Eric Curry - Research Plant Physiologist (hormonal and environmental effects on fruit and tree physiology; superficial physiological fruit disorders; cuticle and wax development)

Jim Mattheis (Research Leader) - Research Plant Physiologist (postharvest physiology of apples, pears and cherries; indicators of fruit harvest maturity for new varieties; identification of principle fruit volatiles as indicators of physiological condition)

Mark Mazzola - Research Plant Pathologist (etiology and biologically-based integrated management systems for control of soilborne diseases of deciduous fruit trees; mechanisms whereby biological control agents suppress plant pathogens)

Dave Rudell - Research Plant Physiologist (quantitative measurement of dynamic multiparametric metabolic responses of living systems to physiological stimuli or genetic modification)

Yanmin Zhu - Plant Molecular Geneticist (identification and evaluation of new biomolecular mechanisms for improving fruit quality)