Jason Smith

Jason Smith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Horticulture at York College of Pennsylvania's Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences and Technology. His research focuses on insect pest management, controlled environment plant production, and plant responses to light spectrum and intensity.

• B.S. in Chemistry, Houghton College
• Ph.D. in Entomology and Chemical Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests:

• Development of sustainable pest control strategies for horticultural crops
• Investigations into plant-parasite-insect chemical interactions
• Optimization of controlled environment agriculture systems
• Ecological impacts of light spectrum manipulation on plant growth

Publication Trends: Dr. Smith's research spans entomology, chemical ecology, and sustainable agriculture, with recent work emphasizing biological control methods, parasitic plant behavior, and horticultural pest dynamics in East African and North American contexts.

Scientific Awards:

• Fulbright Graduate Student Research Award (2014-2015) for Tanzania pest control work
• AFRI NIFA Graduate Fellowship (2012) for Cuscuta chemical ecology research

Service & Leadership: Currently serves as YCP Greenhouse Manager. Active member of Entomological Society of America and Pennsylvania Academy of Science.