John E. Sheehy, Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute, IRRI
Imitation and invention: C4 rice, crop production and poverty alleviation
John Sheehy did his BSc in physics, his MSc in electronics, and his PhD in agricultural botany and physics at the University College of Wales. John Sheehy is currently head of the Applied Photosynthesis and Systems Modeling Laboratory, IRRI. Just prior he was head of the Climate Unit and Systems Modeling Group, IRRI. Among Dr. Sheehy’s numerous accomplishments, he was a Nuffield Foundation Fellow in the Developmental Genetics Department; head of microclimatology, Grassland Research Institute. The pioneering research of John’s group at GRI Hurley uncovered a major error in the technique widely used for measuring nitrogen fixation. This was followed by the discovery of a mechanism controlling diffusion in legume root nodules. His interests in weather-crop interactions and instrumentation led him to co-author with Prof. Ian Woodward the textbook Principles and Measurements in Environmental Biology. He conducts research in the areas of modeling, systems analysis, ecology, environmental physics, N2 fixation, crop physiology, yield-limiting factors, C4 photosynthesis, instrumentation, scientific innovation and has published over 100 papers in various journals.
William R. Horwath, Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry and Vice Chair, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of California, Davis
Carbon sequestration potential and greenhouse gas emissions in rice.
William R. Horwath, Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry, University of California Davis. Dr. Horwath received a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Soil Science. His research emphasizes the fate of soil organic matter and nutrients in agricultural and natural systems. Specific areas of research include factors affecting trace gas production, plant nutrient use efficiency and loss of nutrients from agricultural land to water supplies. He has over 100 publications in scientific journals and over 10 book chapters. He is the Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Farming System Project and Vice Chair of the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources.
Mark Rosegrant, Division Director, International Food Policy Research Institute
Future Vision: New Challenges for Agriculture, Food Security and Water Resources
A Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Michigan, he has 28 years of experience in research and policy analysis in agriculture and economic development, with an emphasis on water resources and other critical natural resource and agricultural policy issues as they impact food security, rural livelihoods and environmental sustainability. He currently directs research on climate change, water resources, sustainable land management, genetic resources and biotechnology, and agriculture and energy. He is the author or editor of six books and over 100 refereed papers in agricultural economics, water resources and food policy analysis. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and distinguished Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association. Current Research projects include Water Resource Allocation: Productivity and Environmental Impacts and Impacts of Global Change on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Scott Rozelle, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Putting China in the world rice equation: Technology, Market, and Policy
Scott Rozelle holds the Helen Farnsworth Endowed Professorship at Stanford University and is Senior Fellow and Professor in the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI) for International Studies. He currently also is an adjunct professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis. Dr. Rozelle received his B.S. from UC, Berkeley, and M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. Dr. Rozelle's research focuses almost exclusively on China and is concerned with three general themes; a) agricultural policy, including the supply, demand, and trade in agricultural projects, b) the emergence and evolution of markets and other economic institutions in the transition process and their implications for equity and efficiency; and c) the economics of poverty and inequality.
Titles and Summaries Due
Nov. 1, 2007
Abstracts Due
December 1, 2007
Award Nominations Due December 1, 2007
Presentation Submission to Panel Chairs Due
February 1, 2008
Conference Registration (Last Day for early on-line & mail-in registration)
February 1, 2008
Dates
Feb. 18 - 21, 2008
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
University of California, Davis
Department of Plant Sciences, MS-4, Davis, CA 95616-8780
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Last updated: 2/5/2008