ADMINISTRATION

Mbuya Dr. Odemari S. Mbuya

Center Director

Direct Line: (850) 599-3594

Office: (850) 561-2302

Cellphone: (850)591-4739

Odemari Stephen Mbuya is a Professor of Agricultural Sciences and Director of the Center for Water Resources (CWR) at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). Dr. Mbuya is also a Courtesy Professor of Agronomy in Agronomy Department at the University of Florida/IFAS and Director of the Florida Climate Institute at FAMU. He is the Program Leader of the Agronomy Program and Master’s Program in Soil and Water Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS) at FAMU. With broad and extensive knowledge in agriculture, life sciences and sustainable ecosystems for the past thirty years, Dr. Mbuya currently leads faculty effort in integrating all concepts of innovative research, teaching and outreach in the Center for Water Resources as Director. He has worked as a research scientist in Tanzania, a visiting researcher at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) in Colombia, a consultant and volunteer representing the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and FAMU in South Africa, India and Nigeria, and a delegate of Institutions of Higher Learning from the United States to the Netherlands. He holds a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Florida (USA), and a Bachelor of Science in Crop Science from Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). Mbuya has served in numerous national and international committees representing water, climate change, production agriculture, Climate Smart Agriculture and biofuels in the United States, India, Nigeria, Morocco, France, the Netherlands and United Nations. His employment and professional experience include; i) Faculty Director, FAMU Sustainability Institute, ii) Director, Center for Water Resources-FAMU, iii) Director, Florida Climate Institute-FAMU, iv) Director, Center for Water and Air Quality-FAMU, v) Program Leader of Agronomy, Soil and Water Sciences-FAMU, vi) Chair, American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Soil Science Society of America Minority Committee, vii) Faculty Senator-FAMU Faculty Senate, viii) President, Southeastern Region Soil Physics Group - USA, ix) Academic Director, School of International Training – Brattleboro, Vermont-USA, and x) Head-Bean Research Agronomist, Tanzania Agricultural Research Organization. Dr. Mbuya is the recipient of the following, i) Distinguished Scholar Award by the European Journal of Scientific Research, ii) Teaching Excellence Award at FAMU, iii) Research Excellence Award at FAMU, iv) Research Mentor’s Award at FAMU, Sustainable Agriculture-FAMU Office of International Education and Development, and v) Paul Robin Harris Award at the University of Florida in recognition of outstanding quality in agronomic research reflecting concerns for the environment. Mbuya is a co-author/editor of five books and numerous journal articles. He conducts research in nutrient management; water resources; phytoremediation and computer simulation modeling. As a professor he teaches several courses including, Statistical Methods in Research I-AGG 5825; Statistical Methods in Research II-AGG 5827; Soil and Water Conservation-SWS 3211C; Nature and Properties of Soil-SWS 3022; Soil Fertility and Fertilizers-SWS 4131C; Soil and Plant Analysis-SWS 4427C; and Soil Survey-SOS 4732C.

Center Administrative Assistant（vacant）:

Office: (850) 561-2302

Email:

Leong Dr. Stephen Leong

Associate Dean for Research

Office: (850) 412-5188

Email: stephen.leong@famu.edu

Robert Dr. Robert W. Taylor

Dean and Director of Land Grant Programs

Office: (850) 561-2644

Email: robert.taylor@famu.edu