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A labama A&M University has now moved from a system of schools to one of colleges. This reorganization of academic programs and reporting lines fits well with our
Carnegie ranking (Doctoral, professional dominant) as a Ph.D. granting institution. Accordingly, the College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences (CALNS) is now in existence and has taken the place of the former School of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences. As the new interim dean and research director,
I am using this publication to give exposure and visibility to this new college and as a source of extending greetings from this office.
In keeping with our resolve for improvement, several new initiatives will be launched with the aim of building our academic programs to a level of prominence that seemingly, has eluded colleges of agriculture throughout the nation. In doing so, our tri-fold land-grant mission of teaching, research and service will not only be preserved but given the energy necessary to maximize the intended benefits to our stakeholders.
Our way forward will be holistic in approach. Using this slant, we hope to render results that will bring cutting edge research and innovations in pedagogical deliveries to both our traditional and nontraditional students. Through this and other media outlets, we will continue to reach out, engage and inform all our patrons, while soliciting ideas for augmenting our pursuit to make CALNS the academic center of
Alabama A&M University.
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W elcome to the third publication of our current research
. As stated by the new interim dean and research director, the School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has become the College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences. It has been an exciting transition that has allowed the College to broaden its scope through the inclusion of the biological sciences, general studies under the department of community and regional planning, and from a historical point of view, the addition of the military sciences. The original mission of the 1890 land-grant institutions, as set forth in the first Morrill Act, was to teach agriculture, military tactics, and the mechanic arts, as well as classical studies so that members of the working classes could obtain a liberal, practical education. In furthering that mission, the
will continue to move in an upward direction, demonstrating the significant research being done by our scientists and students.
With this issue, we have chosen to place priority on a couple of the international efforts that have been established with China through Nanjing
Forestry University (Nanjing) and Costa Rica. The travels to China have primarily been fostered through the efforts of Dr. Yong Wang, professor of biometry and wildlife ecology in the Department of Biological and
Environmental Sciences. While on the visit to Nanjing, Dr. Wang, students, and faculty from AAMU/CALNS also visited Beijing Forestry University and China Agricultural University, Beijing.
In addition to China, there has been a study abroad program that has successfully offered opportunities for students to go to Costa Rica through a partnership between Tuskegee University, Alabama A&M University, and EARTH University.
We have been developing and nurturing our international connections but we also believe it is critically important to acknowledge the impact of our programs on the community. To this effort, in this issue we have decided to highlight the activities of the Small Farms Research Center under the leadership of Dr. Duncan Chembezi and supported by Ms. E’licia Chaverest. We congratulate each department, the programs and project funding successes, and student achievements, whether featured in this current publication or not. Through ongoing research, teaching and outreach, the CALNS will maintain our endeavors to positively impact the College, the global community and everything in between.
Editor in Chief
CALNS Public and Media Relations Coordinator
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8 Studying Abroad in Costa Rica: Strengthening the Global Competence of AAMU Students
10 China Exchange: Alabama A&M University and Nanjing Forestry University
16 Center of Forest Ecosystem Assessment (CFEA): Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Program
19 Grants, Awards, & Publications
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T he Small Farms Research
Center is located in the
James I. Dawson Cooperative Extension Building on the campus of Alabama A&M University
(AAMU). The Center was initiated in 2000 with initial funding from the National Office of Outreach of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under Section 2501 of the
1990 Farm Bill. The Small Farms Research
Center is an outreach arm of the College of
Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences and is an essential component of the College. The
Center caters and responds directly to the needs of small, limited resource, new and beginning farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, researchers, organizations, agribusiness management specialists, extension agents and consumers by providing research results, publications, and outreach and educational programs on topics relevant to small farms.
Faculty, staff and specialists at the Center include Dr. Duncan M. Chembezi (AAMU
Professor and Center Director), Ms. E’licia
L. Chaverest (Center Program Manager and Marketing Specialist), Dr. Ernst Cebert
(AAMU-BES), Dr. Rufina Ward (AAMU-
BES), Mr. Robert Spencer and Mr. Tommie
Teacher (AAMU-Alabama Cooperative
Extension System) and Ms. Karen Wynne
(ASAN-Alabama Sustainable Agriculture
Network).
The Thomas Franklin Farm (left to right) Ms. E’licia L. Chaverest, Small Farms
Research Center; Mr. Thomas Franklin; Franklin’s son-in-law; Joseph Epps,
Alabama producer in Greensboro, Alabama; and Mr. Tommie Teacher, Extension agent for Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
All community outreach, technical assistance and cooperative extension functions within the Center operate within the context of five distinct units or divisions:
1. Research and Policy Analysis Unit
2. Risk Management Education and Community Outreach Unit
3. Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Business Development Initiative
4. Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Safety Education
5. Technology (Computer Training) Outreach Unit
Small Farms Research Center - Objective
The Center conducts and promotes interdisciplinary research on the economic and social development of limited resource farmers, ranchers, landowners and rural entrepreneurs in Alabama’s underserved communities. More specifically, the research focuses on business development and entrepreneurship, agricultural risk management strategies, and genetic modification/biotechnology. We seek to advance our understanding of socioeconomic processes and our ability to explain state and county differences in rates of growth and levels of development between state and county.
We sponsor seminars, workshops, and conferences, thereby providing a forum for exchanging ideas regarding small farms and community development research as well as other issues. Our research efforts also educate and empower socially disadvantage producers, landowners and rural entrepreneurs. Overall, the Center conducts targeted research, provides outreach training and education, and offers technical assistance to agricultural producers and entrepreneurs, who often with limited resources, operate small rural businesses in Alabama’s underserved communities.

The functions of the Center include, but are not limited to, the following:
-Serve as a clearinghouse for questions from small, limited resource, new and beginning farmers, land owners, farm and agribusiness management specialists, extension personnel, government officials and agencies, and the academic community.
-Conduct socio-economic research and evaluating issues and factors that may directly impact the profitability of limited resource farms, enhance economic development, and promote viability and overall sustainability of local communities.
-Publish research findings, manuals, fact sheets, proceedings, pamphlets, leaflets, and a quarterly newsletter, News Update, that includes news of upcoming events, publications, topical issues, and profiles of outstanding and exemplary small and beginning farmers, extension personnel and key local community leaders.
-Sponsor, conduct, distribute, and promote information about on-farm research, sustainable practices, and marketing strategies for small, limited resource, new and beginning farmers
-Organize farm-based events and learning opportunities that promote and educate local agricultural producers and community members.
-Foster a connection between area farmers/land owners and community members that establishes and promotes communication about local agricultural concerns.
-Organize and coordinate local, regional and statewide conferences, meetings, training workshops, and symposiums, and supporting extension personnel, farm management specialists, farmers markets and farm organizations in regional and local programs.
-Provide opportunity for local small, beginning, and limited resource farmers and ranchers to socially, educationally and philosophically interact.
-Provide leadership and coordination for the Small Farmers Outreach and
Technical Assistance Program, Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Business Development Initiative, Beginning Farmer and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP), Alabama Women-In-Agriculture Program,
North Alabama Risk Management Education Program and other projects within the Center.
-Provide targeted and carefully tailored needs-based and hands-on practical training and experience to graduate and undergraduate students through internships, bi-weekly student employment, and graduate assistantships.
Small Farms Research Center - Training and Education Initiative
The overall educational goal of the Center is to conduct outreach training and provide technical assistance and advice to minorities and underserved agricultural producers, landowners, rural businesses, and entrepreneurs throughout Alabama. The groups receiving assistance include new and beginning farmers and ranchers who want to enter into the farming business or have been operating farms and ranches for less than 10 consecutive years.
The Center has been a hands-on training laboratory for undergraduate and graduate students. Several graduate students have been awarded assistantships to gain practical experience in farming and agriculture and to also assist the Center in achieving its mission and objectives. Similarly, several undergraduate students have been offered internships and bi-weekly employment opportunities to sharpen their understanding of the American family farm and agriculture in the United States. The Center currently supports four graduate students through graduate assistantships and three undergraduate students through bi-weekly employments. Six internships will be awarded to deserving undergraduate students in the spring and summer of 2012.
Training & Outreach Assistance
The Center remains visible and engaged in the community and empowers the underserved agricultural producers and rural business entrepreneurs to seek and conquer new heights. We have developed and distributed numerous factsheets, flyers, brochures, modules and other materials to enhance the ranchers’/farmers’ awareness of programs, benefits, and services available to them through USDA and other federal agencies. We have developed and translated fact sheets into the Spanish language to effectively reach out to the rapidly increasing Hispanic population in Alabama communities. We also sponsor activities such as farm tours, farm field days, quarterly training workshops, group meetings and one-on-one consultations. The Center has provided support for numerous farmers, ranchers, rural entrepreneurs and landowners to attend national and regional farm conferences, which include the National Small Farm Conferences,
National Women-in-Agriculture Conferences (NWIA), etc., and has also developed the Alabama Women-In-Agriculture Association, Inc.
Risk Management and Community Outreach Conference
The Center hosts a yearly “Risk Management and Community Outreach
Conference” that caters to landowners, producers, gardeners, extension agents, professionals, youth, and entrepreneurs. The conference covers a wide range of topics that generally includes product marketing, rural entrepreneurship and business development, energy efficiency for the business, poverty alleviation, cooperative development, crop insurance, estate planning, retirement and investment plans and government programs
(Farm Service Agency, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Rural Development, U.S. Forest Service), as well as new and developing agriculture issues/topics. Participants have come from all areas of Alabama and parts of Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma to attend this annual event. During the conference we attempt to highlight and recognize the contributions of producers, landowners, entrepreneurs and community leaders in agriculture. Each year we honor individuals with awards in the following categories: Farmer of the Year, Entrepreneur of the
Year and Community Leader of the Year. The Center also showcases other projects and programs that are beneficial to small and limited resource producers, landowners and rural entrepreneurs. For instance, through the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP) funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Center has embarked on a state-wide campaign to provide training and technical assistance to new and beginning farmers and ranchers in Alabama.
This initiative involves Alabama’s three land grant universities (Tuskegee,
Alabama A&M, and Auburn Universities), Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) and a number of other community based organizations in Alabama. Conference participants have also seen demonstrations on Mobile Biodiesel Classroom on Wheels, Fort Valley State University’s
Information and Technology Services on Wheels, and Alpaca Production, just to name a few.
Small Farms Research Center - Significance
The Small Farms Research Center at AAMU specifically aims to deliver outreach support, technical assistance and educational programs that provide small, limited resource and socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers and rural entrepreneurs the opportunity to successfully acquire, own,
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Alabama producers attending the Fort Valley University Goat Workshop, in Fort Valley, Georgia
Hydro-Stackers for small strawberry farm within Huntsville, Alabama operate, and retain farms, ranches and rural businesses. Like most businesses, getting started in agriculture or farming requires start-up capital.
This can be a special challenge to new and beginning farmers and ranchers.
Also, like other businesses, farming requires a variety of factors such as management, labor, financial resources, and physical resources. The U.S.
Department of Agriculture and Land-Grant system provides a wide array of planning resources to assist new and beginning farmers in establishing and managing their farms. There are also several nonprofit organizations that feature useful tools and links. The resources available highlight two important and related challenges faced by new and beginning farmers—(1) having the market opportunity to buy or rent suitable land and (2) having capital to acquire land of a large enough scale to be profitable. Given the importance of government–provided support to many farms, the lack of qualification for access to the resources of these programs, especially direct payment programs, is a challenge for beginning farms. AAMU’s Small
Farms Research Center aims to bridge the gap between the assistance available and those who need it. As a result, the Center plays a vital role in ensuring that beginning, limited resource, and socially disadvantaged farms and rural businesses remain profitable and sustainable.
The loss of the services provided by the Center could potentially result in land loss, food deserts and small and family farms becoming extinct. Our services help to prevent health and environmental changes that lead to obesity, diabetic epidemics and the contamination of soil, water and air due to genetic modification. The Research Center has been directly related to the following:
- Most small and limited resource farmers and ranchers in North Alabama have increased their farm income by 8.78% on average since 2007
- More farmers and ranchers are adopting new technologies and production practices and are also maintaining improved record keeping systems
- The number of farmers and ranchers adopting good farm business skills as a result of effective farm management training is on the rise
- Outreach services have helped reduce loan delinquency rates
- An 81% success rate in loan application approval has been recorded
- Rural entrepreneurs, agribusinesses and businesses have received assistance in grant writing and application resulting in over $200,000 funding under USDA’s Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grants Program
- Through an MOU, the Echota Cherokee Indian Tribe of about 30,000 is receiving outreach training and technical assistance from AAMU
- A significant number of beginning farmers have received assistance from the project and have secured loans from USDA/Farms Service Agency and commercial lenders
- Two out of three producers received the USDA Value-Added Producers
- - Grant (2010-2011) with Center assistance
Since 2008 the Center has increased its clientele base by 62 percent.
Other notable outcomes include an increase in (1) information dissemination, applications and awards for loans for farm ownership, farm operation, and youth-operated businesses; (2) farm numbers, and farm operating capacity; and (3) farm family income. Since 2005, the Center’s programs and services have led to 29 new farm ownership loans for a total of
$3,175,500; 114 farm-operating loans for a total of $1,862,500; 93 youth loans for a total of $465,000; 42 housing loans for a total of $1,124,480 and two value-added producer grants for a total of $200,000. That’s a total of 278 loans and two grants worth $6,827,480 over the past six years, which can be traced directly to the concerted outreach efforts of the Center and its various projects. Through the Entrepreneurial Outreach and
Business Development Initiative, 106 jobs have been retained and 63 jobs created since the Initiative’s inception in 2007. Through outreach projects funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA),
Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Office of Advocacy and Outreach
(OAO), a number of small-limited resource and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers have benefited from the Center. Many more are now aware of the numerous USDA programs and services. We continue to disseminate information to all participants through newsletters, fact sheets, flyers, group meetings and annual conferences. Many small businesses in underserved communities are receiving assistance from this outreach program and more importantly, the outreach has helped producers increase profitability of their farms, ranches and businesses.
Small Farms Research Center - Future
The Small Farmer Research Center is making a difference in the lives of the minority farmers, landowners, rural entrepreneurs, and extension
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Ms. E’licia Chaverest participating in the Artificial Insemination Goat
Training Workshop, in Langston, Oklahoma.
Insurance Services (NCIS), National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT), Rhema Ranch (Banks, Alabama), Cottage House (Ariton,
Alabama), Hayden’s Farm (Lisman, Alabama), Wiregrass Farmers Cooperative (Samson, Alabama), People Helping People-Urban Agriculture
(Birmingham, Alabama), Youth with a Purpose (Birmingham, Alabama) and Alabama Women-In-Agriculture: Hopewell Women-In-Agriculture
Chapter (Birmingham, Alabama). We will continue to push for excellent cooperation from the State, District, and County personnel to ensure that the problems of the minority farmers and landowners are addressed. The effectiveness and future of this Center will depend on its relationship with
AAMU’s applied research scientists within the College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences, and on how the Center effectively meets the needs of the target population and communities traditionally served by the University. Consistent with the tri-fold mission of the land grant system, the
Center is an excellent link between the producers of information (applied research scientists) and the consumers of information (farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs).
Much of the success and accomplishments of the Small Farms Research
Center can be directly attributed to the strong support given by Alabama
A&M University and its College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences. Since the Center’s inception, Dr. Robert Taylor, the former Dean of the School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, fully understood the importance of community engagement and how the Center could be used to enhance AAMU’s visibility in underserved communities of Alabama and even the country. In addition to the Dean, special appreciation is due to both the University President (Dr. Andrew Hugine) and Provost/
Vice President for Academic Affairs (Dr. Daniel Wims) who have individually and collectively supported the Center’s efforts. Each has attended the
Center’s annual outreach conferences. Special gratitude also goes to Dr.
Virginia Caples, University Professor and 1890 Extension Administrator, who has tirelessly supported the Center and has seen it grow from its infancy. Finally, the financial support from USDA’s National Institute of
Food and Agriculture, Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Rural Development, Risk Management Agency, Farm Service Agency, and National
Agricultural Statistics Service is acknowledged with utmost gratitude.
agents in Alabama and beyond. Through outreach training, minority and underserved applicants have been identified and provided the necessary information needed to secure funds to either own a farm and/or successfully operate their agricultural businesses. Through the technical assistance program, both applicants and borrowers have not only received pertinent information from the Small Farm Research Center, but they have also developed and enhanced their business management, business planning, marketing skills, and record keeping skills. They have also learned to successfully complete the loan application and grant packages. The response has been overwhelming in certain instances. Most of the programs and services have been developed and designed based on the needs of the producers and entrepreneurs.
To strengthen our program and outreach efforts, the
Small Farms Research Center at AAMU continues to maintain its partnerships with Alabama A&M
Faculty and Staff, Alabama Cooperative Extension
System (Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities),
Tuskegee and Auburn Universities, Department of
Agriculture and Industries; as well as other not-for profit and community-based organization such as Federation of Southern Cooperative, Alabama
Farmers Market Authority, Alabama Sustainable
Agriculture Network (ASAN), National Crop Alabama producers attending Langston University’s Artificial Insemination Training Workshop, in Langston, Oklahoma.
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I n 2010, Alabama A&M (AAMU) and Tuskegee Universities, in partnership with EARTH University of Costa Rica, initiated a summer internship and experiential learning program in Costa Rica, which is still thriving in 2012. The goal of the program is to broaden and strengthen faculty and students’ global competence in agricultural and natural resource sciences, and provide them with cultural, social, international education and research opportunities. The program strengthens both universities’ capacities and capabilities in developing globally competent students and faculty in food, agriculture, natural resources and environmental sciences. The program activities include:
• Promoting the development and enhancement of new curricula and related materials to meet changes anticipated within domestic and international agriculture, natural resources, environmental sciences, and food systems;
• Strengthening faculty knowledgebase to enable better preparation and mentoring of students for international career opportunities in a global competitive environment;
• Exposing students to the implications of agriculture, natural resources and environment in
Central America, specifically in Costa Rica;
• Providing the practical context for understanding Costa Rica’s agriculture and natural resource base;
• Broadening students’ breadth and understanding of the global agricultural community;
• Comparing the agricultural, social and cultural values of Costa Rica with those of the United States;
• Developing an international research and education exchange and scholars program with EARTH University of Costa Rica for our mutual benefit and lastly
• Developing a consortium among 1890 institutions to explore international research and education opportunities.
The study abroad internship, jointly funded by USDA and Tuskegee
University, was successfully implemented in the summer of 2011. The internship provided a rare opportunity for AAMU student, Nikita
Armstrong, to visit EARTH University in Costa Rica along with three other students from Tuskegee University. Between June 15, 2011 and
July 15, 2011, the students were able to experience and witness the contrasting differences between the
US and Costa Rica.
For example, students at Earth University attend class twelve hours a day for six days a week, but unlike the
US, education has no significant value for most people living in the third-world country. The fact that much of the area was very primitive with no hot running water gave students an indication of some of the challenges Costa
Rica faces in the areas of international food, agriculture, and natural resources. During the visit, the local families were lively and friendly, the landscapes were beautifully lush and the variation in culture and food afforded the students a one-of-a-kind experience.
The long-term goal of the program is to have an international internship exchange and education program at AAMU and Tuskegee. Costa Rica is renowned worldwide for its impressive diversity of flora, fauna, array of landscapes, tropical and subtropical climate, vast rainforest and rich biodiversity; therefore, the first-hand experience should give the interns a significant career advantage. Based on this year’s experience, more students will be sent to EARTH University next year and there are plans to develop two courses for the internship in the near future.
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Alabama A&M University Team & Chinese Collaborators T
• Yong Wang, Principal Investigator, Professor, Wildlife Ecology and Biometry (2010, 2011).
• Zachary Senwo, Co-investigator, Research Director of School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Professor of Soil
Microbial Biochemistry & Environmental Toxicology (2010).
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• Xiongwen Chen, Co-investigator, Assistant Professor, Forest
Ecology (2010, 2011).
• Robert W. Taylor, Dean of School of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, Professor of
Environmental Soil Chemistry (2010).
• Govind C. Sharma, Professor, Plant Biology (2010).
• Wubishet Tadesse, Associate Professor, GIS and Remote Sensing
(2010, 2011).
• Regine Mankolo, Research Assistant Professor, Soil Chemistry
(2010).
• Dawn Lemke, Ph.D. graduate student and Research Associate,
GIS and Remote Sensing (2010).

• Kathleen Roberts, Ph.D. graduate student, Ecosystem (2011).
• Kevin Messenger, Ph.D. graduate student, Wildlife (2011).
• Stephanie Whitaker, MS graduate student, GIS and Remote
Sensing (2011).
• Douglas Allen Washington, MS graduate student, Soil Science
(2011).
• Stefanie Gresham, Undergraduate, GIS and Remote Sensing
(2011).
• Kaisha Bellingheri, Undergraduate student, Animal Science
(2011).
• Jasmine Mitchell, Undergraduate student, Management
Information Systems (2010).
• Na-Asia Ellis, Undergraduate student, Environmental Science and Civil Engineering (2010).
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During the Exchange trips, the AAMU team collaborated with business representatives from China’s forest industry and several professors from the following well-respected Universities and
Academies:
Nanjing Forestry University
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
Beijing Forestry University
Beijing Normal University
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Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing
China Agricultural University, Beijing
Institute of Soil Science, Nanjing
Nanjing Agricultural University
Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, Xian
Exploring Nanjing Forestry University (NFU)
During both trips, the visit to NFU included an orientation meeting, seminars, discussions of individual collaborations, cultural lessons, and a field trip. As part of the welcome ceremony, the teams met with Dr. Fuliang Cao, President of NFU, during an elaborate evening dinner reception. The teams also received a detailed briefing on the history and organization of NFU, which was celebrating its 100th anniversary at the time, from
International Program Director, Qingyu Wang and from Dr. Jan
Hui Xue, Vice President of Research and International Program.
Each year, the first stop during the visit to NFU was at the College
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of Forest Resources and Environment. The Dean of the College,
Dr. Jin Chi Zhang, provided the AAMU teams with an overview of its six academic departments. In addition, the College is home to the National Key Laboratory for Ecology, Wood Science,
Chemical Process Engineering, Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding,
Forest Protection, Forest Engineering, and Soil Microbiology.
The team learned that bamboo production and utilization is a strong specialization of the College. The product development from bamboo including floor and wall coverings, blankets, and
T-Shirts are part of the College’s efforts towards the growth and development of forestry in the country.
In 2010, while at the College, Dr. Robert W. Taylor and Dr.
Zachary Senwo provided an overview of the School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as well as the teaching, research, and outreach/extension programs at AAMU. A full day was devoted to the exchange of information, mostly by the faculty of the College of Forestry and Environment and AAMU faculty. Below is a brief list of the presentations:
• Dr. Shenguo Fang (NFU): An overview of Chinese forestry and development of poplar silviculture and utilization
• Dr. Xiongwen Chen (AAMU): People, landscape and ecological services for sustainable natural resource management
• Dr. Tongmin Yin (NFU): Gender determination in poplars
• Dr. Govind C. Sharma (AAMU): Select molecular biology approaches for cooperation
• Dr. Yuanchun Yu (NFU): Forest soil research at NFU
• Dr. Robert W. Taylor (AAMU): Lead adsorption in phosphorus treated kaolinite
• Dr. Zachary Senwo (AAMU): Soil microbial biochemistry and environmental toxicological research
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• Dr. Mingshi Li (NFU): Comparing China and U.S. forest fragmentation and its drivers analyzed with Globecover 2.2
• Dr. Wubishet Tadesse (AAMU): Geospatial analysis laboratory at
AAMU
• Dawn Lemke (AAMU): Landscape modeling of invasive plants
• Dr. Yong Wang (AAMU): Wildlife research at AAMU
• Ms. Bo Zhang (Undergraduate student at NFU): Evaluation of the effects of reforestation on soil loss in the Dabie Mountain
By touring selected laboratories at the College of Forestry and
Environment, the AAMU team received a highly informative look at the extensive work and research taking place at the College.
The team toured very well-equipped tissue and cell culture, soil research, and GIS/remote sensing laboratories. They also viewed other facilities including the Biolog Micro-station for identification of bacteria and fungi.
Language and Cultural Training
At NFU, the AAMU teams had the opportunity to receive Chinese language training. The teams learned basic greetings, how to count, rules of intonation, letter pronunciations and the basics of Chinese writing. It was a great introduction to the Chinese language and helped tremendously in recognizing Mandarin Chinese when heard or seen written. They also received cultural training that provided insight into the daily life of the Chinese family. The teams were given an overview of traditional and modern male and female roles, regional marriage customs, divorce and how the country’s one child policy influences traditional and modern family matters.
The teams had an opportunity to learn about Chinese festivals and briefly touched on the history of the associated customs and significance. The influence of tea in Chinese culture, as well as an overview of teas, regional variation, and customs was especially

noteworthy. The generous welcome and farewell dinners given by the hosts allowed the AAMU teams to better understand Chinese dining etiquette, especially in a social setting where people are ranked according to various status rules.
Student-to-Student Interactions
One of the most enjoyable parts of the trip for the 2011 AAMU team of students was the party that the Chinese students coordinated. The party, done completely in English, included
Chinese snacks and drinks, a student DJ, and several party games.
About twenty students participated and played games like Mafia,
Charades, and 20 questions. The students suggested that this group bonding activity should be continued every year. It was a great icebreaker and allowed the AAMU students to connect with their Chinese colleagues. It also provided a unique, real-world opportunity for Chinese students to practice English and for everyone to build relationships that could be beneficial throughout the rest of the program and their lives.
Field Trip to Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces
The entire Jiangsu River Valley area, bifurcated by a large island, was like a well-manicured horticultural nursery with abundant water supply. It was obvious that the land was intensely managed which was a beautiful sight for the team to witness. During both years of the China Exchange, the first stop during the field trip was at the Hongzhe Lake Nature Preserve, a wetland protection preserve in Sihong County in northern Jiangsu State. One of the most fascinating places in the recreational area was the lotus breeding and research center. It had one thousand tanks for observing individual accessions and selections of lotus. During the latter half of the first day, while visiting the Poplar Research
Center in the Poplar Improvement Forest, the team observed that considerable thought was being given to maximize production of wood, food crops and animal products.
On the second day of the field trip the AAMU teams went to a large plantation forest called Siyang Yellow River Ecological
Protection Forest. While in Siyang they visited the Poplar
Museum and Plywood factory. This visit provided them with a great opportunity to learn about the history of poplar plantation forests in China. Siyang Country was once one of the poorest countries in Jiangsu Province because of high human population density, shortage of natural resources, and frequent flooding.
Shenyang’s economy has since been transformed and poplar has played a major role in this economic growth. The team saw a lot of recent developments in the country. For example, farmers rode motorcycles and tractors and residents lived in well-equipped apartments. One of the highlights, while in Siyang was seeing how happy and inquisitive the locals were. They taught the students to do their Chinese dances and in return, the AAMU students taught them some American dances. It was an amazing experience for the students and faculty.
On the third day of the tour, the team visited the Bamboo
Research Center and bamboo industry in Yixing City and the surrounding area. Professor Dr. Yulong Ding, Dean of the College of International Education of NFU and the Director of Bamboo
Research Center in Yixing, escorted the AAMU team through the region. The team learned about harvesting bamboo according to age and its intended use. The team also visited four different bamboo product factories and show rooms that specialized in producing charcoal products, flooring and paneling, or furniture.
In 2011, the team had the opportunity to visit Jiangsu Dafeng
National Milu (deer) Reserve. The visit demonstrated the initiative and interest of the Chinese to recover and protect endangered species by setting aside lands necessary for the survival of a species of deer, the milu, that had nearly become extint. The team had
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lunch with the park’s director and toured the area to see the milu herds in their natural habitat. Despite limited resources and extensive land use, the Chinese are very interested in protecting species diversity.
Visits to Other Universities and Chinese Academy of Sciences
During their trip to China, the AAMU 2010 team visited the
China Agricultural University (CAU). While at the University they discussed programs in agricultural sciences and toured select state- of-the-art laboratories.
The 2010 team also visited Beijing Normal University (BNU), which lays great emphasis on exchange and cooperation with national, regional, and international educational institutions. The team visited several labs which included the Laboratory of Cell
Proliferation and Control, Laboratory of Organism Diversity and Ecology Engineering, and Laboratory of Biological Resource
Development and Biological Industry. They also visited Beijing
Raptor Rescue Center (BRRC) housed in BNU.
The 2010 team visited three of the fifteen schools of the Beijing
Forestry University: Soil and Water Conservation, Natural
Resources, and Forestry. The team was briefed on each school and their research efforts, which included wetland and habitat conservation and the preservation of biodiversity.
The 2011 team had the opportunity to visit a new collaborator:
Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University (NWAFU) located in Xian of western China. Established in 1934, NWAFU is a key national comprehensive university under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The University focuses on agriculture, forestry and water conservancy and has 4,654 faculty and staff; 16,921 undergraduate students and 3,220 graduate students. The 2011 team also visited state-of-the art teaching and research facilities, such as the Entomological Museum, the largest in Asia, the Artificial Rainfall Stimulating Hall and the Agricultural
Sci-Tech Demonstration Park. Professors presented on different disciplines of interests like Soil Science, Agricultural Protection and Food Security, Environmental Science and Microbiology,
Plant Nutrition, Fertilizers, Land Resources and Space Information
Technology, Water and Soil Conservation, and Cartography and
Geographical Information System.
In addition, the team visited the International Collaboration
Park, which contained an impressive number of hoop houses that conducted research on all the main crops and plants from the world. After meeting with Dr. Wen-Shi Wu, Professor at the
National Taiwan University and Tony Ma, leader of a group of Xian organic farmers, the team explored the possibilities of developing a collaborative program in organics education. Tony was specialized in organic seeds production and had made several trips to North
Carolina. The team invited Tony Ma to a cooperative proposal of
Research and Extension in Alabama.
Dr. Robert Taylor Bestowed Honorary Professorship
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Dean Jin
Chi Zhang of the College of Forestry and Environment and by
Dr. Robert Taylor, during a special celebration in 2010. At the celebration an honorary Professor’s degree was bestowed upon Dr.
Taylor. President Chao recommended the bestowing of honorary professorship and it is rare that such an honour is bestowed, during the first visit by a visiting faculty. It was a strong expression of desire by the NFU faculty and administrators to support this collaboration.
Mission Accomplished
The goals for the first two years of the China/NFU visit were fully accomplished. (1) The visit improved and strengthened the team’s
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understanding of NFU’s academic programs and the university operations systems. (2) The Memorandum of Understanding was developed and signed. (3) Informative visits to field research sites were arranged which uncovered some common interests between the two universities. (4) Faculty-to-faculty, student-to-student and student-to-faculty interactions were initiated which helped to identify potential research and education partnerships for students.
Recently, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a new grant to AAMU for continuing this effort. We expect that more faculty and students will be involved in this program.
Students Reflect on the China Exchange
“The exchange program opened my eyes to consider international collaborations and the importance of experiencing new cultures. I enjoyed my time in China and believe it is something that people need to experience for themselves to appreciate what I learned.”
Kaisha Belingheri, undergraduate of Animal Science
“My summer experience was a dream come true. I was fortunate to have had an opportunity to experience and learn about the
Chinese culture and the educational system. I walked away from the program with an experience that has changed my life forever.”
Stefanie Gresham, undergraduate of GIS &RS. “Throughout the visit I was so impressed with the amount of work that went into making the vision of scientific and cultural collaboration between the scientists of Alabama A&M University and scientists in China a reality. Arrangements for scientific interaction, travel, dining, housing and historical site visits were well thought through which made the adventure that much more enjoyable. I feel that so many of my preconceptions of China, both on a cultural and scientific basis, were changed after this trip.” Kathy Robert, graduate (PhD),
Ecosystem Function
“The benefits to Alabama A&M University are long-term and powerful. The program also provides our university the opportunity to positively represent itself on the international level. Furthermore, A&M students will, inevitably, become a small representation of American black students. This gives us the opportunity to positively represent young black students to people who might otherwise only encounter American black culture through media. Beyond that, it also gives us an opportunity to represent Alabama on an international scale and show others what our state has to offer, in terms of the quality of our schools, students, professors, and the research conducted here.”
Douglas Washington, graduate student, Soil Science
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E stablished twenty years ago, the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides a substantial source of Federal support for research at minority-serving institutions across the United States. By facilitating research projects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines with multi-year, multi-million dollar cooperative agreements, the main goal of CREST and its awardees is to build the research competitiveness of minority-serving institutions, while increasing the recruitment and retention of individuals from diverse backgrounds in STEM study and STEM-based careers. Dr. Yong Wang is the PI of the CREST-CFEA proposal and has been serving as the Center Director since 2007.
Expanding CFEA Research
Within the last few years CFEA researches have developed additional areas of research related to forest management impacts on forest ecosystems in northern Alabama. These areas include water quality, invasive plants, outdoor recreation, forest fragmentation, harvesting impacts on humans, forest site mapping and classification, and impacts on additional animal communities including aquatic communities. The three subprojects of CFEA include (1)
Forest Community Responses and Dynamics, (2) Forest Ecosystem
Function and Process, and (3) Coupled Dynamics of Humans and
Landscapes.
tion sequencing and bioinformatics for developing detailed genetic maps of red oak genomes. Our new initiative will not only expand our research activities from vegetation to animals, but also provide a more complete assessment of the effect of forest disturbance on biodiversity through molecular and genetic levels.
Sub-Project II: Forest Ecosystem Function And Process (Fe)
Forest ecosystems play an important role in fixing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) via the process of photosynthesis. Anthropogenic activities such as increasing use of fossil fuels have resulted in increased atmospheric CO2 levels from pre-industrial levels of 280 ppm to current levels around 380 ppm. In addition to supplying atmospheric oxygen supplies, forest ecosystems play a key role in sequestering carbon (C) in the form of above- and below-ground woody biomass, some of which can further be sequestered as soil organic C. The subject of C sequestration is gaining momentum worldwide due to increasing atmospheric CO2 levels associated with global warming. Climate change due to global warming may have far reaching undesirable effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Our work will lead to a better understanding of these relationships, which will result in management practices to enhance long-term forest sustainability. This sub-project represents the biochemical, physical and mineralogical relationships of nutrient transformations and cycling.
Sub-Project I: Forest Community Responses And Dynamics (Fc)
We are expanding our study of the first phase of CREST where we focused on studying the genetic processes that control variation in forest trees to answer questions related to the population genetics of red oak species and pool breeding amphibians of the southern Cumberland Plateau. The findings from this research will help us to identify genetic bottlenecks, while also developing diagnostic genetic markers for detection of individual species. As the inter-specific hybridization within red oaks is very common, we may be able to set up large-scale population genetics experiments to determine the significant locations in the oak genome that influence the important traits. Our current collaborations are already working to develop additional markers using next genera-
Sub-Project III: Coupled Dynamics Of Humans And
Landscapes (Cd)
This research has addressed one of the emerging themes in the global research-human dimensions of natural resources management by utilizing the indicators of socioeconomic and landscape disturbances in relation to the socioeconomic development of the
Alabama Black Belt Region. This research presented an innovative spatial, data-based approach to understanding the relationship between economic development and disturbances in the demographic and natural base such as changes in different types of land covers.
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CFEA Outreach Activities
Educational outreach is an integral part of the CFEA mission. We have hosted several on-campus activities to engage students within the University, as well as local area high schools. The activities include the annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
(STEM) Day and an educational visit by the Birmingham Water
Works Board (BWWB) Young Water Ambassadors. Off-campus activities have also included the BWWB Young Water Ambassadors, as well as community workshops.
Recruitment
CFEA faculty has been actively involved with the recruitment effort of the College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences established with a focus on minorities, particularly graduate students in STEM related fields. These recruitment efforts have included visits to various high schools and colleges in and out of the state of Alabama through cooperation with the Admissions Office. Professors and graduate students traveled to schools for their high school senior days to speak with students and faculty and distribute information.
The professors attended conferences such as MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences) and community college fairs to recruit talented minority graduate students.
For the years of the REU program (2007-2010), there were over 70 institutions represented by student applications. Our recruitment efforts were very successful with the steady increase of both undergraduate and graduate students in the various programs.
Development of the Online Dual Credit Partnerships and Recruiting for 21st Century Professionals in Food and Agricultural
Science: In collaboration with the recruitment team of the College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences of AAMU, the Center developed a proposal “Developing Online Dual Credit Partnerships and Recruiting for 21st Century Professionals in Food and Agricultural Science” and has been funded by the USDA Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). We have established recruitment/on-line dual credit partnerships with local and statewide high schools and initiated a series of recruitment activities. We have developed five online dual credit courses; established a databases of student contacts for follow up and assignment of faculty advisors; identified key recruitment advisors including alumni, counselors, teachers, and administrators; developed a list server and recruitment website to facilitate communication, effort tracking, and bi-directional updating of prospective students’ information; initiated a ‘Professors at High Schools’ program to bring professors to high schools; brought teachers and prospective students to our campus for summer apprenticeship programs or in-service training; and developed a recruitment CD and I-Port track for student downloading. During the 2010 fall semester, 15 undergraduate students, all African Americans, signed up for at least one of these courses. This program has attracted high school students to food and agricultural science professions, helped their transition from high school to college life, enhanced the program viability of AAMU, and are likely to enhance and diversify the nation’s work force of natural resources, agricultural, and environmental professions.
Competitive Research Assistantships: Fourteen NSF-CREST funded graduate students were supported by CFEA. Competitive stipends of $20K/year for M.S. students and $25K/year for Ph.D. students have allowed us to recruit and retain excellent minority students. Four additional graduate students are currently engaged in CFEA wildlife research. Others are involved in related forest wildlife assessment research projects funded by other agencies.
Graduate students have been recruited by CFEA support staff and from other universities to work with us as well.
Lab Meetings: Lab meetings have been organized by faculty and graduate students within the Center. These are used as an opportunity to discuss needs, concerns and achievements. It has helped to develop stronger synergy within the group and build a solid support structure for students. These meetings are also used to discuss recent advances in their field, especially new technology and research findings in the literature.
STEM Day 2011: For many science-teaching institutions, the
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Day event is dedicated to promoting interest and skills in the STEM fields among college students. It is also a day for AAMU to celebrate the accomplishments of its students in research and senior science projects. The goal of the program is to build the STEM education and research capacity at our University, as a means of broadening interest and participation in the nation’s STEM workforce. CFEA students, staff, and faculty have been a driving force behind STEM
Day, since its inception at AAMU five years ago. During the 2011 event, approximately 120 students participated in scientific poster presentations based on any STEM related research, any on-going research at AAMU, or projects completed on campus through summer research experiences.
Forest Fair Day 2011: In March, a total of 150 fifth and sixth grade students from the north Huntsville area participated in the
Forest Fair Day co-sponsored by the US Forest Service and AAMU.
We worked alongside the USFS and the AAMU Forestry Club in this outreach event. The students were taught how damaging wildfire can be in the rural urban interface. They were also taught animal identification from Allison Cochran, a USFS Wildlife
Biologist. During the fair, students cheered on the AAMU Forestry students, who displayed how a variety of tools were used in forestry, which included a two-man saw and ax throwing.
Alabama Tornado Forest Recovery Task Force: After the tornadoes, the AAMU FireDawgs chainsaw crew was activated to a tornado response team by the Alabama Forestry Commission.
FireDawgs crew members, which are all CFEA FEWP undergraduate students, spent over 10 days in recovery and cleanup efforts in
Guntersville, Harvest and Cullman removing downed timber to reopen roads in heavy damaged areas. Well over 360 hours of community service were provided.
Contributions to Human Resource Development
A primary objective of the Center is to increase the number of trained professionals, especially African-Americans, engaged in research, teaching, and management of renewable natural resources.
We have made great headway toward this goal by involving both
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graduate and undergraduate students in all aspects of the research project conducted by different scientists. After graduation, CFEA graduate and undergraduate students will be well equipped to lead in research and teaching fields and in the job market with state and federal agencies, private consulting, and industrial forestry. One of the key goals of the CFEA Center has been to educate future natural resource scientists, especially students from groups currently under-represented in science and technology fields. One of the strategies that CFEA has adopted to achieve this goal is to form partnerships with neighboring high schools and other educational organizations in a program called ‘EnvironMentors’. This program is being carried out in collaboration with the North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence (NACEE) and Johnson High School
(JHS). The goals of the program are: (a) to increase opportunities for minority students to be involved in science and the environment; (b) to help in the development of future leaders in agricultural and environmental sciences through research and educational experience; and (c) to help in student recruitment efforts for the area of NRES in the Department of Biological and Environmental
Sciences, especially the AAMU Environmental Science program,
Expanding Alabama A&M University’s Global Research, Education, and Engagement. One of the major initiatives of the Center was to enhance its international collaboration in research and education.
Educational Activities
Educational activities are a fundamental component of CFEA.
Research at the Center has been integrated into all levels of our educational activities, from kindergarten to graduate school. Center faculty and students visited kindergarten, elementary, and high school students in their classrooms throughout the year to assist in teaching environmental and natural resource related subjects and to promote AAMU’s programs in these areas. The CFEA faculty members have formed partnerships—with a local high school
(Johnson High School [JHS]), the National Council of Science and the Environment, and North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence—to carry out a national college access program known as the EnvironMentors Program. The EnvironMentors
Program prepares high school students from under-represented backgrounds for college degree programs in environmental and related science fields. We matched minority high school students with CFEA faculty mentors in one-to-one mentoring relationships.
Working together, the students and their mentors developed and worked science research projects. In 2010 we were awarded an NSF
Undergraduate Research Mentoring (URM) grant, which expands our REU program to a year-round program. This program will provide a bridge for 20 undergraduate students to pursue graduate degrees in STEM fields. CFEA also provided work-study opportunities and practical projects for undergraduate students to work on
CFEA related research. Competitive research assistantships and an expanded graduate curriculum that integrates CFEA research have been fundamental to the recruitment and education of graduate level students. We also expanded our educational activities into the international arena by initiating China and Costa Rica international programs.
Educational Findings
Our educational activities have greatly enhanced our research, student participation and knowledge and our efforts to recruit minorities, particularly African Americans, to natural resource and ecological related fields have been successful. We believe that with these persistent and coordinated efforts, AAMU will play a leadership role in diversifying the workforce of STEM related fields in the nation.
Organizational Partners and Contributors
We have worked diligently to establish long-term working relationships with our organizational partners and throughout the years they have made major contributions to the CFEA projects. Our numerous partners and contributors have worked with AAMU scientists and students in every phase of the project, including identifying research plots, applying the treatments, accommodating students and faculty, providing funding and other resources, and providing logistics support. Several contributors have acted as mentors to students and helped with research projects. A list of contributors to CFEA projects is as follows:
• USDA Forest Service
• AL Dept of Cons and Nat Resources
• Auburn University
• Bankhead Education Foundation
• Bankhead National Forest Citizen Liaison
• The Nature Conservancy
• USDA-FS Wm. B. Bankhead National Forest
• USDA-FS Southern Research Station
• Tuskegee University
• Clemson University
• Marshall University
• Mississippi State University
• Nanjing Forestry University
• City of Huntsville, Alabama
• University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• Northwest A&F University
• Beijing Normal University
• Beijing Forestry University
• Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Dongzhai National Nature Reserve
• National Science Foundation
• AL Agricultural Land-Grant Association
• US Army Engineer R and D Center
• Federation of Southern Cooperatives
• Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB)
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Student fellowships (very competitive)
Zachary Felix: USEPA Star Fellowship (2005, $90,000), National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute
Fellowship (2007, $10,000)
Jill Wick: USEPA Star Fellowship (2006, $60,000),
-William Sutton: USEPA Star fellowship ($90,000), National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship
(2010, $10,000)
-Lisa Gardner : National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific
Summer Institute Fellowship, Redstone Credit Union Fellowship
(2009, $10,000)
-Timothy Baldwin: Alabama Space Grant Consortium Fellowship (2008, $80,000), IUCN/SSC ASG Seed Grant (2008,
$2000)
-Andrew Cantrell: The Experimental Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Scholarship ($50,000), National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute
Fellowship ($10,000)
-Brandie Stringer: The Walter Coxe Research Scholarship
($1,750)
-John Carpenter: National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific
Summer Institute Fellowship (2008, $10,000).
Other awards:
-Yong Wang, Best Researcher of the Year. Alabama A&M University 2004.
-Yong Wang, Best Researcher of the Year. Alabama A&M University 2007.
-Yong Wang, Dean’s Citation of Research Excellence. School of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. 2008.
First Place Award (oral). Alabama Academy of Science 2010
Annual Conference. William B. Sutton, Yong Wang, and Callie
J. Schweitzer. Forest management practices reveal habitat use gradients in southeastern lizard species.
Second Place Award (oral). Alabama Academy of Science 2010
Annual Conference. Timothy E. Baldwin, Yong Wang, Callie Jo
Schweitzer, and Gregory Ruark. Relationship of Pool Breeding
Amphibian Diversity and Local and Landscape Forest Cover Surrounding Temporary Wetlands in Northern Alabama.
First Place Award (Poster). Alabama Academy of Science 2010
Annual Conference. Andrew W. Cantrell, Yong Wang, Callie J
Schweitzer, and Cathryn H Greenberg. Herpetofaunal and small mammal response to oak-regenerating Silvicultural Practices in the Mid-Cumberland Plateau in Southern Tennessee.
First Place Award (oral). The 14th Biannual Silvicultural Research Conference at Athens, George, Feb. 26 - March 1, 2007.
Sutton, W. B., Y. Wang, and C. J. Schweitzer. 2007. Amphibian
& reptile habitat relationships in forest stands scheduled for thinning & prescribed burning: pre-treatment results.
First Place Award (Poster). STEM Day of AAMU 2007. Lisa
Gardner Barillas and Yong Wang. 2007. Stopover Ecology of
Migratory Landbirds at an Inland Site in Alabama during Autumn
Migration.
Second Place Award (Poster). STEM Day of
AAMU 2007. William B. Sutton, Yong Wang, and Callie J. Schweitzer. 2007. Amphibian and
Reptile Habitat Relationships in Forest Stands
Scheduled for Thinning and Prescribed Burning:
Pre-treatment Results.
Third Place Award (Poster). STEM Day of
AAMU 2007. John Carpenter, Yong Wang, and Callie Schweitzer. 2007. Habitat Use and
Landscape Characteristics of Cerulean Warbler
Populations in Northern Alabama.
Cantrell, A. W., Y. Wang, and C. J. Schweitzer.
2011. New County Records from Grundy County,
Tennessee on the Mid-Cumberland Plateau of
Southern Tennessee, USA. Herpetology Review
42(3): 403
Li, J. Q., L. Lv, Y. Wang, B. Xi, and Z. W. Zhang.
2011. Breeding biology of two sympatric Aegithalos tits with helpers at the nest. Journal of
Ornithology. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0740-z.
Xu, J. L., Z. W. Zhang, Y. Wang, and J. W. Connelly. 2011. Spatial-temporal responses of male
Reeves’s Pheasants Syrmaticus reevesii to forest edges in the Dabie Mountains, central China.
Journal of Wildlife Biology 17:16-24.
Carpenter, J. P., Y. Wang, C. Schweitzer, and P.
Hamel. 2011. Avian community and microhabitat associations of Cerulean Warblers in Alabama.
Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:206-217.
Wang, N., Z. Liu, Z. Xu, W. Zhang, Y. Lu, S. Fan,
Y. Wang, and L. Zhou. 2011. Gray correlation analysis of the naturalness of the primary forest types on Losses Plateau. Acta Ecologia Sinica
31(2):316~325.
Li, S., Y. Wang, and E. Moss. 2010. The effectiveness of the REU program among novice undergraduates. The Business Review 16:
334-339.
Li, J., N. Wang, Y. Wang, S. Lin, Q. Li, Y. Liu, X.
Ruan, J. Zhu, B. Xi, and Z. Zhang. 2010. Sexual size dimorphism and sex identification using morphological traits of two Aegithalidae species.
Zoological Science. 27:946-951.
Sutton, W. B., Y. Wang, and C. J. Schweitzer.
2010. Habitat Relationships of Reptile Community in Pine-Hardwood Forests of Alabama,
U.S.A. with Guidelines for a Modified Drift-Fence
Sampling Method. Current Zoology. 56:411-420.
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Wen, L., T. Chen, M. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, Z.
Duan, L. An, Q. Jian, and R. Peng. 2010. Seasonal changes in anthocyanin contents and in activities of xanthophyll and ascorbate glutathione cycles in Sabina species derived from different environments.
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 32(4): 801-808.
Gan, X., C. Choi, Y. Wang, Z Ma, J. Chen, and B.
Li. 2010. Alteration of habitat and food resources by invasive smooth cordgrass affects habitat use by wintering saltmarsh birds at Chongming Dongtan of east China. The Auk 127(2):317−327.
Felix, Z., L. J. Gatens, Y. Wang, and C. J. Schweitzer. 2010. First Records of the Smoky Shrew
(Sorex fumeus) in Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist. Southeastern Naturalist 8(4):750-753.
Felix, Z., Y. Wang, and C. Schweitzer. 2010. Experimental canopy manipulation affects amphibian reproductive dynamics in the Cumberland Plateau of Alabama. Journal of Wildlife Management. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(3):496–503.
Xu, J. L., X. H. Zhang, Q. H. Sun, Z. W. Zhang, and
Y. Wang. 2009. Home range, daily movements and site fidelity of male Reeves’s pheasants Syrmaticus reevesii in the Dabie Mountains, central China.
Journal of Wildlife Biology 15: 338-344.
Sutton, W.B., M.G. Bolus, and Y. Wang. 2009. Lampropeltis getula nigra (Eastern Black Kingsnake).
Ophiophagy. Herpetological Review 40: 231.
Ma, Z. J., Y. Wang, X.J. Gan, B. Li, K. Jing, S. M.
Tang, and J. K. Chen. 2009. Change and loss of wetland habitats and waterbird population trends at
Chongming Dongtan of the Yangtze River estuary,
China. Environmental Management 43:1187-1200.
Li, J. Q., S. T. Lin, Y. Wang, Z. W. Zhang. 2009.
Nest-dismantling behavior of the hair-crested drongo in central China: an adaptive behavior for increasing fitness? Condor 111: 197-201.
Gyawali, B., R. Fraser, J. Schelhas, W. Tadesse, Y.
Wang, and J. Bukenya. 2009. Human Well-being and Land Cover Types in the Forest-Dependent
Region of Southern United States: Evidence from
Census and Satellite Imagery Data. Journal of
Ecology & Development 14: 81-94.
Grants received and their dollar amount from Oct. 2008 to Aug. 2011.
Research Experience for Undergraduate Students:
Mentoring Future 21st Century Scientists in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences (2007-
2009). NSF. $250,000. PI
Research Experience for High School Students:
Mentoring Future 21st Century Scientists in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences (2008-
2010). NSF. $20,000. PI
Developing a web-based interdisciplinary graduate program in ecological restoration. CSREES USDA Higher Ed Challenge Grant. $600,000. 2007- 2012. CoPI.
Developing Online Dual Credit Partnerships and Recruiting for 21st Century Professionals in Food and Agricultural Science. USDA CSREES Capacity Grant. $200,000. 2008-
2012. PI.
Small mammal and herpetofaunal response to regeneration treatment for oak upland hardwood forest of Cumberland
Plateau of Tennessee. USDA Forest Service. $50,000.
2008-2012. PI.
Strengthening Minority Global Perspectives: Collaborative Partnerships with China in Agricultural Research and
Education, USDA CSREES International Science Education
Program. $150,000. 2009-2012. PI.
Assessing reforestation and nonnative vegetation invasion probabilities at reclaimed surface mine sites of Cumberland
Plateau and Mountain Region. US Office of Surface Mining.
$166,940. 2009-2011. PI.
Environmental Biology at Alabama A&M University (EB@ aamu): Undergraduate Research Mentoring (URM). National
Science Foundation. 2010-2004. $1,000,000. CoPI.
CREST/Center for Forestry Ecosystem Assessment (CFEA).
Fire and pine canopy reduction disturbance effects on the macroinvertebrate and vertebrate communities in pinehardwood ecosystems of the Cumberland Plateau. National
Science Foundation. 2011-2015. $5,000,000. PI.
Oak Forest under Changing Climate and Management
Practices and Conservation Wildlife Biodiversity in Northern
Alabama. USDA. 2009-2013. $210,000. PI.
Strengthening Faculty and Students’ Global Competence and Experiential Learning in Agriculture, Natural Resource
Management and Conservation. 2010-2013. USDA.
$300,000. CoPI.
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2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
$0
DCPUS External Funds Generated (2007-2012)
$200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 $1,000,000 $1,200,000 $1,400,000 $1,600,000
PROJECT GRANT FOR (2011-2012)
FACULTY SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Izeogu, C. V.:
(i) Chair, Board of Directors, Umuogba USA (UUSA)
(ii) Chair, Board of Directors, Institute for the
Environment
Lee, Joseph A.:
(i) Appointed Reviewer for Community Economic
Development Proposals/Project, U.S. Dept of Health and Human Resources (2009/2010)
(ii) Elected Board Member, Alabama Association of Community Development Corporations (CDC)
2009/2010
Oluwoye, Jacob O.:
(i) Member, Transit Coop Research Program Screening
Panel, Washington, DC (FY 2010
(ii) Member, Transportation Research Board of National
Academies Panel(Served as reviewer for TCRP project
H-42, FY 2010
(iii) Smart Grid Reviewer, US Dept of Energy
(iv) Member, Huntsville, AL City Schools Wellness Committee
Wilson, Constance J.:
(i) Member, City of Huntsville Downtown Advisory Council
(ii) Member, Big Springs Downtown Huntsville Housing
Committee
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(iii) Member, Nominating Committee for Students
Officers for Association of Collegiate Schools of
Planning (ACSP)-Planners of Color Interest Group
(POCIG)
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
IN PROCESS
• Herbert, Berneece (2009) Land Use and Land
Cover Change Dynamics, Drivers, Consequences and Research Needs: A Review of the Literature;
Submitted to Journal of Planning Literature, May
2009
• Wilson, C.J and HERBERT, B.S. (2009). Experien tial Learning Through the Selma Project. Submitted to the Journal of Community Practice, October 2009
• Izeogu, C.V. (2010) Planning Policies for Coordina tion of Land Use and Transportation Planning in Port
Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria; International Develop ment Planning Review,(IDPR) Liverpool University
Press (Accepted for Publication)
• Izeogu, C.V. (2008) Child Poverty and Education
Attainment in Alabama, (1980-2006) Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table, Forum on Public Policy Online, Summer 2008 edition.
• Izeogu, C. V. (2011) Regional Development Dispari ties in Alabama: Implications for Regional Planning
Policy; UNCRD Nakamura-ku Nagoya, Japan. (In
Process)
• Wilson, C. J. Facts on Families in Alabama’s
MSA’s: A joint publication with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service and the Center for Urban and Rural Research.
• Wilson, C.J and HERBERT, B.S. (2009). Experien tial Learning Through the Selma Project. Submitted to the Journal of Community Practice, October 2009
• Oluwoye, JO, Gooding, E., Oloke, D., and
Akinmoladun,I. (2010). “Assessment of Patterns of
Economic Growth in Counties with and Without Rural
Transit Systems” Paper accepted by International
Academy of African Business and Development Conference for presentation at the University of Lagos,
Nigeria and publication in the 2010 IAABD peerreviewed Proceedings, pp515-524.
• Oluwoye, J et.al (2011). “Route Mapping to Manage
Transportation Assets Effectively during Evacuations of Post-Event Flow of Emergency Supplies: A Conceptual Framework” Accepted and published in 2nd
International Conference on Society and Information
Technologies (ICSIT 2011).
• Oluwoye, J. and Coker, A. (2011). “Development of
Prototype Containers Technology System (CTS) for
Tracking Shipment from Nigeria to United States of
America and Support Homeland Security in Monitoring Terrorism Activity: A Conceptual Framework”.
Accepted for the 2011 Africa Conference Africa in World
Politics. University of Texas-Austin., March.
• Oluwoye, J.O (2010). “Perceptions of Energy-Efficient
Housing Alternatives among the Non-Metropolitan Population: A Pilot Study”. Accepted for Technology Conference
2011.
• Oluwoye, J.O. (2010). “Road Safety through Planning for
Roads and Road Environment: Pedestrian and Vehicular
Interactions as a Ways towards Sustainability of Urban Lo cal Untarred Roads and Frontages in Developing Countries.” Accepted 2010 by the XXIVth World Road Congress in Mexico City, 2011.
• Fricano, R. J. (2011) “Addressing Oil Drilling and Produc tion Impacts in Urban Areas” (Pending Submittal)
• Fricano, Russell (2011) “Extending the Role of Local and
Regional Planning in Urban Agriculture.” (Pending Submittal to Journal of Planning Literature).
• Gooding, Earl Manuscripts for Publication:
“Warm Winds Over the Yazoo” (2011) A novel.
“The Demographic Consequences of Illegal Migration on the Population of the United States. Implications for the
Future” (2011-2012). (Manuscript in Preparation).
DCPUS STUDENTSW AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS:
Department of Community Planning and Urban Studies won First at the 1st Annual Student Planning/Urban
Design Competition during the 2009 Spring Conference of the American Planning Association (APA) Alabama Chapter, held at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach,
Alabama, March 25-27, 2009. The projects focused on the
Meridian street (Huntsville, AL) corridor with the following themes:
• “AAMU and Its Environs-Promoting the Concept of Com muniversity” ;
• “Economic Empowerment along the Meridian Street
Corridor-A Case for Reclamation, Reinvestment and Revitalization; and
• “ Antiquity, Artistry and Aesthetics- Themes for Celebrating the Heritage and Embracing the opportunities of Meridian
Street
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The University’s Animal Science Club, AAMU National
Dairy Chapter, and the AAMU Dairy Team, winner of the
2010 National gold Award in the North American Intercol legiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC, http://www.dairychallenge.org/ national_contest_photos-2011.php) held in Visalia, California, on
April 7-11, 2010 (http://www.dairychallenge.org/pdfs/RESULTS-Team%20
Rankings%202011.pdf) , and winner of numerous platinum and gold awards in regional contests (http://www.huntsvillenewswire.
com/2010/12/07/aamu-wins-awards-regional-dairy-challenge/) benefited from the research activities in animal nutrition research projects supported by the USDA and the Alabama Agricultural Land-Grant Alliance (AALGA) in 2007-2011.
Prior to competing in the contests, the students received intensive hands-on training on animal nutrition, breeding, production, and management. During the training, instead of dairy cattle the students used lambs as models. This was reported in an article published in the “Sheep Industry
News”, a monthly publication published by the American
Sheep Industry Association (ASI), Volume 15, Issue 9, published in July 1, 2010. The article can be accessed at the ASI Website: http://sheepindustrynews.org/?page=site/ text&nav_id=432cd4d4522c5db5528c32abe1fc0217
Peer Reviewed Publications and Presentations:
Liu S, Wang, Y., Oh, J-H., Herring, J.L. 2011. Fast biodiesel production from beef tallow with radio frequency heating.
Renewable Energy Vol. 36 (3):1003-1007
Krueger, L.A., Herring, J.L., Wilborn, R. 2010. Effects of temperature on X chromosome carrying compared to Y chromosome carrying bovine sperm cells: Preliminary results. J. Animal Science Vol. 88 (E-suppl. 2):248
Wambura, P., Yang, W., Mwakatage, N., Herring, J. L.
2010. Removal of Lipid from Surfaces of Roasted Peanuts by Sonication as Assessed by Fluorescence and Scanning
Microscopy. Journal of Food Process Engineering. Vol. 33
(5): 837–847
Herring, J. L., Jonnalagadda, S.C., Narayanan, V. C., Coleman, S.M., 2009. Oxidative Stability of Gelatin Coated Pork at Refrigerated Storage. Meat Science Vol. 85 (4):651-656
Funded Research Support:
Building Abilities of Students, Faculty and Alabama A&M
University through Workshops in Food & Animal Science
Role: PI
Kerth, C. R., Willian, K., Herring, J.L. 2008-2010
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
$184,368
Producing, processing, and marketing forage-finished beef for consumers in the southeastern United States
Role: Co-PI
Manuscripts published and submitted to peer reviewed journals
1. Barretero-Hernandez, R, Galyean, M, and
Vizcarra, J. 2010. The Effect of Feed Restriction on Plasma Ghrelin, Growth Hormone, Insulin, and
Glucose Tolerance in Pigs. The Professional Animal
Scientist. 26(1):26–34.
2. Vizcarra, JA, Kirby, J, and Kreider, D. 2010.
Testis Development and Gonadotropin Secretion in
Broiler Breeder Males. Poultry Science. 89:328-334.
3. R. Barretero-Hernandez, J.A. Vizcarra, A. Bowen, and M. Galyean. 2010. Lamprey GnRH-III releases luteinizing hormone but not follicle stimulating hormone in pigs. Reproduction in Domestic Animals
45(6):983-987.
Peer reviewed presentations and abstracts -national -regional/local
1. Vizcarra, A., Wright, H., Shackelford, L., Abdelrahim, G., Washington, D., Vizcarra, J. 2011. Orexigenic Effects of Anti-Ghrelin Antibodies in Broad-
Breasted White Turkeys. Association of Research
Directors. Atlanta, Georgia. (Abs P-SP-U-30 p 173).
2. Wright, H., Vizcarra, A., Shackelford, L., Abdelrahim, G., Vizcarra, J. 2011. The Effect of Passive
Immunization Against Ghrelin on Animal Behavior.
Association of Research Directors. Atlanta, Georgia.
(Abs P-SP-U-34 p 174).
3. Matthews, J., Abdelrahim, G., Khatiwada, J.,
Vizcarra, J. 2011. Impact of feeding peanut skins on carcass characteristics of meat sheep. Association of Research Directors. Atlanta, Georgia. (Abs P-SP-
U-22 p 170).
4. Peterson, M., Abdelrahim, G., Khatiwada, J.,
Vizcarra, J. 2011. Carcass characteristics of wether lambs fed increasing levels of distillers dried grains.
Association of Research Directors. Atlanta, Georgia.
(Abs P-SP-U-24 p 171).
5. Bush, A., Kantety, R., Vizcarra, J., Abdelrahim,
G. Konan, K. (advisor). 2011. cDNA construction, cloning and sequencing of full length cDNA from tuber crop yam (Dioscorea sp.). STEM Day 2011.
Alabama A&M University. Abstract #45. Award: 1st place Graduate competition.
6. Matthews, J., Khatiwada, J., Vizcarra, J., Abdelrahim, G. (advisor). 2011. Feeding value of peanut skins for meat sheep. STEM Day 2011. Alabama
A&M University. Abstract #56.
7. Peterson, M., Khatiwada, J., Vizcarra, J., Abdelrahim, G. (advisor). 2011. Carcass characteristics of wether lambs fed increasing levels of distillers dried grains with soluble. STEM Day 2011. Alabama A&M
University. Abstract #57.
8. Vizcarra, A., Wright, H., Shackelford, L., Abdelrahim, G., Vizcarra, J. (advisor). 2011. The effect of passive immunization against ghrelin on feed intake in turkeys. STEM Day 2011. Alabama A&M University. Abstract #58.
9. Wright, H., Vizcarra, A., Shackelford, L., Abdelra-
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him, G., Vizcarra, J. (advisor). 2011. The effect of anti-ghrelin antibodies on turkey behavior. STEM Day 2011. Alabama A&M University. Abstract #59.
10. Abdelrahim, G., Khatiwada, J., Rankins, D., Gurung, N., and Vizcarra, J. 2010. Carcass characteristics of sheep fed peanut skins.
J. Anim. Sci. (Abs 95).
11. Vizcarra, J.A., R. Barretero-Hernandez, A. Bowen, and B. Tilley. 2009. Lamprey GnRH-III selectively releases luteinizing hormone but not follicle stimulating hormone in pigs. 15th Biennial Research Symposium. Association of Research Directors. Atlanta, Georgia.
(Abs P-159).
As a Co-PI
NSF
Sharma (AAMU), Vizcarra, Others
Co-PI
Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in Biological Sciences (URM)
$1,000,000, Granted Apr 2010
USDA-NIFA-CBGP
Abdelrahim (AAMU), Vizcarra Others
Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Animal Science to Build Capacity in Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program at AAMU
200,000, Granted March 2011
USDA-NIFA-CBGP
Herring, Vizcarra,Others
Building abilities of students, faculty and AAMU through workshops in food & animal sciences
$150,000, Granted March 2011
Dr. Lamin Kassama, Assistant Professor, Food Science (Food Engineering/Processing)
Chaudhary, N., M. O. Ngadi, B.K. Simpson and L.S. Kassama. Biosynthesis of ethanol and hydrogen by glycerol fermentation using
Escherichia coli. Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science. (Accepted: June 28, 2011).
Dr. Pratik Banerjee, Assistant Professor, Food Microbiology/Safety
Grants Received:
USDA Capacity Building Enhancement of Minority Student Participation in Food Safety $140,838 (2010-13) PI Funded
NSF (URM) Undergraduate Research in Biological Sciences $999,000 (10/01/2010-09/30/2016) Co-PI Active
Banerjee P, and Bhunia AK, Cell-based biosensor for rapid screening of pathogens and toxins. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2010, 26(1):99-106
Book and Book Chapter
• Banerjee P, Franz B and Bhunia AK, “Mammalian cell based sensor system” Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnol ogy (2010) 117: 21–55, Springer‐Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Dr. Koffi Konan, Research Associate Professor, Food
Biotechnology
Alisha Bush (MS student) won the first place for Poster presen tation STEM day 2011. Poster tiltle: In Vitro Induction Of Callus from the Tuber Crop Yam (Dioscorea spp).
A list of peer reviewed journal articles that have been written for the past two years Oct. 2009 - Aug. 2011.
Dodo Hortense and Koffi Konan (2010) Allergies: Food and
Peanut Risk Reduction In “The Encyclopedia of Biotechnology in
Agriculture and Food” ISBN: 978-0-8495027-6
Weihua Wade Yang, Si-Yin Chung, Olasumnbo Ajayi, Kathiravan
Krishnamurthy, Koffi Konan, Renee Goodrich-Schneider (2010).
Use of Pulsed Ultraviolet Light to Reduce the Allergenic Potency of Soybean Extracts. International Journal of Food Engineer ing, 2010. Vol 6 (3): 13 - 16 Konan K., Ananga A. and Dodo H.
(2009) Reducing Peanut Allergy Risks Using Genetic Modifica tion. In “Modification of Seed Composition to Promote Health and
Nutrition”. H. Krishnan Ed. P289-302
A list of grants received and their dollar amount for the last three years Oct. 2008 to Aug. 2011.
Enhancement of student participation and career development in nanobiotechnology. USDA/CSREES, Capacity Building Grant,
2008. $ 197,906.63
Dr. M. Verghese
1. Undergraduate Student (Janika Hull) won the 1st place at the
Association of research Directors Meeting (Scientific poster) ,
Atlanta, April, 2011
2. Graduate Student won the 1st place (Louis Shackelford) at the Association of research Directors Meeting, Atlanta (Scientific paper-ORAL competition), April, 2011
3. Graduate Student (Lauren Mounts) won the 3rd place at the
Association of research Directors Meeting (Scientific poster),
Atlanta, April, 2011
4. Graduate Student (Hadyn Reid) won the 2nd place at the 5th
STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama A&M University, April,
2011
5. Undergraduate Student (Jelisa Thomas) won the 1st place at the 4th STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama A&M University,
April, 2011
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6. Undergraduate Student (Henok Tegete) won the 2nd place at the 4th STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama
A&M University, April, 2011
7. Graduate Student (Latonya Dukes) won the 1st place at the 4th STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama A&M
University, April, 2010
8. Graduate Student won the 2nd place (Stephen Appiah) at the 4th STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama A&M
University, April, 2010
9. Graduate Student (Antonio Miller) won the 3rd place at the 4th STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama A&M
University, April, 2010
10. Undergraduate Student (Henok Tegete) won the 1st place at the 4th STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama
A&M University, April, 2010
11. Undergraduate Student (Mallori Odum)won the 3rd place at the 4th STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama
A&M University, April, 2010
12. Graduate Student (Belinda Kanda) won the 1st place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition, Anaheim,
Chicago, 2010
13. Graduate Student (Vishnupriya Gourineni) won the 2nd place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition,
Chicago, 2010
14. Graduate Student (Louis Shackeford) won the 3rd place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition,
Chicago, 2010
15. Graduate Student (Vishnupriya Gourineni) won the
1st place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition,
Anaheim, CA, 2009
16. Graduate Student (Cheryl Rock) won the 2nd place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition, Anaheim,
CA, 2009
17. Graduate Student (Dattatreya Gajula) won the 4th place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition,
Anaheim, CA, 2009
18. Graduate Student (Louis Shackelford) won the 1st place at the 3rd STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama
A&M University, April, 2009
19. Graduate Student (Dattatreya Gajula) won the 2nd place at the 3rd STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama
A&M University, April, 2009
20. Graduate Student (Reuel Field) won the 3rd place at the 3rd STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama A&M
University, April, 2009
21. Undergraduate Student (Belinda Kanda) won the 1th place at the 3rd STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama
A&M University, April, 2009
22. Undergraduate Student (Daniel Crutcher) won the 3rd place at the 3rd STEM Day Poster Competition, Alabama
A&M University, April, 2009
23. Graduate Student (Vishnupriya Gourineni) won the 2nd place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition,
Chicago, 2008
24. Graduate Student (Reuel Field) won the 3rd place at the National IFT Graduate Paper Competition, Chicago,
2008
A list of peer reviewed journal articles that have been written for the past two years Oct. 2009 - Aug. 2011.
• V.P. Gourineni, M. Verghese, L. Shackelford, J.
Boateng, K. Bhat and L. T. Walker. 2011. Combinational effects of prebiotics and soybean isoflavones against
Azoxymethane induced colon cancer in-vivo. Journal of
Nutrition and Metabolism;2011:868197. Epub 2011 Sep 26.
PMID:21961059 [PubMed]
• V.P. Gourineni, M. Verghese, L. Shackelford, J.
Boateng, K. Bhat, 2011. Chemopreventive potential of Synergy1® and Soybean meal in reducing
Azoxymethane induced aberrant crypt foci in Fisher
344 male rats. J Nutr Metab. 2011;2011:983038.
Epub 2011 Feb 22. PMID 21437179 [PubMed]
• Peter Wambura, Martha Verghese Effect of pulsed ultraviolet light on quality of sliced ham LWT - Food
Science and Technology, Volume 44, Issue 10, De cember 2011, Pages 2173-2179,
• P. Wambura, H. Tegete and Martha Verghese, Appli cation of High-Power Ultrasound to Improve Adhesion of Honey on Roasted Peanuts to Improve Oxidative
Stability (2010) Food and Bioprocess Technology,
10.1007/s11947-010-0467-5
• Khatiwada J, Verghese M, Davis S, Williams
(2011 Apr 18). LL.Green Tea, Phytic Acid, and
Inositol in Combination Reduced the Incidence of
Azoxymethane-Induced Colon Tumors in Fisher 344
Male Rats. J Med Food. [Epub ahead of print]PMID:
21501094
• V.P. Gourineni, M. Verghese and J. Boateng. (2010)
Anticancer effects of Prebiotics Synergy1® and
Soybean extracts: Possible synergistic mechanisms in
Caco-2 cells. International Journal of Cancer Re search, ISSN 1811-9727
• A.A. Miller, M. Verghese, J. Boateng, L. Shackelford and L.T. Walker (2010) Feeding Almonds and Pecans
Reduced Development of Azoxymethane Induced
Precancerous Lesions, International Journal of Cancer
Research: Volume 6:4; 234-242
• Chukwumah Y., L. T. Walker, M. Verghese. (2009)
Peanut Skin Color: A Biomarker for Total Polyphenolic
Content and Antioxidative Capacities of Peanut Cultivars. International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp:// www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms/special_issues/pheno lics_polyphenolics
• D. Asiamah, M. Verghese, J. Boateng, B. Kanda, L.
Shackelford and L.T. Walker, 2011. Chemopreventive Potential of Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia) against Precancerous Lesions in the Colon of Fisher
344 Male Rats. International Journal of Cancer Re search, 7: 36-46.
• Chukwumah Y.; Walker, L. T.; Verghese, M. (2009)
Effect of frequency and duration of ultrasonication on the extraction efficiency of selected isoflavones and resveratrol from peanuts (Arachis hypogaea) Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Volume 16, Issue 2, February
2009, Pages 293-299 A Comparison of Rice bran,
Corn oil and Soybean oil against Azoxymethane induced colon cancer in a Fisher 344 rat model. Inter national Journal of Cancer Research,
• J. Boateng, M. Verghese, L.T. Walker, S. Ogutu
November 2008, Effect of processing on antioxidant contents in selected dry beans Phaseolus spp. LWT
- Food Science and Technology, Volume 41, Issue 9,
Pages 1541-1547
• Chukwumah YC, Walker LT, Verghese M, Ogutu S.
(2009) Effect of frequency and duration of ultrasonication on the extraction efficiency of selected isoflavones and trans-resveratrol from peanuts (Arachis hypogaea). Ultrason Sonochem. 2009 Feb; 16(2):293-9.
Epub 2008 Jul 1
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BOOK CHAPTERS
Martha Verghese and Judith Boateng (2011), Nutrigenomics, Chapter-003: Omics: Biomedical Perspectives and Applications
• Martha Verghese and Judith Boateng (2011) Flax
Seed (Linum usitatissimum) Fatty Acids, Science
Publishers
• Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, Lloyd T. Walker,
(2011) Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention, Pages 487-498 Science Publishers
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS (REFEREED)
• Jennifer Patterson , Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu,
Lloyd T. Walker, Analysis of volatile N-nitrosamines in red swamp crayfish, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Techni cal abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Latonya Dukes , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Lloyd T. Walker, Chemopreventive effects of selected herbs and spices in a colon cancer cell model, 2011
IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14,
New Orleans LA
• Louis A. Shackelford , Martha Verghese, Belinda Kan da, David K. Asiamah, Judith Boateng, Rhona Miller-
Cebert, Lloyd T. Walker, Chemopreventive potential of garlic and onion on incidence of preneoplastic lesions in Fisher 344 male rats, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting,
Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Henock Tegete , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Louis A. Shackelford, Belinda Kanda, David K. Asiamah, Lloyd T. Walker, Nedra Montgomery, Changes in selected phytochemicals after thermal and non-thermal processing of mangos, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Tech nical abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Hadyn Reid , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Louis A. Shackelford, Chemopreventative potential of walnuts and peanuts on azoxymethane-induced prenoplastic lesions in Fisher-344 male rats, 2011 IFT
Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New
Orleans LA
• Vijayabhaskar Poreddy , Lloyd T. Walker, Yvonne C.
Chukwumah, Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu, Santosh
K. Chintapandu, Sridhar Chowdrapally, Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of wine from cranberries, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts
June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Santosh Chintapandu , Lloyd T. Walker, Martha Ver ghese, Yvonne C. Chukwumah, Simon Ogutu, Vijaya
Bhaskar R. Poreddy. Effects of postharvest processing on individual phytochemicals, antioxidant activities, total phenolic, flavonoid, and anthocyanin content in cranberries ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ), 2011 IFT An nual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New
Orleans LA
• Belinda Kanda , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Louis A. Shackelford, Stephen Appiah, Processing effects on phytochemical content and bioavailability of carrots using a rat model, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting,
Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Lauren Mounts , Martha Verghese, Louis A. Shackel ford, Judith Boateng, Janika Hull, Jelisa Thomas, Lloyd
T. Walker, Simon Ogutu, Effect of dietary supplementation of flaxseed meal, soy meal, and a probiotic in obese Zucker rats, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Techni cal abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Kristen Campbell , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Louis A. Shackelford, Janika Hull, Jelisa Thomas,
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Belinda Kanda, Lloyd T. Walker, Consumption of dietary fiber in a high saturated fat-based diet may have implica tions in reducing preneoplastic lesions, 2011 IFT Annual
Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans
LA
• Stephen Appiah , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Louis A. Shackelford, Belinda Kanda, Lloyd T. Walker
Impact of selected processing methods on phytochemical content, antioxidant activity, and chemopreventive potential of beets ( Beta vulgaris ), 2011 IFT Annual Meeting,
Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Rhona Miller-Cebert , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Louis A. Shackelford, Impact of selected cruciferous veg etables on the incidence of precancerous colon lesions in an animal model: Effect on antioxidant enzymes, 2011 IFT
Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New
Orleans LA
• Sridhar Chowdrapally , Lloyd T. Walker, Yvonne C.
Chukwumah, Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu, Vijaya
Bhaskar R. Poreddy, Effect of freezing and drying techniques on stability of carrot and spinach polyphenols,
2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 -
14, New Orleans LA
• Sharat C. Jonnalagadda , Lloyd T. Walker, Yvonne
C. Chukwumah, Martha Verghese, Vijaya Bhaskar R.
Poreddy, Sridhar Chowdarapally, Santosh Chintapandu,
Simon Ogutu,A study on the effect of the deep frying process on the phytochemical composition of peanuts, 2011
IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14,
New Orleans LA
• Marilyn Hawkins , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Belinda Kanda, Effects on physicochemical properties of grape juice using thermal and pulsed electric field pas teurization, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts
June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Cassidy Brazelton , Martha Verghese, Pratik Banerjee,
Growth and survival of selected probiotic bacteria in legume beverages, 2011 IFT Annual Meeting, Technical abstracts June 11 - 14, New Orleans LA
• Peter Wambura , M. Verghese, L.T. Walker, Y. Chukwu mah, S. Ogutu, Effect of pulsed-ultraviolet light on quality of sliced ham, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20,
Chicago, IL
• Henock Tegete, Peter Wambura , Martha Verghese,
Application of power ultrasound to improve adhesion of honey on roasted peanuts, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July
17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Judith A. Boateng , Martha Verghese, David Asiamah,
L.T. Walker,. Corn pericarp extracts inhibit cell proliferation and promote apoptosis in colon cancer cells, 2010
IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• David Asiamah , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, L.
Shackelford, L. T. Walker, Antonio Miller, L. Dukes, Rhona
Miller, Kristen Campbell, Belinda Kanda, Stephen Appiah,
Simon Ogutu, Vishnupriya Gourineni, Dattatreya Gajula,
Chemopreventive effects of bitter melon against, colon tumorigenesis, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20,
Chicago, IL
• David Asiamah , Martha Verghese, Rhona Miller, Judith
Boateng, L. Disney, L. T. Walker, L. Shackelford, Simon
Ogutu, Peter Wambura,Utlilizing health benefits of bitter melon by development of two products: Bitter Melon relish and salsa, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20,
Chicago, IL
• Judith Boateng , Martha Verghese, Antioxidant activity, induction of apoptosis and inhibition of cell proliferation by

peanut and almond extracts in human colon cancer cells,
2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Reuel Field , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, L.
Shackelford, Antonio Miller, L. Walker, Lauren Mounts, L.
Dukes, Antonio Miller, Daniel Crutcher, Dattatreya Gajula,
Processed dry beans reduced Azoxymethane-induced colon tumors in Fisher 344 male rats, 2010 IFT Annual
Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Reuel Field , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, Lauren
Mounts, Daniel Crutcher, L. T Walker, L. Dukes, Antonio
Miller, Determination of processing methods on total phenolics, flavonoids and antioxidant potential in selected dry beans, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Lisa Disney , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, L.
Shackelford, Peter Wambura, Rhona Miller, S. R. Mentreddy, Gurudev Mayalagu, Simon Ogutu, David Asiamah,
L. T. Walker, Effect of selected processing methods on phytochemical content and antioxidant potential of Capsicum annuum, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20,
Chicago, IL
• Antonio Miller , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, L.
Shackelford, L. T. Walker, L. Dukes, Reuel Field, Stephen
Appiah, Belinda Kanda, Rhona Miller, Lisa Disney, David
Asiamah, Kristen Campbell, Chemopreventive potential of almonds and pecans against the development of azoxymethane induced tumorigenesis in Fisher 344 male rats, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Rhona Miller , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, E Ce bert, Simon Ogutu, L. T Walker, Screening of heavy metal accumulation in selected cruciferous vegetables and their impact on antioxidant activity, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting,
July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• L. Dukes , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, Antonio
Miller, L. Shackelford, L. T. Walker, Reuel Field, David
Asiamah, Kristen Campbell, Daniel Crutcher Selected herbs and spices reduce azoxymethane (AOM)-induced colon tumors in Fisher 344 male rats, 2010 IFT Annual
Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Rajitha Sunkara , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, L.
Shackelford, L. T. Walker, Simon Ogutu Phytochemical profile, antioxidant and cytotoxic potential of fresh and dried cranberries, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20,
Chicago, IL
• Belinda Kanda , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng, L.
Shackelford, Peter Wambura, L. T. Walker, Stephen Appiah, Rhona Miller, L. Dukes, Kristen Campbell, Jalisa
Thomas, Lisa Disney, Simon Ogutu, David Asiamah Processing effects on phytochemical content and bioavailability of carrots using a rat model, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting,
July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Belinda Kanda , Martha Verghese, L. Shackelford, Peter
Wambura, Stephen Appiah, Reuel Field, Simon Ogutu,
L. T. Walker, David Asiamah, Janika Hull, Antonio Miller
Effect of peaches in reducing azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in Fisher 344 male rats, 2010 IFT Annual
Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Judith Boateng , Martha Verghese, Peter Wambura, L
Shackelford, Simon Ogutu, L T Walker Processing effects on phenolics in selected fruits, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting,
July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Stephen Appiah , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
L. Shackelford, Belinda Kanda, David Asiamah, Peter
Wambura, Reuel Field, Rhona Miller, Antonio Miller, Simon
Ogutu, L. T. Walker Effect of processing on chemopreventive potential of grapes and beets in azoxymethaneinduced Fisher 344 male rats, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting,
July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Louis Shackelford , Martha Verghese, David Asia mah, Judith Boateng, Simon Ogutu, L. T. Walker
Chemopreventive potential of coffee and cocoa against azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci in a rat model, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Rajitha Sunkara , Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu,
Judith Boateng, L. T Walker, L. Shackelford, E Cebert
Anticancer effects of phytochemical extracts from sorrel calyx, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago,
IL
• Vishnupriya Gourineni , Martha Verghese, Judith
Boateng, L. Dukes, Louis Shackelford, L. T. Walker
Prebiotic Synergy1 ® and soybean extracts: Possible synergistic chemopreventive mechanisms, 2010 IFT An nual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Vishnupriya Gourineni , Martha Verghese, Judith
Boateng, L. Shackelford, L. T Walker Cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of isoflavones and short-chain fatty ac ids, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Kristen Campbell , Martha Verghese, Judith Boateng,
Jalisa Thomas, Janika Hull, Jasmine Thomas, Simon
Ogutu, David Asiamah, Rhona Miller, L. T. Walker,
Belinda Kanda Assessment of dietary patterns associated with colon cancer risk among selected races in
North Alabama, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20,
Chicago, IL
• Yvonne C. Chukwumah , Lloyd T. Walker, Simon
Ogutu, Martha Verghese Bioaccesibility of peanut phytochemicals: Effect of in vitro digestion on phytochemical composition of boiled and roasted peanuts, 2010 IFT
Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Yvonne C. Chukwumah , Lloyd T. Walker, Simon
Ogutu, Martha Verghese Effect of canning on the bioactive polyphenols of peanuts and changes in phenolic composition during storage, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting,
July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Sridhar Chowdrapally , L. T. Walker, Y. Chukwumah,
Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu Changes in total phenolics and flavonoid content of carrots: Effect of freezing and drying techniques on stability of carrot polyphenols,
2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20, Chicago, IL
• Vijay B. Poreddy , Lloyd T. Walker, Yvonne C. Chukwu mah, Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu Effect of fermentation conditions on individual phenolics in cranberries during wine making, 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17
- 20, Chicago, IL
• Santosh Kumar Chintapandu , L. T. Walker, Y. Chuk wumah, Martha Verghese, Simon Ogutu Effects of postharvest processing on total phenolic and flavonoid content of in red apples ( Malus domestica ) and grapes
( Vitis vinifera ), 2010 IFT Annual Meeting, July 17 - 20,
Chicago, IL
A list of grants received and their dollar amount for the last three years Oct. 2008 to Aug. 2011.
“Enhancing recruitment and retention in Animal Science to build capacity in Pre-Veterinary Medicine at AAMU”
PI- Abdelrahim ; Co-PIs: Correa and Vizcarra.
Amount: $149,916.00 (3 years)
2Strengthening the Small Ruminant Extension Program at Alabama A&M University
PI: Correa, CoPIs: Leite-Browning and Spencer
Amount: $223,068.00 (2 years)
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The A&M Dairy National Team Takes Silver Prize in the 10th Dairy Challenge Competition
Advancing Food Science in Pre-Post secondary education
PI: Verghese, Co-PIs- Walker, Boateng and Herring
USDA-Amount $199,765 (3 years)
Enhancement in Minority Participation in Functional food product development in food science programs
PI: Verghese, M, Co PI: Boateng, Herring, Banerjee, and Walker
USDA-Amount $149,976 (3 years)
Enhancement of minority student participation in food safety
PI: Banerjee, P, Co PI: Verghese, M, Bhunia, A, Okafor, F and Kantety, R
USDA-Amount $149,838 (3 years)
HPL-Based Ethics Education for Life Science and Engineering
PI: Collins, J, CoPI: Cebert, E, Fraser, R and Verghese, M
NSF –Amount-$399,990 (3 years)
Building Abilities of Students, Faculty and Alabama A&M University through Workshops in Food & Animal
Science
PI: Herring; Co-PI(s): Abdelrahim, Banerjee, Boateng, Verghese, Vizcarra
USDA/Amount: 148,518.56 (3 years)
A National Food Safety Education Program: building a multidisciplinary food safety training pipeline from
K-12 to graduate school
PI: Wiedmann (Cornell), Co PIs: Verghese, Ramirez, Oliver and Roberts
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Food Safety program
Amount: $1,963,436.00 (3 years)
Antioxidant Potential of Fruit Extracts and their Phytcochemicals” (2008-09) Department of Defense.
PI-Verghese, M. Co-PI-L. T. Walker
Amount $144,399
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NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program awarded
Stephanie Whitaker a $30,000 scholarship. The first award was for the period of 06/04/10 – 06/03/11 and is now extended until 06/03/12 with additional $30,000. Her MS degree thesis is titled “Assessing the effect of urbanization on water quality in the Flint River Watershed using Remote
Sensing and GIS Technologies.” Her major advisor is Dr.
Wubishet Tadesse.
both Environmental
Science students won first place at STEM Day poster presentation held spring 2011 at Alabama A&M University campus Environmental
Science majors Rakeyta Scales,
Alisha Sledge, NaAsia Ellis,
Stephanie Gresham have been named the Undergraduate
Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
(URM) Scholar. The program is funded by National Science
Foundation (NSF).
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List of peer reviewed journal articles that have been written for the past two years Oct. 2009 -
Aug. 2011
1.
Lemke, D., P.E. Hulme, J.A. Brown and W.
Tadesse. 2011.
Distribution modeling of Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) invasion in the Cumberland Plateau and Mountain Region, USA. Forest
Ecology and Management. Vol 262(2), pp. 139-149
2. Ranatunga, T. D. R. W. Taylor, K.N. Bhat, S.S.
Reddy, Z. N. Senwo, and B. Jackson. 2009.
Inor ganic phosphorus forms in Soufriere Hills volcanic ash and volcanic ash-derived soil. Soil Science.174:
430-438.
3. Okeke, Benedict; S. Thomson, E. Moss. 2011 .
Evaluation of Water Quality Indicator Bacteria Before and After Water Treatment. Journal of Environmental
Management. Science of the Total Environment. 409
(2011) 4979–4985.
4.
Nyakatawa, E.Z., Mays, D. A., Way,T.R., Watts,
D.B., Torbert, H.A., Smith, D.R. 2011.
Tillage and fertilizer management effects on soil-atmospheric exchanges of methane and nitrous oxide in a corn production system. Applied and Environmental Soil
Science [In Press]
5. Nyakatawa, E.Z., D. A. Mays , K. Naka, J. O.
Bukenya. 2011. Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus dynamics in a loblolly pine-goat silvopasture system in the Southeast U.S.A. Agroforestry Systems [In press]
6.
Nyakatawa, E. Z., D. A. Mays, H. R. Howard,
N. G. Svendsen, R. Britton, R. P. Pacumbaba Jr.
2011.
Nitrogen and phosphorus transport in runoff from compost berms for simulating military training landscapes. Waste Management & Research 29;188-
196.
7.
Broughton , B., J. O. Bukenya, E.Z. Nyakatawa.
2011.
Economic feasibility of simultaneous production of pine sawlogs and meat goats on small-sized farms in Alabama. Journal of Life Sciences [In Press]
8.
Nyakatawa, E. Z., D. A. Mays, H. R. Howard,
N. G. Svendsen, R. Britton, R. P. Pacumbaba Jr.
2010.
Runoff and sediment transport from compost mulch berms on a simulated military training landscape. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An Interna tional Journal, 19; 307- 321.
9.
Upendra M. Sainju, Zachary N. Senwo, Ermson
Z. Nyakatawa, Irenus A. Tazisong and K. Chandra
Reddy. 2010. Poultry litter application increases nitrogen cycling compared with inorganic nitrogen fertilization. Agronomy Journal, 3: 917-925
10. Tazisong, I.A., Z.N. Senwo, and M. Williams.
2011. Mercury speciation and effects on soil microbial activities. (In Pres; Environ. Sci. Health)
11. He, Z., Z.N. Senwo, and I.A. Tazisong. 2011.
Long-term dynamics of labile and stable phosphorus following poultry litter application to pasture soils. (In
Press; Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal.)
12. Tazisong, I.A., Z.N. Senwo, R.W. Taylor, and Z. He.
2010.
Mercury in manures and toxicity to environmental health. In Z. He (ed). Environmental chemistry of animal manure. Nova science publisher, Inc.
13. Sainju, U.M., Z.N. Senwo, E.Z. Nyakatawa, I.A.
Tazisong, K.C. Reddy. 2010.
Poultry litter application increases nitrogen cycling compared with inorganic nitrogen fertilization. Agron. J. 102:917-925.
14. Golson-Garner, K. 2009. Hydrodynamics and Water Quality: Modeling, Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries.
Z.G. Ji, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New Jersey.
Book
Review Published in J. of American Water Resources
Association. 45(3):811-812
List of grants received and their dollar amount for the last three years Oct. 2008 to Aug. 2011
1. Center of Forest Ecosystem Assessment: Subproject
III. Coupled Dynamics of Human and Landscape (CD).
Funding Agency - National Science Foundation (NSF) ,
$1,273,013, PI
2. Center of Forest Ecosystem Assessment: Subproject
II. Ecosystem Functions and Processes in Disturbed
Forest Ecosystem: Biogeochemical Nutrient Cycling
Dynamics
3. Organic Farming Planning Proposal for Research and
Extension in Alabama Funding Agency USDA-OREI
4. REU-China Ecological and Environmental Research in Urbanized Landscape National Science Foundation
(NSF) $320,000
5. Environmental Biology at Alabama A&M University -
National Science Foundation (NSF) $996,000
6. Engaging Underrepresented Undergraduate Students in the Crop Sciences: 2009 International ASA-CSSA-
SSSA Conference National Science Foundation (NSF)
$74576
7. Conservation Tillage and Fertilizer Management Practices for Reducing Soil Emission of Methane and Nitrous
Oxide Greenhouse Gases (USDA/CRSREES NRI, 2007-
2010) – PI ($200,000)
8. Carbon Sequestration in a Loblolly Pine Silvopasture
System in the South-east U.S. (USDA Forest Services,
2009-2011) – PI ($30,000)
9. Carbon-Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Production from the
Citronelle Oil Field in the Rodessa Formation, South
Alabama (US DOE, 2007-2012) - Co-PI ($300,000 of
$3,000 000 total in funding)
10. Promoting Value Added Enterprises among
Small and Medium-Sized Farms in Alabama. (USDA/
CRSREES NRI, 2007-2011) – Co-PI ($400,000)
11. Temporary Landscaping of Military Training Ranges
- Erosion Control and Training Land Restoration (US
Army-Environmental Research and Development Center, 2006-2011) – PI ($300,000)
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Theresa McCants 256.372.5783
Martha Palmer 256.372.5781
K. Renée Johnson 256.372.4827
Phyllis S. Campbell 256.372.4200
M. Carleen Bailey 256.372.4830
Ms. Donna Gilbert, Senior Secretary 256.859.5896
Mr. Kenneth Baker, Operations Technician
Mr. Louis DeRosa, Facility Manager
Dr. Florence Okafor, Chair/Interim 256.372.4926
Ms. Vanessa Curry, Administrative Secretary 256.372.4214
Ms. Lacy Milan, Senior Secretary 256.372.4198
Ms. Mila ‘Kimi’ Sangalang, Budget Analyst 256.372.8460
Mrs. Penny Stone, Secretary 256. 372.4199
Dr. Chukudi Izeogu, Chair 256.372.4990
Dr. Constance Wilson, Graduate Studies Coordinator 256.372.4992
Dr. Berneece Herbert, Assistant Graduate Studies Coordinator 256.372.4988
Mrs. Heidi Weaver, Secretary 256.372.5426
Dr. Cynthia Smith, Chair 256.372.4172
Ms. Sharon Moore, Secretary 256.372.5419
Ms. J. Diana Grigsby, Secretary 256.372.5262
Dr. Martha Verghese, Chair/Interim 256.372.4175
Ms. Sharon Steele, Secretary 256.372.4176
Ms. Sonya Bynum, Secretary 256.372.8028
Major Johnnie Richardson, Chair 256.372.4023/1.800.401.1880
Ms. Mattie Baker, Military Personnel Technician
Mr. Gokul Ghale, Station Manager (Interim) 256.828.2114/828.2100
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