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Oklahoma State University
Plant and Soil Sciences Department
Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Erna V. Lukina

165 Ag Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9599
e-mail:   lukina@okstate.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Thesis Chairman: Dr. William R. Raun
Major Field: Soil Science
Expected Graduation Date: August, 2002
   
M.S. Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Thesis Chairman: Dr. William R. Raun
Major Field: Soil Science
Graduation Date: December, 1998
 
Diploma of Soil Science Tashkent State University,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Thesis Chairman: Dr. Salima Olmatova
Major Field: Soil Science
Graduation Date: July, 1988

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 1999 to present. Research Associate for Dr. W.R. Raun,
August 1996 to 1999. Research Assistant for Dr. W.R. Raun, Department of plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Responsibilities: Monitoring field experiments, data collection, statistical analysis, sample preparation, chemical analyses and agronomic interpretation/application of results.

May 1996 to July 1996. The Futures Group International, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; USIAD Project. Responsibilities: English - Russian Interpreter.

January 1996 to April 1996. Winrock International, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Responsibilities: Interpreter for visiting professors coming to Uzbekistan as specialists - agronomists (salinity remedy and water saving technologies).

October 1994 to August 1995. Soil Fertility Lab, Department of Agronomy, OSU. Responsibilities: Lab Technician; carrying out chemical analyses of soil and plant samples (macronutrients, soil tests).

July 1993 to February 1994. "Photon" Industrial Corporation, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Responsibilities: English - Russian translation for Foreign Trade Department.

April 1991 to December 1992. Republican Center of Scientific and Technical Information, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Responsibilities: Engineer - Information Analyst: preparing information reviews of new technologies in agriculture.

August 1988 to April 1991. Research Institute of Soil Science and Soil Chemistry, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Responsibilities: Senior Lab Technician: chemical analyses of soil and plant samples (macro and trace nutrients),and supervising undergraduate students in their laboratory work.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Experience with Microsoft Office, SAS, Micrografx Charisma,and Micrografx Picture Publisher.

Laboratory experience with atomic absorption spectrophotometers, inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy, total plant digestion procedures, automated flow injection analyses system for determination of NH4-N and NO3-N, and colorimetric procedures for various nutrients

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Lukina E.V., W.R. Raun, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie, G.V. Johnson, H.L. Lees, J.M. LaRuffa, and S.B. Phillips. 2000. Effect of row spacing, growth stage, and nitrogen rate on spectral irradiance in winter wheat. J. Plant Nutr., 23(1):103-122.

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(1):141-149.

Lukina E.V., M.L Stone, and W.R. Raun. 1999. Estimating vegetation coverage in winter wheat using digital images. J. Plant Nutr., 22(2):341-350.

Raun W.R., G.V. Johnson, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie, E.V. Lukina, W.E.Thomason. In-season prediction of yield potential in winter wheat. (in review, Agron. J.)

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. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 29(11-14):1571-1581.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

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. 81(4):15-16.

Stone, M.L., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, J.B. Solie, R.W. Whitney, H. Sembiring, J.M. LaRuffa, E.V. Lukina. 1997. Sensing nitrogen deficiencies in winter wheat and bermudagrass. Better Crops. 81(4): p.15-19.

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.

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. 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. 200. In-season fertilizer nitrogen application based on predicted yield potential. In Alan J. Schelegel (ed.) Proc. Great Plains Soil Fertility Conference. (in press).

ABSTRACTS

Lukina, E.V., W.E.Thomason, W.R. Raun,  G.V. Johnson, J.B. Solie, M.L. Stone,  J. D.Dennis. 1999. Sensor-Based Detection of Yiled Potential in Winter Wheat. p. 255. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Wang, J., W.R. Raun , G.V. Johnson, E.V. Lukina, J.B. Solie, and M.L. Stone. 2000. In-season Nitrogenof yield Fertilization Based on Wheat Yield Potential. p. 252. 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.

Lukina, E.V., W.R. Raun, M.L. Stone, J.B. Solie, G.V. Johnson, H.L. Lees, J.M. LaRuffa, and S.B. Phillips 1997. Effect of row spacing, N rate and growth stage on spectral radiance in winter wheat. p. 233. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

Sembiring, H., G.V. Johnson, W.R. Raun, and E.V. Lukina. 1997. Effect of ratio, time and temperature on KCL-mineralization potential index. p. 236. 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, and 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.

Stone, M.L., W.R. Raun, G.V. Johnson, J.B. Solie, R.W. Whitney, H. Sembiring, J.M. LaRuffa and E.V. Lukina. 1997. Sensing nitrogen deficiencies in winter wheat and bermudagrass. p. 47. In Grant Huggins (ed.) Red River Demonstration and Research Farm, Field Day Report. Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK.

Cossey, D.A., E.V. Lukina, W.E. Thomason, S.B. Phillips, W.R. Raun, and G.V. Johnson. 1998. Use of NH4/NO3 ratios and spectral radiance to estimate plant N loss in winter wheat. p. 311. In Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI.

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

Member of the Soil Science Society of America, 1998-present
Member of the Honor Society of Agriculture Gamma Sigma Delta, 1998-present
1998 International Agroecosystems Graduate Scholarship