We work with scientists, researchers, and students from around the world to ensure our programs’ success.
We are based in Blacksburg, Virginia, at Virginia Tech and housed in the Center for International Research, Education, and Development.
Address: 526 Prices Fork Rd. (0378) | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | 24061-0378
Phone: 540-231-3516 | Fax: 540-231-3519 | Email: rmuni@vt.edu
Twitter: @IPM_IL | Facebook: IPMCRSP
Management Entity



Administrative Principal Investigator, Executive Director, CIRED
Virginia Tech
Phone: (540) 231-9665
Email: vcrowder@vt.edu
Associate Director and Africa Program Manager, IPM Innovation Lab
Virginia Tech
Phone: (540) 231-9668
Email: afayad@vt.edu

Assistant Director of Women and Gender in International Development, CIRED
Virginia Tech
Phone: (540) 231-4297
Email: dmsumner@vt.edu


Communications Coordinator, IPM Innovation Lab
Virginia Tech
Phone: (540) 231- 1587
Email: saraeh91@vt.edu
Principal Investigators
Principal Investigator,
Biological Control of the Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus in East Africa
Virginia State University
Phone: (804) 524-5631
Email: wmersie@vsu.edu
Principal Investigator, IPM for Rice, Maize, and Chickpea in East Africa
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
Phone: (+251) 1-463215
Email: ttefera@icipe.org
Principal Investigator, Vegetable IPM for Asia
Virginia Tech University
Phone: (540) 231-7731
Email: gnorton@vt.edu


Principal Investigator, IPM for Exportable Fruit Crops in Vietnam
Southern Horticultural Research Institute (SOFRI)
Phone: (+84) 918-582261
Email: hoavn2003@gmail.com, hoanv.sofri@mard.gov.vn
Principal Investigator, Rice IPM for Cambodia
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Phone: (+63) 2-5805600
Email: b.hadi@irri.org


Principal Investigator, High-Resolution Monitoring of the Spread of Agricultural Invasive Species
Virginia Tech Biocomplexity Institute
Phone: (540) 204-6679
Email: abhijin@vbi.vt.edu
Principal Investigator, Modeling for Invasive Species and Climate Change
Tribhuvan University
Phone: : 00977 1 4331322, 4333515
Email: pkjhaprof@gmail.com
Technical Advisory Committee



Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee
Louisiana State University
Phone: 225-578-1464
Email: LDatnoff@agcenter.lsu.edu
Member of the Technical Advisory Committee
University of Illinois
Phone: 217-244-3258
Email: ghartman@illinois.edu
Member of the Technical Advisory Committee
AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center
Phone: +866-6-583-7801 (ext. 426)
Email: srini.ramasamy@worldveg.org

Member of the Technical Advisory Committee
World Bank, Retired
Phone: 925-285-7600
Email: aurora@sbcglobal.net
USAID Agreement Officer’s Representative

Senior International Affairs Specialist, USAID Bureau for Food Security
Phone: 202-712-5272
Email: jobowman@usaid.gov