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
499.008Independent Research For The Masters Thesis
287.008Independent Study
400.011Independent Study
120.002Introductory Horticulture
346.001Organic Crop Production
346.002Organic Crop Production
446.001Organic Crop Production
446.002Organic Crop Production
291.008Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Agriculture
499.002Independent Research For The Masters Thesis
120.001Introductory Horticulture
257.001Fruit And Vegetable Production
257.002Fruit And Vegetable Production
499.008Independent Research For The Masters Thesis
287.006Independent Study
400.010Independent Study
120.002Introductory Horticulture
362.001Pest Identification And Management
362.002Pest Identification And Management
462.001Pest Identification and Management
462.002Pest Identification and Management
302.009Special Problems In Agriculture
291.011Undergraduate 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.