Person

Scott Senseman

Holding Position | Plant Sciences

Specialization: Weed Science - Pesticide Fate and Herbicide Physiology

Overview

Scott Senseman graduated from Wilmington College of Ohio in 1986 with a B.S. in Agricultural Business. He completed his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas in Agronomy-Weed Science (1990) and Agronomy-Pesticide Residue (1994), respectively. He served on the faculty in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University for more than 18 years starting in October 1994. He is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee where he has been employed since July, 2013. He is also serving as Deputy Assistant Dean for Strategic Planning for the Herbert College of Agriculture. He has authored or coauthored 107 peer-reviewed journal articles and 229 abstracts of poster and oral presentations. In 2007, he finished service as editor for the Weed Science Society of America’s Ninth Edition of the Herbicide Handbook. He served as President for both the Southern Weed Science Society (2014) and the Weed Science Society of America (2018). Dr. Senseman helped develop and teach the beginning course in agronomy (SCSC 101 Introduction to Agronomy), two undergraduate courses related to the evolution, role, and fate of agricultural chemicals in row crop production (SCSC 435 Ecology of Agrochemicals and SCSC 446 Weed Management and Ecology), a graduate and distance course related to herbicide mode of action and environmental fate (SCSC 650 Mode of Action and Environmental Fate of Herbicides) as well as an analytical course related to instrumentation used in environmental aspects of agronomy (SCSC 618 Methods of Plant, Soil, and Water Analysis in Environmental Systems). He also co-developed and co-taught PLSC 456/556 Turfgrass Weed Science at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Senseman has served as major advisor or co-advisor for 22 graduate students and has served on 66 other graduate student committees and four international undergraduate internships during his academic career.

Research Focus

Research interests encompass various aspects of environmental fate of herbicides including analytical method development, synergism, adsorption, absorption, translocation, metabolism, and water quality.

Teaching Focus

Weed Science, pesticide fate, herbicide physiology

Outreach Focus

Weed Science, pesticide fate, herbicide physiology

Picture of Scott Senseman
112 Plant Biotechnology Building
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related S, University Of Arkansas, 1994
Lab Members

Scott Senseman

Holding Position | Plant Sciences
Picture of Scott Senseman image
112 Plant Biotechnology Building
2505 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • Doctorate, Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related S, University Of Arkansas, 1994
Overview

Scott Senseman graduated from Wilmington College of Ohio in 1986 with a B.S. in Agricultural Business. He completed his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas in Agronomy-Weed Science (1990) and Agronomy-Pesticide Residue (1994), respectively. He served on the faculty in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University for more than 18 years starting in October 1994. He is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee where he has been employed since July, 2013. He is also serving as Deputy Assistant Dean for Strategic Planning for the Herbert College of Agriculture. He has authored or coauthored 107 peer-reviewed journal articles and 229 abstracts of poster and oral presentations. In 2007, he finished service as editor for the Weed Science Society of America’s Ninth Edition of the Herbicide Handbook. He served as President for both the Southern Weed Science Society (2014) and the Weed Science Society of America (2018). Dr. Senseman helped develop and teach the beginning course in agronomy (SCSC 101 Introduction to Agronomy), two undergraduate courses related to the evolution, role, and fate of agricultural chemicals in row crop production (SCSC 435 Ecology of Agrochemicals and SCSC 446 Weed Management and Ecology), a graduate and distance course related to herbicide mode of action and environmental fate (SCSC 650 Mode of Action and Environmental Fate of Herbicides) as well as an analytical course related to instrumentation used in environmental aspects of agronomy (SCSC 618 Methods of Plant, Soil, and Water Analysis in Environmental Systems). He also co-developed and co-taught PLSC 456/556 Turfgrass Weed Science at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Senseman has served as major advisor or co-advisor for 22 graduate students and has served on 66 other graduate student committees and four international undergraduate internships during his academic career.

Research Focus

Research interests encompass various aspects of environmental fate of herbicides including analytical method development, synergism, adsorption, absorption, translocation, metabolism, and water quality.

Teaching Focus

Weed Science, pesticide fate, herbicide physiology

Outreach Focus

Weed Science, pesticide fate, herbicide physiology

Lab Members