University Catalog 2025-2026

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

We roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty to accomplish great things in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. Our world-class undergraduate programs prepare students to answer environmental and agricultural challenges, building on our rich history of growing agricultural and environmental sciences in North Carolina and around the globe. But our focus is on the future, because the solutions for feeding a growing population, conserving natural resources and dealing with climate change are rooted in crop and soil sciences.

We conduct research that drives innovation and new technology, expands understanding and provides science-based information to solve problems, but we don’t stop there. We make sure our graduates, stakeholders and partners put their gained knowledge and innovation to work for a better tomorrow.

The department offers a broad spectrum of undergraduate opportunities: three bachelor of science degrees, four minors, two certificates, and three associates of applied science. For information about our degrees, follow the links under "Plans" tab shown above. 

For more information about this department, including contact information, visit our website.

Contact Person

Undergraduate Programs Office
Crop & Soil Sciences Department
2234 Williams Hall
Campus Box 7620
919-515-5820
cropsoil-undergraduate-office@ncsu.edu

Faculty

Department Head

  • Jeff Mullahey

Associate Department Heads

  • Ralph Dewey, Philip Morris Professor
  • Wei Shi

Directors

  • Owen Duckworth, Professor and Director of Soil Science Graduate Programs
  • Keith Edmisten, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs
  • Candace Haigler, Professor and Director of Crop Sciences Graduate Programs

Professors

  • A. Amoozegar
  • D. Crouse, Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs
  • W. Everman
  • T. Gannon
  • L. Gatiboni, Extension Specialist
  • J. Havlin
  • R. Heiniger
  • J. Heitman, William Neal Reynolds Professor & Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor
  • V. Kuraparthy
  • C. Iglesias, Director of Plan Breeding Consortium
  • D. Jordan, William Neal Reynolds Professor
  • V. Kuraparthy
  • R. Leon Gonzalez, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and University Faculty Scholar
  • R. Lewis, University Faculty Scholar and Charles and Marilyn Stuber Distinguished Professor of Plant Breeding
  • S. Milla-Lewis
  • G. Miller, ENVU Distinguished Professor of Sustainability & Extension Specialist
  • B. Patterson, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Crop Science
  • R. Richardson, Extension Specialist
  • M. Vepraskas, William Neal Reynolds Professor

Associate Professors

  • C. Cahoon, Extension Weed Specialist: Corn & Cotton
  • M. Castillo
  • G. Collins, Cotton Extension Specialist
  • J. Dunne
  • K. Garcia
  • A. Johnson
  • A. Post
  • M. Ricker
  • L. Unruh Snyder
  • M. Vann
  • R. Vann
  • A. Woodley

Assistant Professors

  • N. Bandillo
  • A. Bybee-Finley
  • A. Cardoso
  • J. Gage
  • S. Kulesza
  • H. Li
  • E. Ozlu
  • E. Rivers
  • D. Sihi
  • D. Suchoff, Extension Assistant Professor
  • R. Vann
  • A. Woodley
  • Q. Zhou

USDA Faculty

  • G. Brown-Guedira, USDA Professor
  • K. Burkey, USDA Professor
  • B. Fallen, USDA Assistant Professor
  • A. Franzluebbers, USDA Professor
  • J. Holland, USDA Professor
  • A. Hulse-Kemp, USDA Assistant Professor
  • M. Krakowsky, USDA Associate Professor
  • A. Locke, USDA Assistant Professor
  • R. Mian, USDA Professor
  • E. Taliercio, USDA Assistant Professor
  • R. Tisdale, USDA Assistant Professor

Plans