International Update
A newsletter from International Agriculture Programs, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University

104 Curtiss Hall PHONE: (515) 294-8454 FAX: (515) 294-9477
Email: iap@iastate.edu URL: http://www.ag.iastate.edu/international/

January-February, 2000

Dean of Agriculture's International Research Grants Program
The following faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows have been awarded funding for international projects through the Dean of Agriculture's International Research Grants Program.

PI(s)
Department(s)
Country

Faculty

Ricardo Salvador/Kathleen Delate

Agronomy/Horticulture

Costa Rica

Nancy Grudens-Schuck

Ag Education & Studies

New Zealand

Douglas Stokke

Forestry

China

David Hannapel

Horticulture

Spain

Stephen Ford

Animal Science

Canada

Thomas Peterson

Zoology/Genetics

Ukraine

Mark Gleason/S. Elwynn Taylor

Plant Pathology/Agronomy

Costa Rica

Max Rothschild

Animal Science

Brazil

Donald Beitz/Milton Allison

Animal Science/Microbiology

Romania

Graduate Students/Posdoctoral Fellows

Marius Agua

ABE

Philippines

Christine Baker

Plant Pathology

Ecuador/Brazil

Alejandrina Carrasco

Ag Ed/S

Cuba

Robert Cogdill

ABE

France

Awoke Dollisso

Ag Ed/S

Ethiopia

Michael Dosmann

Horticulture

Japan

Paul Esker

Plant Pathology

Australia

Hongli Feng

Economics

China

Frank Hochholdinger

Agronomy

Netherlands/Germany

Roque Lemus

Agronomy

Panama

Massoud Malek

Animal Science

UK

Bethzayda Matos-Carrion

Entomology

Brazil

Katie Monsen

Botany

Mexico

Tyson Ochsner

Agronomy

China

Wendy Reed

Zoology/Genetics

India

Jennifer Remmers

Entomology

Costa Rica

Huixia Shou

Agronomy

China

Byron Sleugh

Agronomy

Jamaica

Reuben Tapp

Sociology

Ireland

Thomas Vigdal

Genetics

Germany

Mikel Woods

Ag Ed/S

Slovakia

Jun Zhang

Agronomy

China

Ag Study Abroad Update
Travel Courses During Spring Break 2000:

New Agreements Signed
ISU has signed several new agreements with universities throughout the world.

University of Costa Rica/Iowa State University

Humboldt Universität du Berlin, Germany/ISU Colleges of Agriculture and Education

Ukrainian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Iowa State University

Universidad del CEMA, Buenos Aires, Argentina/ISU College of Agriculture

International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia/IAHEES, College of Agriculture

Kyungsan University, Korea/Iowa State University

University de Lleida/Iowa State University

Kasetsart University, Thailand/Iowa State University

International Visitors to the College of Agriculture
Dates of Visit
Country
Group leaders
Purpose/ISU Contact

December 5 - 8

Brazil, Japan,

South Korea

Int'l Farmers Aid Association

Technology, management, & future trends in crop and animal production

December 21

China (Heibei Province)

Province officials and President, Heibei Ag University

Learn about ISU and College of Agriculture as guests of ALMACO

January 4 - 7

Hungary

Dr. Sandor Somogyi

Economics/Mike Duffy

January 10 - May 31

India

Dr. Palasada Y. Devi

FSHN/Grace Marquis, Mary Jane Oakland

January 14 - 23

Ukraine

Dr. Yuri Suvolap

Zool/Gen and Agronomy/Tom Peterson

January 25

Japan

Mr. Nakagawa

U.S. agriculture and grain market production

February 1 - May 1

India

Dr. M. S. Punia

Agronomy/Reid Palmer

Where Are Faculty/Staff Traveling???

If you are planning to travel internationally and want it included in the International Update, please send or fax a copy of your Out of State Travel Authorization to Sue Finestead, 104 Curtiss Hall, FAX: 294-9477.

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