Dr. Scott Tubbs
Assistant Professor
Cropping Systems Agronomist
Promotion & Tenure Discussion
Crop and Soil Sciences Department
Job Announcement / Description
• Position – Assistant Professor/Cropping Systems
Agronomist
• Tenure Track – 75% Research, 25% Extension
• Expectations - The successful candidate will be
expected to develop and implement a nationally and
internationally recognized research program that
focuses on cropping systems centered on peanut
production.
• Responsibilities - Develop and conduct an applied
research program on cropping systems that: (1) is based
on peanut response to rotation with other agronomic
crops and certain vegetable crops, (2) determines the
impact of tillage systems, fertility, and pest management
on yield and quality, and (3) develops a systems approach
to peanut production that ensures profitability and
sustainability.
Academic Career
• May 2007 – present – Assistant
Professor, UGA Crop and Soil Sciences
Dept.
• Aug 2004 – May 2007 – Post Doctoral
Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE
• Jan 2004 – Aug 2004 – Post Doctoral
Research Associate, Univ. of Florida,
Agronomy Dept.
• Graduate Student Mentoring
• Inoculant / Fertilizer Effects
• Systems Production centered around
Peanut – tillage, agronomic interactions
• Seeding Rate with large-seeded runner
cultivars
• Organic Production
Achievements in Research (75%)
Publications
• 16 referred journal articles published, 1
accepted
– Agronomy Journal, Peanut Science, Crop Management,
Journal of Plant Nutrition, and Communications in Soil
Science and Plant Analysis, Plant Health Progress, Pest
Management Science, Weed Science, Plant Disease
• 4 senior author since UGA, 2 grad
student as senior author
• 11 non-referred articles
– Conference proceedings, Research-Extension Reports
• 43 published abstracts, 13 Sr. author,
10 grad student
Achievements in Research (75%)
Presentations of Professional Meetings
• 20 volunteered presentations
• 5 invited presentations
• 31 invited seminar presentations at
regional and national meetings
Achievements in Research (75%)
Grantsmanship
• Commodity specific (competitive)
– Total - $1,823,688; Tubbs - $781,275
(42.8%)
– National Peanut Board, Georgia Peanut
Commission, Georgia Cotton Commission,
Cotton Incorporated, Georgia Corn
Commission
• Competitive/Federal Funding
– Total - $557,438; Tubbs - $271,480
(48.7%)
• Grand Total
– Total - $2,381,126; Tubbs - $2,052,755
(44.2%)
• Collaborator with 20+ scientists from
UGA, USDA, Univ. of Florida, Auburn
Univ.
Achievements in Extension (25%)
• Extension Publications
– 1 Extension bulletin
– 14 Production Guide chapters
– 24 popular press articles
– 6 newsletter articles
• Agent Training lectures – 15
• Field Day presentations - 25
• County Production Meetings – 6 (5 in-state,
1 out-of-state)
• TV programs – 8 (4 live, 4 taped)
• Radio programs – 6 (5 live, 1 taped)
Achievements in Teaching (0%)
• Instructor of Record – AESC 3920,
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Internship – Casey Horton
– Results from internship included paper at APRES
meeting, nominated for Bailey Award
• Invited Guest Lectures - 5
– CRSS 4300 – Crop Production and Management (Fall 2007) –
“Cropping Systems and Rotation”
– BIOL 4000/6000 – Organic Agriculture (May Term 2008) –
“Organic Cropping Systems”
– CRSS 7050 – Advanced Crop Production (Summer 2008) – “Data
Collection Devices for Agronomic Research”
– CRSS 7050/8220 – Advanced Crop Production (Summer 2011) –
“Tillage and Fertilizer Affects on Peanut Production”
– CRSS 4400/6400 – Agro Ecology (Spring 2012)
Achievements in
Graduate Student Education
• Graduate Student Mentoring – Advisor
– Dylan Wann, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
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1st place – 2010 SBASA Grad. Stud. Oral Competition
featured in “Graduate Spotlight” - UGA Grad. School website
2nd place – 2010 APRES Grad. Stud. Oral Competition
2010 NPB – George Washington Carver Award
2010 Int’l Plant Nut. Inst. Scholar Award
1st place – 2011 SWSS Grad. Stud. Oral Competition
2011 GA Feed & Grain Assoc. Fellowship
2011 Annie’s Homegrown Sustain. Ag. Scholarship
1st place – 2011 CSSA, C03 Div. Ph.D. Student Poster
Competition
• $17,000 in awards (2010-2011)
• Two refereed journal articles from thesis
• Currently on Ph.D. program in cotton breeding at Texas Tech
Achievements in
Graduate Student Education
• Graduate Student Mentoring – Advisor
– Jason Sarver, PhD, Crop and Soil Sciences
• 2nd place – 2011 CSSA, C03 Div. Ph.D. Stud. Poster Competition
– Justin Moss, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
• 2nd place – 2011 APRES Grad. Stud. Oral Competition
• 1st place – 2011 CSSA, C03 Div. M.S. Stud. Poster Competition
• 2012 GA Feed & Grain Assoc. Fellowship
Achievements in
Graduate Student Education
• Graduate Student Mentoring – Committee
Member
– Jason Jackson, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
• 5 professional meeting presentations
• 2nd place in Graduate Student Competition, Oral
Presentations, SB-ASA Annual Meeting, 2009
• Honorable Mention in Graduate Student Competition,
Oral Presentations, SB-ASA Annual Meeting, 2008
– George “Trey” Cutts, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences
• Won 4 scholarship awards
• 5 professional meeting presentations
• Accepted to Texas A&M for Ph.D. program
Achievements in Service
Active professional memberships
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American Peanut Research and Education Society
American Society of Agronomy
Crop Science Society of America
Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents
Georgia Crop Production Alliance
Georgia Plant Food Educational Society
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Soil Science Society of America
Southern Weed Science Society
Achievements in Service
• Professional development / meeting attendance:
– American Peanut Research and Education Society – 2007-2012
– ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting – 2001-2011
– Beltwide Cotton Conferences – 2011-2012
– Georgia Cotton Conference – 2008-2010
– Georgia Crop Production Alliance – 2007-2008
– Georgia Plant Food Educational Society – 2008-2009, 2011
– Grants/Research Workshops – 2007-2009, 2011
– Southern Branch ASA – 2008-2010
– Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems Conference – 2001,
2002, 2007, 2008
– Southern Field Crops Alliance – 2010
– Southern Peanut Growers Conference – 2007-2009, 2011, 2012
– Southern Weed Science Society – 2011
– USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference – 2005, 2007
Achievements in Service
• Volunteer presentations at professional meetings (since
2007 = 20):
• American Peanut Research and Education Society (6)
• ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting (5)
• Beltwide Cotton Conferences
• Georgia Organics Conference
• Georgia Sustainable Agriculture Summit
• Southern Branch American Society of Agronomy (3)
• Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems Conference
• Southern Weed Science Society
• USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference
Achievements in Service
• American Peanut Research and Education Society
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Dow AgroSciences Awards Committee (2008 – 2010)
Publications and Editorials Committee (2009 – 2011)
Fellows Committee (2011 – present)
Board of Directors (2011 – present)
• American Society of Agronomy
– Session Moderator, 2008
– Agron. Exten. Educ. Award Committee (2012-2013)
– Carl Sprengel Agron. Res. Award Committee (20112012)
Achievements in Service
• Crop Science Society of America
– Crop Sci. Exten. Educ. Award Committee (appt’d)
– Seed Sci. Award Committee (appt’d)
• Southern Branch – American Society of
Agronomy
– Session Moderator, Graduate Student Competition,
2008
– Judge, Graduate Student Oral Competition, 2009
– Judge, Graduate Student Poster Competition, 2010
Achievements in Service
• Service as Judge or Moderator of Professional
Society meeting sessions and graduate student
competition
– Graduate Student Competition
• CSSA
• ASA
• SB-ASA
– APRES Bailey Award
– Session Moderator
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SSSA
SCASC
SB-ASA
Georgia Peanut Commission Research Reports
Achievements in Service
• Invited Peer Reviewer of Journal Articles (22)
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Agronomy Journal
Crop Management
Crop Science
Journal of Agronomy & Crop Science
Peanut Science
Soil & Tillage Research
Achievements in Service
• Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems
– Conference Planning Committee, 2008
– Moderator, Pest Management in Conservation Tillage
session, 2008
• Sigma Xi – Tifton Chapter
– Program Committee, 2009 – present
– Scholarship Committee, 2011 - present
• University of Georgia – Tifton Campus
– Awards Committee, 2008 – present
– Library Committee, 2009 - present
• Georgia Peanut Tour Committee (2007-present)
– Secretary, 2008
– Chairman, 2009
Letters
• Phillip Bauer – USDA-ARS
– Not very familiar with Tubbs; impressive grant
funding (more than others he has reviewed)
– Good pub record; notable he has published as
much in 5 years starting program; published in
appropriate journals; lack of publications on
basic research
– Active in prof. meetings; substantial # of
abstracts & proceedings
– Impacting southeastern crop production
– Impressed with scholarly accomplishments
Letters
• Jay Chapin – Clemson University
– Known Tubbs since 2008; affiliation through
APRES
– Valued member of UGA Peanut Team that he
holds in high esteem; highly valued based on
his interaction
– Pub on herbicide interaction with cultivars has
significant value (under researched area)
– Success of grad students reflects strongly on
Tubbs’ program
– Valuable asset to UGA
Letters
• Peter Dotray – Texas Tech / Texas A&M
– Does not know Tubbs on personal level; limited
interactions at professional meetings
– Successfully and consistently published in
quality journals
– Effective oral communicator based on invited
presentations; # of grad student award
winners
– Effective in grants; difficult to continue
commodity funding, which he does well.
– Extremely positive feedback from colleagues
concerning Tubbs’ program