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RESEARCH EMPHASIS
Automated sensing of turfgrass health, applications of "precision turf management", turfgrasses weed management and plant growth regulation. The major objective my program is to develop tools or decision making aids to assist turfgrass managers in the efficient management of turfs. [go back to top]
PROPOSED RESEARCH TOPICS
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Faculty Member - Graduate
Program for Quantitative Analysis of Natural Resources
Crop Science Society of America
American Society of Agronomy
American Society of Horticultural Science
Weed Science Society of America
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA | |
| 1978 to 1980 | Received Ph.D. in Crop Science, July 1980. Major work in Turfgrass Management with an emphasis in bentgrass nutrition and turf weed control. Thesis title, "THE ISOLATION OF A TOXIN FROM SPRING DEAD SPOT AREAS IN BERMUDAGRASS (CYNODON L. C. RICH.) TURF |
| 1976 to 1978 | Received M. S. in Agronomy, May 1978. Major work in Turfgrass Management. Thesis title, "EFFECT OF TWO PREEMERGENCE HERBICIDES ON THE GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF FOUR SEEDED BERMUDAGRASSES (CYNODON DACTYLON (L.) PERS.)" |
| OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON | |
| 1974 to 1976 | Post baccalaureate work. Completed course work to fulfill undergraduate deficiencies and prepare for graduate work in plant ecology |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN | |
| 1968 to 1972 | Received B.S. in Biology, May 1972. Major in Botany and minor in Chemistry. |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS | |
| 1988 (3 months) | Visiting professor, Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Developed microcomputer expert system development program and plausible reasoning system for grass identification. |
| 1994 to present | Associate Professor of Turfgrass Science, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. Position split between research (70%) and teaching (30%) Basic research program in developing software tools for golf course management. Applied research program conducted in the areas of turfgrass cultivar evaluation, weed control, plant growth regulation, and the modeling of turfgrass management practices. |
| 1986 to 1994 | Associate Professor of Turfgrass Science, Department of Horticulture. Position split between research (55%) and extension (45%) Basic research program in developing Expert System tools for agricultural domains. Applied research program conducted in the areas of turfgrass cultivar evaluation, weed control, plant growth regulation, and the modeling of turfgrass management practices. Extension duties involve state-wide leadership in planning, conducting, and evaluating turfgrass extension programs. |
| 1983 to 1988 | Associate Member of the Intelligent Systems Group, Department of Computer Science. Directed development of PC-based machine learning tool with facilities to build expert systems. |
| 1980 to 1986 | Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Science, Department of Horticulture. |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA | |
| 1974 to 1980 | Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy. Supervised 3 to 8 student employees in the process of maintaining field research center. |
| 1974, 1975 | Laborer at grass seed farm, Corvallis, Oregon. Foreman, 1975. |
| BEATRICE FOODS CO. BELOIT, WISCONSIN | |
| 1972 to 1974 | Assistant Director of Quality Assurance. Duties involved the supervision of 7 lab technicians. Assisted Director of Research when time permitted. |
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