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IFAS Associate Dean for Research
1022 McCarty Hall D
PO Box 110200
Gainesville, FL
32611-0200
Phone: (352) 392-1784
Fax: (352)
392-4965
Email: hoch@ufl.edu |
George J. Hochmuth
Professor & Associate Dean for Research
Nutrient Management
Professor of Horticultural Sciences
Education:
B.S. in
Horticulture (May 1975) - University of Maryland
Major: Ornamental Horticulture
Ph.D. in
Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics (Dec 1980) - University of Wisconsin
Major: Plant Breeding
First Minor: Plant Pathology
Second Minor: Plant Physiology
Special
Fields:
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Practical
experience in the commercial culture of vegetable crops.
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Research
experience in the areas of vegetable culture, mineral nutrition, nutrient BMPs, breeding, and
greenhouse culture.
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Teaching
experience in the areas of vegetable culture and breeding.
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Extension
experience in the areas of vegetable culture, mineral nutrition, nutrient BMPs, and greenhouse
culture.
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Research and Extension experience
in the area of greenhouse vegetable culture and hydroponics.
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Administration experience as
Research and Education Center Director, responsible for faculty programs,
personnel, budget, and facilities for three Centers in northern Florida, and as Associate Dean for Research- Agriculture Systems.
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Work Experience:
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Hochmuth Farms, family vegetable
farm in Mardela Springs, MD from childhood through 1974.
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University of Maryland Vegetable
Research Farm, Salisbury, MD. Entomolgy technician, summer, 1972.
Summer vegetable research staff leader, 1973, 1974.
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Research Technician, USDA
Vegetable Research Laboratory in Beltsville MD, Fall 1974 - Spring 1975.
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Research Assistant in Department
of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, 1975-1980.
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Assistant Professor of Plant and
Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts, 1980-1984.
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Assistant Professor and Extension
Vegetable Specialist, Vegetable Crops Department, University of
Florida/IFAS, 1984-1988.
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Associate Professor and Extension
Vegetable Specialist, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of
Florida/IFAS, 1988-1993.
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Professor and Extension Vegetable
Specialist, Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida/IFAS,
1993-1999.
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Professor, Extension Vegetable
Specialist, and Assistant Department Chair, Horticultural Sciences
Department, University of Florida/IFAS, 1995-1999.
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Professor and Interim Center
Director, Suwannee Valley Research and Education Center, University of
Florida/IFAS, 1997-1999.
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Professor and Center Director,
North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida/IFAS,
1999-2006
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Professor and Associate Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS, 2006- present.
Honors:
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Maryland Senatorial
Scholarship, 1971.
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Southern States Farm
Cooperative Scholarship, 1971.
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Certificate of Scholarship,
Honors Convocation, University of Maryland, 1975.
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The Joe E. James Award for
Highest Grade Point Average in Horticulture, University of Maryland, 1975.
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The Homeland Garden Club Book
Award for Highest Grade Point Average in Ornamental Horticulture,
University of Maryland, 1975.
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Outstanding Professor Award in
Fruit and Vegetables, University of Massachusetts Stockbridge School of
Agriculture, 1982.
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Gamma Sigma Delta, University
of Florida, 1988.
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Outstanding Paper Award,
(senior author) Vegetable Section, Volume 99 (1987) Proc. Fla. State Hort.
Soc.
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Extension Publication Award
(senior author), Southern Region Amer. Soc. Hort. Sciences, 1989.
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Extension Division Award of
Excellence, Amer. Soc. Hort. Sciences, 9 Aug 1994.
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Extension Education Aids Award
for "Watermelon Production in Florida" (with D. N. Maynard), Amer. Soc.
Hort. Sci., 9 Aug 1994.
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Extension Publication Award,
"Watermelon Production in Florida" (with co-authors), Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci.
- So. Region, 7 Feb 1994.
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School Service Award for
Hydroponic Work, Springhill Middle School, 24 May 1994.
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University of Florida Staff and
Faculty Superior Accomplishment Award for 1995 (nominated).
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Outstanding Extension Educator
Award, American Society for Horticultural Science, 1995.
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Outstanding Paper Award,
Vegetable Section, Fla. State. Hort. Soc., 5 Nov 1996.
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Outstanding Paper Award,
Vegetable Section, Fla. State. Hort. Soc., 2 Nov 1999.
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Extension Education Materials
Award (co-recipient), American Society for Horticultural Science, July
2000.
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Elected Fellow of the American
Society for Horticultural Science, July 2001.
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Received the Presidential Gold
Medal from the Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS) for the research
papers contributing the most to the advancement of science published in
the Proceedings over the last 6 years. Presented 2 June 2002 at the
meeting of the FSHS.
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Distinguished Leadership Award of Merit, Gamma Sigma Delta, University of Florida Chapter, March, 2004.
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Distinguished Service Award, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, for excellence in Extension education programs, July, 2004.
Grants:
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