associate Professor
Kansas State University

Eleni Pliakoni is an associate professor in urban food production and postharvest handling at Kansas State University's Olathe campus.

epliakoni@ksu.edu

Kari Flores

Graduate Assistant
University of California, Davis

As a graduate assistant, Kari Flores managed the gardening at the Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center.

kcflores@ucdavis.edu

Chelsea Supawit

Student intern
University of California, Davis

Chelsea Supawit worked as an undergraduate research intern at the Horticulture Innovation Lab, while pursuing a bachelor's degree in International Agricultural Development at the University of Cali

msupawit@ucdavis.edu

Raminder Kaur

Trellis Fund felllowship
University of Florida

While pursuing a doctoral degree in the University of Florida's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Raminder Kaur was selected to participate as on a two-student team working wit

Saroop Sandhu

Trellis Fund felllowship
University of Florida

As a Ph.D.

Abraham Salomon

Program representative
University of California, Davis

L. George Wilson

Professor
North Carolina State University

George Wilson has been a professor of horticultural science at North Carolina State University since 1975. His research, teaching and extension focuses on postharvest physiology and technology.

Josette Lewis

International Advisory Board member

Josette Lewis is associate vice president of the Environmental Defense Fund, where she focuses on ecosystems and sustainable agriculture.

Eric Kueneman

International Advisory Board member

Eric Kueneman is a global agriculture consultant with experience in more than 60 countries worldwide as the director of Kueneman Consultancy.

Rose Koenig

International Advisory Board member
University of Florida

Rose Koenig is the interim director for the Global office for the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS Glo

Jan Hopmans

International Advisory Board member
University of California, Davis

Jan Hopmans is an associate dean for the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and as such, leads the CA&ES International P

Ariana Torres

Assistant Professor
Purdue University

Ariana Torres is an assistant professor at Purdue University and also a principal investigator of a Horticulture Innovation Lab project in Tajikistan.