Purdue Ag Career Experts
Purdue Ag Career Experts- Is responsible for recruitment programs for students; job placement activities in the School of Agriculture; outreach programs to high-school teachers; academic advising; scholarship programs; instructional programs; and curriculum development. Frequently writes on the importance of science education.
- Co-author of ''Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in the Food and Agricultural Sciences 1995-2000,'' a report prepared jointly by Purdue and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Coordinates placement efforts in the Purdue School of Agriculture. Director of Food and Agricultural Careers for Tomorrow, a USDA-Purdue center for information on agricultural careers. Chairs the human resource assessment committee of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. Reviewer for occupational outlook publications produced by the U.S. Department of Labor. Former director of USDA higher education office; former high school agricultural and science teacher.
- Teaches power and machinery courses including a hydraulic control systems course and the capstone design class. Active in recruiting, advising and placing undergraduates. Researches traditional farm machinery automation and robotization along with development of noncontact electronic sensors to measure food ripeness and quality. Received Purdue Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in 1995.
- Has expertise in engineering process design, thermodynamics, and protein biocatalysis. Research involves using biotechnology to create enzymes; the study of catalytic mechanisms; and the development of biomaterials from renewable resources. Has received numerous teaching awards and has developed interactive computer programs for teaching engineering. Assists students in job placement in the biotechnology and food process engineering industries. Frequently speaks on the ethics of biotechnology and engineering.
- Is at the forefront of changing veterinary education to meet demands of the future. Is implementing a novel curriculum. Teaches the course ''Perspectives in Veterinary Medicine,'' which includes the study of animal rights and welfare and the human-animal bond. Was in veterinary practice in the United Kingdom. Before coming to Purdue as dean in 1986 was senior director, pathology and toxicology, Smith Kline & French Laboratories. Is a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (United Kingdom), American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Is President-elect, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (1995).
- Initiated veterinary school's Minority Mentor Program. Also directs National Institutes of Health Minority Summer Research Apprentice Program for Veterinary Medicine at Purdue. Appointed in 1995 as editor of the publication, Veterinary Medical Colleges Admissions Requirements in the United States and Canada. Is on the steering committee for the Veterinary Medical Colleges Application Service.
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