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Agronomy Farm                     Stillwater, OK 74074

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Stillwater, OK 74078

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email:wadet@okstate.edu

 

Birthplace and Date:              Chickasha, OK.  February 14, 1973

Marital Status:                        Married

 

Education:

Ph.D.  Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

           Dissertation Chairman:  Dr. W.R. Raun

           Major Field:             Soil Science

           Date:                       Expected, 2001

 

M.S.   Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

           Major Advisor:  Dr. W.R. Raun

           Major:                      Plant and Soil Sciences

           Date:                       July, 1998

 

          

B.S.   Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

           Major Advisor: Dr. R.G. Teeter

           Major:                     Animal Science

           Date:                      May, 1996

 

Experience:

August 1999 - Present: Senior Agriculturist, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University.  Responsibilities: Design, implementation, and management of statewide soil fertility research experiments including wheat, alfalfa, cotton, sorghum, peanuts, soybeans, bluestem, bermudagrass, corn, and water quality. Duties include: planting, tillage, fertilization, pest control, and harvest of all crops, data management, statistical analysis and evaluation of data, laboratory analysis, preparation of articles for publication in professional journals, coordinating activities for a large staff of project assistants and graduate students, equipment and shop supervision.

 

July 1996 – August 1999: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy, Oklahoma State University.  Responsibilities:  Research plot work including planting, cultivation, harvest, fertilizer and pesticide application using conventional and precision variable rate technology (VRT) equipment, sensor-based data collection, sample preparation, sample tracking and protocol, laboratory analysis, data management, equipment and shop maintenance, statistical analyses and coordination of hourly employees.

 

August 1993 - July 1996: Soil Fertility Project Assistant, Department of Agronomy, Oklahoma State University.  Responsibilities:  Research plot work, sample preparation and processing, equipment and shop maintenance.

 

April 1993 - August 1993: General Farm Hand, Vernon Mitchell Farm, Vinson Oklahoma.  Responsibilities:  Planting, tillage, fertilization, pest control, and harvest of wheat, alfalfa, sorghum-sudan, and cotton.  Cattle production including vaccination and breeding management.  General farm equipment maintenance.

 

Journal Publications:

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, H. Sembiring, E.V. Lukina, J.M. LaRuffa, W.E. Thomason, S.B. Phillips, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone and R.W. Whitney. 1998. Indirect measures of plant nutrients.  Commun. In Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 29:1571-1581.

 

Mullen, R.W., W.E. Thomason and W.R. Raun. 1999. Estimated increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide due to worldwide decrease in soil organic matter.  Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 30:1713-1719.

 

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, S.B. Phillips, W.E. Thomason, J.L. Dennis and D.A. Cossey. 1999. Alfalfa yield response to nitrogen applied after each cutting.  Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 63:1237-1243.

 

Sembiring, H., H.L. Lees, W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone, M.J. DeLeon, E.V. Lukina, D.A. Cossey, J.M. LaRuffa, C.W. Woolfolk, S.B. Phillips, and W.E. Thomason, . 2000. Effect of growth stage and variety on spectral radiance in winter wheat.  J. Plant Nutr. 23:141-149.

 

Phillips, S.B., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson and W.E. Thomason. 1999. Effect of dual applied phosphorus and gypsum on wheat forage and grain yield.  J. Plant Nutr. 23:251-261.

 

Mullen, R.W., S.B. Phillips, W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson and W.E. Thomason. 2000. Forage yield and crude protein of interseeded legume-bermudagrass mixtures as affected by phosphorus fertilizer.  J. Plant Nutr. 23:673-681.

 

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie, E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason and J.S. Schepers. 2000. In-season prediction of wheat potential yield using canopy reflectance.  (Agron. J.)

 

Thomason, W.E., W.R. Raun and G.V. Johnson. 2000. Winter wheat fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency in grain and forage production systems.  J. Plant Nutr. 23:1505-1516.

 

Thomason, W.E., K.J. Wynn, K.W. Freeman, E.V. Lukina, R.W. Mullen, G.V. Johnson, R.L. Westerman and W.R. Raun. 2000. Effect of chloride fertilizers and lime on wheat grain yield and take-all disease.  J. Plant Nutr.

 

Lukina, E.V., K.W. Freeman, K.J. Wynn, W.E. Thomason, R.W. Mullen, G.V. Johnson, R.L. Elliott, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie, and W.R. Raun. 2000. Nitrogen fertilization optimization algorithm based on in-season estimates of yield and forage nitrogen uptake.  J. Plant Nutr.

 

Journal Articles Prepared:

 

Cossey, D.A., W.E. Thomason, S.B. Phillips, C.W. Woolfolk, G.V. Johnson, and W.R. Raun.  2001.  Relationship between ammonium and nitrate in wheat plant tissue and estimated plant nitrogen loss

 

Thomason, W.E, D.A. Keahey, D.A. Cossey, K.J. Wynn, C.W. Woofolk, R.W. Mullen, G.V. Johnson, and W.R. Raun.  Improving fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency using alternate legume interseeding in continuous corn. 

 

Journal Articles in Review:

Lukina, E.V., W.E. Thomason, G.V. Johnson, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone and W.R. Raun. Increasing grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency using in-season estimated yield (INSEY).  Science

Proceedings:

 

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, H. Sembiring, E.V. Lukina, J.M. LaRuffa, W.E. Thomason, S.B. Phillips, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone and R.W. Whitney. 1997. Indirect measures of plant nutrients. p. 146-155. In Ann Wolf (ed.) International Soil and Plant Analysis Symposium. Proc. Minneapolis, MN, Aug 2-7, 1997. Soil and Plant Analysis Council, Athens, GA.

 

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone, S.B. Phillips, J.L. Dennis, D.A. Cossey, J.M. LaRuffa, W.E. Thomason, E.V. Lukina, M.J. DeLeon, J.L. Rogers and W. Altom. 1998. Sensor based nutrient management. In  Proc. Intensive Wheat Management Conference, Potash & Phosphate Institute. 1:18-24.

 

Raun, W.R., J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone, G.V. Johnson, E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason and J. Wang. 2000. In-season fertilizer nitrogen application based on predicted yield potential. In Alan J. Schlegel (ed.) Proc. Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference.  (in press)

 

Solie, J.B., W.R. Raun, M.L. Stone, G.V. Johnson, E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason, D.E. Needham and C.N. Washmon. 2000. In-season N fertilization using an in-season estimate of potential yield. In 5th International Conf. on Precision Agric. Minneapolis, MN.

 

 

Departmental and Popular Press Publications:

Sembiring, H., J.M. LaRuffa, S.B. Phillips, E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason, J. Chen, H.L. Lees, D.A. Keahey, J.L. Dennis, D.A. Cossey, M.W. Goedeken, S.L. Norton, B.M. Howell, M.J. DeLeon, S.L.Taylor, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone, R.W. Whitney, N.T. Basta, J.A. Hattey, H. Zhang, R.L. Westerman, G.V. Johnson and W.R. Raun. 1997. Soil Fertility Research Highlights. Okla. Agric. Exp. Sta., 364 pages.

 

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie, W.E. Thomason, and E.V. Lukina. 1999. In-season prediction of yield potential in winter wheat.  Better Crops. 83:(2) 24-25.

 

Abstracts:

 

Norton, S.L., W.E. Thomason, S.E. Taylor, S.B. Phillips and W.R. Raun. 1995.  Modification of a self propelled rotary mower for wheat, bermudagrass and alfalfa forage harvest. p. 266. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Lees, H.L., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, J. Chen and W.E. Thomason. 1997. Estimating plant N losses in winter wheat using 15N.  p.236. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Thomason, W.E., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson and S.B. Phillips, R.L. Westerman and H. Sembiring. 1997. Fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency in winter wheat grain and forage production systems. p.235. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Raun, W.R., J.B. Solie, G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, H. Sembiring, E.V. Lukina, J.M. LaRuffa, W.E. Thomason. 1997. Micro-variability in soil test, plant nutrient and yield parameters in two bermudagrass pastures. p.237. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Cossey, D.A., E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason, W.R. Raun, S.B. Phillips and G.V. Johnson. 1998. Use of tissue NH4:NO3 ratios and spectral radiance for estimating plant N loss in winter wheat. p.249. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Dennis, J.L., W.R. Raun, S.B. Phillips, W.E. Thomason and G.V. Johnson. 1998. Effect of knifing anhydrous ammonia in established stands of winter wheat. p.250. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Thomason, W.E., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, S.B. Phillips and R.L. Westerman. 1998. Fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency in winter wheat grain and forage production systems. p.248. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Wang, J., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, E.V. Lukina, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone and W.E. Thomason. 1999. In-season nitrogen fertilization based on wheat yield potential. p. 252. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Woolfolk, C.W., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, E.G. Krenzer and W.E. Thomason. 1999. Influence of late-season nitrogen applications on grain protein in winter wheat. P. 254. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Mullen, R.W., W.E. Thomason and W.R. Raun. 1999. Effect of foliar nitrogen on cheat management and wheat quality. p. 254. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Lukina, E.V., W.E. Thomason, W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone and J.L. Dennis. 1999. Sensor-based detection of yield potential in winter wheat. p. 255. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Thomason, W.E., W.R. Raun, C.M. Taliaferro, S.B. Phillips, G.V. Johnson, and D.A. Cossey. 1999. Switchgrass response to harvest frequency, time and rate of applied nitrogen. p. 256. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, J.B. solie, M.L. Stone, E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason, J. Wang and C.W. Woolfolk. 1999. In-season prediction of yield potential in winter wheat. p. 261. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Basta, N.T., W.R. Raun, J.L. Schroder, S.B. Phillips, W.E. Thomason, and G.V. Johnson. 1999. Effect of long-term application of biosolids on molybdenum content of winter wheat forage. p. 348. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Wynn, K.J., N.T. Basta, W.E. Thomason, E.V. Lukina, G.V. Johnson, K.W. Freeman, R.L. Westerman and W.R. Raun. 2000. Heavy metal accumulation in wheat forage and grain in a continuous biosolid experiment. p. 290. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Cossey, D.A., R.W. Mullen, W.E. Thomason, G.V. Johnson, R.L. Westerman and W.R. Raun. 2000. Winter wheat yield response to knifed and broadcast UAN . p. 291. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Raun, W.R., G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, W.E. Thomason, J.B. Solie, K.J. Wynn, K.W. Freeman, and R.L. Westerman. 2000. Application of in season estimated yield for increasing wheat production and nitrogen use efficiency. p. 289. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Lukina, E.V., K.W. Freeman, K.J. Wynn, W.E. Thomason, G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie and W.R. Raun. 2000. In-season nitrogen fertilization based on sensor estimated potential yield. p. 290. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Thomason, W.E., K.W. Freeman, G.V. Johnson, R.W. Mullen, K.J. Wynn, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone and W.R. Raun. 2000. Production system techniques for increasing nitrogen use efficiency in winter wheat. p. 290. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Mullen, R.W., G.V. Johnson. K.W. Freeman, K.J. Wynn, W.E. Thomason, and W.R. Raun. 2000. Nitrogen loss from urea fertilizer applications in hot dry soils. . p. 290. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Freeman, K.W. W.E. Thomason, E.V. Lukina, G.V. Johnson, K.J. Wynn, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone and W.R. Raun. 2000. Late-season prediction of wheat grain yield and protein. . p. 291. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Turner, J.C., J. Parton, W.E. Thomason, W.R. Raun and J.A. Hattey. 2000. Soil chemical properties as affected by long-term applications of animal manures on calcareous soils. . p. 368. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

 

Technical Experience:

 

Analytical experience with dry combustion analyzers, automated flow injection, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and various colorimetric methods.  Experienced in the use of Giddings soil probe equipment and Veris 3100 soil EC mapping unit.    Software experience with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Charisma, SAS and surface response modeling.  Certified pesticide applicator in Oklahoma.

 

Scholarships and Awards:

 

      1998   Billy B. Tucker Soil Fertility/Chemistry Graduate Scholarship

      1999   George Christie Memorial Graduate Scholarship

      2000   Outstanding Ph.D. Student, Department of Plant and Soil Science

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Society of Agronomy

Soil Science Society of America

Sigma Xi

 

Teaching:

 

Taught one laboratory section (3 hour class) of Soil 2124 in spring semester of 1998.  Responsibilities included preparation of lecture and laboratory materials and offering assistance to students.