John Snider

Third Year Review

T.L. Grey

W. Vencill

M. Habteselassie

Job announcement 2011submission closed Sept 16, 2011

• 85% Research– Focused on physiological aspects of cotton – The objective improve cotton management systems– Physiology of growth & development, fruiting profile, fiber

quality, stress management, cultural management, & termination– Irrigation management /fiber quality areas of focus

• Work cooperatively – CRSS faculty (including IPBGG)– Cotton Team (ENT, PP)– county extension personnel– Industry– commodity groups

• 15% Teaching in Cotton Physiology– active graduate student program– one undergraduate course– one graduate course, each every other year

Degrees and Employment

BS Henderson State U – Biology (‘05)

MS Central Arkansas U – Biology (‘07)

PhD U Arkansas – Crop Phys (‘10)

USDA POST Doc Boonville, AR (‘10-’12)

UGA Assistant Professor (April 2012)

Areas of researchCotton Physiology• Drought stress & plant-based irrigation • Heat stress• Genotype & environment

– Yield– Fiber quality– Seedling vigor, seed oil content

Research Strategy• Field research• Lab research

Research (85%)1) Book chapters

a) 4 total; 3 senior

b) 2 since 2012 hire – 2 senior

2) Refereed Publicationsa) 26 total; 15 senior

b) since hired UGA 2012: 13 total; 7 senior

c) citations 79 times – work is relevant

3) Abstracts (papers presented)a) 41 total

b) 18 since hire (5 as speaker)

4) Extension reports – 25, 7 at UGA

Research (85%)

• Experimental areas of specific interest• Drought stress – field studies• chlorophyll fluorescence • gas exchange methodology • J. Plant Physiol. 171:1576-1585• J. Agron. Crop Sci. 200:77-82

• Plant-based irrigation scheduling• water efficiency irrigation practices - yield or fiber quality• between predawn water potential and canopy temp• Crop Water Stress Index

• Heat Stress Physiology• In press

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Research Grants - UGA1) Total funds associated $632,600

2) Grants as cooperator (9) $409,500

3) Various $115,800

4) Contracts $107,300

5) Nonfunded grant proposals 3 - 2013

6) Notable since 2012a) Using rapid techniques to identify drought sensitivity in

commercial cotton cultivars

b) Utilize Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation & Plant-Based Triggers

c) Proper variety selection & production management decisions

Teaching (15%)Tifton Campus

• CRSS 8050 “Advanced crop production”– taught 2013, summer 2015

• CRSS 4450/6450 “Crop physiology”– Spring 2014, spring 2016

• Students are very complementary to his teaching skills & plant phys knowledge (4-5)

• Graduate students– 5 committees– Advisor 2 PhD– Committee member for 2 MS and 1 PhD

Extension (0%)1) Workshop speaker at Georgia

Cotton Conferences & Field days 13 from 2012-2015

2) EditorshipsGeorgia Cotton Research and Extension Report

2012 12 articles

2013 9 articles

Professional Contributions1) Beltwide Cotton Conference• 2015 - present Steering committee• 2013 & 2014 Agronomy & Physiology – chair• 2014 Symposium coordinator

• Linking physiology to management• Carbon dynamics in cotton

• Moderator sessions

2) Graduate student contest judge• ASA, CSSA, SSSA meeting 2013

3) Peer reviewer for journals: 5-10 each yearActa Physiologiae Plantarum, Agronomy Journal, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – Bioenergetics, Crop Science, European Journal of Agronomy, International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Journal of Plant Physiology, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Journal of Agricultural Science, Journal of Cotton Science, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Physiologia Plantarum

University Committee Contributions

Committee MemberSunbelt Ag Expo CommitteeCRSS/UGA 2014

CRSS 2014 Program ReviewResearch CommitteeCrop and Weed Management Subcommittee

2015 Cotton Extension Specialist Search and Screen Committee (vice Collins)

Recognition at UGA

Awards• John Snider

2015 Young Cotton Physiologist of the Year - BWCC

• Graduate studentsDaryl Chastain

2014 1st place BWCC student poster contest2014 1st place CSSA student poster contest2015 2nd place BWCC student poster contest2015 3rd place BWCC student oral contest

Team Player

• Publications

• Grants

• Graduate students

• Professional societies

• Work with publicCommissions/Private industry

Committee review comments• Teaching is being transmitted to Athens

– Indicates his statewide teaching efforts• Needs to serve on CSSA/ASA committees• Keep trying for larger grants• Effective researcher

John SniderFor 3rd year review

Positive and building on a program for which he was hired per the job announcementContinue his successful research & teaching efforts

Thanks to committeeWilliam VencillMussie Habteselassie

Questions?