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Crop, Soil, and Environmental Management Faculty

Our faculty are a unique blend of researchers, educators and professionals who are proven experts in their fields.

Jason Bond, Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

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Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 120
Phone: 618-453-4309 
jbond@siu.edu

Ahmad Fakhoury, Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Special Interests:

Plant pathology, fungal genetics, mycotoxins, plant-microbe interactions

Classes:

  • CSEM/PSAS 403A (Field Crops Diseases)
  • CSEM 300 (Field Crop Production)
  • CSEM/PSAS 455 (Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions)

Education:

  • Ph.D. Botany and Plant Pathology-Purdue University
  • M.Sc. Plant Protection- American University of Beirut
  • B.Sc. Agriculture- American University of Beirut


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Ahmad Fakhoury

Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 110
Phone: 618-453-1782
amfakhou@siu.edu

Karla Gage, Associate Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Dr. Karla Gage is Assistant Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she received her Ph.D. in Plant Biology with a focus in Weed Ecology in 2013. She holds a cross-appointment between the College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Plant Soil and Agricultural Systems and the College of Science, Department of Plant Biology. She has experience working with weed management research, planning and control in agricultural, grassland, forest, and aquatic ecosystems.



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Karla Gage Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 108 
Phone: 618-453-7679 
kgage@siu.edu

Stella Kantartzi, Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Dr. Stella K. Kantartzi joined the Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2008 and currently serves as Professor. She published more than 65 refereed manuscripts and six book chapters; edited one book; released five cultivars and seven germplasm lines; and awarded over $7 million in federal and state grants. She serves as an Editor or Associate Editor for high-ranking scientific journals.

 



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Stella Kantartzi Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 107
Phone: 618-453-1793
stella.kantartzi@siu.edu

Khalid Meksem, Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Dr. Mek­sem joined the Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems at SIU as an Assistant Professor from 2000 to 2005, then as Associ­ate Professor from 2005 to 2008, and was promoted to full Professor in 2009. He published more than 60 refereed manuscripts, 3 book chapters; Dr. Meksem edited 3 books and was awarded 4 patents on his work on disease resistance genes in potato and soybean. He serves as an editor and ad hoc reviewer for a number of international scientific journals as well as for national, federal and international granting agencies.



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Khalid Meksem Office: Public Policy Institute, Room 115
Phone: 618-453-3103 
meksem@siu.edu 

Amir Sadeghpour, Associate Professor

Crop, Soil and Environmental Management

Dr. Amir Sadeghpour is an Assistant Professor of Soil Management and Integrated Cropping Systems in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.



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Amir Sadeghpour

Office: Agriculture Building, Room 176
Phone: (618) 453-1795
Email: amir.sadeghpour@siu.edu
Website: https://asadeghpour.com/

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