Amanda Solliday, Doctoral Student at North Carolina State University
Amanda Solliday is a doctoral student in horticultural sciences at North Carolina State University. Her research focuses on sustainability and climate change in the horticulture industry, and under the supervision of Dr. Melinda Knuth, she is working on a project with the American Floral Endowment to help develop practical sustainability resources for the floriculture industry. Amanda brings outreach experience from her previous work in communications at two national labs and Duke University, as a public radio science reporter, and as a scientist in the federal government. She earned a master’s degree in crop and soil sciences from Cornell University, where she specialized in international agriculture and rural development, and also received a master’s in journalism from Indiana University. As an undergraduate, Amanda studied biology and environmental studies at Illinois Wesleyan University. She is a member of the American Society for Horticultural Science.
Horticultural Science Department
Since 1901, the faculty, staff and students of the Department of Horticultural Science have been providing innovative teaching, research and outreach to the citizens of North Carolina, the nation, and the world. Our research and extension programs are recognized worldwide for their contributions to applied horticultural production and to discovery science. We generate and extend knowledge about fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and landscape design for the purpose of increasing food security and food safety, sustaining the environment, enhancing economic vitality, and improving the quality of life for individuals and their communities.