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2009-10 Agriculture Back

Al-Dobai, Shoki
Director, General Directorate of Plant Protection, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Sana'a, Yemen
Research: Biological Control of Fruit Flies
USDA--Center for Medical Agricultural & Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, c/o Dr. John Sivinski
August 2009 - July 2010

Amer, Baher
Assistant Professor, Agricultural Engineering Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Research: New Techniques to Improve the Drying Process for Herbal Plants by Using the Solar Energy Compared With Other Methods of Drying
Washington State University--Pullman, Biological Systems Engineering, Pullman, WA, c/o Dr. Juming Tang
January 2010 - October 2010

Bocharnikova, Elena
Senior Scientific Officer, Laboratory of Soil Physico-Chemistry, Institute of Physiochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science, Moscow, Russia
Research: Increasing Plant Drought Resistance and Reduction of Water Irrigation Application Rate
California State University--Fresno, Plant Sciences Department, Fresno, CA, c/o Dr. Sharon Benes
October 2009 - April 2010

Charoenthaikij, Phantipha
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Product Development, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Research: Effects of Germination Conditions on Physicochemical Properties of Germinated Brown Rice Flour and Its Utilization in Bread
Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge, Department of Food Science, Baton Rouge, LA, c/o Dr. Witoon Prinyawiwatkul
September 2009 - February 2010

Corley, Juan
Researcher, Laboratory of Insect Ecology, National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET)--Bariloche, Bariloche, Argentina
Research: Invasion Dynamics of Alien Wasps in North West Patagonia: The Roles of the Environment and Dispersal Potential
USDA Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Morgantown, WV, c/o Dr. Andrew Liebhold
December 2009 - March 2010

Figueroa Cardenas, Juan de Dios
Research Professor, Center for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute, Queretaro, Mexico
Research: The Use of Microwave Irradiation to Physically Improve the Milling, Rheological and Breadmaking Quality of Wheat
Oklahoma State University--Stillwater, Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center, Stillwater, OK, c/o Dr. Patricia Rayas-Duarte
October 2009 - June 2010

Giamoustaris, Athanasios
Farm Director, American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece
Research: Development of a Model Educational Farm at the American Farm School
Iowa State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ames, IA, c/o Prof. David G. Acker
August 2009 - October 2009

Graciano, Corina
Junior Researcher, Plant Physiology Institute, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), La Plata, Argentina
Research: Phosphate and Nitrate Interactions in Eucalyptus Grandis Young Plants Hydraulic Properties
Harvard University, Biological Laboratories, The Arnold Arboretum, Cambridge, MA, c/o Dr. Maciej A. Zwieniecki
February 2010 - April 2010

Gulca, Vitalie
Assistant Professor, Forestry and Public Gardens Department, State Agricultural University of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova
Research: Enhancement of Scientific Information on Sustaining Productivity of Lands for Wood and Other Goods
Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Portland, OR, c/o Dr. Robert Deal
September 2009 - April 2010

John, John
Associate Professor, Veterinary Microbiology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu, India
Lecturing: Control of Viral Diseases Through Knowledge Management and Application of Advanced Research Techniques
Michigan State University, Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, c/o Prof. Christopher Brown
August 2009 - December 2009

Koulousis, Nikolaos
Lecturer, Laboratory of Applied Zoology and Parasitology, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Research: Determining Age Structure of Wild Mediterranean Fruit Fly Populations
University of California--Davis, Department of Entomology, Davis, CA, c/o Prof. James R. Carey
July 2009 - February 2010

Koziy, Vasyl
Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine
Research: Facilitating the Development of the Food Animal Industry in Ukraine by Implementing Animal Welfare Regulations
Washington State University--Pullman, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Pullman, WA, c/o Dr. William Dernell
Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC, c/o Ms. Lucy Enniss
November 2009 - July 2010

Mahto, Baidya
Senior Scientist, Plant Pathology Division, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
Research: Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Pyrenophora Tritici-Repentis Populations From Nepal
North Dakota State University, College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources, Department of Plant Pathology, Fargo, ND, c/o Dr. Tika Adhikari
October 2009 - August 2010

Mansour Alzohairy, Ahmed
Lecturer, Genetic Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Research: Broadening Resistance of Plants to Nematodes
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, c/o Dr. Benjamin F. Matthews
August 2009 - July 2010

Molua, Ernest Lytia
Lecturer, Department of Economics and Management, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
Research: Climate and Quality of Life: Evaluating Welfare and Willingness-to-Pay for Adaptation by Property Owners
Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, c/o Prof. Robert O. Mendelsohn
November 2009 - April 2010

Ogunwole, Joshua
Lecturer/Researcher, Department of Soil Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
Research: Impact of Soil Management Practices on Soil Quality and Carbon Sequestration
Pennsylvania State University--University Park, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University Park, PA, c/o Dr. Sjoerd W. Duiker
August 2009 - January 2010

Pineiro, Gervasio
Research Assistant, Department of Agriculture, IFEVA, University of Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Research: Estimating Carbon Fluxes in Different Soil Fractions Using Isotopes Measurements in the Rio de la Plata Grasslands
University of California--Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Berkeley, CA, c/o Prof. Margaret S. Torn
April 2010 - July 2010

Ramakrishnan, Prameela
Senior Scientist, Division of Biochemistry, Plant Physiology and Environmental Sciences, Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
Research: Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, c/o Dr. Vangimalla Reddy
June 2009 - December 2009

Robinson, Philip
Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Belfast, United Kingdom
Research: Determining Veterinary Practitioner Motivations for Submitting Samples to Diagnostic Laboratories
Mississippi State University, Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, Mississippi State, MS, c/o Dr. William B. Epperson
January 2010 - April 2010

Talwana, Libbo
Lecturer, Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Research: Characterization of Diversity of Entomopathogenic Nematodes in Uganda
University of Arizona, Department of Entomology and Plant Sciences, Tucson, AZ, c/o Dr. S. Patricia Stock
August 2009 - March 2010

Yorobe, Jose Jr.
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of the Philippines--Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Research: Economic Impact Assessment of Agricultural Technologies in the Philippines
North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Raleigh, NC, c/o Dr. Roderick M. Rejesus
January 2010 - June 2010

Zia, Munir Hussain
Soil Chemist, Farm Advisory Center, Technical Services Department, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, Mirpur Khas (Sindh), Pakistan
Research: Differential Lead and Chromium Metal Uptake Efficiency in Cabbage Cultivars
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Management and By-Products Utilization Lab, Beltsville, MD, c/o Dr. Eton Codling
December 2009 - September 2010