Dr. Scott TubbsDr. Scott Tubbs

Promotion & Tenure DiscussionCrop and Soil Sciences

Department

Promotion & Tenure DiscussionCrop and Soil Sciences

Department

Assistant ProfessorCropping Systems Agronomist

Job Announcement / DescriptionJob Announcement / Description• Position – Assistant Professor/Cropping Systems Agronomist

• Tenure Track – 75% Research, 25% Extension• Expectations - The successful candidate will be

expected to develop and implement a nationally and internationally recognized research program that focuses on cropping systems centered on peanut production.

• Responsibilities - Develop and conduct an applied research program on cropping systems that: (1) is based on peanut response to rotation with other agronomic crops and certain vegetable crops, (2) determines the impact of tillage systems, fertility, and pest management on yield and quality, and (3) develops a systems approach to peanut production that ensures profitability and sustainability.

Academic CareerAcademic Career

• May 2007 – present – Assistant Professor, UGA Crop and Soil Sciences Dept.

• Aug 2004 – May 2007 – Post Doctoral Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE

• Jan 2004 – Aug 2004 – Post Doctoral Research Associate, Univ. of Florida, Agronomy Dept.

IMPACT

• Graduate Student Mentoring• Inoculant / Fertilizer Effects• Systems Production centered around

Peanut – tillage, agronomic interactions

• Seeding Rate with large-seeded runner cultivars

• Organic Production

Achievements in Research (75%)Publications

Achievements in Research (75%)Publications• 16 referred journal articles published,

1 accepted– Agronomy Journal, Peanut Science, Crop Management,

Journal of Plant Nutrition, and Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, Plant Health Progress, Pest Management Science, Weed Science, Plant Disease

• 4 senior author since UGA, 2 grad student as senior author

• 11 non-referred articles– Conference proceedings, Research-Extension Reports

• 43 published abstracts, 13 Sr. author, 10 grad student

Achievements in Research (75%)Presentations of Professional Meetings

Achievements in Research (75%)Presentations of Professional Meetings• 20 volunteered presentations• 5 invited presentations• 31 invited seminar presentations at

regional and national meetings

Achievements in Research (75%)Grantsmanship

Achievements in Research (75%)Grantsmanship• Commodity specific (competitive)

– Total - $1,823,688; Tubbs - $781,275 (42.8%)

– National Peanut Board, Georgia Peanut Commission, Georgia Cotton Commission, Cotton Incorporated, Georgia Corn Commission

• Competitive/Federal Funding– Total - $557,438; Tubbs - $271,480

(48.7%)• Grand Total

– Total - $2,381,126; Tubbs - $2,052,755 (44.2%)

Achievements in Research (75%)Grantsmanship• Collaborator with 20+ scientists

from UGA, USDA, Univ. of Florida, Auburn Univ.

Achievements in Extension (25%)Achievements in Extension (25%)• Extension Publications

– 1 Extension bulletin– 14 Production Guide chapters– 24 popular press articles– 6 newsletter articles

• Agent Training lectures – 15• Field Day presentations - 25• County Production Meetings – 6 (5 in-

state, 1 out-of-state)• TV programs – 8 (4 live, 4 taped)• Radio programs – 6 (5 live, 1 taped)

Achievements in Teaching (0%)Achievements in Teaching (0%)• Instructor of Record – AESC 3920,

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Internship – Casey Horton– Results from internship included paper at

APRES meeting, nominated for Bailey Award• Invited Guest Lectures - 5

– CRSS 4300 – Crop Production and Management (Fall 2007) – “Cropping Systems and Rotation”

– BIOL 4000/6000 – Organic Agriculture (May Term 2008) – “Organic Cropping Systems”

– CRSS 7050 – Advanced Crop Production (Summer 2008) – “Data Collection Devices for Agronomic Research”

– CRSS 7050/8220 – Advanced Crop Production (Summer 2011) – “Tillage and Fertilizer Affects on Peanut Production”

– CRSS 4400/6400 – Agro Ecology (Spring 2012)

Achievements inGraduate Student EducationAchievements inGraduate Student Education

• Graduate Student Mentoring – Advisor– Dylan Wann, MS, Crop and Soil

Sciences• 1st place – 2010 SBASA Grad. Stud. Oral Competition• featured in “Graduate Spotlight” - UGA Grad. School

website• 2nd place – 2010 APRES Grad. Stud. Oral Competition• 2010 NPB – George Washington Carver Award• 2010 Int’l Plant Nut. Inst. Scholar Award• 1st place – 2011 SWSS Grad. Stud. Oral Competition• 2011 GA Feed & Grain Assoc. Fellowship• 2011 Annie’s Homegrown Sustain. Ag. Scholarship• 1st place – 2011 CSSA, C03 Div. Ph.D. Student Poster

Competition• $17,000 in awards (2010-2011)• Two refereed journal articles from thesis• Currently on Ph.D. program in cotton breeding at Texas

Tech

– Justin Moss, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences• In first semester of MS degree program

Achievements inGraduate Student EducationAchievements inGraduate Student Education

• Graduate Student Mentoring – Advisor– Jason Sarver, PhD, Crop and Soil

Sciences• 2nd place – 2011 CSSA, C03 Div. Ph.D. Stud. Poster

Competition

– Justin Moss, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences• 2nd place – 2011 APRES Grad. Stud. Oral Competition• 1st place – 2011 CSSA, C03 Div. M.S. Stud. Poster

Competition• 2012 GA Feed & Grain Assoc. Fellowship

Achievements inGraduate Student EducationAchievements inGraduate Student Education

• Graduate Student Mentoring – Committee Member– Jason Jackson, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences

• 5 professional meeting presentations• 2nd place in Graduate Student Competition, Oral

Presentations, SB-ASA Annual Meeting, 2009• Honorable Mention in Graduate Student

Competition, Oral Presentations, SB-ASA Annual Meeting, 2008

– George “Trey” Cutts, MS, Crop and Soil Sciences• Won 4 scholarship awards• 5 professional meeting presentations• Accepted to Texas A&M for Ph.D. program

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service

Active professional memberships

• American Peanut Research and Education Society• American Society of Agronomy• Crop Science Society of America• Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents• Georgia Crop Production Alliance• Georgia Plant Food Educational Society• Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society• Soil Science Society of America• Southern Weed Science Society

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service• Professional development / meeting attendance:

– American Peanut Research and Education Society – 2007-2012

– ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting – 2001-2011– Beltwide Cotton Conferences – 2011-2012– Georgia Cotton Conference – 2008-2010– Georgia Crop Production Alliance – 2007-2008– Georgia Plant Food Educational Society – 2008-2009, 2011– Grants/Research Workshops – 2007-2009, 2011– Southern Branch ASA – 2008-2010– Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems Conference –

2001, 2002, 2007, 2008– Southern Field Crops Alliance – 2010– Southern Peanut Growers Conference – 2007-2009, 2011,

2012– Southern Weed Science Society – 2011 – USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference – 2005, 2007

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service• Volunteer presentations at professional

meetings (since 2007 = 20):• American Peanut Research and Education Society (6)• ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting (5)• Beltwide Cotton Conferences• Georgia Organics Conference• Georgia Sustainable Agriculture Summit• Southern Branch American Society of Agronomy (3)• Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems

Conference• Southern Weed Science Society• USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service• American Peanut Research and Education

Society– Dow AgroSciences Awards Committee (2008 –

2010)– Publications and Editorials Committee (2009 –

2011)– Fellows Committee (2011 – present)– Board of Directors (2011 – present)

• American Society of Agronomy– Session Moderator, 2008– Agron. Exten. Educ. Award Committee (2012-2013)– Carl Sprengel Agron. Res. Award Committee (2011-

2012)

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service• Crop Science Society of America

– Crop Sci. Exten. Educ. Award Committee (appt’d)– Seed Sci. Award Committee (appt’d)

• Southern Branch – American Society of Agronomy– Session Moderator, Graduate Student Competition,

2008– Judge, Graduate Student Oral Competition, 2009– Judge, Graduate Student Poster Competition, 2010

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service• Service as Judge or Moderator of Professional

Society meeting sessions and graduate student competition– Graduate Student Competition

• CSSA• ASA• SB-ASA

– APRES Bailey Award– Session Moderator

• SSSA• SCASC• SB-ASA• Georgia Peanut Commission Research Reports

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service• Invited Peer Reviewer of Journal Articles

(22)– Agronomy Journal– Crop Management– Crop Science– Journal of Agronomy & Crop Science– Peanut Science– Soil & Tillage Research

Achievements in ServiceAchievements in Service• Southern Conservation Agricultural Systems

– Conference Planning Committee, 2008– Moderator, Pest Management in Conservation

Tillage session, 2008• Sigma Xi – Tifton Chapter

– Program Committee, 2009 – present– Scholarship Committee, 2011 - present

• University of Georgia – Tifton Campus– Awards Committee, 2008 – present– Library Committee, 2009 - present

• Georgia Peanut Tour Committee (2007-present)– Secretary, 2008– Chairman, 2009

LettersLetters• Phillip Bauer – USDA-ARS

– Not very familiar with Tubbs; impressive grant funding (more than others he has reviewed)

– Good pub record; notable he has published as much in 5 years starting program; published in appropriate journals; lack of publications on basic research

– Active in prof. meetings; substantial # of abstracts & proceedings

– Impacting southeastern crop production– Impressed with scholarly accomplishments

LettersLetters• Jay Chapin – Clemson University

– Known Tubbs since 2008; affiliation through APRES

– Valued member of UGA Peanut Team that he holds in high esteem; highly valued based on his interaction

– Pub on herbicide interaction with cultivars has significant value (under researched area)

– Success of grad students reflects strongly on Tubbs’ program

– Valuable asset to UGA

LettersLetters• Peter Dotray – Texas Tech / Texas

A&M– Does not know Tubbs on personal level;

limited interactions at professional meetings

– Successfully and consistently published in quality journals

– Effective oral communicator based on invited presentations; # of grad student award winners

– Effective in grants; difficult to continue commodity funding, which he does well.

– Extremely positive feedback from colleagues concerning Tubbs’ program