10TH ANNUALFLORIDA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

RESEARCH AWARDS CEREMONY

UF/IFAS AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR

GRADUATE RESEARCH

BEST MASTER’S THESISSystematics and Phylogenomics of the Erebinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea, Erebidae)

Nicholas Homziak Best Master’s Thesis Entomology and Nematology

Akito Kawahara Chair, Supervisory Committee Florida Museum of Natural History

Marc Branham Co-Chair, Supervisory Committee Entomology and Nematology

BEST DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONThe Effects of Environmental Variation, Density, Reproduction and Size-Selective Fishing Mortality of Fish Life History Traits

Bryan G. Matthias Best Doctoral Dissertation Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, SFRC

Rob Ahrens Chair, Supervisory Committee School of Forest Resources and Conservation

2017 UF/IFAS RICHARD L. JONES

OUTSTANDING NEW FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD

UF/IFAS RICHARD L. JONESOUTSTANDING NEW FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD

Patricio R. Muñoz Assistant Professor

2017 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSORS

2017 UF RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSOR

Sabine GrunwaldSoil and Water Sciences

2017 UF RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSOR

Nemat KeyhaniMicrobiology and Cell Science

2017 UF RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSOR

Svetlana FolimonovaPlant Pathology

2017 UF RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSOR

Kai LorenzenSchool of Forest Resources and Conservation

2017 UF RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROFESSOR

Lisa HouseFood and Resource Economics

HIGH IMPACT RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

UF/IFAS

IMPACT ON:

TITLE: Rising Temperatures Reduce Global Wheat Production

UF Authors: Senthold Asseng Gerrit Hoogenboom

Journal: Nature Climate Change

Wheat Production

IMPACT ON:

TITLE: Emergence and Accumulation of Novel Pathogens Suppress an Invasive Species

UF Authors: S. Luke Flory Philip Harmon Erica Goss

Journal: Ecology Letters

Invasive Species

IMPACT ON:

TITLE: The Effects of Pre-Ordering and Behavioral Nudges on National School Lunch Program Participants’ Food Item Selection

UF Authors: Jaclyn Kropp Kelly Grogan Anne Mathews

Journal: Journal of Economic Psychology

Behavioral Nudges

IMPACT ON:

TITLE: Hidden Drivers of Low-Dose Pharmaceutical Pollutant Mixtures Revealed by the Novel GSA-QHTS Screening Method

UF Authors: Rafael Muñoz-Carpena Ismael Rodea-Palomares

Journal: Science Advances (AAAS)

Pharmaceuticals in Water

IMPACT ON:

TITLE: Effect of Land-Use Conversion on Ecosystem C Stock and Distribution in Subtropical Grazing Lands

UF Authors: Maria L. Silveira Kanika S. Inglett Lynn E. Sollenberger Stefan Gerber Sutie Xu

Journal: Plant and Soil

Land-Use Conversion

IMPACT ON:

TITLE: Novel Genomic Island Modifies DNA with 7-Deazaguanine Derivatives

UF Authors: Yifeng Yuan Geoffrey Hutinet Valérie de Crécy-Lagard

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Genomic Islands

UF/IFAS

PLANT PATENTS

PLANT PATENTUniversity of Florida UNITED STATES PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION No. 201500298

Ronald D. BarnettAnn R. BlountMay 12, 2016

In recognition of your outstanding contribution in the development of the ‘FL0567’ Oat

PLANT PATENT

University of Florida UNITED STATES PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION No. 201400486

Robert L. BeirigerMay 12, 2016

In recognition of your outstanding contribution in the development of the ‘UFi 9EC’ Sweet Corn

PLANT PATENT

University of Florida UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT No. PP26,057

Jose X. ChaparroWayne B. ShermanNovember 10, 2015

In recognition of your outstanding contribution in the development of the Peach Tree Named ‘UFGem’

PLANT PATENT

University of Florida UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT Nos. PP26,591, PP26,592 and PP26,833

Zhanao DengBrent K. HarbaughIn recognition of your outstanding contribution in the development of the Caladium Plants Named ‘Sizzle’, ‘Passionista’, and ‘Fiesta’

PLANT PATENT

University of Florida UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT No. PP26,177

Frederick G. Gmitter, Jr.December 1, 2015

In recognition of your outstanding contribution in the development of the Pummelo grapefruit hybrid tree named ‘914’

PLANT PATENT

University of Florida UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT Nos. PP26,086 and PP26,087

Jude W. GrosserNovember 17, 2015

In recognition of your outstanding contribution in the development of the Mandarin Tree Named ‘C4-15-19’ and the Sweet Orange Tree Named ‘OLL-8’

PLANT PATENTUniversity of Florida UNITED STATES PLANT PATENT Nos. PP26,288, PP26,312, PP26,313, PP26,523, PP26,679, PP26,764 and PP26,765

Paul M. LyreneIn recognition of your outstanding contribution in the development of the Blueberry Plants Named ‘C04-051’, Avanti™ ‘FL06-203’, Arcadia™ ‘FL07-399’, Indigocrisp™ ‘FL98-325’, Endura™ ‘FL06-377’, ‘C05-178’, and ‘C03-038’

UF/IFAS

UTILITY PATENTS

UTILITY PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,247,749

Antimicrobial Compounds and Their Use in Treating Plant Disease

Nian Wang Nagaraju Akula February 2, 2016

UTILITY PATENTUNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,258,988

Methods and Devices for Sustained Release of Substances

Bradley J. Willenberg Philip G. Koehler Christopher D. Batich George GeorgiadesFebruary 16, 2016

UTILITY PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,295,246

Mosquito Control Device Using Durable Coating-Embedded Pesticides

Philip G. Koehler Roberto M. Pereira Enrico Paola LeviMarch 29, 2016

UTILITY PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,192,151

Dual Action Lethal Containers, Systems, Methods and Compositions for Killing Adult Mosquitos and Larvae

Philip G. Koehler Ephraim V. Ragasa Roberto M. PereiraNovember 24, 2015

UTILITY PATENTUNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,101,125

Heat Chamber for Termination of Bed Bugs and Other Arthropods

Elizabeth Knote Philip G. Koehler Roberto M. Pereira Wayne WalkerAugust 11, 2015

UTILITY PATENTUNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,089,121

Fly Attractant System with Toxicant-Treated Cords

Joseph W. Diclaro II Roberto M. Pereira Jeffrey C. Hertz Philip G. KoehlerJuly 28, 2015

UTILITY PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,133,470

Material and Methods to Increase Plant Growth and Yield

Matias KirstSeptember 15, 2015

UTILITY PATENTUNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,347,077

Over-Expression of a Putative Oxidoreductase (UcpA) for Increasing Furfural or 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Tolerance

Xuan Wang Elliot N. Miller Lorraine P. Yomano Keelnatham T. Shanmugam Lonnie O’Neal IngramMay 24, 2016

UTILITY PATENTUNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,157,102

Over-expression of NADH-dependent Oxidoreductase (fucO) for Increasing Furfural or 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Tolerance

Elliot N. Miller Xueli Zhang Lorraine P. Yomano Xuan Wang Keelnatham T. Shanmugam Lonnie O’Neal IngramOctober 13, 2015

UTILITY PATENTUNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,150,887

Ethanologenic Bacteria with Increased Resistance to Furfural

Elliot N. Miller Laura R. Jarboe Lorraine P. Yomano Sean W. York Keelnatham T. Shanmugam Lonnie O’Neal IngramOctober 6, 2015

UTILITY PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,187,772

L-malate Production by Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli

Xueli Zhang Xuan Wang Keelnatham T. Shanmugam Lonnie O’Neal IngramNovember 17, 2015

UTILITY PATENTUNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,322,043

Methods of Using Cellulase for Reducing the Viscosity of Feedstock

Lonnie O’Neal Ingram Claudia C. Geddes James J. Peterson Michael T. Mullinnix Keelnatham T. Shanmugam April 26, 2016

UTILITY PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER 9,185,896

Semiochemical Reservoir to Attract Subterranean Termites Tunneling in Soil

Nan-Yao SuNovember 17, 2015

UF/IFAS

RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD

Oliverne ‘Virni’ MattsonResearch Administrator II Entomology and Nematology Microbiology and Cell Science Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

UF/IFAS RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD

1,368Refereed Journal

Publications in 2016= 3.8

Publications Per Budgeted Research FTE

2017

CLOSING REMARKS

10TH ANNUALFLORIDA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

RESEARCH AWARDS CEREMONY