Curriculum vitae

Lawrence B. Smart

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry                                 Phone: (315) 470-6737

Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology                                                  FAX: (315) 470-6934

246 Illick Hall, 1 Forestry Drive                                                                   E-mail:  lbsmart@esf.edu

Syracuse , New York 13210                                                                  http://www.esf.edu/efb/smart/

Academic Background:

1992                Doctor of Philosophy, Genetics, Michigan State University

1987                Bachelor of Science with Distinction, Biology, Cornell University

Professional Background:

Aug. 2001 - present                         Associate Professor

Aug. 1996 - Aug. 2001                    Assistant Professor

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology

June 2003 - Jan. 2004                      Visiting Fellow (Sabbatical appointment)

Department of Plant Pathology, NYS Ag Exper Station

Cornell University , Geneva , NY

Host: Harvey Hoch, Ph.D.

July 1996 - Aug. 1996                     Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Department of Agronomy and Range Science

University of California , Davis

Research Advisor: Thea Wilkins, Ph.D.

Oct. 1992 - June 1996                      N.S.F. Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Biology and

Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Department of Vegetable Crops

University of California , Davis

Research Advisor: Alan Bennett, Ph.D.

Sept. 1987 - Oct. 1992                    Graduate Research Assistant

Genetics Program / D.O.E.-Plant Research Laboratory

Michigan State University

Research Advisor: Lee McIntosh, Ph.D.

Jan. 1987 - Aug. 1987                     Research Technician

Department of Plant Pathology

Cornell University

Project Director: Steven Beer, Ph.D.

Publications:

Refereed:

1. Vanneste, J.L., Smart, L.B., Zumoff, C.H., Yu, J., and Beer, S.V. (1990) Control of fire blight by Erwinia herbicola Eh252: Role of antibiotic production. Acta Hortic., 273:393-394.

2. Smart, L.B. and McIntosh, L. (1991) Expression of photosynthesis genes in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803:psaA-psaB and psbA transcripts accumulate in dark-grown cells. Plant Mol. Biol., 17:959-971.

3. Smart, L.B., Anderson , S.L., and McIntosh, L. (1991) Targeted genetic inactivation of the photosystem I reaction center in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. EMBO J., 10:3289-3296.

4. Smart, L.B. and McIntosh, L. (1993) Genetic inactivation of the psaB gene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 disrupts assembly of photosystem I. Plant Mol. Biol., 21:177-180.

5. Smart, L.B., Warren , P.V., Golbeck, J.H., and McIntosh, L. (1993) Mutational analysis of the structure and biogenesis of the photosystem I reaction center in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:1132-1136.

6. Warren , P.V., Smart, L.B., McIntosh, L., and Golbeck, J.H. (1993) Site-directed conversion of cysteine-565 to serine in PsaB of photosystem I results in the assembly  of [3Fe-4S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters in F_X.  A mixed-ligand [4Fe-4S] cluster is capable of electron transfer to F_A and F_B. Biochemistry, 32:4411-4419.

7. Smart, L.B., Bowlby, N.R., Anderson , S.L., Sithole, I. , and McIntosh, L. (1994) Genetic manipulation of  the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: development of strains lacking photosystem I for the analysis of mutations in photosystem II. Plant Physiol., 104:349-354.

8. Yu, J., Smart, L.B., Jung, Y.-S., Golbeck, J., and McIntosh, L. (1995) Absence of PsaC subunit allows assembly of photosystem I core but prevents the binding of PsaD and PsaE in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Plant Mol. Biol., 29:331-342.

9. Vassiliev, I.R., Jung, Y.-S., Smart, L.B., Schulz, R., McIntosh, L., and Golbeck, J.H. (1995) A mixed-ligand iron-sulfur cluster (C556S_PsaB or C565S_PsaB) in the F_X-binding site leads to a decreased quantum efficiency of electron transfer in photosystem I. Biophys. J., 69:1544-1553.

10. Hentzen, A.E., Smart, L.B., Wimmers, L.E., Fang, H.H., Schroeder, J.I., and Bennett, A.B. (1996) Two plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase genes expressed in guard cells of Vicia faba are also expressed throughout the plant. Plant Cell Physiol., 37:650-659.

11. Smart, L.B., Vojdani, F., Maeshima, M., and Wilkins, T.A. (1998) Genes involved in osmoregulation during turgor-driven cell expansion of developing cotton fibers are differentially regulated. Plant Physiol., 116: 1539-1549.

13. Smart, L.B., Cameron, K.D., and Bennett, A.B. (2000) Isolation of genes predominantly expressed in guard cells and epidermal cells of Nicotiana glauca. Plant Mol. Biol., 42:857‑869.

14. Smart, L.B., Moskal, W.A., Cameron, K.D., and Bennett, A.B. (2001) MIP genes are down-regulated under drought stress in Nicotiana glauca. Plant Cell Physiol., 42:686-693.

15. Kopp, R.F., Smart, L.B., Maynard , C.A. , Isebrands, J.G., Tuskan, G.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. (2001) The development of improved willow clones for eastern North America . Forest . Chron., 77:287-292.

16. Kopp, R.F., Maynard, C.A., Rocha de Niella, P., Smart, L.B., and Abrahamson, L.P. (2002) Collection and storage of pollen from Salix using organic solvents. Amer. J. Bot., 89:248-252.

17. Kopp, R.F., Smart, L.B., Maynard , C.A. , Tuskan, G.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. (2002) Predicting within-family variability in juvenile height growth of Salix based upon similarity among parental AFLP fingerprints. Theor. Appl. Genet., 105:106-112.

18. Cameron, K.D., Teece, M.A., Bevilacqua, E., and Smart, L.B. (2002) Diversity of epicuticular wax composition among Salix species and Populus species hybrids. Phytochemistry, 60:715-725.

19. Smart, L.B., Volk, T.A., Lin, J., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Cameron, K.D., White, E.H. and Abrahamson, L.P. (2005) Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix spp.) crops for bioenergy and environmental applications in the United States . Unasylva 56: 51-55.

20. Volk, T.A., Abrahamson, L.P., Nowak , C.A. , Smart, L.B., Tharakan, P.J., and White, E.H. The development of short-rotation willow in the northeastern United States for bioenergy and bioproducts, agroforestry and phytoremediation. Biomass Bioenergy (in press).

21. Cameron, K.D., Moskal, W.A., and Smart, L.B. (2006) Differential expression of some members of the lipid transfer protein gene family in Nicotiana glauca. Funct. Plant Biol., 33:141-152 .

22. Cameron, K.D., Teece, M.A., and Smart, L.B. (2006) Increased accumulation of cuticular wax and expression of lipid transfer protein in response to drought stress in leaves of Nicotiana glauca. Plant Physiol., 140:176-183.

Non-refereed:

1. Warren, P.V., Smart, L.B., McIntosh, L., and Golbeck, J.H. (1992) Spectroscopic characterization of mutants in F_X and the proposed leucine zipper in photosystem I. Research in Photosynthesis, Vol. I, N. Murata (ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht , The Netherlands , pp. 573-576.

2. Schulz, R., Smart, L.B., Yu, J., and McIntosh, L. (1995) A new set of site-directed mutations in photosystem I core reaction center from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynthesis: From Light to Biosphere, vol. II, P. Mathis (ed.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp.119-122.

3. Vassiliev, I.R., Jung, Y.-S., Schulz, R., Smart, L.B., McIntosh, L., and Golbeck, J.H. (1995) Electron transfer via the F_x cluster of PS I in PsaB mutants of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Photosynthesis: From Light to Biosphere, vol. II, P. Mathis (ed.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp.131-134.

4. Wilkins, T.A. and Smart, L.B. (1996) Isolation of RNA from plant tissue. In Krieg, P.A. (ed.) A Laboratory Guide to RNA: Isolation, Analysis, and Synthesis. New York : Wiley-Liss, Inc., pp. 21-41.

5. Smart, L.B. (1998) review of Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun, Clark, D.P. and Russell, L.D., Nat. Area J., 18:91-92.

6. Kopp, R.F., Smart, L.B., Maynard, C.A, and Abrahamson, L.P. (2000) Willow Crop Development Center at SUNY-ESF.  In: Makkonen, H.P., Stipanovich, A.J., and Winter, W.T. (eds.) Wood and Cellulose: Building blocks for chemicals, fuels, and advanced materials. Proceedings of the 2^nd Annual Partnerships in Environmental Improvement and Economic Development Conference, April 9-11, 2000, Syracuse , NY .

7. Kopp, R.F., Smart, L.B., Maynard, C.A, Tuskan, G.T., and Abrahamson, L.P. (2001) Predicting within-family variability in juvenile height growth of Salix based upon similarity among parental AFLP fingerprints.  In: Dean, J.F.D. (ed.) Proceedings of the 26^th Biennial Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, June 26-29, 2001, Athens, GA, 112-118.

Patent applications:

Plant patent pending:

Fast-growing shrub willow ‘Fish Creek’ (R.F. Kopp, T.A. Volk, L.P. Abrahamson, co-inventors)

Fast-growing shrub willow ‘Canastota’ (R.F. Kopp, T.A. Volk, L.P. Abrahamson, co-inventors)

Fast-growing shrub willow ‘Owasco’ (R.F. Kopp, T.A. Volk, L.P. Abrahamson, co-inventors)

Fast-growing shrub willow ‘Millbrook’ (R.F. Kopp, T.A. Volk, L.P. Abrahamson, co-inventors)

Fast-growing shrub willow ‘Otisco’ (R.F. Kopp, T.A. Volk, L.P. Abrahamson, co-inventors)

Fast-growing shrub willow ‘ Oneida ’ (R.F. Kopp, T.A. Volk, L.P. Abrahamson, co-inventors)

Fast-growing shrub willow ‘Tully Champion’ (R.F. Kopp, T.A. Volk, L.P. Abrahamson, co-inventors)

Provisional utility patent application:

“Shrub willow for phytoremediation” (J.J. Purdy, co-inventor)

Web sites:

Smart, L.B. (23 May 2006) “Welcome to Larry Smart’s Lab”

http://www.esf.edu/efb/smart/

Smart, L.B. (14 Dec. 2005) “EFB325 Cell Physiology Course Web Site” http://www.esf.edu/efb/course/efb325/

Smart, L.B. (8 May 2006) “EFB530 Plant Physiology Course Web Site” http://www.esf.edu/efb/course/efb530/

Smart, L.B. (17 Jan. 2006) “BTC499 Senior Project Synthesis in Biotechnology Web Site”

“http://www.esf.edu/efb/course/btc499/default.htm”

Presentations:

Smart, L.B. and McIntosh, L. Molecular cloning and expression of the psaA and psaB genes from Synechocystis 6803.  The Third Molecular Biology of Cyanobacteria Workshop; Toronto , Ontario , Canada ; July 1989; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B. and McIntosh, L.  Regulation of genes encoding PS I and PS II proteins in Synechocystis PCC 6803.  Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Indianapolis , IN ; July 1990; Oral presentation.

Smart, L.B., Anderson , S.L., and McIntosh, L. Directed mutagenesis of the psaB gene encoding a PS I reaction center polypeptide in Synechocystis 6803. Satellite conference "Molecular Biology of Photosynthesis"; Tempe , AZ ; Oct. 1991; Oral presentation.

Smart, L.B., Anderson , S.L., and McIntosh, L. Directed mutagenesis of the photosystem I core. Third Int’l Congress of Plant Molecular Biology; Tucson , AZ ; Oct. 1991; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Warren , P.V., Golbeck, J.H., and McIntosh, L. Mutational analysis of the photosystem I core. Gordon Conference on Plant Molecular Biology; Proctor Academy , NH ; June 1992; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Hentzen, A.E., Wimmers, L.E., Schroeder, J.I., and Bennett, A.B. Molecular characterization of H⁺-ATPase genes expressed in guard cells of Vicia faba. Fourth International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology; Amsterdam , The Netherlands; June 1994; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B. and Bennett, A.B. Isolation of genes with specific or enhanced expression in guard cells of Nicotiana glauca. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Charlotte , NC ; July 1995; Oral presentation.

Smart, L.B. and Bennett, A.B. Characterization of genes expressed predominantly in guard cells of Nicotiana glauca. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; San Antonio , TX ; July 1996; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Vojdani, F., Wan, C.-Y., Maeshima, M., and Wilkins, T.A. Regulation of genes involved in cell elongation during cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) fiber development. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; San Antonio , TX.; July 1996; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B. and Bennett, A.B. Isolation and characterization of genes predominantly expressed in guard cells of Nicotiana glauca. Annual Meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Ithaca , NY ; April 1997; Oral presentation.

Smart, L.B., Werner, N.A., and Hammerschmidt, R. A laboratory exercise demonstrating plant defense response.  Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada ; August 1997; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Moskal, W.A., Cameron, K.D., and Roth, J.M. Characterization of putative aquaporin genes expressed in guard cells of Nicotiana glauca. Annual Meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Durham , NH ; April 1999; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Cameron, K.D. and Nall , N.M. The lipid transfer protein gene family and its role in plant response to drought stress. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Baltimore , MD ; July 1999; Invited mini-symposium presentation.

Smart, L.B., Moskal, W.A., Cameron, K.D., and Roth, J.M. Patterns of gene expression of putative aquaporin genes in guard cells and other tissues of Nicotiana glauca. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Baltimore , MD ; July 1999; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B. Developing willows as a feedstock for bioenergy/biobased products. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Group, Binghamton University ; March 31, 2000; Invited seminar.

Smart, L.B. Differentiation of the epidermis and response to drought stress. Biology Department, Binghamton University ; March 31, 2000; Invited seminar.

Kopp, R.F., Smart, L.B., Abrahamson, L.P. and Maynard, C.M. Genetic improvement of Salix as a biomass energy feedstock. Annual Meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; Storrs , CT ; April 2000; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Kato, N., Smart, C.D., and Fry, W.E. Primary structure of the plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase from the oomycete, Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of potato late blight. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists; San Diego , CA ; July 2000; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Kopp, R.F., Maynard, C.M., and Abrahamson, L.P. Willow Crop Development Center for the Northeast and North-central United States .  Annual D.O.E. Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program Collaborators Meeting; Portland , OR ; Sept. 2000; Oral presentation.

Smart, L.B. Identification of genes involved in drought tolerance.  Adaptive Peaks Seminar Series, Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY; Nov. 9, 2000; Invited seminar.

Smart, L.B. Gene expression in the epidermis: Guard cell differentiation and drought tolerance.  Plant Biology Seminar Series, Cornell University ; March 30, 2001; Invited seminar.

Smart, L.B., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Maynard, C.M., and Abrahamson, L.P. Willow Crop Development Center for the Northeast and North-central United States .  Annual D.O.E. Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program Collaborators Meeting; Memphis , TN ; Nov. 6-8 2001; Oral presentation.

Smart, L.B., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Maynard, C.M., Isebrands, J.G., and Abrahamson, L.P. Willow Crop Development Center for the Northeast and North-central United States .   Invited seminar presented at:

                        Beijing Forestry University , Beijing , China – Dec. 10, 2001

                        Chinese Academy of Forestry , Beijing , China – Dec. 10, 2001

                        Jiangsu Province Academy of Forestry, Nanjing , China – Dec. 12, 2001

                        Nanjing Forestry University , Nanjing , China – Dec. 13, 2001

Brant, J.O. and Smart, L.B.  Expression of members of the lipid transfer protein gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana.  Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Denver, CO, Aug. 3-7, 2002; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Cameron, K.D., Teece, M.A., Bevilacqua, E. Diversity of epicuticular wax among willow and hybrid poplar clones. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, Denver, CO, Aug. 3-7, 2002; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Moskal, W.A., Wayne , L., Jack, T.J., Eshed, Y., and Bowman, J.L. Characterization of genes associated with guard cell differentiation and function in Arabidopsis thaliana.  Plant Genetics 2003: Mechanisms of Genetic Variation, Snowbird, UT, Oct. 22-26, 2003; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B. Genetic improvement of willow: It’s not just for baskets anymore.  Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, NYS Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY; Nov. 18, 2003; Invited seminar.

Smart, L.B., Lin, J., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Volk, T.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix) crops for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts. Northeast Sun Grant Initiative Planning Meeting, Buffalo , NY , April 25-27, 2004; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Lin, J., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Cameron, K.D., Volk, T.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix) crops for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts. Annual Meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists, June 4-5, 2004, Providence, RI; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Lin, J., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Cameron, K.D., Volk, T.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix) crops for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists, July 24-28, 2004, Lake Buena Vista , FL ; Poster presentation.

, Lin, J., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Cameron, K.D., Volk, T.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix) crops for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts. Syracuse Symposium on Environmental and Energy Systems, Syracuse , NY ; Oct. 25-26, 2004; Poster presentation.

Smart, L.B., Lin, J., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Cameron, K.D., Volk, T.A., White, E.H., and Abrahamson, L.P. Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix) crops for bioenergy and environmental applications.  22^nd Session of the International Poplar Commission - The Contribution of Poplars and Willows to Sustainable Forestry and Rural Development, Nov. 28 - Dec. 4, 2004, Santiago, Chile; Plenary Oral Presentation.

Smart, L.B. Genetic improvement of willow: Its’ not just for baskets anymore.  Department of Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; March 24, 2005; Graduate student invited seminar speaker.

Smart, L.B. Genetic Improvement of Shrub Willow (Salix) Crops for Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Bioproducts. Cornell-ESF Dialog on Biobased Industries. March 29, 2005, Ithaca , NY . Oral presentation.

Smart, L.B., Lin, J., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., Cameron, K.D., Volk, T.A., White, E.H., and Abrahamson, L.P. Genetic Improvement of Shrub Willow (Salix) as a Dedicated Crop for Bioenergy, Biofuels, and Bioproducts 27th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals.  May 1-4, 2005, Denver , CO . Invited Symposium Talk.

Smart, L.B., Cameron, K.D., Lin, J., Volk, T.A., Kopp, R.F., Phillips, I.S., and Abrahamson, L.P. Breeding and Selection of High-Yielding Shrub Willow Crops in New York State . Meeting of the International Poplar Commission Working Parties in Environmental Applications, Diseases, and Production.  May 24-31, 2005, Enkoping , Sweden and Tartu , Estonia . Invited oral presentation.

Smart, L.B., Cameron, K.D., Kopp, R.F., Volk, T.A., and Abrahamson, L.P. Breeding, selection, testing, and commercialization of high-yielding varieties of shrub willow for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts. 28^th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. April 30-May 3, 2006, Nashville , TN. Poster presentation.

Volk, T.A., Mirck, J., Purdy, J.J., Cameron, K.D., Smart, L.B., Daley, D., and Abrahamson, L.P. Screening and selection of willow clones for growth on Solvay process waste. Meeting of the International Poplar Commission Working Party in Environmental Applications of Poplar and Willow . May 17-20, 2006, Derry, N. Ireland, U.K. Oral Presentation.

Continuing Education Presentations:

Mechanisms of Herbicide Action: The Utility Perspective

Five lectures on plant physiology delivered at workshop on herbicides for utility right-of-way management, SUNY-ESF, March 11-13, 2002

Workshops Attended:

Northeast Regional Workshop on USDA-CSREES Competitive Grants Program

            Hotel Syracuse, Syracuse , NY , October 18, 2001

Lincoln , NE , April 9-10, 2002

Willow Identification Workshop, Dr. George Argus and New York Flora Association, Canton , NY , June 10-11, 2005.

Grant Awards:

USDA-CSREES McIntire-Stennis Program

“Engineering Increased Cuticle Deposition in Transgenic Hybrid Poplar”, W. Powell, Co-PI

Total award: $78,131.00, Start date: 6/1/1997, End date: 9/30/2001

NYS/UUP PDQWL-Individual Development Awards

“Characterization of Facilitated Water Flux Across Guard Cell Membranes: Analysis of Cell-Specific Patterns of Aquaporin Gene Expression”

Total award: $800.00, Start date: 5/18/1998, End date: 8/15/1998

NYS/UUP PDQWL-Individual Development Awards

“Development of digital images for teaching and research in physiology”

Total award: $300.00, Start date: 8/24/1998, End date: 5/15/1999

USDA-CSREES NRI Competitive Grants Program

“Cloning of guard cell specific genes by enhancer trap tagging”

Total award: $50,000.00, Start date: 9/15/1999, End date: 9/14/2002

U.S. Dept. of Energy - Oak Ridge National Lab, Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program

“ Willow Crop Development Center for the Northeast and North-central U.S. ”, C.A. Maynard, L.P. Abrahamson, R.F. Kopp, Co-PIs

Total award: $215,156.00, Start date: 6/15/2000, End date: 3/15/2003

USDA-CSREES McIntire-Stennis Program

“Assessment of the Genetic Diversity and Heterozygosity of Potential Sources of Biomass Willow Stock in the Northeast and Northcentral United States ”, J. P. Gibbs, Co-PI

Total award: $76,540.00, Start date: 10/1/2000, End date: 9/30/2004

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

“ Willow Crop Development Center for the Northeast and North-central U.S. ”, C.A. Maynard, L.P. Abrahamson, R.F. Kopp, Co-PIs

Total award: $50,000.00, Start date: 6/20/2000, End date: 6/19/2003

USDA-CSREES McIntire-Stennis Program

“Stable Isotope and Chemical Analysis of Leaf Properties Associated with Drought Tolerance in Willow Clones”, M.A. Teece, PI, L.B. Smart, Co-PI

Total award: $76,440.00, Start date: 10/1/2001, End date: 9/30/2004

NYS/UUP PDQWL-Individual Development Awards

“Training in the use of the LI-COR LI-6400 for measurement of photosynthesis”

Total award: $275.00, Start date: 4/8/2002, End date: 4/11/2002

USDA-CSREES NRI Competitive Grants Program

“Acquisition of a Quantitative, Real-Time PCR System to Study Expression of Guard-Cell-Specific Genes and for Quantitative Sequence Detection”

Total award: $23,152.00, Start date: 8/1/2003, End date: 7/31/2004

USDA-CSREES NRI Competitive Grants Program

“Characterization of Genes Associated with Differentiation and Function of Guard Cells”

Total award: $128,450.00, Start date: 9/1/2002, End date: 8/31/2005

US Forest Service

“Genetic Improvement of Willow ”, L.P. Abrahamson, T.A. Volk, Co-PIs

Total award: $210,000.00, Start date: 4/1/2004, End date: 3/31/2007

USDA-CSREES McIntire-Stennis Program

“Breeding of Willow and Characterization of Microbial Associations for the Remediation of Contaminated Soils”, T.R. Horton and T.A. Volk Co-PIs

Total award: $75,169.00, Start date: 8/30/2004, End date: 9/30/2007

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

“Establishing Commercial Willow Biomass Crop Nurseries in New York State ” L.P. Abrahamson and T.A. Volk, Co-PIs

Total award: $40,000.00, Start date: 7/26/2004, End date: 7/31/2005

USDA-CSREES McIntire-Stennis Program

“NMR and TGA Methods for Rapid Selection of Willow Varieties with Optimum Wood Properties” A. Stipanovic, PI; L.B. Smart and K.D. Cameron, Co-PIs.

Total award: $52,000.00, Start date: 9/1/2005, End date: 8/31/2007

New York State Office of Science, Technology, and Academic Research (NYSTAR)

“Expanding Markets for Fast-growing Varieties of Shrub Willow” T.A. Volk and L.P. Abrahamson, Co-PIs.

Total award: $200,000.00, Start date: 3/1/2006, End date: 2/28/2008

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

“Biomass Crops as a Source of Locally Produced Renewable Fuel in Northern New York ” T.A. Volk, PI; L.B. Smart and L.P. Abrahamson, Co-PIs

Total award: $191,000.00, Start date: 5/1/2006, End date: 4/30/2008

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

“Developing sustainably produced willow biomass as a feedstock for bio-refineries” T.A. Volk, PI; L.B. Smart and L.P. Abrahamson, Co-PIs.

Total award: $60,000.00, Start date: 6/1/2006, End date: 5/30/2007

Student/Scientist Training:

Post-Doctoral Researchers:

Richard Kopp, Ph.D.              Research Scientist (Nov. 2000 - June 2002)

Kimberly Cameron , Ph.D.      Research Scientist (April 2004 - present)

Graduate Students (Graduated):

Nobutaka Kato           M.P.S., Sept. 1999 (Co-major professor with T. Donovan)

current position: Postdoctoral Scientist, Scripps Research Institute, LaJolla , CA

Eriko Motegi               M.S., Aug. 2000 (Co-major professor with J. Gibbs)

“Genetic Diversity of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Populations in Relation to Stand Disturbance History”

Richard Kopp             Ph.D., Nov. 2000  (Co-major professor with L. Abrahamson)

“Genetic Improvement of Salix Using Traditional Breeding and AFLP Fingerprinting”

Kimberly Cameron       Ph.D., June 2001

“Chemical Analysis of Epicuticular Wax and the Role of Lipid Transfer Protein in Wax Deposition”

current position: Research Scientist, Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY-ESF

William Moskal, Jr.     M.S., July 2002

“Isolation of guard-cell-specific genes by enhancer trap tagging in Arabidopsis thaliana”

current position: Scientist, The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)

Ingrid Phillips             M.S., Dec. 2002  (Co-major professor with C. Maynard)

“Quantitative Genetics of Traits Predictive of Biomass Yield in First- and Second-Generation Salix eriocephala”

current position: Lab Technician, Dept. of Plant Breeding, Cornell Univ.

Todd Polanowicz         M.P.S., May 2005

current position: Associate Director, Fractionation Development Center , Rumford , ME  

Graduate Students (Current):

Juan Lin                      Ph.D. candidate (started Aug. 2001)

Dongqing Yan                         Ph.D. candidate (started Aug. 2003)

Michelle Serapiglia      Ph.D. candidate (started Aug. 2005)

Jason Purdy                             M.S. candidate (started Aug. 2004)

Undergraduate Student Researchers:

Nicole Nall, B.S. 1998

Jeffrey Roth, B.S. 1998

Nicole Werner, B.S. 1998

Samantha Callender, B.S. 1999

Todd Castoe, B.S. 1999

Steve Desimone, B.S. 1999

Christina Thompson, B.S. 1999

Jessica Carrero, B.S. 2000

Edward Ditommaso, B.S. 2000

William Moskal, B.S. 2000

Nick Boyea, B.S. 2001

Rita Parsons, B.S. 2001

Jeremy Bovay, B.S. 2002

Jason Brant, B.S. 2002

Jason Corwin, B.S. 2002

Michelle Decker, B.S. 2002                           

Kathleen Deyle, B.S. 2002

Caron Gala, B.S. 2002

Peter Greeno, B.S. 2002

Emily Mooney, B.S. 2002

Justin Lind, B.S. 2002

Leif Lovig, B.S. 2002

Daniel Clune, B.S. 2003

Norman Dart, B.S. 2003

William Shaw, B.S. 2003

Steven McElwain

Robert Justin Wright

Howard Fung

Jeffrey Villari, B.S. 2005

Michael Fenton, B.S. 2006

Khalil Howard, class of 2007

Jason Oliver, B.S. 2006

Michael Johnson , B.S. 2006

Laura Wayne , B.S. 2006

Kathleen Pitcher , class of 2007

Irony Sade, class of 2007

Robert Collignon, class of 2009