Dr. Elizabeth J. Mitcham
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Director, Postharvest Center
Department of Plant Sciences,One Shields Avenue
1047 Wickson Hall
Davis, CA 95616-8683
(530) 752-7512
ejmitcham@ucdavis.edu
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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 defAreas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Berries - General
- Grapes - General
- Almonds
- Walnuts
- Citrus - General
- Pome Fruits - General
- Cherries
- Pomegranates
- Tomatoes - General
- Tomatoes - Fresh
- Food and Non-Food Products: Development, Processing, Quality, and Delivery
- New and Improved Food Processing Technologies
- Quality Maintenance in Storing and Marketing Food Products
- Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Economics, Markets, and Policy
- International Trade and Development
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