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Richard H. Grant

Richard H. Grant
Professor
Area:  Applied Meteorology Group

Mailing Address:

Department of Agronomy

Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
915 W. State Street
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054


 
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Contact Information:

Telephone: 765-494-8048 Office Location:  215 Plant and Soils Bldg. 
FAX: 765-496-2926

Websites:  http://shadow.agry.purdue.edu/rgrant.bio.html

Email: rgrant@purdue.edu  and http://shadow.agry.purdue.edu

Vita

Research Areas:
Biological interaction between organisms with the atmosphere
Radiative exchanges in ultraviolet and photosynthetically active radiation wavebands
Collaborative work with transport and deposition of gases and aerosols in the biosphere
Collaborative work in ultraviolet radiation effects on crops
CO2 and H2O gas exchanges between cropped environments and the atmosphere
Gaseous emissions from animal agriculture waste+

Extension Areas:
Collection, dissemination, and interpretive analysis of weather and climate information for Indiana.

Most Significant Publications:
Grant, R.H.; Scheidt, A.B.; L.R. Rueff. 1994. Aerosol transmission of a viable virus affecting swine: an explanation of an epizootic of pseudorabies. Int. J. Biometeorol. 38:33-39

Grant, R.H. and K.L. Wong. 1999. Ozone profiles over a suburban neighborhood. Atmos. Environ. 33: 51-63.

Bawhey, C.I. and R.H. Grant.  2003. Approaches to estimating soybean cultivar exposure to ambient radiation.  Agric. Forest Meteorol. 120: 161-175.

Grant, R.H. and G.M. Heisler.  2006. Effect of cloud cover on UVB exposure under tree canopies: will climate change affect UVB exposure? Photochem. Photobiol. 82: 487-494.

Teaching: 
Agronomy 335 - Weather and Climate
Agronomy 536 - Environmental Biophysics
Agronomy 635 - Micrometeorology

Professional Experience:
Research Assistant Professor, SUNY-CESF, 1984-85
Visiting Professor, Agricultural University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, 1994-95

Awards and Honors:
2001 Certificate of Excellence, Educational Materials Award, American Society of Agronomy
2004 Dean's Team Award, "Agricultural Air Quality Team," Purdue University, College of Agriculture

Offices Held:
Chair, National Atmospheric Deposition Program (USA), 1995-96, 2002-03.
Editorial Board of the International Journal of Biometeorology, 1994-2004.
Chair, Agriculture, Forest, and Climate Study Group, Int. Society of Biometeorology, 1990-1999.
Chair, UVB Effects Study Group, Int. Society of Biometeorology, 1999-2002

Education:
B.S., Duke University
M.F.S., Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Ph.D., SUNY-Syracuse

Date joined staff:  August 1985


Last updated:  May, 2007