Mark Matthews
Date of Birth: 16 February 1953
Place of Birth: Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Address for Correspondence:
Department of Viticulture and
Enology
University of California
Davis, California 95616
Telephone: 530‑752‑2048
office
530‑752‑7185 lab
FAX: 530-752-0382
e-mail: mamatthews@ucdavis.edu
EDUCATION
B.S.
1977
University of Arizona, Agronomy
M.S. 1979
University of Arizona, Agronomy
Thesis title "Effect of Carbohydrate Partitioning on Boll Retention at
Adjacent Fruiting Positions in Cotton".
Ph.D.
1983
University of Illinois, Crop physiology,
Thesis title "Mechanisms of
Acclimation of Photosynthesis and Leaf Growth to
Water Deficits in Sunflower"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1996-Present Professor of Plant Physiology
Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis
1988-1996 Associate Professor of Plant Physiology
Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis
1983-1988 Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology
Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Plant water relations
Cell growth
Grape ecophysiology
Winegrape quality
