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Joe Scheerens
Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
| 213 Williams Hall
1680 Madison Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330-263-3826 Fax: 330-263-8337
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Email: scheerens.1@osu.edu
at OSU since 1987
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Improvement in fruit and vegetable product quality. Directs and conducts research delineating the genetic, physiological and cultural determinants of fruit and vegetable quality and their processed products. Directs and conducts research on pre- and post harvest factors affecting the phytonutritional components of fruit and vegetable crops. Directs and conducts research on the quality and microbiological safety of fresh fruit juices. Directs and conducts research examining aspects of small fruit culture. Teaches H&CS 460 (Fruit Crop Physiology and Production); contributes to Dept. graduate and undergraduate curriculum. Presents information at OSU Extension venues.
ASSIGNMENT (%): 70% Research 0% Extension 30% Teaching
EDUCATION:
B.S. 1972 Univ. of Arizona
M.S. 1975 Univ. of Wisconsin
Ph.D. 1985 Univ. of Arizona
POSITIONS HELD:
1993-pres. Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio
State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH
1987-1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, The Ohio State University,
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH
1985-1987 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1982-1985 Graduate Research Associate, Department of Nutrition and Food Science,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1981-1982 Agronomist, Primary Energy Australia, 1 Queens Ave., Mc Mahon's Point,
Sydney, New South Wales, 4030, AUSTRALIA. (separate from but in conjunction with
University of Arizona assignment).
1975-1981 Research Technician I/II, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ
1972-1975 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture, University of
Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
1971-1972 Undergraduate Research Aid and Undergraduate Teaching Assistant,
Department of Horticulture and Department of Biology, respectively, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ
RESIDENT INSTRUCTION:
Courses Taught 1997-2005: Number Title
HCS 200 Crop Science
HCS 200D Crop Science
HCS 460 Fruit Crop Physiology and Production
HCS 601 Issues in Crop Science
HCS 830 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Issues in Crop Quality
Total no. courses taught 1997-2005 = 15 (excluding guest lectures and HCS 999)
Total no. student credit hours generated 1991-1996 = 1932 hrs (including 239 hrs of HCS
999)
1997-2005 Undergraduate Advisees = 0
1997-2005 M.S. Advisees = 3
1997-2005 M.S. SAC Committee Member = 3
1997-2005 PhD. Advisees = 1
1997-2005 PhD. Committee Member = 2
RESEARCH:
Current Projects as CoPI
Special Research Grant for Dietary Intervention: Chemoprevention of Oral and GI Tract Cancers with Berries
Publications (No.)
Refereed: 1997-present = 12; Career Total = 41
Proceedings: 1997-present = 6; Career Total = 10
Non-Refereed: 1997- present = 3; Career Total = 11
Books/Chapters 1997- present = 2; Career Total = 4
GIFTS & GRANTS: Type, Number, Dollar Amount, JCS Involvement
Gifts:
1997-present = 3 - $1,600 (JCS portion $1300);
Career Total = 10 - $8,390 (JCS portion $8090)
Contracts:
1997-present = 3 - $116,942 (JCS portion $58,471)
Career Total = 8 - $429,589 (JCS portion $218,353)
Competitive Grants
1997-present = 1 - $100,000 (JCS portion $10,000)
Career Total = 5 - $1,122,209 (JCS portion $426,911)
Non-Competitive USDA Grants
1997-present = 2 - $1,087,768 (JCS portion $54,388)
Career Total = 2 - $1,087,768 (JCS portion $54,388)
Teaching Grants:
1997-present = 0
Career Total = 1 - $5,000 (JCS portion $2,500)
EXTENSION:
Active participant and presenter at Ohio Fruit Growers Society (OFGS) Annual Congress and summer meetings. Member of the OFGS small fruit and cider committees. Occasional presenter at OSUE Grower and In-service Workshops held in Northeastern OH.
INTERDISCIPLINARY INVOLVEMENT
Member of an interdisciplinary team exploring the chemoprevention of oral and GI tract cancers with clinical treatments composed of freeze-dried black raspberry.
INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT
None
GOALS THE NEXT 5 YEARS
Teaching
To restructure H&CS 761 Plant Secondary Products and to offer the class annually to graduate students in a variety of disciplines.
To develop and teach a class entitled Coffee, Tea, Cola and Chocolate which explores issues of genetic diversity, ecological and social impacts, production, marketing, trade, post harvest physiology, processing, psychotropic effects, health benefits and concerns, and sensory quality concerning these common stimulants.
Research (General)
To explore the effects of production systems (e.g., conventional and organic systems) and post-harvest treatment upon the nutritional and sensory quality of fruits and vegetables.
To identify specific plant sources with chemopreventative properties against degenerative diseases of aging and to evaluate components of these plants for their bioactivity in regard to their positive effects.
Activities to be funded through the submission of extramural competitive grants and contracts. All activities will be undertaken as a member of one or more interdisciplinary research groups.
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