Progress 02/01/16 to 01/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Potential employers of the national needs fellows: Academia, industry, federal/state agencies. Industry partners and stake holders including but not limited to ADM, ConAgra, Frito-Lay, Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC) and Central States Enterprises. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Nothing new to report.
Publications
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Progress 02/01/12 to 01/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:Other researchers, producers, consumers, policy makers, and industry stakeholders in the targeted area. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?All fellows attended to at least two professional and scientific meetings per year. PhD fellows took a more proactive role and served as moderators and judges at several of those meetings. They also involved in volunteer positions wherever the opportunities arose, such as Guide to Personal Success (GPS) First-year Mentoring Program, Project Excell Ambassador, Grains For Hope, Philippine Typhoon Haiyan Relief, Future Cities Competition Engineering Mentor, ASABE Program Committee Chair. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Fellows presented their research findings in several professional and scientific meetings. They also delivered several guest lectures in relevant undergraduate, graduate courses and short courses offered in the Department of Grain Science. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Three fellows, Deanna Scheff (Ph.D.), Jennifer Frederick (Ph.D.) and Sarah Byington (M.S.), have successfully completed the program. Scheff started her Ph.D. in Fall 2013 and defended her dissertation in April 2016, and moved directly to a position as a research Entomologist at USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research (CGAHR), Manhattan, KS. While at KSU, she presented 11+ research papers at different professional and industry meetings, published 4 refereed journal articles. Frederick also started her Ph.D. in Fall 2013, and defended her dissertation in July 2016. She joined the teaching faculty in the Department of Chemical and Material Engineering at University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Frederick presented 8+ research papers at different professional and industry meetings, published two refereed journal articles (plus few more in review). One of her greatest accomplishments was the North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR SARE) Graduate Student Grant. She received $10,000 award for her project titled "The influence of elevated temperatures on a residual insecticide and inert dust to disinfect empty bins prior to on-farm grain storage". Byington, started her M.S. in summer 2013 and completed her coursework and dissertation in two years, and was immediately hired by Amy's Kitchen, one of the nation's leading frozen food brands, as sensory coordinator. In addition to the standard graduate training that typical students receive, these Fellows had additional scholarly and specialized professional opportunities including: Mandatory industry project experiences; exclusive leadership and professional development seminars; participation in professional conferences and symposia. These exceptional experiences clearly enhanced their capacity to contribute in the targeted expertise shortage area.
Publications
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Scheff, D., Subramanyam, B., and Arthur, F. 2017. Susceptibility of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma variabile larvae and adults exposed to methoprene-treated woven packaging material, Journal of Stored Products, 73: 142-150.
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Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2018
Citation:
Scheff, D., Sehgal, B., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2018 Penetration by larvae of Plodia interpunctella (H�bner) into polypropylene packaging materials. Journal of Stored Product Research (in review).
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Theses/Dissertations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Sarah Byington, MS, Thesis, submitted 2015, Antibiotic resistant enterococci in laboratory colonies of stored-product insects and from insects collected from different storage habitats. http://hdl.handle.net/2097-32906
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Theses/Dissertations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Deanna Scheff, PHD, completed 2016, Packaging Technologies for the Control of Stored-Product Insects, http://hdl.handle.net/2097/32629
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Theses/Dissertations
Status:
Submitted
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Jennifer Frederick, PHD, completed 2016m Heat treatment of grain-processing facilities and empty storage bins for insect management. http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/32894
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Progress 02/01/15 to 01/31/16
Outputs
Target Audience:Potential employers of the national needs fellows: Academia, industry, federal/state agencies. Industry partners and stake holders including but not limited to ADM, ConAgra, Frito-Lay, Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC) and Central States Enterprises. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?All fellows involved in severalprofessional development activities at various capacities (as attendee or moderator) by participating in American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) annual conferences, Entomological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meetings, Entomological Society of America (ESA) -North Central Branch Meetings, Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) Annual Meetings, ASABE Annual International Meetings. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Through scientific and professional presentations and other activities associated with the program, national needs fellows and their faculty advisors have raised awareness of postharvest protection and biosecurity. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Since all three fellows have completed their degrees in 2016, next step is to work on thepending manuscripts and publish them.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Fellows have successfully completed their coursework and have their plan of studies (PoS) approved by the Graduate School. They also passed their dissertation exams and submitted their thesis.They all found excellent jobs: One Ph.D. fellow became a researcher at the USDA-ARS, while the other Ph.D. fellow started to work as a faculty at the University of Kentucky. The M.S. fellow has been working in the industry.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
" Scheff, D. Subramanyam, B., Arthur, F., & Dogan, H. 2015. Effect of methoprene impregnated polymer packaging on development of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma variabile. Oral presentation at the Entomological Society of America National Meeting, November 15-18, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
" Scheff, D. Subramanyam, B., Arthur, F., & Dogan, H. 2015. Effects of methoprene impregnated birdseed packages on four week old larvae of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma variable. Poster presentation at the Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting and Food Expo, July 11-14, Chicago, IL, USA.
" Scheff, D. Subramanyam, B., Arthur, F., & Dogan, H. 2015. Effect of methoprene impregnated packaging on Tribolium castaneum and Torgoderma variabile egg-to-adult development. Oral presentation at the Entomological Society of America-North Central Branch Meeting, May 31-June 3, Manhattan, KS.
" Scheff, D. Subramanyam, B., Arthur, F., & Dogan, H. 2015. Effects of methoprene impregnated birdseed packages on four week old larvae of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma variable. Oral presentation at the Kansas State Research Forum, March 31, Manhattan, KS, USA.
" Scheff, D. Subramanyam, B., Arthur, F., & Dogan, H. 2015. Effects of methoprene impregnated birdseed packages on four week old larvae of Tribolium castaneum and Trogoderma variable. Poster presented at the NC-213 meeting, February 18-19, Kansas City, MO.
" Frederick, J.L., Subramanyam, B., and Dogan, H. 2015. Diatomaceous earth efficacy against Tribolium castaneum is influenced by dosage and exposure temperature. Kansas State University Research Forum, 31 March 2015, Manhattan KS.
" Frederick, J.L., and Subramanyam, B. 2015. Diatomaceous earth efficacy against Tribolium castaneum is influenced by dosage and exposure temperature. North Central Branch of Entomological Society of America, 1 June 2015, Manhattan KS. 1st place winner in PhD 10 minute paper for Medical, Urban, Veterinary Entomology session.
" Frederick, J.L., Subramanyam, B., and Dogan, H. 2015. Influence of temperature and dosage on the efficacy of a diatomaceous earth formulation on Tribolium castaneum adults. ASABE Annual International Meeting, 16 July 2015, New Orleans, LA.
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Progress 02/01/14 to 01/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience: Potential employers of the national needs fellows: Academia, industry, federal/state agencies. Industry partners and stake holders including but not limited to ADM, ConAgra, Frito-Lay, Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC) and Central States Enterprises. Changes/Problems: It took the PIs nearly a year of aggressive recruitment effort to identify three outstanding fellows. The expected graduation dates for the MS student and two PhD students are April 2015, December 2015 and May 2016, respectively. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? PIs provided weekly National Needs Fellowship meetings with three fellows to discuss about their progress in course work and individual research projects. These NNF group meetings were also used as a venue for the fellows to learn from each other's work and also be able to critique each other's research outcomes, and thus able to provide constructive suggestions to advance their work. Especially the PhD students had various opportunities to interact with industry professional through their involvement in field studies and/or small industry projects. Jennifer Frederick has actively participated in empty bin heat treatments at the USDA Center for Grain and Animal Health Research (CGAHR) in Manhattan, KS. She also conducted a heat treatment field study at a rice milling facility in Arkansas in conjunction with TempAir Inc. Deanna Scheff served as a project manager for an industry project that aims at testing different packaging materials used for commercial products for their insect resistance (ClifBar Inc. for packaging integrity study, ProvisionGard Inc. for insect growth regulators). Fellows also attended numerous scientific and professional meeting to present their work (as listed in the earlier sections of this report). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Fellows made total of six oral/poster presentations and submitted to manuscripts during this report period. Complete list can be found under the section "Products". What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
This National Needs Fellowship program focuses in recruiting, training, and mentoring one MS and two PhD students for a career in the areas of postharvest protection and biosecurity, specifically with respect to biology, ecology, behavior, and management of insects in the postharvest system. 1. Major objectives completed: We successfully recruited two PhD and one MS students into the program in Summer of 2013. The MS student initiated her graduate studies in Summer 2013 while the PhD students started their graduate program in Fall 2013. Since then they made an excellent progress in their degree requirements. Below is the summary of students' academic progress. PhD student-1 (Jennifer Frederick): Coursework: 30 credits were transferred from MS work. 10 credits were transferred from UK, PhD coursework. 20 credits were completed at KSU. Research: Total of 30 hours of research credit is pending. Scheduled to take her PhD qualifier examination in March 2015; expected graduation date is December 2015. PhD student-2 (Deanna Scheff): Coursework: 30 credits were transferred from MS work. 25 credits were completed at KSU (5 credits to complete to course work). Research: Total of 30 hours of research credit is pending. Scheduled to take her PhD qualifier examination in May 2015; expected graduation date is May 2016. MS student (Sarah Byington): Coursework: 26 credits of coursework were completed. Research: Total of 6 credits of research credit is pending. Scheduled to take defend her MS work in April 2015. 2. Specific objectives met: Following nearly a year of aggressive recruitment strategies including advertising, personal recruitment, on campus interviews three outstanding students have been selected for support by this program. Faculty associated with the program attended several national and international food/grain processing, cereal chemistry, entomology meetings and interacted with numerous prospective students and faculty during the screening/recruiting process. All three students made significant progress in their research projects. Below is the summary for each student's achievements: PhD student-1 (Jennifer Frederick): Research title: "Heat treatment of grain-processing facilities and empty storage bins for insect management" Jennifer researched alternative stored grain pest treatments, including high temperatures and inert dust application. She also explored ways to reduce postharvest loss due to pest infestation of stored cereal grains. In collaboration with USDA scientists she identified knowledge gaps in area of heat treatment, and conducted heat treatment field trials in empty storage bins and in food-processing facilities, PhD student-2 (Deanna Scheff): Research title: "Packaging Technologies for the Control of Stored-Product Insects" Deanna's research areas include insect resistant packaging, stored-product insects, entomology, insect growth regulators, material characterization, and food safety. She developed testing protocols for adult mortality and progeny production of stored-product insects in various food products and commodities; designed and implemented independent research projects on packaging technologies for the control of stored-product insects and mites. She also collaborated with researchers and external industry clients on outlining project objectives, designing experiments and conducting statistical assessments of data to achieve project goals and milestones. MS student (Sarah Byington): Research title: "Antibiotic resistant enterococci in laboratory colonies of stored-product insects and from insects collected from different storage habitats". Sarah has completed screening of antibiotic resistance in Enterococci in stored product insect laboratory colonies, which was her first research objective. She has been currently working on the second phase of her research, i.e. antibiotic resistance of Callosobruchus maculatus and growth patterns. 3. Significant results achieved The most significant result of this training project is that all of the national needs fellows were on track on their academic progress. Their research findings have been presented to various scientific and professional audiences through meetings, workshops and conferences. They not only did an excellent job on their academic work, but also involved in numerous personal and professional development activities. All three fellows have been taking the advantage of seminar and workshop opportunities available on campus. They regularly attend to the weekly KSU Entomology Seminars, KSU Agronomy Seminars, KSU Grain Science Seminars. They have been actively involved in the Grain Science Graduate Student Organization (GSGSO) and took various leadership roles as club officers. Fellows are also active members of various professional organizations outside K-State. They attended and served as session moderator at Entomological Society of America (ESA) North Central Meeting in 2014. Jennifer has been attending to Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) Annual meetings since 2013. She has been serving as the secretary of the Committee for Crop & Feed Processing & Storage (PRS-702) for the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Jennifer also served as the member of Kansas State Commission on the Status of Women, engineering mentor for Future Cities Competition, Bergman Elementary and Lee Elementary Schools, judge for the Science Fair at Marlatt Elementary School, and mentor in K-State Guide to Personal Success (GPS) First-year Mentoring Program. She was also appointed to the K-State Honor Council by the Dean of the Graduate School, for which she participates in 2-3 hearings per month. One of Jennifer's greatest accomplishments in 2014 was the North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR SARE) Graduate Student Grant. She received $10,000 award for her project titled "The influence of elevated temperatures on a residual insecticide and inert dust to disinfect empty bins prior to on-farm grain storage". Deanna Scheff has actively involved in the Institute of Food Technologist (IFT) Kansas City Chapter. She took responsibility in numerous volunteer services including KSU Guide to Personal Success (GPS) First-year Mentoring Program, KSU General Chemistry Tutor, KSU Project EXCELL (Extending College Education for Lifelong Learning) Ambassador, Grains for Hope, Alpha Zeta Philippine Typhoon Haiyan Relief and others.
Publications
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Scheff, D., Sehgal, B., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2014. Resistance of three energy bar packages to penetration by Plodia interpunctella (H�bner) larvae. In Proceedings of the 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Frederick, J.L., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2014. Evaluation of a heat treatment based on trapping data, temperature profiles, and bioassays. In Proceedings of the 11th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- Type:
Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Frederick, J.L., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2014. Characterizing the effectiveness of commercial heat treatment, presented at K-State Research Forum, Manhattan. KS (2nd place in Agricultural Sciences).
Frederick, J.L., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2014. Review of industrial heat treatments for pest management, presented at the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec.
Frederick, J.L., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2014. Evaluation of a heat treatment based on trapping data, temperature profiles, and bioassays, presented at the International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Scheff, D., Frederick, J., VanBibber, C., Bingham, A., Dogan, H., & Ambrose, K. 2014. The effect of temperature induced stress cracks on the process quality of yellow dent corn, presented at the American Association of Cereal Chemists International Annual Meeting, Providence, RI (recipient of the Corn Refiners Association Award).
Scheff, D., Sehgal, B., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2014. Resistance of three energy bar packages to penetration by larval stages of Plodia interpunctella (H�bner), presented at the Institute of Food Technologist Annual Meeting and Food Expo, New Orleans, LA (3rd place in poster competition).
Scheff, D., Sehgal, B., Dogan, H. & Subramanyam, B. 2014. Resistance of three energy bar packages to penetration by Plodia interpunctella (H�bner) larvae, presented at the International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Progress 02/01/13 to 01/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: Potential employers of the national needs fellows: Academia, industry, federal/state agencies. Industry partners and stake holders including but not limited to ADM, ConAgra, Frito-Lay, Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC) and Central States Enterprises. Changes/Problems: It took the PIs nearly a year of aggressive recruitment effort to identify three outstanding fellows. The expected graduation dates for for the MS and PhD students are is August 2015 and August 2016, respectively. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? PIs provided weekly National Needs Fellowship meetings with three fellows to discuss about their progress in course work and individual research projects. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
This National Needs Fellowship program focuses in recruiting, training, and mentoring one MS and two PhD students for a career in the areas of postharvest protection and biosecurity, specifically with respect to biology, ecology, behavior, and management of insects in the postharvest system. Data field/Box #1. What was accomplished under these goals? 1. Major objectives completed: We successfully recruited two PhD and one MS students into the program in Summer of 2013. The MS student initiated her graduate studies in Summer 2013 while the PhD students started their graduate program in Fall 2013. For this reporting period, students successfully completed 6-8 credits of course work and 1-3 credits of research hours. 2. Specific objectives met: Following nearly a year of aggressive recruitment strategies including advertising, personal recruitment, on campus interviews three outstanding students have been selected for support by this program. Faculty associated with the program attended several national and international food/grain processing, cereal chemistry, entomology meetings and interacted with numerous prospective students and faculty during the screening/recruiting process.
Publications
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Progress 02/01/12 to 01/31/13
Outputs
Target Audience: Potential employers of the national needs fellows: Academia, industry, federal/state agencies. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Through recruitment activities associated with the program, associated faculty have raised awareness of postharvest protection and biosecurity training opportunities at Kansas State University and other institutions. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? National Needs Fellows research and training results will be reported (oral and poster presentations) at upcoming meetings of K-State Research Forum (KRF, March 2014), the annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE, June 2014), and the annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT, June 2014). They will attend the Entomological Society of America (ESA) -North Central Meeting, March 10-12, 2014, Des Moines, IA. Two PhD Students will serve as moderators at the Student Competition Presentation that takes place at the ESA meeting. Letters of supports were written to nominate the fellows to participate in the U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security, Purdue University, West Lafayette, June 8-21, 2014. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? The fellows are only in their second semester. They will be making total of five oral and poster presentations at the IFT, ESA and KRF meeting as mentioned above, which will lead to research articles in near future.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
This National Needs Fellowship program focuses in recruiting, training, and mentoring one MS and two PhD students for a career in the areas of postharvest protection and biosecurity, specifically with respect to biology, ecology, behavior, and management of insects in the postharvest system. Following nearly a year of aggressive recruitment strategies including advertising, personal recruitment, on campus interviews three outstanding students have been selected for support by this program. Faculty associated with the program attended several national and international food/grain processing, cereal chemistry, entomology meetings and interacted with numerous prospective students and faculty during the screening/recruiting process. We successfully recruited two PhD and one MS students into the program in Summer of 2013. The MS student initiated her graduate studies in Summer 2013 while the PhD students started their graduate program in Fall 2013. One of the PhD students was pursuing her PhD degree at the University of Kentucky in the areas of food safety, life cycle analysis, and bioprocess engineering for a year, and now she is pursuing a multi-disciplinary postharvest protection and biosecurity programs here at Kansas State University. PRODUCTS: Three outstanding students (two PhD and one MS) have been successfully recruited into the training program. OUTCOMES: All three students have initiated their MS/PhD work in this multidisciplinary training program, and they begun working on their research projects. In their first two semesters in their graduate program (Fall 2013 and Spring 2014), each student has completed 16-17 hours of coursework and 1-3 hours of research credits. Further, the students have been actively involved in the following weekly seminars: KSU Entomology Seminars (Mondays 4:00-5:00), KSU Agronomy Seminars (Wednesdays 4:00-5:00), KSU Grain Science Seminars (Fridays 12:30-1:30). DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES: Through recruitment activities associated with the program, associated faculty have raised awareness of postharvest protection and biosecurity training opportunities at Kansas State University and other institutions. FUTURE INITIATIVES: National Needs Fellows research and training results will be reported (oral and poster presentations) at upcoming meetings of K-State Research Forum (KRF, March 2014), the annual meeting of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE, June 2014), and the annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT, June 2014). They will attend the Entomological Society of America (ESA) -North Central Meeting, March 10-12, 2014, Des Moines, IA. Two PhD Students will serve as moderators at the Student Competition Presentation that takes place at the ESA meeting. Letters of supports were written to nominate the fellows to participate in the U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security, Purdue University, West Lafayette, June 8-21, 2014. Outcomes / Impacts: Strong, collaborative food safety and security research efforts established by program faculty provides a framework for a unique mentoring environment that will produce MS and Ph.D. scholars capable of leadership in the field of post-harvest protection and food safety. Upon completion of the program requirements, Fellows will be well prepared to address complex issues in the targeted expertise shortage area and take leadership roles in public and private institutions in research and policy, actively participating in the decision-making process of stored product protection and management. The proposed effort will be used as a model to sustain this effort to train a new crop of students who can fill faculty positions at universities, research positions at private and federal institutions, and positions in the various industries involved in food production and protection.
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