Sean Fogarty - UVM NECAFS

Sean Fogarty is a Research Specialist at the Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS), which is one of four USDA funded regional centers in the United States, based at University of Vermont Extension. Before joining NECAFS, he earned a B.S. in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) as a non-traditional student while also holding several research assistant and technician positions contributing to long-term ecological and agricultural research projects. He then earned an M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences from UNH, where his thesis research focused on water quality and produce safety in coupled aquaponic systems. In his current role at NECAFS, Sean is contributing to regional and national research efforts and the development of educational resources regarding produce safety in hydroponic and aquaponic operations for growers, regulatory officials, extension educators, and other stakeholders.