Professor Andrew Barton is currently a 10-Month Lecturer and the Program Coordinator for the Cannabis Production and Management Certificate Program at Farmingdale State College.
Prof. Barton has experience in integrating advanced technologies and growing techniques backed by scientific data and theories into the processes of growing Cannabis, post-production processes of drying and curing Cannabis, as well as the post-production processes of manufacturing Cannabis into products and SKUs, including but not limited to packaged flower, pre-rolls, edibles, concentrates and topicals.
Prof. Barton also has experience utilizing real-time sensor feedback information to optimize Cannabis grow operations as well as experience in multi-level vertical farming units, classical single-floor indoor farming setups, greenhouse farming operations, and outdoor farming operations both above ground and in ground as well. He also has direct experience working for small and large-scale Cannabis cultivation companies as well as dispensary operations, Cannabis equipment companies and Cannabis consumables companies. Prof. Barton has been a Cannabis grower since 2013, and has hydroponics & Cannabis industry experience stretching back to 2014. He has worked in six Cannabis related businesses in four states and Washington D.C., and has had hands on experience in every part of the Cannabis industry from seed germination all the way through to sales.
Prof. Barton’s motto is learning by doing. His main interests are growing plants, Cannabis medicine, and turning cannabinoids & terpenes into medicines. He has experience related to cultivation management, conducting research experiments, retail sales, product development & design, 3D engineering design software, as well as grow optimization software, digital design, web design, tracking data/ inventories, purchasing consumables, and large equipment sourcing & repairs among, other skills.
Prof. Barton has experience in integrating advanced technologies and growing techniques backed by scientific data and theories into the processes of growing Cannabis, post-production processes of drying and curing Cannabis, as well as the post-production processes of manufacturing Cannabis into products and SKUs, including but not limited to packaged flower, pre-rolls, edibles, concentrates and topicals.
Prof. Barton also has experience utilizing real-time sensor feedback information to optimize Cannabis grow operations as well as experience in multi-level vertical farming units, classical single-floor indoor farming setups, greenhouse farming operations, and outdoor farming operations both above ground and in ground as well. He also has direct experience working for small and large-scale Cannabis cultivation companies as well as dispensary operations, Cannabis equipment companies and Cannabis consumables companies. Prof. Barton has been a Cannabis grower since 2013, and has hydroponics & Cannabis industry experience stretching back to 2014. He has worked in six Cannabis related businesses in four states and Washington D.C., and has had hands on experience in every part of the Cannabis industry from seed germination all the way through to sales.
Prof. Barton’s motto is learning by doing. His main interests are growing plants, Cannabis medicine, and turning cannabinoids & terpenes into medicines. He has experience related to cultivation management, conducting research experiments, retail sales, product development & design, 3D engineering design software, as well as grow optimization software, digital design, web design, tracking data/ inventories, purchasing consumables, and large equipment sourcing & repairs among, other skills.
Education
- M.S., School of Pharmacy (Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics), University of Maryland - Baltimore Campus, 2021
- B.S. , Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture (Plant Science - Horticulture and Crop Production), University of Maryland - College Park Campus, 2018