The UCI Greenhouse is a 10,000-square-foot growth facility that supports teaching and research needs for the School of Biological Sciences. The Greenhouse is divided into 15 growth areas that are individually programmable for temperature. Greenhouse Staff provides watering, pest management, and basic maintenance for plants used in research and teaching. Additional facilities include common-use lab space, a lath house adjacent to the Greenhouse for plants requiring ambient conditions, an autoclave for soil sterilization, and storage space for greenhouse supplies, which are provided by investigators.

To request space in the UCI Greenhouse, please fill out the form below and send the completed document to jrodart1@uci.edu. Please also review the greenhouse user guidelines and the pesticide safety contract that are linked below.

Greenhouse Projects

Jen Schlauch, Hammer lab

Jen Schlauch (Hammer lab) is studying how microbes influence the health of solitary bees, like the Blue Orchard Bee used in early-season crop pollination. She is growing hundreds of Phacelia tanacetifolia flowers in the UCI greenhouse to serve as a food source for the bees as she conducts the experiments.

Dr. Catherine Loudon Lab

Dr. Catherine Loudon and collaborators are working on technologies for trapping pests, such as bed bugs, based on the insect-trapping abilities of leaves from bean plants. They grow the plants in the UCI greenhouse, and harvest the leaves for experiments. This approach is under development for a non-chemical method for pest control.

Sierra Hellwitz, Mooney lab

Sierra Hellwitz (Mooney lab) is growing Coastal Sage Scrub in the greenhouse for an experimental common garden. Coastal Sage Scrub is a globally endangered ecosystem with only ~10% of the original distribution remaining. Sierra and the rest of the research team are using the common garden to study the interactions between the native plants, their insect herbivores, and their insectivorous predators.

Get in Touch

If you have any questions about the UCI Greenhouse, please contact:

Celia Faiola, PhD

Greenhouse Director

Steinhaus Hall 463
(949) 824-2061
cfaiola@uci.edu

Javier Rodarte

Greenhouse Manager

Building 514, Room 102
(949) 824-6049
jrodart1@uci.edu