CURRICULUM VITA Charles P. West ADDRESS: Revised February 15, 2017 Plant and Soil Sciences Box 42122 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409 USA E-mail: [email protected] PERSONAL: Born: 13 June 1952, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Citizenship: USA EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Crop Production/Physiology, 1981, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. M.S. in Agronomy, 1978, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. B.S. in Agronomy, 1974, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Professor and Thornton Distinguished Chair, Forage Systems, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University, 2012-present. Director, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Water Center, 2014-present. Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, Forage Physiology, 75% research 25% teaching, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Arkansas, 1984-2012. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, New Zealand, 1982-1984. Research on nitrogen fixation in white clover-ryegrass pastures. Predoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, 1978-1981. Research on nutrient cycling in pastures. Graduate Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1977-1978. Research on pasture renovation. Agronomist, Peace Corps, Morocco, 1974-1976. Technical aid on development of irrigated forage management systems for dairy production. CURRENT RESEARCH AND OUTREACH PROJECTS: Analysis and upgrading of irrigation scheduling programs in the southern High Plains Use of alfalfa in improving forage quality of grazed Old World bluestem Assessment of insect deterrence by WW-BDahl Old World bluestem Modeling growth and water use of warm-season perennial grasses. Texas Coalition of Sustainable Integrated Systems (TeCSIS) http://www.orgs.ttu.edu/forageresearch/Index.html Texas Alliance for Water Conservations (TAWC) http://www.tawc.us TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE (Texas Tech University): PSS 3321 – Forage and Pasture Crops. Junior-Senior level course in forage and pasture ecology and management, Spring 2013-2016. PSS 5327 – Soil-Plant-Animal Interrelationships in Grazing Lands. Ecological and nutritional principles of livestock grazing. Spring 2014, 2016. PSS 5328 – Forages and Livestock in Pasture Ecosystems. Graduate level course in the science of forage management and forage-livestock systems. Spring 2013-2016. Currently advising 4 Ph.D. students and served on 3 Ph.D. and 4 M.S. examining committees. TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE (University of Arkansas): AGRI 4003 – Issues in Agriculture. Senior-level course in which students learn about, discuss, debate, and write about current controversial issues in agricultural policy, team-taught in 1995. ENSC 3103 – Plants and Environmental Restoration. Practices involving use of plant materials for restoring streambanks, buffers, prairies, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. Taught 8 times 1999-2011. CSES 3023 – Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Colloquium. Communications intensive and professional development class for seniors. Taught with Dr. Mary Savin in 2006 and 2010. CSES 3113 – Forage Management. Production course for undergraduates on forage establishment, management and quality of hay and silage crops and pastures. Taught 21 times 1985-2012. CSES 4303 – Bioenergy Feedstock Production. Online course offered through AG*Idea program from Kansas State University. Team-teaching with other professors from Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and South Dakota State Universities in spring 2012. CSES 504V – Bioenergy Topics (Special Topics). Survey of bioenergy technology. Team taught in spring 2009 and 2010. CSES 6253 – Forage-Ruminant Relations. Graduate level course on the forage-animal interface and pasture research techniques. Taught with professors in Animal Science. Taught 10 times 1991-2011. Advised 5 Ph.D. and 16 M.S. students. Have served on graduate committees of over 50 students. Served as international external Ph.D. dissertation reviewer 3 times; twice for Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales, Australia (written review only), and once for Institut Agronomique Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco (with on-site oral examining panel, in French). Taught in Arkansas Grazing Management School – 2-day workshops for producers and extension agents. Five sessions in 1996, three sessions in 1997, two in 1998, one in 1999 and 2000. Taught Pasture Ecology in USDA-NRCS training workshops in Arkansas in 2009, 2010, and 2011. AWARDS New Zealand National Research Advisory Council Research Fellow, 1982-1984. Researcher of the Year Award. 1991. Arkansas Assoc. Cooperative Extension Specialists. Merit Award. 1993. American Forage and Grassland Council. Outstanding Service Award. 1995. Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council Researcher of the Year Award. 2003. Arkansas Assoc. Cooperative Extension Specialists. Teaching Award of Merit. 2004. Gamma Sigma Delta, University of Arkansas Chapter. Fulbright Research Scholarship. 2005. Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange. Fellow. 2010. Crop Science Society of America. Fellow. 2011. American Society of Agronomy. John W. White Team Award. Developing and Revising the Arkansas Phosphorus Index. 2012. University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. *Blue Legacy Award, 2012. Texas Water Conservation Advisory Council. *Integrated Water Resources Management Award. 2013. American Water Resources Association, for conservation education and technology transfer in Texas Alliance for Water Conservation. *Award of Merit. 2014. Southern Pasture and Forage Crops Improvement Conference. *Texas Environmental Excellence Award. 2015. Texas Commission for Environmental Quality for agricultural water conservation efforts by the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation. * Service/Outreach Award. 2015. College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. * Denotes awards for projects led since employment at Texas Tech University. SOCIETY PARTICIPATION: American Society of Agronomy American Forage and Grassland Council Crop Science Society of America Gamma Sigma Delta, Honor Society of Agriculture Phi Beta Delta, Society of International Scholars Sigma Xi FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: French - High level in reading, speaking, and writing. Spent 6-month sabbatical in France in 2005. Spanish - Medium level in reading, low level in speaking and writing. OFFICES AND COMMITTEES: Board of Directors of Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council, 1985-1987, 1999-2001. American Forage and Grassland Council: Finance Committee 1987-1988. Research Committee 1990-1992. Publications and Communications Committee 1991-1994. International Committee 1993-present. Forage Fact Sheet Committee 1995-present American Society of Agronomy Forage, Grassland, Range Resource Committee. 1999-2001. Carl Sprengel Agronomic Research Award Committee, Member 2007-2008. Crop Science Society of America C-6, Crop Quality and Utilization, Chair-elect 1992-1993, Chair 1993-1994. CSSA Board of Directors, 1992-1994. G.O. Mott Award Committee, Member and Chair 1991-1993. DeKalb Crop Science Award Committee, Member 1993-1995. Associate Editor of Crop Science, sections C-3 and C-6 1998-2000. Golden Opportunities Scholar Committee, Member 2009. C-6 representative on committee C536.1 Rapid Response Team 2011-present Organizer and Chair of Arkansas Fescue Toxicosis Conference, 1989. Chair of the Forage Physiology/Ecology section of the Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference in 1990 and Program Chairman in 1991. Gamma Sigma Delta Arkansas Chapter, Treasurer, Vice-President, and President in 1992-1995. Associate Editor, of Journal of Production Agriculture, representing American Forage and Grassland Council, 1991-1994. Graduate Council, University of Arkansas, 1997-2001. 5th International Symposium on Neotyphodium/Grass Interactions, Chair, Organizing Committee, 2004. International Workshop on Summer Dormancy in Grasses, Organizing Committee, 2008-2009. College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2015-present. Water Use Advisory Council, Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research, 2015-present. INVITED PRESENTATIONS: 1. West, C.P. Ecophysiology of white clover in perennial pastures. 46th Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference. Kilgore, Texas. 8 May 1990. 2. West, C.P. Physiological interactions in Acremonium-infected grasses. Crop Genetics International, Inc. Hanover, Maryland. 15 May 1990. 3. West, C.P. Ecophysiological implications of the tall fescue endophyte in stressed environments. University of Missouri, Columbia. 11 March 1991. 4. West, C.P. Interdisciplinary research on fescue toxicosis in Arkansas. Animal-Forage Seminar, University of Missouri, 12 March 1991. 5. West, C.P. Role of Acremonium endophytes in drought, pest, and pathogen resistance in grasses. Plenary session of 2nd International Symp. Acremonium/Grass Interactions, Palmerson North, New Zealand, 2-4 February 1993. 6. West, C.P., H.W. Elbersen, A.A. Elmi, and G.W. Buck. Acremonium effects on tall fescue growth: Parasite or stimulant? 50th Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference. Knoxville, TN. 23-25 May 1994. 7. West, C.P., and H.W. Elbersen. 1994. Advances in water relations research with tall fescue-endo- phyte. Animal-Forage Seminar, University of Missouri, Columbia. 14 September 1994. 8. West, C.P., and A.P. Mallarino. 1996. Nitrogen transfer from legume to grass. Conference on Nutrient Cycling in Forage Systems.