Prof. Dr. Michelle L Jones is a DC Kiplinger Floriculture, Endowed Chair, and a Professor in Floriculture. She earned a BS in Agricultural Biochemistry (1993) from Iowa State University and a PhD in Horticulture (1997) from Purdue University. Her research interests include floriculture: molecular biology, postharvest physiology, plant–microbe interactions, biostimulants, and beneficial bacteria.