astronomy

Stephen Kresovich

Stephen Kresovich is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stephen Kresovich rather than just read about it. In short: Stephen Kresovich (born 1952) is a plant geneticist and the Coker Endowed Chair of Genetics in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Clemson University and professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. Since 2019 he has served as director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement.

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Reference excerpt

Stephen Kresovich (born 1952) is a plant geneticist and the Coker Endowed Chair of Genetics in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Clemson University and professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. Since 2019 he has served as director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement.

Education Kresovich received an A.B. in Biology in 1974 from Washington and Jefferson College, an M.S. in Agronomy from Texas A&M University in 1977, and his PhD from Ohio State in 1982.

Career and Research Kresovich has worked at Clemson University since 2013 as the Robert and Lois Coker Trustees Chair of Genetics and director of the Advanced Plant Technology Program, integrating advances in genetics and genomics to solve problems in agriculture, the environment, and human health. Kresovich held numerous administrative appointments at Cornell University from 1998-2009, including Vice Provost for Life Sciences from 2005-2009. He played a key role in the conception and launch of Weill Hall, a life sciences research center on Cornell's main campus. Kresovich re-established his connection with Cornell University in 2019 as director of the USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement, and in 2020, was appointed a member of the National Genetic Resources Advisory Council by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. From 2009-2011, Kresovich served as the Vice President for Research and Graduate Education at the University of South Carolina and South Carolina SmartState Endowed Chair until 2013. Prior to joining the Cornell faculty in 1998, Kresovich served as an agronomist at the Battelle Memorial Institute in 1977 and for eleven years as Laboratory Director at two U.S. National Genetic Resources Program genebanks in Geneva, New York (1987–93) and Griffin, Georgia (1993-98). Kresovich’s research focuses on conservation genetics and improvement of crop plants including sorghum, maize, and sugar cane. His research objectives have included: (1) to identify genes of the sorghum, sugar cane, and maize genomes impacting evolution, domestication or crop improvement, (2) to characterize and understand the relationship between DNA sequence variation and desirable phenotypes, (3) to characterize molecular and phenotypic diversity of sorghum, sugar cane, and maize in natural populations, landraces, and elite germplasm, and (4) to develop and test strategies to efficiently discover, conserve, and use variation in natural populations and genebank collections by integrating current advances in genomics, bioinformatics, and plant genetics/breeding. Kresovich has integrated genetic and genomic concepts and technologies into plant genetic resources management. In addition, his work has served as a model to enhance connections between effective conservation and use of genetic resources. Kresovich has over 175 peer-reviewed publications and has developed commercially released hybrids and germplasm of sugar cane and sweet sorghum. He has mentored over 40 graduate students and postdoctoral associates throughout his 40-year career, including Seth C Murray.

Awards and honors Kresovich is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1995) and the Crop Science Society of America (1996). He has been awarded outstanding manuscript on “Plant Genetic Resources” in Crop Science in 2002, 2006, and 2011. Kresovich has also received certificates of Merit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service from 1989-1991 and 1995-1997, as well as a research award from the International Vetiver Research Network (World Bank and King of Thailand) in 1993.

References

External links Stephen Kresovich publications indexed by Google Scholar

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stephen Kresovich

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stephen Kresovich claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stephen Kresovich before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stephen Kresovich ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stephen Kresovich

In research: Stephen Kresovich appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stephen Kresovich in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stephen Kresovich is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1952 births, American biologists, Clemson University faculty, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stephen Kresovich outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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