http://www.plantpath.wisc.edu/
The Plant Pathology Department was founded in 1910 as a Department within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Dean H. L. Russell hired L. R. Jones as the first Professor of Plant Pathology and the Department Chairperson. He remained in this position until 1935. During his tenure, he was successful in attracting many talented people to the Department, helping to create a world-wide reputation for excellence in research.
The Department houses 15 permanent faculty members, 7 affiliated faculty/trainers, 35+ graduate students, 20+ scientists, researchers and postdoctoral fellows, and over 40 support staff persons.
The Department occupies eight floors of the southern wing of Russell Laboratories. Research laboratories are extensively furnished with modern equipment. Computer resources are available in individual labs, as departmental resources, and in computer labs across campus-wide. Campus libraries are excellent; Steenbock Memorial Library is adjacent to Russell Laboratories. Nearby is the Biotron, which provides selective control over physical conditions and permits duplication of environmental conditions almost anywhere on earth. Ten experimental farms offer various conditions for field research.
