Leadership

Director 

Welcome to the Translational Plant Sciences Center (TPSC) at Virginia Tech.  TPSC is community of researchers committed to advancing basic knowledge in the plant sciences and translating this knowledge into improved crop production. It’s an exciting time for our Center.

How might we find solutions through translational research? We can do this through a community of scholars and entrepreneurs; collaborations that are diverse and inclusive; and by leveraging cutting-edge facilities, technologies, and capabilities to address grand challenges in the security of our nation’s food, fuel, fiber, and forest.

TPSC is uniquely positioned to have a tremendous impact on communities around the world. We are doing important and impactful work that will feed the future. We are doing this work together.

Read more about about the future of our Center here:

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/12/flsi-david-schmale-tpsc-new-director.html

Internal Advisory Committee

The following group of Virginia Tech faculty provide senior support and refined perspectives to the TPSC Director to faciliate the center's accomplishments. The Advisory Committee is responsible for considering key decisions that affect the direction of growth, identifying new opportunities, innovating new initiatives, and evaluating the progress and efficacy of the Center’s existing programs and procedures. 

External Advisory Board

The Translational Plant Sciences Center's first External Advisory Board members are comprised of program alumni and industry leaders. Each scientist plays a pivotal role in steering center decisions by working with the internal TPSC Advisory Committee.