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PROJECT DIRECTOR: |
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V. PHILIP RASMUSSEN, Ph.D.Professor
and NASA Geospatial Extension Specialist
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In 1999, Phil was appointed as the first NASA geospatial extension specialist in the nation, and has served as assistant director in both the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station and the Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service. In addition, Phil has been the coordinator of Western SARE since 1994 and has been associated with national SARE since 1988, having served on the first SAN Committee. Phil earned a B.S. in soil science with a minor in physics in 1974 at Utah State University, where he was a Phi Kappa Phi honoree and Honors graduate. He earned an M.S. in soil physics at USU in 1976 and a Ph.D. in soil physics and microclimatology at Kansas State University in 1979. He completed the Kellogg Foundation-USDA National Extension Leadership Development Fellowship in 1984 and has completed the ESCOP administrators training in Washington, D.C. After joining USU in 1981 as an extension soils specialist, Phil earned the nickname "No-Till Phil" in Utah for his Johnny Appleseed approach to scattering research and demonstration plots across the state. In 1990, he received the E.G. Peterson Award, USU's highest extension honor. He is skilled in microcomputer and electronics applications in agriculture, developing the USU College of Agriculture computer laboratory and inventing a microwave soil moisture sensor. His wife, Linda, a Presidential Scholar, graduated from USU in 1974 with a degree in physics. They have five children: Angela, a musician and song writer (married to Clint Christensen); Bryan, completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois (married to Holly Stevens, a USU engineering graduate, three children); Jennifer, recently graduated from USU (married to Nathan Revo, one child); Neal, majoring in chemistry at USU; and Kathleen, majoring in nursing at the University of Utah.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ::B.S. Soil Science (major) and Physics (minor):Utah State University, 1974 (USU Honors Program Graduate) (Phi Kappa Phi honoree) M.S. Soil Science and Biometeorology (Soil Physics):Utah
State University, 1976 Ph.D. Agronomy (Soil Physics and Microclimatology):Kansas
State University, 1979 (Sigma Xi honoree)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ::• 1999–Present: Professor, Plants, Soils, & Biometeorology Department; NASA Geospatial Extension Specialist: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1993–Present: Coordinator, Western Regional SARE Program; Assistant Director, Utah State University Extension; Assistant Director, Utah State Agricultural Experiment Station: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1996–1999: Professor and Department Head, Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology Department: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1992–1996: Professor and Department Head, Agricultural Systems Technology and Education Department; State Extension Sustainable Agriculture Specialist: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1990–1992: Professor and Assistant Department Head, Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology Department; State Extension Soil Conservation; Computer Specialist: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1989–1990: Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head, Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology Department; State Extension Soil Conservation; Computer Specialist: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1987–1989: Associate Professor, Soil Science and Biometeorology Department; State Extension Soil and Water Conservation Specialist; State Extension Computer Specialist: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1984–1987: Associate Professor, Soil Science and Biometeorology Department; State Extension Soil and Water Conservation Specialist: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1981–1984: Assistant Professor, Soil Science and Biometeorology Department; State Extension Soil and Water Conservation Specialist: Utah State University, Logan, Utah • 1978–1981: Assistant Professor and Director, Microcomputer Agricultural Management Lab, Division of Agriculture: Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho • 1978–1981: President, Ag-tronics Associates Microcomputer Dealership: Rexburg, Idaho • 1976–1978: Research Associate, NASA Wheat Modeling Group, Evapotranspiration Lab: Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas • 1974–1976: Research Technician, 411 Modeling Group, Soil Science and Biometeorology Department, Agricultural Experiment Station: Utah State University, Logan, Utah
APPOINTMENTS TO REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES ::• 2004–present: Appointed to Southwest Carbon Sequestration Task Force by DOE and Utah GS • 2004–present: Reappointed to Utah Soil Conservation Commission and USDA-NRCS Regional Technical Committee • 2004–present: Appointed to Western Region IPM Governing Board and Executive Steering Committee • 1999–present: First NASA Land-Grant/Space Grant Geospatial Extension Specialist • 1999–present: Voting member of the Western Region Integrated Pest Management Center Board • 1994–present: Coordinator, Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (USDA-CSREES-SARE) • 1994–present: Voting member and Western Regional Representative for the USDA National Sustainable Agriculture Operations Committee • 1990–1999: Western Region representative to the national CSRS Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) system • 1987–present: Member, CSRS/CES--WRCC-67 Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture Committee (Regional Coordinating Committee) • 1987–1994: Member, Pacific Northwest Advisory Committee on Sustainable (Low-Input) Agriculture for Cereal/Legume Systems (Coordinated by Washington State University with members from industry, commodity groups, Michigan State University, University of Wyoming, University of Idaho, Ohio State University, and Utah State University) • 1990–1992: Member, SWCS (Soil and Water Conservation Society) CPECS/ARCPACS Professional Certification Exam Review Committee • 1988–1992: Member, Western Region USDA-CSRS: LISA Grants and Review Committee • June 1987–May 1989: Member, National SWCS (Soil and Water Conservation Society) Scholarship Committee • April 1987–Jan 1989: Chairman, WECAC- (Western Extension Computer Applications Committee) 13 western states’ land-grant schools cooperating • 1982–1989: Member, Regional Committee for Monitoring of Salinity Control Projects on the Colorado River. • January 1987–January 1988: President, Utah Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS; Jan. 1988 formerly, SCSA) • 1987–January 1988: Associate Editor, WCC Agricultural Computing Journal • 1987–1988: Member, Intermountain Endowment Fund for Conservation Tillage Research Committee (Industrial) • 1984–1987: Chairman, Technical Advisory Committee; Member, Software Standards Committee of the Western Computer Consortium (Predecessor of the WECAC) • 1981–Present: Voting Member of State Soil Conservation Commission
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS (recent 10 years) ::• 2004: Awarded (competitive: $47K) USDA-CSREES GES Grant (1 of 6, nationally) • 2004: 10th Year Funding: Administration of USDA SARE Program for the Western Region • 2004: 10th Year Funding: Administration of USDA SARE PDP Program for the Western Region • 2004: Appointed to Western Region IPM Governing Board and Executive Steering Committee • 2004: Awarded 3rd Year ($242K) USDA-CSREES-IFAFS Extension/Res. Grant • 2004: Awarded $12K (Dept. of Energy) Southwestern Carbon Sequestration Partnership Grant • 2004: Reappointed to Utah Soil Conservation Commission and USDA-NRCS Reg. Tech. Committee • 2004: Appointed to Southwest Carbon Sequestration Task Force by DOE and Utah GS • 2001: Obtained a $600,000 IFAFS Precision Ag Initiative Grant • 2000: Obtained a 5-year continuation of SARE Regional Coordinator ($4 million annually in 2001-2002) • 1999: Obtained funding for NASA Geospatial Extension Position ($150,000) • 1998: Obtained a $100,000 private donation for the Horticulture Greenhouse Facility • 1997: Obtained a $50,000 private donation for Precision Farming • 1995: Obtained a $125,000 private donation for the Agricultural (ASTE) Distance Education Lab at USU • 1994: Appointed Director of Agricultural Extension and UAES in Utah • 1994: Chosen as the Western Region SARE Coordinator in a region-wide, competitive selections process, over $22.5 million total as of May 2001
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