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3/03 to present Professor & Head, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, Louisiana State University and the LSU Ag Center, Baton Rouge, LA.
5/98 to 3/2003 Professor & Research, Extension, & Instruction Coordinator, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sci. (CAES) Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA.
11/96- 5/98 Associate Professor & REI Coordinator, Bio. & Ag. Engineering Dept., University of Georgia, CAES Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA.
11/91 - 11/96 Associate Professor and Research Leader, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Georgia, CPES, Tifton, GA.
6/93 - 9/93 Visiting Associate Professor, Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT
7/91- 11/91 Associate Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Georgia, CPES, Tifton, GA.
5/84 - 7/91 Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Georgia, CPES, Tifton, GA.
1/81 - 4/84 Graduate Research Instructor, Agricultural Engineering Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
1/79 - 12/80 Graduate Research Assistant, Agricultural Engineering Department, Louisiana State University.
1/79 - 5/80 Laboratory Instructor, Agricultural Engineering Department, Louisiana State University.
9/78 - 12/78 Course Instructor, Engineering Graphics Department, Louisiana State University.
Other Professional Employment
11/03 – 9/04 GS-15, USDA, CSREES, Panel Manager for the Watershed Systems Panel for the NRI grant program
6/78 - 8/78 Design Engineers Assistant, Cane Machinery and Engineering Company (CAMECO), Thibodaux, Louisiana.
10/74 - 5/78 Microfilm Technician, Medical Records Department, Baton Rouge General Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA.
6-8/72-73 Water Quality Laboratory Technician and Shop Worker, Engineering Science Department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering Purdue University 1984
M.E. Agricultural Engineering
B.S. Agricultural Engineering Louisiana State University 1978
Registered Professional Engineer Georgia
Additional Contact: Email: thomasdl@lsu.edu
Summary Narrative:
Dr. Daniel L. Thomas is the first Scott and Ruth Bergeron Professor and Head of the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at
His career started with B.S. (1978) and M.E. (1980) degrees in Agricultural Engineering from