Dr. David Kopsell

- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
I grew up in Hebron, IL on a family-owned 200-acre ornamental production nursery with my identical twin brother (who is an Associate Dean of Academics at the University of Georgia). Since receiving my Ph.D. my professional experiences have included working as the state vegetable specialist for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, working on USDA-funded basic research, private consultation with sweet onion growers all over the world, and teaching positions at McHenry County College and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
I have taught 17 different horticultural and agricultural course subjects in my career, receiving over 20 teaching awards. I have been recognized as a Distinguished Educator by the Non-land-grant Agricultural and Renewable Resources Universities association and an Outstanding Undergraduate Educator and Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
I have been a member of the facutly since 2008, but I am also an alum of the Agriculture Department, receiving my B.S. degree in Agribusiness-Horticulture in 1993.
Current Courses
AGR 257.001 Fruit And Vegetable Production
AGR 257.002 Fruit And Vegetable Production
AGR 499.008 Independent Research For The Masters Thesis
AGR 287.006 Independent Study
AGR 400.010 Independent Study
AGR 120.002 Introductory Horticulture
AGR 362.001 Pest Identification And Management
AGR 362.002 Pest Identification And Management
AGR 462.001 Pest Identification and Management
AGR 462.002 Pest Identification and Management
AGR 302.009 Special Problems In Agriculture
AGR 291.011 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture
AGR 499.008 Independent Research For The Masters Thesis
AGR 287.008 Independent Study
AGR 400.011 Independent Study
AGR 120.002 Introductory Horticulture
AGR 347.001 Sustainable Urban Agriculture
AGR 347.002 Sustainable Urban Agriculture
AGR 447.001 Sustainable Urban Agriculture
AGR 447.002 Sustainable Urban Agriculture
AGR 291.008 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture
Teaching Interests & Areas
AGR 120 Introductory Horticulture; AGR 252 Urban Landscape Management; AGR 257 Fruit & Vegetable Production; AGR 262 Ornamental Plant Production; AGR 346/446 Organic Crop Production; AGR 352 Residential & Sports Turf Management; AGR 353 Landscape Design; AGR 362/462 Pest Identification & Management; AGR 403 Graduate Seminar; AGR 497 Research Methods
Research Interests & Areas
Plant Nutrition and Quality Improvement of Vegetables, Ornamentals, and Turfgrass.