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Brian M. Schwartz

Brian M. Schwartz. Joined UGA in Jan. 2009 as Assistant Prof. Appointment 0.95 EFT Research 0.05 EFT Teaching Graduate Faculty since 2009 Adjunct Graduate Faculty at Univ. of Florida. Background. Ph.D. – 2008 University of Florida Agronomy -Turfgrass Breeding

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Brian M. Schwartz

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  1. Brian M. Schwartz • Joined UGA in Jan. 2009 as Assistant Prof. • Appointment • 0.95 EFT Research • 0.05 EFT Teaching • Graduate Faculty since 2009 • Adjunct Graduate Faculty at Univ. of Florida

  2. Background • Ph.D. – 2008 University of Florida • Agronomy -Turfgrass Breeding • M. S. – 2005 Texas A&M University • Plant Breeding • B. S. – 2002 Texas A&M University • Plant Science (Magna Cum Laude) • Industry Experience – ProdiGene Genetics Dept. • Research Associate 2001-2003

  3. Teaching • 0.05 EFT – No formal course taught but has provided guest lectures at UGA, ABAC, Texas A&M, Univ. of Florida and currently major advisor for two graduate students. Guest Lectures (14 since coming to UGA) UGA Agro-Ecology CRSS 4440/6400 (1 lecture) Plant Breeding CRSS 4140/6140 (3 lectures) Plant Breeding Practicum CRSS 6000 (3 lectures) ABAC Golf Course Design and Management Hort 2233 (2 lectures) Grounds Irrigation Hort 2239 (3 lectures) Management of Fine Turf Hort 4320 (1 lecture) Turfgrass Resources Hort 4610 (1 lecture)

  4. Direction of Graduate Students • Major Professor • 2 M. S. students • Eric Elsner • Austin Grimshaw • Advisory Committee Member • 2 M.S. students • 5 Ph.D. student

  5. Research • 0.95 EFT • Areas of Research • Turfgrass Cultivar Development • Bermudagrass • Zoysiagrass • Centipedegrass • Ploidy Manipulation of Warm-Season Turfgrass Species • Improved Drought Tolerance in Turfgrass

  6. Publications • Book Chapters – 1 • Breeding and Genetics of Warm-Season Grasses (co-author) • Referred Journal Articles – 18 • 12 on work at UGA • 4 from PhD work at Univ. of FLA • 2 from MS work at Texas A&M • Referred Proceedings – 3 • Abstracts and Published Proceedings – 19 • 12 from work at UGA • International and National Popular Press Articles – 8 • 6 from work at UGA • Plant Patents • 1 from work at UGA

  7. Journal Articles

  8. Funded Research Grants

  9. Research Grants Submitted • Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research • USDA-SCRI • USDA-NIFA (Risk Assessment) • UGARF Cultivar Development • Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Assoc. • GA Department of Agriculture • USGA • SARE

  10. National Presentations (22) Griffin, GA Auburn, AL San Juan, Puerto Rico Athens, GA Tifton, GA Macon, GA Baton Rouge, LA St. Simons, GA Helen, GA Poteet, TX Jay, FL Savannah, GA Gainesville, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FA Duluth, GA Douglasville, GA Ocala, FL Orlando, FL Bonita Springs, FL Citra, FL International Presentations (4) CHINA Golf Superintendents of China – US Conference 2010 (live video presentation) THAILAND - 2011 Asian Pacific Golf Course Superintendents Summit (2 presentations) Asian Pacific Golf Summit (Panel Discussion) Invited Presentations, Seminars, and Workshops

  11. Other Scholarly Activities Crop Science C-5 Symposium Committee 2012 Committee Chair Manuscript Review • Crop Science (3) • HortScience (2) • Journal of Plant Registrations (1) • Plant Management Network (1) • Texas A&M AgriLife Plant Release Committee (1) • Internal Reviews • Hort Science (2) • UGA Coop. Extension (2) • Journal of Plant Registrations (1) • Crop Science (1) • BioEnergy Research (1) • Journal of Am. Soc. For Horticultural Sci. • .

  12. Professional Memberships and Service • International • International Turfgrass Society • National • Crop Science Society of America • American Society of Agronomy • Turfgrass Breeders Association • U.S. Golf Association • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America • Sports Turf Managers Association • Regional • SERA-IEG 25-Turf • Florida Turfgrass Association • State • Georgia Turfgrass Association • Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association

  13. Committee Service • Georgia State Seed Arbitration Council • Alternate CAES member • UGA Research Foundation • Cultivar Development Research Program Committee • CAES • Agronomic Cultivar and Germplasm Release Committee • Office of Communications Sunbelt Expo Steering Committee • Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Genomics • Steering Committee • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences • Forage Breeding Faculty Search Committee • Soybean Breeding Faculty Search Committee • Tifton Campus • Social Committee • ABAC School of Agriculture and Natural Resources • Turfgrass Faculty Search Committee

  14. Extension Related Activities • Sunbelt Ag Expo • Organized and manned Turfgrass Exhibit at the UGA Building (2 years) • Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference • Coordinator (3 years) • Turfgrass Identification Service • Phenotypic and genotypic evaluation of 61 unknown turfgrass samples for GC and sod farmers.

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