EXPERIENCE
University of California, Davis: Professor Emeritus
Teaching courses on agricultural spraying and research and engineering ethics, including intellectual property and publication techniques and strategies. Research on use of remotely piloted aircraft (“drones”) for spraying and chemical delivery.
University of California, Davis: Professor
Teaching courses on engineering design and development, including capstone design course sequence. Teaching agricultural spraying and research and engineering ethics, including intellectual property and publication techniques and strategies. Research on atomization and spraying, including agricultural chemical application, industrial spraying and coating. Research on use of remotely-piloted aircraft for chemical application. Research on dust and emissions reduction from agricultural harvesting equipment, including nut production. Outreach and instruction in field crop, orchard, vineyard pesticide application, best practices and principles of spray system design and operation for industry.
Inventor
Holds over twenty United States, Canadian, Australian and International patents on spraying, sensing and control systems. Multiple patents licensed and in commercial production. Proposed and managed ten successful Phase I and Phase II SBIR projects.
US Department of Agriculture: Panel Manager, Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
Managed formation of proposal review panels, review process and rating of Phase I and Phase II SBIR research and development proposals from small businesses.
Editorships: Technical Journals
Served as reviewer, Associate Editor and Divisional Editor for Transactions of ASABE and Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Served on Editorial Board for Atomization & Sprays