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Dr. Todd C. WehnerAddress:Department of Horticultural ScienceNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC 27695-7609Phone: 919.515.5363Fax: 919.515.2505Email: ***********@****.******:

http://cucurbitbreeding.ncsu.edu/Present position:Professor of Horticultural Science80% Research

Breeding and genetics of pickling and slicing cucumberBreeding and genetics of seeded and seedless watermelon Breeding and genetics of specialty melons and luffa sponge gourdsResearch on quantitative genetics, selection methods, plant architecture, polyploidy, and genetic resistance (disease, insect and cold)20% Academic Affairs

Train graduate students:

1 Ir. (The Netherlands)1 M.H.S. 13 M.S. (+4 in progress)7 Ph.D. (+2 in progress)Work with postdocs and visiting scientists:

4 postdoctoral research associates (Cramer, McCuistion, Xie, Joshi)13 visiting scientists (Bhyan, El-Metwally, Liu, Malik, P. Singh, S. Singh, Smeets, Song, Kumar, Xu, Kozik, Zhang, and Klosinska)Teach "Plant Breeding Methods" (CS,GN,HS 541)Teach "Seminar Techniques and Technology" (HS 601)Guest lecturer in other classes as needed:

HS 432 - introductory vegetable crop productionCS,HS 492 - introductory plant breedingHS 534 - vegetable crop productionCS 748 - breeding for pest resistanceCS 860, 861 - plant breeding labHS 621 - methods of scienceHS 695 - M.S. researchHS 895 - Ph.D. researchCoordinate the Plant Breeding seminar (Fall, 1993 - present)Coordinate the departmental Macintosh computer network (Spring, 1987 - Spring, 1995)Supervisor for field and pathology technicians (Fall, 1979 - present)Secretarial supervisor for vegetable group (Fall, 1987 - Spring, 1995)Education:

Degree

Institution

Year

Field

Ph. D.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1979

Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics

M. S.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1978

Agronomy

A. B.

University of California-Berkeley

1975

BotanyProfessional experience:

Date

Position

Institution

2007 - Present

Assistant Dept. Head

Hort. Sci., North Carolina State University-Raleigh

2006 - Present

Instructor

Plant Breeding Academy, University of California-Davis

1989 - Present

Professor

Hort. Sci., North Carolina State University-Raleigh

1986 (5 Mo.)

Visiting Assoc. Professor

Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1985 - 1989

Associate Professor

Hort. Sci., North Carolina State University-Raleigh

1979 - 1985

Assistant Professor

Hort. Sci., North Carolina State University-Raleigh

1975 - 1979

Research Assistant

Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-MadisonStudy leaves:Visiting associate professor, Dept. Hort., Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, WI (April to August, 1986)Foreign experience:Cucurbit germplasm expedition participant: Turkmenistan (July 25 to August 8, 2008)Invited speaker: Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China (March 11-16, 2008)Invited speaker: Research Instituteof Vegetable Crops, Skierniewice, Poland July 8-12, 2004)Invited speaker: Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P.R. China (June 2-9, 1999)Invited speaker: International Heterosis Symposium, CIMMYT Mexico (August 17-23, 1997)Cucurbit germplasm expedition participant: Republic S. Africa (April 24 to May 7, 1996)Cucurbit germplasm expedition leader: P. R. China (July 11 to 28, 1994)Advisor: Sri Lanka gherkin producers (November 29 to December 11, 1993)Professional service:Reviewer: Plant Breeding Program, University of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (January 15-20, 2008)Faculty senator (1996 to 1998)Secretary: Gamma Sigma Delta (1990-1992)Agronomy Graduate Student Association: President (1978-1979) Professional skills:Computing: FileMaker, FORTRAN, HTML, MS Word, network management, SASLanguages: English (native), Spanish (read, speak), German (read)Professional societies:American Association for the Advancement of Science: 1990-presentAmerican Society for Horticultural Science

Chair: SR-ASHS Krezdorn award, 2002Editor: Vegetable Cultivar List, 1995-presentMember: Board of directors, 1997-1999Chair: Publications committee, 1997-1999Scientific committee: ASHS-Cucurbitaceae symposium, 1998Chair: Vegetable Breeding working group, 1996-1997Co-chair: ASHS-CSSA Plant Breeding symposium, 1993-1994Program committee: 2nd ISHS Conference on In Vitro Culture and Hort. Breeding, 1993Editor: Journal and HortScience, 1989-1992Chair: Computer Applications in Horticulture working group, 1987-1988Chair: Vegetable Publication Award committee, 1987-1988Chair: Genetics and Germplasm working group, 1985-1986Steering committee: Vegetable Breeding working group, 1981-1983Member, National and Southern Region: 1979-presentCouncil for Agricultural Science and TechnologyCrop Science Society of AmericaCucurbit Genetics Cooperative

Senior editor and website manager, 2005-presentEditor: watermelon section, 2001-2004Editor: cucumber section, 1982-1992Curator: watermelon genes, 2000-presentCurator: cucumber genes, 1980-presentPickle Packers International

Chair: Pickling Cucumber Improvement CommitteeChair: National Cucumber ConferencePlant Breeding Center at North Carolina State University

Advisory Committee, 2007-2008Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee

Secretary, 2007-2009Watermelon Research Group

Web editor 2007-present; member, 1997-presentHonors and awards:Outstanding Graduate Educator, American Society for Horticultural Science - 2006Sigma Iota Rho honor society for international relations - 2005Vegetable Breeding Award of Excellence, American Society for Horticultural Science - 2004Honored Member, Empire Who's Who - 2004Fellow, American Society for Horticultural Science - 2000L. M. Ware Distinguished Research Award (ASHS, Southern Region) - 1997Krezdorn Award (SR-ASHS doctoral research to student P. C. St. Amand) - 1996Sigma Xi Outstanding Young Scientist Research Award - 1989 Sigma Xi scientific research society (Full Member) - 1988L. M. Ware Distinguished Research Award (ASHS, Southern Region) - 1987Marion W. Meadows Award (outstanding research-vegetable crops) - 1982Phi Kappa Phi honor society - 1979 Gamma Sigma Delta honor society of agriculture - 1978Argonne National Lab. Bicentennial Conference (attendance scholarship) - 1976

Providing

skilled graduates, scientific research, and useful germplasm to

the cucurbit industry

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7609North

Carolina State UniversityRaleigh,

NC 27695-7609(919)

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