Dennis R Decoteau

"Dr. Dennis R. Decoteau" is a Professor and the Head of the Department of Horticulture at The Pennsylvania State University. His previous academic appointments include serving as Professor and Chair of the Department of Horticulture at Clemson University. Dr. Decoteau received his B.S. degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Maine at Fort Kent and his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Plant Science with an emphasis in Environmental Plant Physiology from the University of Massachusetts. He...See more

"Dr. Dennis R. Decoteau" is a Professor and the Head of the Department of Horticulture at The Pennsylvania State University. His previous academic appointments include serving as Professor and Chair of the Department of Horticulture at Clemson University. Dr. Decoteau received his B.S. degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Maine at Fort Kent and his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Plant Science with an emphasis in Environmental Plant Physiology from the University of Massachusetts. He has won numerous teaching and research awards, including the Outstanding Teacher Award in Horticulture from Clemson University, the Outstanding Research Paper on Teaching from the American Society for Horticultural Sciences, the L. M. Ware Distinguished Research Award from the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science, and the IV Congreso International De Neuvas Technologias Agricolas Award. Dr. Decoteau is the current Vice President, Education Division, and member of the Board of Directors for the American Society for Horticultural Science and has taught several undergraduate and graduate courses, including "Environmental Effects on Horticultural Crop Growth." He has written extensively in the scientific press and for the general public and is the author of "Vegetable Crops," also published by Prentice Hall. See less