Brian M. Schwartz
• Joined UGA in Jan. 2009 as Assistant Prof.
• Appointment
 0.95 EFT Research
 0.05 EFT Teaching
• Graduate Faculty since 2009
 Adjunct Graduate Faculty at Univ. of Florida
Background
• Ph.D. – 2008 University of Florida
 Agronomy -Turfgrass Breeding
• M. S. – 2005 Texas A&M University
 Plant Breeding
• B. S. – 2002 Texas A&M University
 Plant Science (Magna Cum Laude)
• Industry Experience – ProdiGene Genetics Dept.
 Research Associate 2001-2003
Teaching
• 0.05 EFT – No formal course taught but has provided guest lectures at
UGA, ABAC, Texas A&M, Univ. of Florida and currently major
advisor for two graduate students.
Guest Lectures (14 since coming to UGA)
UGA
Agro-Ecology CRSS 4440/6400 (1 lecture)
Plant Breeding CRSS 4140/6140 (3 lectures)
Plant Breeding Practicum CRSS 6000 (3 lectures)
ABAC
Golf Course Design and Management Hort 2233 (2 lectures)
Grounds Irrigation Hort 2239 (3 lectures)
Management of Fine Turf Hort 4320 (1 lecture)
Turfgrass Resources Hort 4610 (1 lecture)
Direction of Graduate Students
• Major Professor
 2 M. S. students
 Eric Elsner
 Austin Grimshaw
• Advisory Committee Member
 2 M.S. students
 5 Ph.D. student
Research
• 0.95 EFT
• Areas of Research
 Turfgrass Cultivar Development
 Bermudagrass
 Zoysiagrass
 Centipedegrass
 Ploidy Manipulation of Warm-Season Turfgrass
Species
 Improved Drought Tolerance in Turfgrass
Publications
• Book Chapters – 1
 Breeding and Genetics of Warm-Season Grasses (co-author)
• Referred Journal Articles – 18
 12 on work at UGA
 4 from PhD work at Univ. of FLA
 2 from MS work at Texas A&M
• Referred Proceedings – 3
• Abstracts and Published Proceedings – 19
 12 from work at UGA
• International and National Popular Press Articles – 8
 6 from work at UGA
• Plant Patents
 1 from work at UGA
Journal Articles
1st/Last Author
Jr. Author
Texas A&M
2
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Univ. of Florida
4
1
Univ. of Georgia
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11
Totals
6
12
Institution
Funded Research Grants
Year
Source
Total
Schwartz
2010-2015
USDA-NIFA
Specialty Crops
3,802,678
225,000
2012
UGARF
132,850
113,350
2011
UGARF
112,010
94,435
2010
UGARF
112,940
93,360
2011
UGARF
62,906
62,906
4,223,384
589,051
TOTALS
Research Grants Submitted
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Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research
USDA-SCRI
USDA-NIFA (Risk Assessment)
UGARF Cultivar Development
Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Assoc.
GA Department of Agriculture
USGA
SARE
Invited Presentations, Seminars, and
Workshops
 National Presentations (22)
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Griffin, GA
Auburn, AL
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Athens, GA
Tifton, GA
Macon, GA
Baton Rouge, LA
St. Simons, GA
Helen, GA
Poteet, TX
Jay, FL
Savannah, GA
Gainesville, FL
Ft. Lauderdale, FA
Duluth, GA
Douglasville, GA
Ocala, FL
Orlando, FL
Bonita Springs, FL
Citra, FL
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International Presentations (4)
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CHINA
Golf Superintendents of China – US
Conference 2010 (live video presentation)
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THAILAND - 2011
Asian Pacific Golf Course Superintendents
Summit (2 presentations)
Asian Pacific Golf Summit (Panel Discussion)
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Other Scholarly Activities
Crop Science
C-5 Symposium Committee
2012 Committee Chair
Manuscript Review
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Crop Science (3)
HortScience (2)
Journal of Plant Registrations (1)
Plant Management Network (1)
Texas A&M AgriLife Plant Release Committee (1)
Internal Reviews
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Hort Science (2)
UGA Coop. Extension (2)
Journal of Plant Registrations (1)
Crop Science (1)
BioEnergy Research (1)
Journal of Am. Soc. For Horticultural Sci.
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Professional Memberships and
Service
• International
 International Turfgrass Society
• National
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Crop Science Society of America
American Society of Agronomy
Turfgrass Breeders Association
U.S. Golf Association
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Sports Turf Managers Association
• Regional
 SERA-IEG 25-Turf
 Florida Turfgrass Association
• State
 Georgia Turfgrass Association
 Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association
Committee Service
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Georgia State Seed Arbitration Council
 Alternate CAES member
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UGA Research Foundation
 Cultivar Development Research Program Committee
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CAES
 Agronomic Cultivar and Germplasm Release Committee
 Office of Communications Sunbelt Expo Steering Committee
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Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics
 Steering Committee
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Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
 Forage Breeding Faculty Search Committee
 Soybean Breeding Faculty Search Committee
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Tifton Campus
 Social Committee
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ABAC School of Agriculture and Natural Resources
 Turfgrass Faculty Search Committee
Extension Related Activities
• Sunbelt Ag Expo
 Organized and manned Turfgrass Exhibit at the UGA
Building (2 years)
• Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference
 Coordinator (3 years)
• Turfgrass Identification Service
 Phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of 61 unknown
turfgrass samples for GC and sod farmers.