S. Elwynn Taylor Professor of Ag Meteorology 2104C Agronomy Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 Phone: 515-294-1923 Fax: 515-294-9985 Email: setaylor@iastate.edu

Education

• Ph.D. (Biology), 1970, Washington University
  
• B.S. (Botany), 1966, Utah State University

Some Duties at ISU

• Professor of Agronomy/Extension Climatologiest, Iowa State University, 1970-present. Responsible for statewide leadership in the development and implementation of extension education and information programs in agricultural climatology. I also have responsibility for off-campus graduate and undergraduate courses in Meteorology/Climatology.
  

Teaching Experiences

• 1990 - Introduction to Crop Growth Modeling, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India
  
• 1995 - Applied Agricultural Meteorology, Iowa State University
  
• 1996 - Introduction to Meteorology, Iowa State University
  
• 1980-1996 - Biophysical Crop Ecology (resource capture modeling), Iowa State University
  
• 1982-1997 - Microcomputer Methods in Agronomy, Iowa State University
  
• 1984-1997 - Advanced Agricultural Meteorology and Modeling, Iowa State University

Service to the Agronomy Dept., ISU, and the Profession

• Member, Agronomy Extension Panel (1979-present)
  
• Technical Review Board, Ecological Soceity of America(1985-present)
  
• Technical Review Committee, UDSA Proposals in Agricultural Meteorology(1991-present)
  
• Contributing Reviewer - Glossary of Terms in Soils for the American Society of Agronomy (1985-present)
  
• Contributing Reviewer - Glossary of Terms in Meteorology for the World Meteorological Organization (1996)
  
• Papers Presented at ASA National Meetings, 1985-1990, 1992, 1995, 1996
  
• Papers Presented at American Meteorological Society Annual Meetings, 1985, 1989, 1993-1996
  
• Advisor, ISU Student Organization-LDSSA, 1981-present
  
• Agronomy Senator, ISU Faculty Senate, 1987-1992
  
• Member, USDA-APHIS, IPM Steering Committee, 1985-1988
  
• Member NASA - Mission to Planet Earth Applications Committee, 1994-1996
  
• Peer Review Committee Member for USDA Entomology 1989-1993
  
• Peer Review Committee Member for Utah State University Plant Science Department, 1995-1996
  
• Chair, Technology Transfer Committee (Computer Committee), Agronomy, 1987-1994
  
• Member, Equipment Committee, Agronomy, 1979-1993
  
• Session Chair, Agroclimatology and Agronomic Modeling, American Soceity of Agronomy Annual Meeting, 1984
  
• Member, University Computer Committee, 1988-1991
  
• Member, College of Agriculture Technology (Computer) Committee, 1988-1994
  
• Member, College of Agriculture Planning Committee - Brenton Center, 1991-1993
  
• Chair, Iowa Crop Improvement Association, Masters Growers Contest, 1989-1995
  
• Member, ISU IPM Pest Management Task Force, 1979-1989
  
• Member, Governor's Crop Condition Task Force, 1988-present
  
• Member, Secretary of Agriculture Drought Advisory Team, 1988-1989
  
• Technical Advisor, Advances in Electronics at Living History Farms, 1988-1989
  
• President, ISU Chapter of Pho Kappa Phi, 1990-1991
  
• Member, Ames City/ISU Join Flood Management Task Force, 1993-1996
  

Military and Federal Research Projects

• Project Scientist: Models to Predict Earth-Air Interface Temperature Regimes During Freeze Conditions. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Contract No. NAS 10-877.
  
• Associate Investigator: Heat and Cold Stress of Peach Plantings in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Agricultural Meteorology Program. 1973-1976.
  
• Associate Investigator: Utilization of Solar Energy for Heating of Poultry Houses in the United States. US Department of Agriculture, ARS. 1974-1977.
  
• Co-Investigator: Weather and Migration of Black Cutworm. ARS/USDA, 1980-1991.
  
• National Review Board Member: USDA/APHIS project for the establishment of a national pest information data base. 1983-1987.
  
• High Plains Soil Water Balance: NOAA/USDA Regional Project. 1987-1993.
  

Private Consulting

• Stauffer Chemical: Computer methods in seed production advisory information generation. (1979-1982)
  
• Dow Chemical: Computer graphics for assessment of geographical area of risk in crop production and protection. (1984-1986)
  
• Grass Roots Inc.: Application of computer network technology in acquisition and dissemination of information crucial to agricultural production and marketing. (1984-1987)
  
• Dow Chemical: Computer assessment of the fate of soil-applied nitrogen. (1992-1996)
  

Membership in Honorary and Professional Societies

• Gamma Sigma Phi
  
• Phi Kappa Phi
  
• Sigma Xi
  
• Ecological Society of America(Physiological Ecology/Education section)
  
• American Institute of Biological Science (member of committee for BioMeteorological Instrumentation, 1968-1972)
  
• American Society of Agronomy
  
• American Meteorological Society
  
• Crop Science Society fo America
  
• Iowa Academy of Science
  

Awards and Honors

• Who's Who in Science
  
• Who's Who in the Midwest
  
• Raymond and Mary Baker Agronomic Excellence Award, 1981
  
• Extension Meritorious Service Award, ISU Extension, 1989
  

Recent Publications
(Publications within the past three years)

Books

• Killorn, R.J., and S.E. Taylor. 1994. Fate of Anhydrous Ammonia in Iowa Soils. A Computer Method for the Estimating of Nitrogen Loss. Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. 40pp.
  

Technical Publications

• Gleason, M.L., S.E. Taylor, T.M. Loughin, and K.J. Koehler. 1994. Development and validation of an empirical model to estimate the duration of dew periods. Pland Dis. 78:1011-1016.
  
• Carlson, R.E., D.P. Todey, and S.E. Taylor. 1996. Midwestern corn yield and weather in relation to extremes of the Southern oscillation. J. Prod. Agric. 9(3):347-352.
  
• Yun, J. I., and S.E. Taylor. 1996. Modeling soil temperature of sloped surfaces by using a GIS Technology. Soil Science (in process).

Extension/Educational Publications and Abstracts

• Gleason, M.L., S.E.Taylor, T.M. Loughin, and K.J. Koehler. 1994. Developing and testing an empirical model to estimate the duration of dew periods. The Tripod, pp. 2-11. Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
  
• Taylor, S.E. 1995. Possible influence of global warming on climate variablility in the central United States. In Proceedings, Integrated Crop Management Conference, Iowa State University Extension, Ames, Iowa.
  
• Taylor, S.E. 1995. Modernizing agricultural users of weather information. In Proceedings, American Meteorological Society of America, Dallas, Texas.
  
• Taylor, S.E. 1996. Possible influence of global warming on climate variablility in the central United States. Page 350 in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Symposium, American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, Georgia.
  
• Shen, J., S.E. Taylor, and R.W. Arritt. 1996. using detailed soil-vegetation-atmosphere model to test energy and water transport of SiB2 and bats schemes. The 2nd International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle. Washington D.C. June 17-21.
  
• Shen, J., S.E. Taylor, and R.W. Arritt. 1996. The impacts of vegetation characteristics on mperature and surface heat fluxes. American Association of Agronomy Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, Nov 2-8.
  
• Taylor, S.E. and R.E. Carlson. 1996. Weather and yield trends. 8th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference Proceedings. Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Nov 19-20. pp 175-189.
  
• Shen, J., S.E. Taylor, R.W. Arritt, and H. Wang. 1997. The climatology and interannual variablility of soil moisture in Iowa. In 13th Hydrology Conference, American Meteorological Society, Long Beach, CA.

Other Achievements
Taken from Nomination for Outstanding Career Achievement in Extension/Professional Practice

• Designed and directed implementation of "Iowa Crop Advisory Network" (currently known as ExNet).
  
• Negotiated a regular broadcast of time-sensitive weather and crop production information with Iowa Public Radio station WOI-AM.
  
• Produced a FFA course adopted for teaching computer applications in secondary schools throughout the Midwest.