Meet Dr. Kurt Vollmer! Kurt joined the University of Maryland Extension Team in September and serves as the new Weed Management Specialist. A native of Richlands, VA, Kurt completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Emory and Henry College in Virginia, followed by a brief stint as an environmental educator at the YMCA Camp Thunderbird Environmental Education Center, in South Carolina. Kurt received his M.S. degree in Agronomy with a concentration in Weed Science at the University of Florida, and his Ph.D. in Weed Science at Virginia Tech. In addition, he recently completed a post-doc at the University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center with Dr. Mark VanGessel. Kurt’s research has encompassed a wide variety of subjects including weed physiology, herbicide efficacy, herbicide resistance, and integrated weed management. Kurt’s office is located at the Wye Research and Education Center in Queenstown. Kurt can be reached by phone at (410) 827-8056 or by email at kvollmer@umd.edu.
