Transcript Grain Science and Industry: Opportunities to Change and Excel

Grain Science and Industry:
Opportunities to Improve and Excel
Bhadriraju Subramanyam (Subi)
Interim Department Head Seminar
January 30, 2007
Lesser Grain Borer
Photo, Courtesy: Dr. Tom Phillips
Lesser Grain Borer Damage
100 adults left in grain for 7 days and then removed
86o F
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Photo, Courtesy: Dr. Tom Phillips
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Seminar Outline
Brief personal and professional
background
Ideas on research, teaching, extension,
and students
Administrative philosophy
Immediate priorities
Brief personal and professional
background
 Born in India
 Visited US at age 2
 High School Diploma from US, 1976
 B.S. in Agriculture, 1977-1981
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
(ANGRAU)
 M.S., University of Minnesota, 1982-1984
 Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1984-1988
 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of
Entomology, Kansas State University, 1988-1989
Assistant and Associate Professor/Extension
Educator, Department of Entomology,
University of Minnesota, 1989-1999
Associate Professor and Professor,
Department of Grain Science and Industry,
Kansas State University, 1999-present
Appointment: 0.6-Research
0.2-Teaching
0.2-Intl. Grains Program
Three missions of a land grant university
Research
Teaching
1981-present
1999-present
Extension
1989-1999
1999-present
Worked with numerous companies
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Auntie Anne’s
Bongaards
Cargill
Clif Bar
Con Agra
General Mills
Good Food, Inc.
Kraft
Malt-O-Meal
McCormick
McGlynn Bakeries
Merlin Development
MGP Ingredients
New World Pasta
Uncle Toby’s, Australia
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ADM Milling
Grain Processing Corporation
Productive Alternatives
Tessmer (Marine surveyors)
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Crosswind Pet Foods
D & D Commodities
Doughboy Feeds
Kaytee Products
Nestle Purina
Petco
Petsmart
Tadami
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Frontier Natural Products
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Amport Company
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Anheuser Busch
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Temp-Air
Catalytic Industrial Drying Technologies
Armstrong-Hunt International
Plunkett’s
Laughlin Pest Control
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Ecolab
Dow AgroSciences
Dryacide USA
Insecto Natural Products
Agriliance
Gustafson (Bayer CropScience)
S.C. Johnson and Wax
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Weitech
Applica Consumer Products (Black &
Decker)
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Super Valu
Murphy’s Warehouse
Worked with government and private agencies
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Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS)
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
US Department of Justice
US Environmental Protection Agency
International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM)
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Kansas Wheat Commission (KWC)
Farmer Direct Foods
Kansas Crop Improvement Association
US Grains Council
American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)
American Soybean Association (New Delhi, India)
North American Millers Association (NAMA)
American Institute of Baking (AIB) International
USDA, Grain Marketing & Production Research Center (various scientists)
Oklahoma State University (Dr. Tom Phillips)
Purdue University (Dr. Dirk Maier)
 Active Member, Food Protection Committee of IAOM
Departmental interactions
Milling
Feed
Dr. Dale Eustace
Dr. Jeff Gwirtz
Dr. Keith Behnke
Prof. Fred Fairchild
Dr. Leland McKinney
Dr. Tim Herrman*
Baking
Extrusion/Bioprocessing
Prof. Marv Willyard*
Dr. Sajid Alavi
Microspectroscopy/ Carbohydrate chemistry
Microtomography
Dr. David Wetzel
Dr. Hulya Dogan
*No longer with the department
Dr. Paul Seib
Dr. Moses Okot-Kotber*
IGP
Mr. John Howard
Mr. Mark Fowler
Mr. Kendall McFall
Dr. Carl Reed
Stepping up to the plate when needed!
The QBQ (Question Behind the Question)
-John Millar
 Premise: First reaction is always negative and brings
incorrect questions to mind
 Asking better questions gives better results
Begin with “What” or “How’ (not “why”, “when”, or
“who”)
Include an “I” statement (not “they”, “them”, “we”,
or “you”)
Focus on action
Voluntary activities
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Had companies donate equipment to Grain Science facilities
Developed learning outcomes for graduate students
Financed an UG student to intern at Al Ghuriar Foods in 2005
Traveled internationally to represent the Department Head
 Initiated MOUs with Henan University of Technology
 Initiated MOUs with 5 Indian universities
Hosted Chinese and Indian delegations visiting Grain Science/COA
Donated $5000 for upgrading student computer room
Managed a faculty member’s lab for 3 months
Mentoring new faculty in the department
Donated $1000 in 2002 as outstanding teacher to a milling
scholarship
Wrote policy guidelines for admission of Adjunct Faculty
Instrumental in promoting graduate student orientation
Gave talks for UG club members on personal empowerment
Hired 2 students to inventory chemicals in each lab for compiling
MSDS data sheets
Ideas on research, teaching,
extension, and students
Research
Foresight
1993-NAS Book
1996-FQPA
NEED
1997-Research on spinosad
1998-First paper for use on grain
1999-KWC support for spinosad research
2001-Dow AgroSciences & distributors support
2005-EPA label; CODEX approval
2007-Commercial release worldwide
“If you are not the first, you’ll be the last”
-Ricky Bobby (Talladega Nights)
 Look for “hot” topics (be flexible)
Methyl bromide phaseout in the US
25% reduction in 1999
50% reduction in 2001
70% reduction in 2003
100% reduction in 2005
Preshipment and quarantine uses
exempt
Critical agricultural uses allocated
after 2005
HEAT TREATMENT RESEARCH (1999-PRESENT)
Automated counts of
insects in grain
(OPIsystems.com)
Stormax Insector
 Think differently (outside the box)
 Network with colleagues and industry representatives
Generates “new” and “practical” research ideas
Prevents duplication of effort
Increases visibility and importance of work
Helps secure extramural support
Indirect costs help support the researcher and
the department
Tuition enhancements
Caravan Ingredients
Enterococci & antibiotic resistance
Gary Glatz, Peter Barrett, Subu Kota
“Get out and ask”
 Outcomes should benefit the world
Scholastic contributions
Commercial products
Scalable technologies
Improve the quality of life and environment
“It’s not about the money”
 Involve and stimulate young minds
Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Teaching
 Emphasize learning (“Hands-on approach”)
 Connect with the students
 Make learning easy (“Develop tools”)
 Promote professional development
 Assist (mentor) new faculty
 Procure funds for teaching needs and activities
 Promote distance and e-learning for remote audiences
 Renew curriculum to meet industry and scientific needs
 “Capture” knowledge of senior faculty
 “Borrow” courses or instructors from other universities
Extension/outreach
 Serve as a link between research and end-users
 Identify needs of end-users (surveys or focus groups)
 All programs of the department should be promoted
Extend excellence (popular articles; website;
workshops; conferences)
 Collaborate with other universities
Address local, regional and national issues
 Explore ways to generate income for programs
(integrated projects)
 Explore extension delivery methods (“efficient
utilization of time”)
 Evaluate and refine programs
 “Connect with our constituents”
Students
 Undergraduate and graduate students
Recruitment and retention is important
Embrace them as members of the department
Have them develop a structure (clubs, association)
Representation in faculty meetings
New student orientation
Internships
Student seminars
Informal interaction with faculty/staff/other students
Promote undergraduates to become graduate students
Help them become better and skilled citizens
Find placement in academia or industry
Administrative philosophy
 It is all about people and enhancing their abilities!
 A solid infrastructure is a must for people to function at their
optimum (committees, policies, staffing needs)
 Be honest and fair
 Transparency at all levels, especially at the top
 Maintain open communication
 Academic decisions through consensus (bottom-up approach)
 Represent the departmental faculty to the College
administration
 Mentor new faculty (develop procedures)
 Provide resources to succeed
 Regular meetings with faculty, staff, and students
 Focus on the positives
 Set priorities and delegate effectively
 Listen more than talk (80:20)
 Understand and be decisive
 Quickly resolve conflicts
 Recognize and reward talent of people
Compliments
 Provide opportunities to excel
Sabbatical leave for faculty renewal
Staff development opportunities
 Celebrate/publicize
Special events
Achievements
Immediate priorities
 Meet with faculty to set short and long-term priorities
 Attract more students to Grain Science
 Connect and engage people
 Build on new faculty/staff capabilities
 Reestablish leadership role for the industries we serve
MISSION STATEMENT
 The mission of the Kansas State University Department
of Grain Science and Industry is to be a center of
excellence in all aspects of grain processing, handling,
storage, quality, and utilization; and to excel in teaching,
research, and the transfer of technology to Kansas and
to the world.
The QBQ (Question Behind the Question)
-John Millar
Begin a question with “What” or “How’
Include yourself
Focus on action
 Coming together is beginning
 Keeping together is progress
 Working together is success
-Henry Ford
Develop interpersonal skills
Task Focus
Whiner
Sniper
No Person
Tank
Nothing Person
Controlling Know-It-All
Perfectionist
Get it right Get it done
Passive
Aggressive
Normal Zone
Get along
Get appreciated
Approval seeking
Attention getting
Yes Person
Sniper
Maybe Person
Grenade
Nothing Person
People Focus
Think-They-Know-It-All