Marisa Wall

Marisa Wall is the Center Director of the U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (USDA PBARC) in Hilo, Hawaii. She holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in Horticultural Science from the University of Maryland. She has been a scientist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service for 23 years, specializing in postharvest physiology, quarantine treatment and export, and value-added processes for tropical crops. As Director of the PBARC, she coordinates multi-disciplinary research programs in plant genetic resource management, crop improvement, pest and disease management, biological control, and postharvest technologies for tropical fruit, nut, vegetable, and ornamental crops.