This is part of a series of photo essays about UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP). Students highlighted the people working at CAIP and their impactful work in communities around the state of Florida.
Dr. Jason Ferrell is the Director for the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants and has been for the past three years. Ferrell was trained as a weed scientist and has always been interested in why certain plants are harmful to the environment and why some are beneficial. He started at the University of Florida in 2004 and his job was to manage weeds and crops. Check out this photo essay by Karissa Palmer, a University of Florida student, to learn more about Ferrell and his role at CAIP.

Click here to view Karissa’s Adobe Spark Page and learn more about Dr. Ferrell.

Click here for the downloadable version of the photo essay.