About

Dr. Amir Ali Khoddamzadeh is is an associate professor of environmental horticulture in the Agroecology Program, Department of Earth and Environment (E&E), Florida International University (FIU). He is affiliated with International Center for Tropical Botany (ICTB) at the Kampong Botanic Garden and Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST-NSF) within the Institute of Environment, an FIU Preeminent Program and is a Research Associate at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Dr. Khoddamzadeh is the Co-director of Global Sustainable Tourism Program, and Garden Club advisor. He served as the Undergraduate Program Director (19-23) and serving as the chair of HR and graduate committee of the E&E Department. Dr. Khoddamzadeh Conservation and Sustainable Horticulture Lab is designated as the Trimble Technology Lab (TTL) since 2022 and is supported by Trimble Agriculture (Trimble Ag Solutions).

He serves as the faculty fellow at Honors College and is a member of College of Arts, Sciences & Education (CASE) Carbon Footprint Reduction committees. He is serving as CASE Internship liaison as well.

Dr. Khoddamzadeh spent his sabbatical at USDA ARS Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in Miami for the Spring of 2024 collaborating with the Ornamental Group on Conservation, Management, Characterization, and Distribution of Subtropical and Tropical Ornamental Genetic Resources. He is the USDA E. Kika De La GarzaScience Fellow“.

Dr. Khoddamzadeh serves in the Urban Horticulture Program Advisory Board led by UF/IFAS Extension in Miami-Dade County. He chairs the Education Planning Committee, chair of Orchid interest group and serves as the chair-elect of Horticultural Plant Reproductive Biology (HPRB) Interest Groups and served as the chair of Human Issues in Horticulture, Seed & Stand Establishment, and Ornamental Plant Breeding Interest Groups. In addition, he chaired the Outstanding International Horticulturist Award Committee and Graduate Student Activities and is the member of Nominations and Elections Committee in the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS). He serves in the Conservation Committee of Florida Native Plant Society and Dan Austin Award for Ethnobotany. Finally, he is the member of the Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE). He is the editor/guest editor of several scientific journals.

The most recent in Frontiers in Plant Science on “Advancements in Precision Agriculture and Remote Sensing for Optimizing Fertilizer and Irrigation Management of Specialty Crops”

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Awards

USDA E. Kika De La Garza “Science Fellow”       2024

USDA HSI National Program

USDA D.C. and USDA ARS Water

Efficiency and Salinity Research Unit: Riverside, CA.

Engagement Award                             Nov. 2023

College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE)

Florida International University (FIU)

Top Scholar Award                                 April. 2023

Research & Creative Activities

Junior Faculty with Significant Grants (STEM)

FIU

Research Award                                 Feb. 2023

CASE, FIU

Engagement Award                             Feb. 2019

CASE, FIU

Prestigious Recognition Award    Feb. 2017

Garden Club, CASE, FIU

Certification of Appreciation   Feb. 2017

Council for Student Organizations, FIU

Early Career Faculty Award – 1st Place   2015

American Society for Horticultural Science