Chieri Kubota
Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
Ohio State University
Dr. Chieri Kubota is a professor in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, the Ohio State University. Dr. Kubota received Ph.D. in Horticultural Engineering and M.S. in Horticultural Science from Chiba University, Japan. Dr. Kubota worked as faculty for 6 years in Chiba University, 16 years in the School of Plant Sciences at University of Arizona and recently (in 2017) joined the faculty at the Ohio State University. Her research program focuses on the development of science-based technologies in the area of controlled environment agriculture (CEA). Dr. Kubota’s research includes value-added CEA crop production, vegetable grafting, hydroponic strawberry production, as well as LED lighting applications.