
Development of cold climate grapevine educational outreach exhibit in cooperation with the South Dakota Agricultural Museum. Development of NSF funded course and content for SD middle school teachers: “Using native plants to teach science”. NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) mentor for three students in NSF REU Site: High Performance Computing in STEM Disciplines at South Dakota State University #1559978 2016-17 and NSF SD EPSCOR IIA 1355423 REU Experiences. NSF funded Grape Research Coordination Network Advisory Committee Member (GRCN 2010-2013). Member of the National Committee of Visitors for NSF funded Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA) Center of Excellence (2013 – ongoing). Frontiers in Plant Science Topic editor for “Improving crop production in the light of climate change” and Improving Fruit Crop Production in the Light of Climate Change: First and Second Edition. Organizer of the International Plant and Animal Genome Conference Plant Dormancy Workshop 2015-2018. Lead for genomic analysis of fruit ripening component, RNASeq analysis of fruit ripening and denovo assembly of hybrid cultivar transcriptomes. Role: Phenotyping Centers Lead and developer of SDSU low temperature response phenotyping center USDA/AFRI CAP project 2011-2016: Northern Grapes: Integrating viticulture, winemaking, and marketing of new cold hardy cultivars supporting new and growing rural wineries. Role: SDSU computational core and mentorship lead USDA/AFRI CAP project 2011-2016: Accelerating grape cultivar improvement via phenotyping centers and next generation markers (B. Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks (1992-1997)Įxecutive Committee Member and Co-PI of multi-institutional research programs, including: BioSNTR (NSF and SDRIC funded 2014-2019). Sabbatical Faculty Appointment, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 2000Īssociate Professor, SDSU, Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks (1997-2002)Īssistant Professor, SDSU, Dept. Visiting Professor to INP - ESNAT, Castenet, France (2007) Visiting Professor to University of Verona, Verona, Italy (2010) Professor, SDSU, Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Department (2011 - present) Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks (HFLP) (2002-2011) Pi Alpha Xi Ornamental Horticulture Society, 1992 Work Experience Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society (SDSU), 1997ĪBS Dean’s award of research excellence in recognition of research contributions to the South Dakota’s new farm winery industry, 1997 Butler Award for Excellence in Research (SDSU), 2006ĪBS Dean’s Team Award for Entrepreneurship, Production, and Agritourism in Horticulture Specialty Crops, 2004 Women of Distinction Faculty Award (SDSU), 2007į.O.

Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award of Merit (SDSU), 2008 John Robertson Award, South Dakota Horticulture Society, 2017Ĭollege of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Distinguished Research Award, 2008 PS763 Crop Physiology (Subramanian, Fennell, Gu)įaculty Award for Global Engagement (International Research, SDSU), 2019

HO411 Fruit Crop Production Systems (rotating crop topics, tree fruits, grapevine, brambles, native fruits, strawberries) Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology Academic Responsibilities Grapevine bud dormancy and cold hardiness Paradormancy maintenance and endodormancy induction in grapevine Academic Interests
