Resident Coordinator, Coastal Area Research Station
Professor (Agricultural Engineering), Hammond Research Station
- Research and Extension
- Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Bio. & Agr. Engineering
- Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Horticulture
PUBLICATIONS:
120 refereed journal articles in agricultural and horticultural engineering.
Over 200 Web articles on lawn/garden/grounds maintenance equipment and commercial vegetable production equipment.
EDUCATION:
B.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri
M.S., Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri
Ph.D., Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri
EXPERIENCE:
University of Arkansas faculty, 1969-1974
O.M. Scott & Sons Co., Manager of Mechanical R&D, 1974-1983
Louisiana State University AgCenter faculty, 1983-present
Consulting experience concurrent with university faculty appointments
MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH/EXTENSION INTEREST:
Lawn/garden and grounds maintenance equipment
Granular applicators
Equipment safety
Production engineering for horticultural crops
Project LAB - Engineering for Landscape and Consumer Horticulture
The objectives of this project are to:
- Develop/evaluate/recommend equipment and cultural practices for landscape and consumer horticulture including plant and bed establishment, grounds maintenance and granular application.
- Develop/evaluate/recommend equipment and cultural practices for home lawns/gardens and commercial grounds maintenance including lawn care, granular application, irrigation and gardening.
- Serve as Extension Specialist in lawn, garden and grounds maintenance equipment including granular application.
MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS:
Registered Professional Engineer (Ohio)
Agricultural Missions Foundation
- Director (1992-), Secretary (2005-)
Journal of Vegetable Crop Production
- Consulting Editor (1992-)
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
T-15, Ergonomics, Safety, and Health Committee (1994-)
- T-15/3, Standards Review Subcommittee (1994-)
PM-02, Power and Machinery Division Steering Committee (1983-84, 1985-87, 1994-95, 1999-2001)
PM-04, Power and Machinery Division Publication Committee (1998-2001)
PM-06, Power and Machinery Division Technical Coordinating Committee (1982-83, 1994-95)
PM-07, Power and Machinery Division Program Committee (1981-82, 1984-87, 1989-91, 1997-99), Chairman (1986-87)
PM-23/6 (PM-41), Agricultural Pest Control and Fertilizer Application Committee (1975-84, 1985-88, 1995-04)
- Chairman (1982-83)
- Chairman Fertilizer Application Subcommittee (1978-80)
- Chairman, PM-41/3, Dry Materials Application Subcommittee, (1996-2000)
PM-42, Cultural Practices Equipment Committee (1986-2005)
- Chairman (1994-1995)
PM-48, Fruit and Vegetable Production Engineering Committee (1985-88, 1989-1993, 1996-2005)
- Chairman (1999-2001)
Author of ASAE Standard S341.3, Procedure for Measuring Distribution Uniformity and Calibrating Granular Broadcast Spreaders
American Society for Horticultural Science
Chairman, Vegetable Crops, Southern Region (1997)
Liaison between ASHS MECH Working Group and ASAE PM-48 Committee
Southern Extension and Research Activities Information Exchange Group –
Horticultural Mechanization and Post-Harvest Technology
- Chairman (1990-1991)
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Doyle Chambers Award for Excellence in Research, LSU AgCenter (2001)
NSF Fellowship – support for graduate study at the University of Missouri (1967-1969).
ITT Quality Award – presented in recognition of work as project manager for startup of
a new mechanical manufacturing facility.
O.M. Scott Research Directors' Award – presented in recognition of work as project
manager for startup of a new mechanical manufacturing facility.
O.M. Scott Patent Awards (2)
O.M. Scott Publication Award
CONSULTING ACTIVITIES:
Consulting assignments dealing with safety, design, development, product performance, patents and product liability on equipment for agriculture and horticulture.