
Mark Kroggel
Lecturer (Retired)
Specialization:
Hydroponics Technology
Biography:
Mark Kroggel was a lecturer in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at The Ohio State University (OSU). Mark retired from OSU in Fall 2026. In addition to graduating from OSU with a BS and MS in horticulture a very long time ago, Mark worked in both the commercial ornamental horticulture industry (from micropropagation through field production all the way to landscape installation) in Ohio as well as in applied academic research (Arizona and Ohio) on greenhouse hydroponic and soilless production of fruit and vegetable crops, with a few ornamental GH crops thrown in here and there.