Marc van Iersel, Dooley Professor of Horticulture within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from the University of Arkansas and joined the UGA horticulture department in 1995. In 2017, van Iersel co-founded Candidus, Inc., a UGA-startup company developing cost-effective lighting strategies for greenhouse production and control systems. These smart lighting approaches create predictability for growers by providing consistent lighting, which yields stronger, healthier crops. Read More.