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Dr. RICHARD W. SMILEY
CURRICULUM VITAE
updated on July 10, 2009

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RANK AND TITLE:  Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University [stationed in Pendleton at the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, located 300 miles (460 km) from the OSU campus]

OFFICE:  Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 370, Pendleton, OR 97801; telephone: 541-278-4397;   fax: 541-278-4188;  e-mail: richard.smiley@oregonstate.edu

EDUCATION:  California State Polytechnic Univ., San Luis Obispo; 1965, B.S. (Soil Science); Washington State Univ., Pullman; 1969, M.S. (Soils major; Plant Pathology minor);    Washington State Univ., Pullman; 1972, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology major; Soils minor)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:  

Assistant Research Soil Scientist USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA 1966-1969
Research Assistant in Plant Pathology Washington State University 1969-1972
NATO Post Doctoral Fellow CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia 1972
Research Officer in Soil Microbiology CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia 1973
Research Associate in Plant Pathology Cornell Univ., Farmingdale, NY 1973-1974
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1975-1980
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1980-1985
Visiting Senior Scientist (Australia) Victoria Dept. of Agric., Melbourne 1982-1983
Professor of Plant Pathology and Experiment Station Superintendent  Oregon State University, Pendleton 1985-2000
Professor of Plant Pathology Oregon State University, Pendleton 2000-Present

CURRENT DUTIES:

Conduct research on the etiology and control of field crop diseases, with emphasis on integrated management strategies for wheat and barley diseases caused by soilborne fungal pathogens and parasitic nematodes.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

(Memberships and Contributions)

  • American Phytopathological Society:  since 1969
    • APS Committees: Soil Microbiology and Root Disease, 1979-1983; Industry, 1980-1983; New Fungicide and Nematicide Test Data, 1981-1983; Ornamentals and Turf Grass Disease, 1984-1987; Standardization of Common Names of Diseases, 1983-1990 (vice-chair 1985-1987, chair 1987-1989)
    • APS Press:  1984-1991 (senior editor 1984-1987, editor-in-chief 1987-1991)
    • APS Council:  1987-1991, 1994-1997
    • APS Financial Advisory Board:  1987-1991, 1995-1997
    • APS Strategic Planning Ad-hoc Committees: Structure and Function of APS Divisions, 1993-1995 Communications with External Audiences (chair), 1994-1995
    • APS representative to International Society of Plant Pathology, 1982-1993
    • APS representative to Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, 1996-1998
    • APS representative to CAST Leadership Workshop for Professional Societies, 1995
    • APS representative to CROPS '99 (Crops and Plant Systems Research National Priorities for the 21st    Century), 1997
    • APS Pacific Division:  Councilor, 1994-1997; Local Arrangements Coordinator, 2005; Grad. Student Paper Judge, several years
    • Invited six times to stand as one of two Council nominees for election to APS Vice President; I was defeated in 1992 and 1998 and declined the nominations in 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2001.
    • Declined appointment as Director of APS Foundation, 1992
    • Declined appointment as Director of APS Electronic Media Services, 2001 Invited Coordinating Editor/Author for Compendium of Turf Grass Diseases, 1st ed. -1983; 2nd ed. -1992, 3rd ed. -2005
    • Invited Contributing Editor/Author for Compendium of Wheat Diseases, 3rd ed. -2009
    • Invited Author for chapters in Compendium of Barley Diseases, 2nd ed. -1997
    • Chairmanships for several workshops and symposia
  • International Society for Plant Pathology:  since 1982;  Board of Directors, 1982-1993; Chairman of a Symposium, Melbourne Congress, 1983
  • Council for Agricultural Science and Technology:  since 1984; Board of Directors, 1995-1998; Crop Protection Work Group (Group Chair, 1997-1998); National Concerns Committee; Nominating Committee, 1996-1997
  • American Society of Agronomy:  since 1966
  • Western Soil Fungus Conferences:  since 1969; Steering Committee, 1986-1989, 2000- present; Program Coordinator, 2001; Local Arrangements, 2005
  • Eastern Research Conferences on Ecology of Root Infecting Microoganisms:  1975-1985; Steering Committee, 1977-1984; Coordinator of Symposia, 1983-1985
  • Soil Science Society of America:  1976-1985
  • Crop Science Society of America:  since 1975
  • Australasian Plant Pathology Society:  1986-1989, 1997-present
  • Australasian Society of Nematologists: 2004-present
  • International Turfgrass Society:  1980-1990
  • Society of Nematologists:  2003-present

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

  • Briskey Award for Faculty Excellence, OSU-CAS, 1995
  • Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society, 1994
  • New York Academy of Sciences, 1983
  • Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
  • Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • American Men and Women of Science
  • Best-North America; a database of University Resources
  • California Farm Bureau Federation Scholarships (3 times)
  • Leopold E. Wrasse Scholarships (4 times)
  • Alpha Zeta
  • Sigma Xi
  • Gamma Sigma Delta
  • NATO Post Doctoral Fellow, 1972
  • Crop Science Society of America Outstanding Speaker Award, 1986
  • Invitational Visiting Scientist, Victoria Department of Agriculture, Australia, 1982-1983

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • External Advisory Board for ENDURE, a center of excellence program featuring a collaboration of 16 national and international agencies and institutes in 10 member states of the European Union. The acronym represents the program title: “European Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection Strategies.” 2007-present.
  • Tenure and/or promotion reviews (since 1986) for >45 scientists and U.S. and Australian universities
  • External Referee for Ph.D. theses; Univ. of Western Australia (1986, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2005), and Simon Fraser Univ. (1996).
  • External review of disciplinary composition and geographic distribution for experiment stations in Victoria, Australia; by invitation of the Director of the Victoria Dept. of Agriculture (1983)
  • CSREES Department of Review Panels:  Texas A&M Univ., 1995; Univ. of Florida, 1997, Univ. of Idaho, 2003.
  • Technical reviews of book manuscripts; two by invitation, plus 8-12 annually for APS Press during 1987-1991.
  • Reviews for 4-6 technical manuscripts annually, for Agronomy Journal, Australian Journal of     Agricultural Research, Canadian Journal of Botany, Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, Crop Protection, HortScience, Journal of Production Agriculture, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Phytopathology, Plant Disease, and Plant Pathology.
  • Reviews of proposals for USDA-CSREES competitive grants programs (varies from year to year)
  • Hosted visitors to the research center at Pendleton (while serving as Superintendent):  up to 10 groups annually, including foreign millers, bakers, or wheat trade teams, scientists or science administrators from other countries or states, state and federal politicians, and/or their technical staff, and others.
  • Turfgrass Producers International:  Honorary Lifetime Membership
  • The Lawn Institute:  Honorary Lifetime Membership
  • National Fungicide Assessment Programs:  PCNB Team Member, 1983-1985; declined invitation to become team leader for Cereals and Turfgrass, 1989. 
COMMUNITY SERVICE (since 1986): Blue Mountain Community College - Agriculture Program Advisory Comm., 1986-1990; Oregon State Univ. Agri. program located at Eastern Oregon University, La Grande - Advisory Comm., 1988-1991; Pendleton Chamber of Commerce - Agric. and Forestry Advisory Comm., 1987-1989; Umatilla County Extension Service - Advisory Comm., 1986-2000, 2001-present; Umatilla County Smoke Management Task Force, 1998-2000; Saturday Academy Program - Advisory Board and instructor, 1987-1990; Pendleton Rotary Club (140 members - since 1986); Board of Directors, 1988-1993; President, 1991-1992; Paul Harris Fellow, 1995; International Youth Exchange Committee (1988-1995); RYLA Program Coordinator (since 1993); Special Community Construction Project Committee (several times); Website construction and maintenance (2003-2006); and several other committees; Pendleton Band Parents Committee, Inc. - Chairman of the Board, 1988-1990; Active support for civic organizations:  Oregon East Symphony, community concert series, high school sports and arts, and numerous fund raising activities and foundations

INVITED TRIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: (list of accepted invitations only, with primary sponsor) Australia (1973-CSIRO; 1982-VDPI; 1997-SARDI, WADA; 1999-SARDI, QDPI; 2001-SARDI; 2004-SARDI; 2008-CSIRO/Murdock Trust); Canada (1981-Univ. of Guelph; 1996-Simon Frazer Univ.); France (1985-Rhône Poulenc; 2002-INRA); Germany (1985-Bayer); Japan (1989-Japan Racing Assoc.); Kazakhstan (2005-ICARDA); Lebanon (2002-ICARDA); Mexico (2005-CIMMYT); New Zealand (1982-Massey Univ.); Scotland (1978-Univ. of Aberdeen); Russia (2005-ICARDA); South Africa (2000-Cape Cereal Develop. Assoc.); Spain (1985-Córdoba Univ.); Switzerland (1985-Ciba-Geigy); Syria (2002-ICARDA); Turkey (2002-CIMMYT); United Kingdom (1978-Oxford Univ.)

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS:

Cornell University (1975-1985)

  • Faculty selection committees (7)
  • Graduate Student Selection Committee (3 years)
  • Graduate Student Council Advisor (2 years)
  • Coloquium Committee (Chairman - 2 years)
  • Field Research Building and Site Planning Comm. (Chairman - 3 years)
  • Seminar Committee (Chairman - 2 years)
  • Center for Root-Soil Research (Chair and Coordinator of Annual Symposium - 2 years)

Oregon State University (1986-present)

  • Search Committee for Director of OSU Agri. Expt. Station, 1987
  • Search Committee for Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences/Director of OSU Agri. Expt. Station, 2008
  • Committee to Study Needs for OSU Handling Facilities, 1987
  • Search committees for one branch station superintendent and more than 30 scientists and other faculty and staff in Oregon and Idaho
  • Dozens of miscellaneous committees associated with the Research Center, including planning for leadership and industry liaison committees, annual field days, capital construction and maintenance projects, vehicle and equipment fleets, monthly staff meetings, highway cleanup, special report, safety, and others.

RESEARCH GRANTS AT OSU:

Approximately $2.6 million since 1986

Major sources:  Oregon Wheat Commision, USDA-CSREES Competitive Grants, and USDA-ARS Cooperative Agreements, others include commercial suppliers and Rockefeller Foundation.

NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS ATTENDED SINCE 1980:

American Phytopathological Society Usually annually
APS - Pacific Division Approximately alternate years
American Society of Agronomy Periodically
International Society for Plant Pathology Australia, 1983; Japan, 1988
International Turfgrass Research Society Canada, 1981; France, 1985; Japan, 1989
Turfgrass Producer's International Florida 1983; California 1985; Washington 1987
International Turfgrass Conference Missouri, 1983; California, 1985
Australasian Plant Pathology Society Australia, 1997
Australasian Soilborne Disease Symposia Australia & New Zealand, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006
Cape Cereal Devel. Assoc. Symposium South Africa, 2000
Western Soil Fungus Conference Usually annually

GRADUATE THESES:

  • Major Advisor:  Cornell University; Randall Kane (M.S. and Ph.D.) and David Thompson, M.S.
  • Committee Member:  approximately 32 at Cornell, OSU and WSU

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 
Total
Last 10 yrs
Last 5 yrs
Manuscripts (73) and abstracts (52) in refereed journals:
125
38
32
Other refereed technical (191) and extension (8) publications:
199
64
41
Books (10) and chapters (31) in books
41
16
11
Extension publications (non-refereed)
177
62
40

REPRESENTATIVE TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS:

  • Smiley, R.W., R.J. Cook, and R.I. Papendick. 1972. Fusarium foot rot of wheat and peas as influenced by soil applications of anhydrous ammonia and ammonium-potassium azide solutions. Phytopathology 62:86-91.
  • Smiley, R.W. and R.L.Cook. 1973. Relationships between take-all of wheat and rhizosphere pH in soils fertilized with ammonium- vs. nitrate-nitrogen. Phytopathology 63:882-890.
  • Smiley, R.W. 1974. Rhizosphere pH as influenced by plants, soils, and nitrogen fertilizers. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc. 38:795-799.
  • Smiley, R.W. 1978. Colonization of wheat roots by Gaeumannomyces graminis inhibited by specific soils, microorganisms, and ammonium nitrogen. Soil Biol. Biochem. 10:175-179.
  • Smiley, R.W. 1979. Wheat rhizoplane pseudomonads as antagonists of Gaeumannomyces graminis. Soil Biol. Biochem. 11:371-376.
  • Smiley, R.W. and M.Craven Fowler.1984. Leptosphaeria korrae and Phialophora graminicola associated with Fusarium blight syndrome of Poa pratensis in New York. Plant Dis. 68:440-442.
  • Smiley, R.W., M.Craven Fowler, R.T. Kane, A.M. Petrovic, and R. White. 1985. Fungicide effects on thatch depth, litter decomposition rate, and growth of Kentucky bluegrass. Agron. J. 77:597-602.
  • Smiley, R.W., M.C. Fowler, and R.T. Kane. 1985. Temperature and osmotic potential effects on Phialophora graminicola and other fungi associated with patch diseases of Poa pratensis. Phytopathol. 75:1160-1167.
  • Smiley, R.W., M.C. Fowler, and K.L. Reynolds. 1986. Temperature effects on take-all of cereals, caused by Phialophora graminicola and Gaeumannomyces graminis.  Phytophathol. 76:923-931.
  • Smiley, R.W., P.A. Taylor, R.G. Clarke, and F.C. Greenhalgh. 1986. Simulated soil and plant management effects on root rots of subterranean clover growing in cores of intact soils from pastures. Austral. J. Agr. Res. 37:633-640.
  • Pumphrey, F.V., D.E. Wilkins, D.C. Hane, and R.W. Smiley. 1987. Influence of tillage and nitrogen fertilizer on Rhizoctonia root rot of winter wheat. Plant Dis. 71:125-127.
  • Kane, R.T., R.W. Smiley, and M.E. Sorrells. 1987. Relative pathogenicity of selected Fusarium species and Microdochium bolleyi to winter wheat in New York. Plant Dis. 71:177-181.
  • Smiley, R.W. and D.E. Wilkins. 1992. Impact of sulfonylurea herbicides on Rhizoctonia root rot, growth, and yield of winter wheat. Plant Dis. 76:399-404.
  • Smiley, R.W., A.G. Ogg, Jr., and R.J. Cook. 1992. Influence of glyphosate on severity of Rhizoctonia root rot, growth, and yield of barley. Plant Dis. 76:937-942.
  • Lucas, P., R.W. Smiley, and H.P. Collins. 1993. Induction of soils suppressive to the root rot pathogens of cereals, Rhizoctonia solani AG-8 and R. oryzae. Phytopathol. 83:260-265.
  • Smiley, R.W., L-M. Gillespie-Sasse, W. Uddin, H.P. Collins, and M.A. Stoltz. 1993. Physiologic leaf spot of winter wheat. Plant Dis. 77:521-527.
  • Smiley, R.W. and W. Uddin. 1993. Effect of soil temperature on Rhizoctonia root rot (R. solani AG-8 and R. oryzae) of winter wheat. Phytopathol. 83:777-785.
  • Smiley, R.W., R.E. Ingham, W. Uddin, and G.H. Cook. 1994. Crop rotations and sequences for producing winter wheat in soil infested with cereal cyst nematode and fungal pathogens. Plant Dis. 78:1142-1149.
  • Smiley, R.W. and L-M. Patterson. 1995. Winter wheat yield and profitability from Dividend and Vitavax seed treatment. J. Prod. Agri. 8:350-354.
  • Smiley, R.W., H.P. Collins, and P.E. Rasmussen. 1996. Diseases of wheat in long-term agronomic experiments at Pendleton, Oregon. Plant Dis. 80:813-820.
  • Mazzola, M., R.W. Smiley, A.D. Rovira, and R.J. Cook. 1996. Characterization of Rhizoctonia isolates, disease occurrence and management in cereals. pp. 259-267. In: Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pathology, and Control (B. Sneh, S. Jabaji-Hare, S. Neate, and G. Dijs, eds.). Kluwer Acad. Pub., The Netherlands.
  • Smiley, R.W. and L-M. Patterson. 1996. Pathogenic fungi associated with Fusarium foot rot of winter wheat in the semi-arid Pacific Northwest. Plant Dis. 80:944-949.
  • Smiley, R.W. 1996. Diseases of wheat and barley in conservation cropping systems of the semi-arid Pacific Northwest. Amer. J. Altern. Agric. 11:95-103. [Proc. U.S.-Middle East Conf.; Middle East Peace Negotiations]
  • Smiley, R.W., L-M. Patterson, and K. Rhinhart. 1996. Fungicide seed treatment effects on emergence of deeply planted winter wheat. J. Prod. Agric. 9:564-570.
  • Smiley, R.W., L-M. Patterson, and C.W. Shelton. 1996. Fungicide seed treatments influence emergence of winter wheat in cold soil. J. Prod. Agric. 9:559-563.
  • Smiley, R.W. 1997. Risk assessment for Karnal bunt occurrence in the Pacific Northwest. Plant Dis. 81:689-692.
  • Rasmussen, P.E., S.L. Albrecht, and R.W. Smiley. 1998. Soil C and N changes under tillage and cropping systems in semi-arid Pacific Northwest agriculture. Soil and Tillage Research 47:197-205.
  • Ogg, A.G., Jr., R.W. Smiley, K.S. Pike, J.P. McCaffrey , D.C. Thill, and S.S. Quisenberry. 1999. Integrated pest management for conservation systems. pp. 97-128. In. Advances in Conservation Farming (E.L. Michalson , R.I. Papendick, and J.E. Carlson, eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton , LA. 233 p.
  • Smiley, R., R.J. Cook, and T. Paulitz. 2002. Controlling Root and Crown Diseases of Small Grain Cereals. OSU Ext. Publ. EM 8798. 6 p.
  • Smiley, R., R.J. Cook, and T. Paulitz. 2002. Seed Treatments for Small Grain Cereals. OSU Ext. Publ. EM 8797. 8 p.
  • Paulitz, T., R. Smiley , and R.J. Cook. 2002. Insights into the prevalence and management of soilborne cereal pathogens under direct seeding in the Pacific Northwest U.S.A. Canad. J. Plant Pathol. 24:416-428.
  • Smith, J.D., K.K. Kidwell, M.A. Evans, R.J. Cook, and R.W. Smiley . 2003. Evaluation of spring cereal grains and wild Triticum germplasm for resistance to Rhizoctonia solani AG-8. Crop Sci. 43:701-709.
  • Smith, J.D., K.K. Kidwell, M.A. Evans, R.J. Cook, and R.W. Smiley. 2003. Assessment of spring wheat genotypes for disease reaction to Rhizoctonia solani AG-8 in controlled environment and direct-seeded field evaluations. Crop Sci. 43:694-700.
  • Chen, C., W.A. Payne, R.W. Smiley , and M.A. Stoltz. 2003. Yield and water-use efficiency of eight wheat cultivars planted on seven dates in northeastern Oregon. Agron. J. 95:836-843.
  • Smiley, R.W., J.A. Gourlie, R.G. Whittaker, S.A. Easley, and K.K. Kidwell. 2004. Economic impact of Hessian fly (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on spring wheat in Oregon and additive yield losses with Fusarium crown rot and lesion nematode. J. Econ. Entomol. 97:397-408.
  • Smiley, R.W., K. Merrifield, L.-M. Patterson, R.G. Whittaker, J.A. Gourlie, and S.A. Easley. 2004. Nematodes in dryland field crops in the semiarid Pacific Northwest USA. J. Nematol. 36:54-68.
  • Smiley, R.W., J.A. Gourlie, S.A. Easley, and R.G. Whittaker. 2004. Australian wheat cultivars varying in tolerance to Fusarium crown rot perform similarly against F. pseudograminearum populations in the USA. p. 113-114 In. K. Ophel-Keller (ed.). Proc. 3rd Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium.
  • Smiley, R.W., R.G. Whittaker, J.A. Gourlie, and S.A. Easley. 2004. Australian technology used to demonstrate lesion nematode damage in Pacific Northwest (USA) wheat. p. 218-219 In. K. Ophel-Keller (ed.). Proc. 3rd Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium.
  • Smiley, R.W., R.G. Whittaker, J.A. Gourlie, and S.A. Easley. 2005. Pratylenchus thornei associated with reduced wheat yield in Oregon. J. Nematol. 37:45-54.
  • Smiley, R.W., R.G. Whittaker, J.A. Gourlie, S.A. Easley, and R.E. Ingham. 2005. Plant-parasitic nematodes associated with reduced wheat yield in Oregon: Heterodera avenae. J. Nematol. 37:297-307.
  • Smiley, R.W., J.A. Gourlie, S.A. Easley, L.-M. Patterson, and R.G. Whittaker. 2005. Crop damage estimates for crown rot of wheat and barley in the Pacific Northwest. Plant Dis. 89:595-604.
  • Smiley, R.W., J.A. Gourlie, S.A. Easley, and L.-M. Patterson. 2005. Pathogenicity of fungi associated with the wheat crown rot complex in Oregon and Washington. Plant Dis. 89:949-957.
  • Smiley, R.W., R.G. Whittaker, J.A. Gourlie, and S.A. Easley. 2005. Suppression of wheat growth and yield by Pratylenchus neglectus in the Pacific Northwest. Plant Dis. 89:958-968.
  • Smiley, R.W., R.G. Whittaker, J.A. Gourlie, and S.A. Easley. 2006. Geocenamus brevidens reduces yield of no-till annual spring wheat in Oregon. Plant Dis. 90:885-890.
  • Smiley, R.W., G.P. Yan, and Z.A. Handoo. 2008. First record of the cyst nematode Heterodera filipjevi on wheat in Oregon. Plant Dis. 92:1136.
  • Yan, G.P., R.W. Smiley, P.A. Okubara, A. Skantar, S.A. Easley, J.G. Sheedy, and A.L. Thompson. 2008. Detection and discrimination of Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei in DNA extracts from soil. Plant Dis. 92:1480-1487.
  • Smiley, R.W., J.G. Sheedy, and S.A. Easley. 2008. Vertical distribution of Pratylenchus spp. in silt loam soil of Pacific Northwest dryland crops. Plant Dis. 92:1662-1668.
  • Smiley, R.W. 2009. Water and temperature parameters associated with winter wheat diseases caused by soilborne pathogens. Plant Disease 93:73-79.
  • Smiley, R.W., and S. Machado. 2009. Pratylenchus neglectus reduces yield of winter wheat in dryland cropping systems. Plant Disease 93:263-271.
  • Smiley, R.W., and H. Yan. 2009. Variability of Fusarium crown rot tolerances among cultivars of spring and winter wheat. Plant Disease 93: (in press).
  • Smiley, R.W. 2009. Root-lesion nematodes reduce yield of intolerant wheat and barley. Agronomy Journal 101: (in press).
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