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Peter Melcher

Professor, Biology
School: School of Humanities and Sciences
Phone: 607-274-3980
Office: 255 Center for Natural Sciences, Ithaca, NY 14850
Specialty: Plant Physiology

Office Hours: Fall 2025

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T/Th 11:30 - 12:30 (I will be in CNS 255 or in the Biology Tutor Room CNS 218A)
Or please email me to set up an appointment.

Research Interests:

Electrophysiology of plants

The role of slow and fast electrical responses of plants to light, drought, heat, touch, and sound.

Water properties and plant function

Growth and physiology of aquatic plants. 

Ecophysiology of tropical coastal plants

Understanding how introduced species impact endemic plants

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