Preliminary Consideration
for Promotion to
Associate Professor with Tenure
Dr. Mussie Habteselassie
Committee: W. Miller, Chair
Robert Carrow
Eric Prostko
Dr. Habteselassie:
2005: Ph.D., Utah State
2006-7: Postdoc, Purdue
2007-8: Postdoc, UNC/Chapel Hill
October 2008: Assistant Professor
Soil/Environmental Microbiology
30% Instruction/70% Research
Griffin campus, UGA
INSTRUCTION
Courses taught:
> CRSS 3606,L (4): Soils and Hydrology
> CRSS 4610/6610,L (3): Soil Microbiology
> CRSS 4580/6580,L (3): Soil Conservation
> AESC 3920 (3): Internship
> AESC 4960 (3): Undergrad Research
Support Environ. Resource Sci. major at Griffin
as well as majors in Athens
Year
Spring
2009 4/6610,L; 4960
2010 4/6580; 3920
2011 3920; 4960
2012
Fall
3060,L
4/6610,L; 3060,L
4/6610,L; 3060,L
4/6610,L; 3060,L
: Tandberg from Griffin to Athens, IoR at both locations
: lecture from Athens used in class at Griffin; IoR at Griffin
Student Evaluations:
3060 (Griffin students): 4.5-5.0
4/6610: (Griffin & Athens, Grad-UGrad): 4.2-4.8
--’10-11: technical problems w/ Tandberg
--some grad student issues
Peer Evalution (4/6610, 2012):
Outside evaluators: complimentary (materials)
Committee report: very favorable
Graduate Education:
Chair: 1 M.S. , 3 Ph.D. students in progress
Committee Member: 9 total (7 in progress)
RESEARCH
Year
Journal
Articles
Chapters
Abstracts/
Proceedings
< 2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
4
0
3
2
2
(4)
11 (15)
1
0
0
0
0
-1
11
1
2
1
6
-21
Grants
Total (PI and Co-PI): $1.46 million
Habteselassie share: $383,000
Co-PI, USDA/AFRI, 2011-16 ($500K/$108K)
PI, USDA/NIFA, 2012-14, ($570K/$160K)
PI (2), GaWRI, 2012-14, ($43K/$37K)
Focus: microbial water quality/septic systems
Service:
Campus—
Departmental Curriculum Committee
Griffin Library and Staff Committees
Young Scholars program (2009-12)
Professional–
Review panel, IN Water Resources grants
Chaired SSSA session, 2010
Active manuscript reviewer
Professional society memberships
Conclusions:
-- Publications: increasing trend
-- Grants: considerable success
-- Teaching: innovator in DE
Discussion?