Dorota Haman is chair of UF’s Agricultural and Biological Engineering department. As a professor in the department, she specializes in plant-water relationships and irrigation water management. Her profession fulfills a childhood ambition -- as a child she wanted to be a gardener, and to this day, she maintains a large and productive garden. Of course, Haman’s career goes well beyond her own backyard. She has developed and taught irrigation strategies in Central and South America, Africa and Asia, and right here in Florida.

Evaluation and demonstration of water conservation/irrigation systems in containerized production of ornamental plants, including newly developed Multipot Box System and outdoor ebb and flow system. These systems are monitored for water use and environmental impact due to the runoff from the nurseries. Development of crop coefficients for specialty crops in Florida such as blueberries. She has been looking at the development of best management practices (BMPs) including appropriate application of water and nutrients for blueberry production. Extension program focuses on efficient water management in irrigation of various crops. Developed a set of educational materials and programs to teach growers how to use irrigation systems to protect plants against frost and freeze events in Florida.