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Abernethy, Darrell
DVO (epidemiology), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Belfast, United Kingdom
Research: Epidemiological/Economic Modeling of Bovine Brucellosis and/or Bovine Tuberculosis
University of California--Davis, Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance, Department of Medicine & Epidemiology, Davis, CA, c/o Dr. Tim Carpenter
April 2009 - June 2009

Abu-Basha, Ehab
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Research: Antidiabetic Activity of Some Jordanian Medicinal Herbs
Iowa State University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ames, IA, c/o Dr. Walter Hsu
September 2008 - August 2009

Abu-Ghoush, Mahmoud
Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Science Department, Hashemite University, Amman, Jordan
Research: Nutritional and Chemical Changes During Extrusion Processing of Food Products: Development of a New Lentil Analog Product Under Various Processing Conditions
Kansas State University, Department of Grain Science and Industry, Manhattan, KS, c/o Dr. Sajid Alavi
June 2008 - January 2009

Afik, Ohad
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Research: The Effects of Nest Invaders and Polyandry on the Pollination Efficacy of Honey Bees
University of Georgia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Entomology, Athens, GA, c/o Prof. Keith S. Delaplane
October 2008 - October 2009

Amrouche, Tahar
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Biological Sciences and Agronomy, University of Tizi-Ouzou, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
Research: Biotechnological Potential of Bacteriocins Used as Natural Antimicrobial Agents
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick, Department of Food Science, New Brunswick, NJ, c/o Dr. Michael L. Chikindas
November 2008 - April 2009

Ariyawardana, Anoma
Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Research: Supply Chain Coordination Among the Small and Medium Scale Agro-Processing Firms
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Food Policy Institute, New Brunswick, NJ, c/o Dr. Ramu Govindasamy
September 2008 - February 2009

Badrie, Neela
Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Production, University of the West Indies--St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Research: Consumers Awareness, Knowledge and Acceptance of Functional Foods
Auburn University--Main Campus, Department of Agricultural Economic and Rural Sociology, Auburn University, AL, c/o Prof. Curtis Jolly
June 2009 - August 2009

Bazarov, Shavkat
Director, Agency of Strategy, Research and Planning, NASIP APK, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Research: Cotton Sector Sustainable Development
Texas Tech University, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cotton Economics Research Institute, Lubbock, TX, c/o Dr. Don Ethridge
November 2008 - April 2009

Bernal Barragan, Hugo
Professor, Department of Agriculture, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
Research: Development of Feeding Systems for Cattle in Northeastern Mexico Utilizing the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System
Cornell University, Department of Animal Science, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Robert Blake
August 2008 - July 2009

Bjoernstad, Aasmund
Professor, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
Research: Genes for Bread: Grains From Stone Age to Gene Age
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Minneapolis, MN, c/o Prof. Nancy J. Ehlke
October 2008 - July 2009

Chinnasamy, Durairaj
Professor, Department of Agricultural Entymology, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, India
Research: New Environmentally-Safe Strategies for the Control of Insect Pests: Improving Mating Disruption for the Oriental Beetle Anomala Orientalis (Waterhouse)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Philip E. Marucci Blueberry-Cranberry Research Center, New Brunswick, NJ, c/o Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
June 2008 - February 2009

Das, Madhumita
Principal Scientist, Water Technology Centre for Eastern Region, Bhubaneswar, India
Research: Refining and Tuning Approaches of the Prospective Use of Effluent Water in Agricultural Perspective
Purdue University, Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, c/o Prof. Rabi H. Mohtar
November 2008 - July 2009

Fail, Jozsef
Senior Lecturer, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Horticulture Science, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary
Research: The Role of Plant Characteristics in the Resistance of White Cabbage to Onion Thrips
Cornell University--Geneva Campus, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Entomology, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Anthony M. Shelton
March 2009 - August 2009

Guemouria, Noura
Professor, Department of Physics, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
Research: Measurement and Modelling of Evapotranspiration of Irrigated Citrus Orchard in Semi-Arid Conditions
University of Wyoming, Stable Isotope Facility, Laramie, WY, c/o Dr. David G. Williams
June 2008 - September 2008

Gunjaca, Jerko
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biometrics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Research: Variety Trials Methodology for Evaluation of Quality and Suitability for Sustainable Production
Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Jean-Luc Jannink
September 2008 - January 2009

Gworgwor, Nuhu
Associate Professor, Department of Crop Production, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Research: Direct Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Striga Hermonthica Control and Indirect Effects on Cereals and Potential Trap Crops in Intercropping and Rotation System
Oregon State University, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Corvallis, OR, c/o Dr. Carol Mallory-Smith
January 2009 - January 2010

Hashem, Abul
Research Officer, Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, Northam, Australia
Research: Combating Herbicide Resistance in Weeds to Sustain Crop Productivity
Oregon State University, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Corvallis, OR, c/o Dr. Carol Mallory-Smith
November 2008 - March 2009

Joshi, Bhoj
Senior Scientist, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
Research: Use of Tannin Containing Plants for Control of Gastrointestinal Nematode Parasites to Improve Goats' Productivity and Farmers' Income
Fort Valley State University, College of Agriculture, Home Economics and Allied Programs, Department of Agricultural Science, Fort Valley, GA, c/o Dr. Thomas H. Terrill
November 2008 - May 2009

Lokollo, Erna
Senior Researcher and Scientist, Indonesian Center for Agro and Socio Economic and Policy Studies, Bogor, Indonesia
Research: Socio-Economic and Cultural Perspectives on the Bio-Security and Bio-Safety Policies
Cornell University, Department of Plant Pathology, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. George Hudler
January 2009 - July 2009

Madawan Arachchi, Nuwan Prasantha
Skills Development Assistant, Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Research: Vocational and Technical Education in the United States
Northern Virginia Community College--Alexandria, Alexandria Campus, Business Technologies Division, Alexandria, VA, c/o Dr. John Min
October 2008 - December 2008

Massri, Zouheir
Research Associate, Integrated Water and Land Management Program, International Center for Agricultural
Research in the Dry Areas, Aleppo, Syria
Research: Improved Options of Soil and Water Conservation Strategies to Sustain Productivity of Olive Groves
on Steep Slopes in Northwest Syria
Purdue University, School of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, West Lafayette, IN, c/o Dr. Chi-Hua Huang
South Dakota State University, Plant Science Department, Brookings, SD, c/o Dr. Tom E. Schumacher
October 2008 - August 2009

Oad, Fateh
Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Crop Production, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam, Pakistan
Research: Organic Maize Cultivation
University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Lexington, KY, c/o Dr. Larry Grabau
November 2008 - August 2009

Pejkovski, Zlatko
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
Research: Eliminating the Harmful Ingredients From Meat Products
Ohio State University--Columbus, The Ohio State University, Department of Animal Sciences, Columbus, OH, c/o Prof. Herbert W. Ockerman
September 2008 - February 2009

Pivovarova, Elena
Associate Professor, Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Altai State Agrarian University, Barnaul, Russia
Research: Using Agrochemical Indices and Their Spatial-Temporal Dynamics for the Estimation of Resistance of Soils to Anthropogenic Influences
Michigan State University, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, East Lansing, MI, c/o Dr. Sieglinde Snapp
September 2008 - March 2009

Rurac, Mihail
Associate Professor, Department of General Agriculture and Crop Science, State Agricultural University of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova
Research: Agricultural Extension Education as an Indispensable Part of the Trinity: Extension, Research and Education
Pennsylvania State University--University Park, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, University Park, PA, c/o Dr. Thomas H. Bruening
September 2008 - May 2009

Satapathy, Mahendra
Professor, North East Regional Institute of Education, Shillong, India
Research: Models of Environmental Education Programs
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, St. Paul, MN, c/o Dr. Robert Blair
October 2008 - December 2008

Suhubdy, -
Lecturer, Department of Animal Feed and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Research: Study the Effective Methods for Improving Productivity of Natural Grasslands (Rangelands) for Beef or Dairy Production of Indonesia: A Lesson Learned From American Grasslands (Rangelands) Management Perspective and Ranchers' Experiences
Utah State University, Department of Wildland Resources, Logan, UT, c/o Prof. Fred Provenza
October 2008 - March 2009

Swanepoel, Frans
Director and Professor, Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Lecturing and Research: Agricultural Education: Development and Commercialization of Smallholder Family Farms in Africa
Cornell University, International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development, Ithaca, NY, c/o Dr. Terry Tucker
August 2008 - May 2009

Wanniarachchi, Sudas
Senior Lecturer, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka
Research: Soil Quality Monitoring for Sustainable Land and Environmental Management: Assessment of Biological Indicators of Soil Quality
Kansas State University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Manhattan, KS, c/o Dr. Chuck Rice
June 2009 - November 2009