Short CV

1. NAME: Ted H. Short, Professor & Associate Chair

2. EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1969

M.S. Agricultural Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1966

B.S. Agricultural Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1965

3. YEARS SERVICE: 29

- Associate Chair, Department of Food, Ag, & Bio Engineering, July 1991-present

- Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, July 1982

- Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, July 1975

- Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, October 1969

4. OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE:

- Visiting Scientist, National Agricultural Engineering Research Institute, Wageningen, Netherlands, 1981, 6 months

5. CONSULTING

Burgett Greenhouses, Animas, New Mexico. 1998. Deposition and federal court testimony contesting questionable thermal heat charges on unmetered wells for a high temperature geothermal user.

DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing, Ltd., Simcoe, Ontario. 1998. Expert analysis of a 20 acre, naturally-ventilated, double-poly greenhouse in Leamington, Ontario where the vent mechanisms had failed.

Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. 1994. Review and evaluate plans for new production greenhouses to support conservatory plant material needs.

6. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION: Professional Engineer, Ohio, June 1975

7. PRINCIPAL PUBLICATIONS:

Fynn, R.P., A. Al-Shooshan, T.H. Short, R.W. McMahon. 1994. Evapotranspiration measurement and modeling for a potted chrysanthemum crop. Transactions of the ASAE 36(6): 1907-1913.

Mankin, K. R., Fynn, R. P., and Short, T. H. 1998. Water Uptake and Transpiration Characterization of New Guinea Impatiens. Transactions of ASAE. Vol ( ), No ( ).

Kacira, M., Short, T.H., & Stowell, R.R. 1998. A CFD evaluation of naturally ventilated gutter‑connected greenhouses. Transactions of ASAE 41 (3): 833-836.

Short, T.H., A. Irvim and R.C. Hansen. 1999. Dynamic transpiration of highly-stressed container-grown Acer Rubrum. Accepted for publication, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, ASAE.

Short, T. H., El‑Attal, Keener, H. M., and Fynn, R. P. 1998. A decision model for hydroponic greenhouse tomato production. Proceedings of ISHS Symposium on Models for Plant Growth, Environmental Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation. Acta Horticulturae No. 456 ISHS. 493-504.

Medany, M.A., Fynn, R.P., Abou-Hadid, A.F., Short, T.H. 1996. A comparative study between actual and theoretical evapotranspiration of cucumber (cucmis sativus) grown in rockwool. Proceedings of the ISHS Symposium on Strategies for Market Oriented Greenhouse Production. Acta Horticulturae No. 434. ISHS. 301-312.

8. SCIENTIFIC & PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Am Soc of Agr Engrs, Sigma Xi, Ohio Florists' Assn, Intl Soc of Hort Sci, Alpha Epsilon, Intl Solar Energy Soc, CAST, Hydroponic Soc of Am, Ohio Agr Council, Gamma Sigma Delta

9. HONORS & AWARDS:

Awarded $140,000 in FY98 and $180,000 in FY99 to develop hydroponic tomato production systems in NW OH, Office of The Honorable Marcy Kaptur, 2104 Rayburn House Office Bld.., Washington D.C.

Awarded $250,000 to develop an Ohio Composting and Manure Management (OCAMM) Program. Funded by OARDC Adm 1/99 at $50,000/yr for 5 years.

10. INSTITUTIONAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Winter, 1995, member of the OARDC Mission/Visions Committee and chair the sub-committee to draft the mission/vision statements.

Chaired Professional Development Committee and Department P&T Committee since 1985. Drafted new criteria for faculty appointments, promotion, tenure, and salary review that was approved by the department faculty in 1998

Chaired search committee for greenhouse systems engineer. Hosted 2 candidates for two full days of interviews and seminars. Helped negotiate hiring terms for top candidate including salary and start-up funds.

Chaired search committee for composting systems engineer. Hosted 2 candidates for two full days of interviews and seminars. Helped negotiate hiring terms for top candidate including salary and start-up funds.

11. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

NCR-101 Lighting for Plant Growth Conference, annual

NE-164 Engineering of Greenhouse Systems, annual

Ohio International Floral Short Course, annual

ASAE Summer Meeting, annual