Dr. Elizabeth J. Mitcham

Director, Postharvest Center

Department of Plant Sciences,
One Shields Avenue
1047 Wickson Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8683
(530) 752-7512
ejmitcham@ucdavis.edu

http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/plantsciences/

http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu

Biography

Postdoctoral Associate - USDA ARS Orlando FL 1990-1992

Joined UC Davis in 1992

Section Chair for Horticultural Sciences in Plant Sciences Dept. 2005-2009,

Director Postharvest Technology Center 2009 - 2016; 2019-2023

Director Horticulture Innovation Lab 2009 - 2023

Vice-President International Division, American Society for Horticultural Science 2017-2019

Retired in 2023

Education

Ph.D. Horticulture, University of Maryland. 1990

M.S. Horticulture, North Carolina State University. 1986

B.S. Horticulture, University of Maryland. 1984

Awards

Chancellor's International Engagement Achievement Award
Presented by UC Davis, 2018
Outstanding International Horticulturist
Presented by American Society for Horticultural Science, 2015

Specialty

Postharvest physiology and technology of fruit and nut crops; emphasis on maintaining flavor quality after harvest, enhancing consumption of produce, and reducing food loss. Also studying regulation of fruit ripening and mechanisms underlying calcium def

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

ANR Workgroup Associations

Almond - Member
Cling Peach - Member
Integrated Grape Production - Member
Pest Management in ANR - Member
Postharvest Technology Center - Member
Prune - Member
Strawberry - Member
Walnut - Member

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