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Dr. Haley serves as project
leader of the wheat breeding and genetics program. His research
focuses on the genetic improvement of hard red and hard white winter
wheat for yield, end-use quality, and biotic and abiotic stresses
prevalent in Colorado and the central and southern Great Plains.
His teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate
level courses in plant breeding and genetics.
| Contact
Information |
Soil and
Crop Sciences Department
C-136 Plant Science Building
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-6483 (office)
(970) 217-0562 (mobile)
(970) 491-0564 (fax)
scott.haley@colostate.edu
(e-mail)
Wheat Breeding Home Page
(web site)
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Education
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| 1992 |
Doctor
of Philosophy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado.
Agronomy, Specialization in Plant Breeding and Genetics
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| 1989 |
Master
of Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
Colorado.
Agronomy, Specialization in Plant Breeding and Genetics
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| 1983 |
Bachelor
of Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.
Biology, Specialization in Botany
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| Experience |
| 1/99
- present |
Professor of Soil and Crop Sciences (7/05 - present)
Associate
Professor of Soil and Crop Sciences (1/99 - 6/05)
Soil and Crop Sciences Department
Colorado State University
Serve
as the project leader for the wheat breeding and genetics
program. Major objectives of the breeding program include
genetic improvement for grain yield, end-use quality
(bread and Asian noodles), and biotic (Russian wheat
aphid, fungal and viral pathogens) and abiotic stresses
(heat and drought stress, winterhardiness) prevalent
in Colorado and the central and southern Great Plains.
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| 6/93
- 12/98 |
Associate
Professor of Plant Science (7/97 - 12/98)
Assistant Professor of Plant Science (7/93 - 6/97)
Plant Science Department
South Dakota State University
Served
as the project leader for the winter wheat breeding
and genetics program. Conducted research on the genetic
improvement of hard red and hard white winter wheat
for production in South Dakota and the northern Great
Plains. Coordinated development and release of three
improved wheat cultivars (Tandem, Crimson, Harding).
Taught two graduate-level courses in the plant breeding
curriculum (Quantitative Genetics and Crop
Breeding Techniques).
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| 1/92 - 6/93 |
Postdoctoral
Research Associate, Dry Edible Bean Breeding and Genetics
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
Developed
strategies for identifying molecular markers linked
to major disease resistance genes and utilizing such
markers in marker-assisted selection. Identified RAPD
markers linked to major bean rust and bean common mosaic
virus resistance genes, enabling marker-assisted gene
pyramiding within and between traditionally susceptible
market classes.
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| 6/86
- 12/91 |
Graduate
Research Assistant, Winter Wheat Breeding and Genetics
Department of Agronomy
Colorado State University
Assembled
a database of traits associated with drought stress
tolerance in winter wheat germplasm. Developed early-generation
selection schemes to improve postanthesis drought stress
tolerance.
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| 7/83 - 12/85 |
U.S.
Peace Corps Volunteer/Assistant Cowpea Breeder
U.S. Peace Corps and International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture/Semi-Arid Food Grain Research and Development
(IITA/SAFGRAD)
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, West Africa
As
a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, coordinated and supervised
Striga (parasitic weed) resistance and drought
stress tolerance components of national and international
cowpea breeding program. Trained mid-level agricultural
technicians from several African countries in field
plot research and analysis techniques. Traveled throughout
several west African countries. Became proficient in
two languages, French (written and verbal) and More
(verbal only).
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| Teaching |
Plant
Breeding, SC460 (alternating spring semesters since 1999)
Advanced
Plant Breeding, SC720 (alternating spring semesters since
2000)
Plant Breeding Program Management, SC780 (alternating fall
semesters since 2001)
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| Advising |
Major
professor for eight M.S. students, three Ph.D. students
Graduate committee member for plant breeding, plant pathology, entomology students
Academic adviser for undergraduate Agronomy majors |
| Publications |
Author
or co-author of 49 refereed journal articles and 2 book chapters
Author
or co-author of 42 non-refereed articles or abstracts
Complete
Publication Listing
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| Service |
Hard Winter Wheat Improvement Committee (1993 - present)
Chair, Hard Winter Wheat Improvement Committee (2001 - 2004)
National Wheat Improvement Committee Representative (1998 - 2004)
Secretary,
Hard Winter Wheat Quality Council (2003)
Associate Editor - Crop Science, Crop Science Society of America
(2000 - 2002)
G.O. Mott Scholarship Committee (C457), Crop Science Society
of America (1995 - 1997)
Crop Science Teaching Award Committee (C462), Crop Science Society
of America (1997 - 1999)
Ad Hoc Reviewer, USDA-SBIR Grant Program (1995, 1996, 1997,
2002)
Ad Hoc Reviewer, USDA-NRI Grant Program (1996, 1997, 2002)
Peer reviewer for Crop Science, Agronomy Journal, Euphytica,
Theoretical and Applied Genetics
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| Awards,
Society Memberships |
Gerald
O. Mott Scholarship, Crop Science Society of America (1991)
Faculty Memorial Award, Department of Agronomy, Colorado State
University (1990)
Sigma
Xi (1991)
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (1989)
Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta (1987)
American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America
(1986)
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| Outside
Interests |
Lap swimming,
downhill skiing, bike riding
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