Greg Welbaum grew up on a family farm in Ohio. He graduated with a BS degree in Horticulture from the Ohio State University. Greg went on to receive his MS degree in Vegetable Crops from UC Davis in 1979. Greg received his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology in 1988. Greg did post-doctoral research with the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Group of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association in Aiea, Hawaii in 1989 under the direction of Dr. Rick Meinzer. He joined the faculty in the Department of Horticulture at Virginia Tech in 1990. Greg teaches courses on vegetable crops, medicinal plants, vegetable seed production and conducts research on seed biology and stand establishment. In addition to his academic position at Virginia Tech, Greg is the managing partner of Welbaum Farms of Ohio and owner of Thermogradient Systems LLC, a lab equipment manufacturer.