1. John Snider Third Year Review T.L. Grey W. Vencill M. Habteselassie

2. Job announcement 2011 submission closed Sept 16, 2011 85% Research –Focused on physiological aspects of cotton –The objective improve cotton management systems –Physiology of growth & development, fruiting profile, fiber quality, stress management, cultural management, & termination –Irrigation management /fiber quality areas of focus Work cooperatively –CRSS faculty (including IPBGG) –Cotton Team (ENT, PP) –county extension personnel –Industry –commodity groups 15% Teaching in Cotton Physiology –active graduate student program –one undergraduate course –one graduate course, each every other year

3. Degrees and Employment BSHenderson State U – Biology (‘05) MSCentral Arkansas U – Biology (‘07) PhDU Arkansas – Crop Phys (‘10) USDA POST Doc Boonville, AR (‘10-’12) UGAAssistant Professor (April 2012)

4. Areas of research Cotton Physiology Drought stress & plant-based irrigation Heat stress Genotype & environment –Yield –Fiber quality –Seedling vigor, seed oil content Research Strategy Field research Lab research

5. Research (85%) 1)Book chapters a)4 total; 3 senior b)2 since 2012 hire – 2 senior 2)Refereed Publications a)26 total; 15 senior b)since hired UGA 2012: 13 total; 7 senior c)citations 79 times – work is relevant 3) Abstracts (papers presented) a)41 total b)18 since hire (5 as speaker) 4)Extension reports – 25, 7 at UGA

6. Research (85%) Experimental areas of specific interest Drought stress – field studies chlorophyll fluorescence gas exchange methodology J. Plant Physiol. 171:1576-1585 J. Agron. Crop Sci. 200:77-82 Plant-based irrigation scheduling water efficiency irrigation practices - yield or fiber quality between predawn water potential and canopy temp Crop Water Stress Index Heat Stress Physiology In press

7. Research Grants - UGA 1)Total funds associated $632,600 2)Grants as cooperator (9)$409,500 3)Various $115,800 4)Contracts $107,300 5)Nonfunded grant proposals3 - 2013 6)Notable since 2012 a)Using rapid techniques to identify drought sensitivity in commercial cotton cultivars b)Utilize Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation & Plant-Based Triggers c)Proper variety selection & production management decisions

8. Teaching (15%) Tifton Campus CRSS 8050 “Advanced crop production” –taught 2013, summer 2015 CRSS 4450/6450 “Crop physiology” –Spring 2014, spring 2016 Students are very complementary to his teaching skills & plant phys knowledge (4-5) Graduate students –5 committees –Advisor 2 PhD –Committee member for 2 MS and 1 PhD

9. Extension (0%) 1)Workshop speaker at Georgia Cotton Conferences & Field days13 from 2012-2015 2)Editorships Georgia Cotton Research and Extension Report 201212 articles 20139 articles

10. Professional Contributions 1)Beltwide Cotton Conference 2015 - present Steering committee 2013 & 2014 Agronomy & Physiology – chair 2014Symposium coordinator Linking physiology to management Carbon dynamics in cotton Moderator sessions 2)Graduate student contest judge ASA, CSSA, SSSA meeting 2013 3)Peer reviewer for journals: 5-10 each year Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Agronomy Journal, Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – Bioenergetics, Crop Science, European Journal of Agronomy, International Journal of Plant and Soil Science, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Journal of Plant Physiology, Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Journal of Agricultural Science, Journal of Cotton Science, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Physiologia Plantarum

11. University Committee Contributions Committee Member Sunbelt Ag Expo Committee CRSS/UGA 2014 CRSS 2014 Program Review Research Committee Crop and Weed Management Subcommittee 2015 Cotton Extension Specialist Search and Screen Committee (vice Collins)

12. Recognition at UGA Awards John Snider 2015 Young Cotton Physiologist of the Year - BWCC Graduate students Daryl Chastain 2014 1 st place BWCC student poster contest 2014 1 st place CSSA student poster contest 2015 2 nd place BWCC student poster contest 2015 3 rd place BWCC student oral contest

13. Team Player Publications Grants Graduate students Professional societies Work with public Commissions/Private industry

14. Committee review comments Teaching is being transmitted to Athens –Indicates his statewide teaching efforts Needs to serve on CSSA/ASA committees Keep trying for larger grants Effective researcher

15. John Snider For 3 rd year review Positive and building on a program for which he was hired per the job announcement Continue his successful research & teaching efforts

16. Thanks to committee William Vencill Mussie Habteselassie Questions?