J. Scott Angle
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
Dr. J. Scott Angle received his BS and MS at the University of Maryland in Agronomy and Soil Science, respectively. He obtained his PhD from the University of Missouri with an emphasis on Soil Microbiology. Angle worked for 24 years as a Professor of Soil Science and administrator (Director of the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station and Maryland Cooperative Extension) at the University of Maryland. His early work focused on the study of losses of nutrients from agro-ecosystems, and their impact on the Chesapeake Bay. He also studied the impact of heavy metals on the food chain with the goal of protecting our food supply from these harmful elements. Later he concentrated his studies on phytoremediation, the use of plants for extraction of heavy metals from soil. In 2005, he moved to Athens, Georgia, where he served as Dean and Director of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia for 10 years. Following his time at UGA, Dr. Angle was President and CEO of the International Fertilizer Development Center. At IFDC he oversaw a staff of over 800 and coordinated development projects in diverse regions of the world. IFDC provides solutions to alleviate global hunger and poverty through the promotion of economic development and self-sufficiency. From 2018 to 2020 Angle was the third permanent director of the National Institute of Agriculture. NIFA is the primary extramural agricultural funding agency in the US. With a budget of nearly $2B, he supported research, teaching and extension at our national land grant institutions. In July of 2020, Angle was appointed Senior Vice President of the Institute of Food and Agriculture at the University of Florida. As one of the nations premier agricultural and natural resources programs, Angle leads a diverse group supporting agriculture, forestry, families, fisheries and natural lands. He is a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. He is also a Fulbright Fellow having worked at the Rothamsted (Research) Experimental Station, in the UK.