Agronomy Expert Witnesses in Kansas

This expert has over years of experience in prescribed fire, controlled burns, wildfire, and smoke impacts to people, vegetation, and infrastructure. He earned his BS in plant science at Cameron University and his MS in range science at Texas Tech University. This expert is active in his field as a member of the Oklahoma Volunteer Fire Department, the Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, and the Alliance of Prescribed Burn Associations. He is also highly-published in his field, having written one book on prescribed fire, authored or co-authored 36 extension fact sheets, and 42 peer-reviewed research articles. He began his career as a research assistant at Texas Tech University before going on to serve as a research station superintendent and a research associate at Oklahoma State University. Currently, this expert serves as a research extension specialist in prescribed fire at a university in Oklahoma.

This highly qualified expert has years of experience in agricultural systems management and occupational safety. He received his BS degree in agricultural systems management and his MS degree in environmental pollution control from Pennsylvania State University before receiving his PhD degree in agricultural and biological engineering from Purdue University. He chaired the ergonomics, safety and health committee at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and is a member of various other professional associations, including the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America. He has published 10+ peer-reviewed journal articles and is an associate editor for three renowned agricultural research journals. He lectures both nationally and internationally and received several honors for his outstanding work, including the NIOSH-NORA partnering award for worker health and safety. Currently, he is an assistant professor of agricultural systems engineering and agricultural and occupational health at a major university in Nebraska.

This supremely qualified plant physiologist earned his BS in Botany from DePauw University, his MS in Plant Ecology from the University of Colorado, and his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. He is an active member of the Weed Science Society of America and lead a twenty plus year career at American Cyanamid, where he attained the position of Director of Herbicide Discovery. Additionally, he served as a Plant Physiologist for more than a decade with the USDA. Currently, he practices as a consultant for parties interested in botany, herbicide, and plant physiology.