
Dr. Ping Yu
Assistant Professor/ Ornamental Specialist
Email: pingyu@uga.edu

Yan Zhang
PhD Student
Started in Spring 2025
Email: Yan.Zhang4@uga.edu

Shuwen Luo
PhD Student
Started in Fall 2025
Email: Shuwen.Luo@uga.edu

Yulong Chen
MS Student
Graduated in summer 2025

Lilin Chen
MS Student
Graduated in summer 2025
Rosa Pace
Intern
Graduated from Southern Crescent technical College Horticulture Program in summer 2025

Julia Rycyna, M.S
Intern, an expected PhD student from University of Florida
Julia started in Feb. 2023.
She helps with IR4 trial, lab maintenance, and is working on a substrate trial.

Yu’s Lab group picture (2024).
All the good work is team work!