KSU Division of Aquaculture Annual Report 2008-09

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KSU Division of AQUACULTUREPERSONNELHarold R. Benson, Ph.D., Director of Land Grant Program.Charles Bennett, Ph.D., Dean of Math, Science, Technology and Health.James H. Tidwell, Ph.D., Professor, Chair/Division of Aquaculture, Principal Investigator,freshwater shrimp & largemouth bass.Sid Dasgupta, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Economics & Marketing.Robert M. Durborow, Ph.D., Professor, State Specialist for Aquaculture,Fish Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.Boris Gomelsky, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Principal Investigator, genetics, crappie and koi.Steven D. Mims, Ph.D., Professor, Principal Investigator, paddlefish and sturgeon.Carl D. Webster, Ph.D., Professor, Principal Investigator, aquaculture nutrition.William A. Wurts, Ph.D., Senior State Specialist for Aquaculture, western Kentucky.Forrest S. Wynne, M.S., State Specialist for Aquaculture, western Kentucky.Shawn Coyle, M.S., Co-Investigator, freshwater prawn and largemouth bass projects.Richard Onders, M.S., Co-Investigator, paddlefish, and sturgeon projects.Ken Thompson, M.S., Co-Investigator, red claw crayfish & hybrid striped bass nutrition.Tod Porter, M.A., Multimedia Producer for aquaculture programs.Nathan Cochran, M.S., Distance Learning SpecialistWilliam Bean, M.S., K-12 Aquaculture Educator/Recruiter for Aquaculture Programs.William Stilwell, M.S., Manager, Environmental Education CenterLeigh Anne Bright, M.S., Research AssistantKyle Schneider, B.S., Research AssistantCharles Weibel, B.S., Digital Graphics SpecialistDaniel Yancey, B.S., Farm Manager for Aquaculture Research CenterKarla Johnson, A.S., Administrative Assistant IICarolyn Bolton, A.S., Administrative Assistant IIRobert Janes, Fish Culture AssistantPauline Jackson, Maintenance Worker III5
ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09LONG-TERM VISIONKentucky State University will remain the lead institution for aquaculture in Kentucky, andone of the premier programs in the nation. Involvement of on-site students in relevant, real-worldresearch will continue. Outreach through video and Web-based courses will be expanded.FACILITIESKSU’s Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) is the only such facility in the Commonwealth ofKentucky. Facilities at the ARC include 33 research ponds (twenty-four 1/10 th acre and nine 1/20 thacre). A 3,000-square-foot hatchery houses spawning, holding, and experimental tanks. A 4,000-square-foot office/laboratory building includes a state-of-the-art histology laboratory, offices, andconference/classroom space. The 3,500-square-foot nutrition laboratory contains a wetlaboratory for aquarium studies, a feed preparation/water quality laboratory, office/computerspace, and an analytical laboratory. A 3,000-square-foot greenhouse facility containstemperature-control systems capable of evaluating three temperature levels in eighteen 950-gallontanks, as well as recirculating shrimp hatchery system. A second 3,000-square-foot greenhouse,built in 1998, contains four 10,000-gallon tanks for broodstock holding and conditioning. A120,000-gallon, 24-tank facility, designed as a pond microcosm facility, was completed fall 2003.These facilities may be utilized for student research and teaching.A classroom/multi-purpose building for instruction, research, library resources, and distancelearning was completed in 2005. The building also includes a Fish Disease Diagnostic Laboratorythat is fully equipped with incubators, microscopes, and video microscopy. It is used to provide6
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