John Snider

2023 D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Research

John Snider is a crop physiologist and professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at the UGA Tifton campus. After working as a postdoctoral researcher with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, he joined CAES in 2012 as an assistant professor and was promoted to full professor in 2023.

His research focuses on characterizing physiological responses to yield-limiting abiotic stresses, identifying management strategies that improve water-use efficiency, and identifying traits associated with improvements in seedling vigor for cotton, the most widely planted row crop in Georgia. He has published 106 peer-reviewed research articles and obtained more than $6.3 million in extramural competitive grants and industry support for his program. In recognition of his research accomplishments, Snider received the 2015 Young Cotton Physiologist of the Year Award at the Beltwide Cotton conferences.