Cal Poly Experts Directory - International Affairs
Agricultural Development • Social, Political Economic Develompent
Agricultural Development
Charles M. Burt, Ph.D.
Professor of Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
Chairman, Irrigation Training and Research Center
(805) 756-2379 / (805) 756-2378 e-mail: cburt@calpoly.edu
Registered civil and agricultural engineer. Irrigation Person of the Year (2000) of the California Irrigation Institute; 1997 Person of the Year, The Irrigation Association. Author of more than 100 papers and the books such as The Surface Irrigation Manual; Drip and Micro Irrigation for Trees, Vines, and Row Crops; Fertigation; and Modern Water Control in Irrigation. Chairman, Friends of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Work experience in 24 countries.
Areas of expertise:
* drip irrigation
* sprinkler irrigation
* surface irrigation
* canal modernization
* drainage
* salinity
* irrigation in Vietnam and other developing countries
Robert A. Flores, Ph.D.
Professor of Agricultural Education and Communication
(805) 756-2169 / (805) 756-2803 e-mail: rflores@calpoly.edu
Curriculum coordinator for the California Agricultural Leadership Program. Fellow, Kellogg National Fellowship Program. Awarded Honorary American Degree by the National FFA Organization.
Recipient, Monsanto Agricultural Teaching Award. Member, American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE).
Named Western Region Outstanding Young Member of AAAE. Former chief of party, Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda, Costa Rica. Founding board member, Vision Unida. Member, Diversity/Recruitment Task Force of National FFA.
Areas of expertise:
* program development in agricultural education
* technical assistance to developing countries
* Latin American development
* leadership development and programming
* assessing personality in team-building
* organizing collaborative associations
* program standards and quality criteria in agricultural education
* computer applications in agricultural education
Timothy G. O'Keefe, Ph.D.
Professor of Forestry
(805) 756-2021 / (805) 756-2702 e-mail: tokeefe@calpoly.edu
Fellow, Society of American Foresters (SAF); SAF-certified forester. Certified arborist, nternational Society of Arboriculture. Researcher, U.S. Forest Service. Special interest in distance-learning technology. Author of several brochures about urban forestry, urban stream management, wood energy, and agroforestry. Continued work in international forestry; presented research in Finland and Holland (1996).
Member, Eucalyptus Improvement Association, Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District, California Urban Forestry Council, International Union of Forest Research Organizations. Director, Agroforestry/Community Forestry Project, Forest Products Research Society.
Areas of expertise:
* international tropical hardwood management
* city tree management
* urban interface fire management
* use of wood residue as energy supplements
* "smart wood"
* wood recycling; use of green tree waste
* use of trees in agriculture and ranching to improve yields
* holistic ecosystem management, including tree harvesting and endangered species
* trees and air quality
* Christmas tree/wood-lot management
* biodiversity and ethics
* technology transfer
* extended education in forestry
Robert Rice, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Horticultural Science
(805) 756-2830/2279 e-mail: rrice@calpoly.edu
Author of four international textbooks and 30 research articles. Member, American Society for Horticultural Science, International Society for Horticultural Science, Society for International Development. Work experience in Lebanon, Jordan, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia and Uganda.
Areas of expertise:
* international agricultural development
* pesticides
* pest control, integrated pest management
* farming systems
Kenneth Solomon, Ph.D., PE
Professor and Head of Bioresource & Agricultural Engineering
(805) 756-2378 e-mail: ksolomon@calpoly.edu
Authored and co-authored more than 150 articles on water management. Co-editor of Management of Farm Irrigation Systems. Past president, California Irrigation Institute. Named 1990 Person of the Year by the Irrigation Association. International consultant with experience in more than 24 countries. Nominated 10 times as U.S. delegate to International Organization for Standardization on standards for irrigation and drainage. Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, merican Society of Civil Engineers, The Irrigation Association.
Areas of expertise:
* irrigation
* drainage
* water management issues
* alternative irrigation systems and practices
Social, Political and Economic Development
M. Zafar Iqbal, Ph.D., CPA
Professor of Accounting
(805) 756-2977/2704 e-mail: ziqbal@calpoly.edu
Certified management accountant. Certified internal auditor. Author of International Accounting and many articles and papers. Founding president, Institute of Management Accountants, Central Coast Chapter. Member, board of trustees, University of Nebraska School of Accounting. Recipient, Certificate of Distinguished Service, Institute of Management Accountants.
Areas of expertise:
* international accounting
* advanced cost and managerial accounting
* intermediate accounting
* accounting control systems
* international business
* global economy
* financial reporting
Harold Kerbo, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Sciences
Chair of Cal Poly Pacific Rim Group
(805) 756-1150/2260 e-mail: hkerbo@calpoly.edu
Research on Japanese corporations in Thailand, other Southeast Asian countries, and Germany.
Co-author of Who Rules Japan? The Inner Circles of Economic and Political Power (1995).
Author of Social Stratification and Inequality: Class Conflict in Historical Perspective (3rd ed. 1996) and articles on topics including many aspects of Japan, history of social welfare, and employee relations in Japanese corporations.
Areas of expertise:
* modern Japan and Thailand
* Japanese politics and economy
* United States welfare programs
* poverty in the United States and the world
* social welfare