Animal Sciences News - NDSU Agriculture
Animal Sciences News Week of September 2, 2012 Graduate Seminar – Anna Grazul-Bilska, Coordinator Speaker:
Xin (Rex) Sun, Animal Science Graduate Student
Topic:
Predicting Beef Tenderness Using Color and Multispectral Image Texture Features
Date/Time:
Friday, September 7, 2012; 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Hultz Hall 104
Xin (Rex) Sun was born July 28, 1984, and grew up in Yantai, Shandong, a small, beautiful, tourist seashore city in Shandong Province in northeast China. Rex attended Yantai University where he received a B.S. degree in Electronic Information Science and Technology in 2007. He attended Nanjing Agriculture University in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, for two years where he majored in Agricultural Engineering. Rex joined the masters-doctoral combined program in 2009, majoring in Agricultural Engineering. His research area is agricultural products processing and non-destructive testing. His first meat science experience was in 2008. One of his Chinese advisor’s projects is using an image processing system to predict China pork color score. His Ph.D. program is using color and multi-spectral image technique to predict beef tenderness. Rex was accepted into the Chinese government scholarship program called China State Sponsored Postgraduate Study Abroad Program provided by the CSC (China Scholarship Council). In September 2010, he arrived in Fargo and officially started his two-year study aboard program as a visiting scholar working with Dr. Eric Berg in the Animal Sciences Department. He will take his final defense back in China in December 2012.
Correction – Allison Meyer, PhD ’11, animal sciences, is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. Last week’s newsletter incorrectly indicated that she is an Instructor.
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This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Department and Faculty Members Receive FORWARD Awards The Department of Animal Sciences was awarded the 2012 Advance FORWARD Departmental Award at a ceremony at the President’s House on Thursday, August 30. The award of $5,000 is given to an academic department that makes the greatest effort in supporting and advancing gender equity in one or more of the five areas/goals established in the NSF Advance Grant. The recognition figure is on display in the case outside of Hultz 100. Erika Berg received a Course Release grant which provides funds for one-semester release from teaching responsibilities. The award is open to assistant, associate, and not-yet tenured professors in STEM disciplines. Kim Vonnahme received a Mentor Relationship Travel grant which provides funds for a meeting with the recipient’s mentors outside NDSU to build long-term professional mentoring relationships. The award is open to assistant, associate, and not-yet-tenured professors. Erika Berg, Carrie Hammer, Kasey Maddock Carlin, Kim Vonnahme, and Sarah Wagner together received a Leap Lab Renovation grant which provides funds to improve lab infrastructure to advance research programs. The award is open to assistant, associate, and not-yet tenured professors in STEM disciplines. The award will be used to make improvements at ANPC.
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This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Special Seminar Speaker:
Dr. Travis Van Anne
Topic:
Nutritional Considerations in Times of Drought
Date/Time:
Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 12:00 noon
Location:
Hultz Hall 104
Dr. Van Anne is a 1995 University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate and a 1999 Kansas State University graduate. His children are fifth generation ranchers in the same town of Dalton, NE. He has previously had 136 cows and now has100 cows. He may have less very soon. He has finished his own calves and marketed them to an Asian market at 14 months of age for 12 years. Dr. Van Anne did feedlot/large ranch consulting for a decade in western Nebraska and has been with Boehringer Ingelheim for nearly five years. He teaches immunology classes to the staff and to other veterinarians that have an interest in production medicine. His focus is the economics of making an operation profitable using practical advice.
Graduate School Implements Exit Survey – It’s Happening at State, August 31, 2012,
Page 3 The Graduate School will now require students to complete a degree application/exit survey by the last day of the semester in which they plan to graduate. The survey asks students’ perceptions of the admission process, advising and mentoring, financial support, program involvement, research experience and career plans. Data collected will be used to improve programs and services for graduate students at NDSU.
RaeAnn Berg Leaving Animal Sciences – Julie Nash, Office
Manager RaeAnn Berg, Administrative Secretary, is leaving Animal Sciences to take a position with the MSUM Alumni Center as a program manager. RaeAnn has been with Animal Sciences since March 2010. Her last day at NDSU will be Friday, September 7. We all wish RaeAnn well as she begins her new adventure.
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This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Harvest Time! – Skip Anderson, Sheep Unit Herdsman
In order for the Animal Sciences Department to conduct cutting-edge animal agriculture research and provide high quality, healthy animals for teaching and Extension activities, they need to be fed great feed. The farm crew for the Animal Sciences Department is dedicated to making that happen. The countless man hours needed to ensure enough feed is harvested and stored properly can be a challenging task, especially in a year with such difficult weather conditions. The farm crew will work around the clock the next few days harvesting corn silage to ensure the feed is put up at the proper stage of maturity and moisture levels. You are certainly welcome to come to the NDSU Farm Shop and Beef Unit to watch as the farm crew of Gerry Erickson, Shane Paasch, Mike Tostenson, and Brandon Ostby put up this year’s corn silage. Their expertise and farming knowledge is definitely appreciated.
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This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Animal Sciences Student Named a Yell Leader for 2012 Season – It’s Happening at State, August 15, 2012, Page 5-6 Eric Miller, a junior majoring in Animal Science, along with Jayme McGillis has been named 2012 Yell Leaders at NDSU. Yell Leaders work with the NDSU Cheer Team and the Gold Star Marching Band to engage fans and to create a festive atmosphere at home football games. Yell Leaders are selected by Bison Ambassadors, NDSU Athletics and the NDSU Alumni Association through a skit competition. They are judged on enthusiasm, Bison Pride, and voice. “A Yell Leader is someone who embodies the Bison spirit and is an outstanding member of the NDSU community,” said Stephanie Maier, director of program and student engagement for the NDSU Alumni Association. They receive a scholarship from the NDSU Alumni Association for their service. In 2011, the inaugural year for the Yell Leader program, Student Government also contributed to the Yell Leader scholarships. Eric is active in Saddle and Sirloin Club, Bison Dairy Club, Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, NDSU Dairy Judging Team, Judging Club, and Collegiate FFA. His favorite tailgating food is “anything that Paul Berg and the NDSU BBQ Boot Camp squad make.”
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This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Xin (Rex) Sun, Animal Science Graduate Student
Topic:
Predicting Beef Tenderness Using Color and Multispectral Image Texture Features
Date/Time:
Friday, September 7, 2012; 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Hultz Hall 104
Xin (Rex) Sun was born July 28, 1984, and grew up in Yantai, Shandong, a small, beautiful, tourist seashore city in Shandong Province in northeast China. Rex attended Yantai University where he received a B.S. degree in Electronic Information Science and Technology in 2007. He attended Nanjing Agriculture University in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, for two years where he majored in Agricultural Engineering. Rex joined the masters-doctoral combined program in 2009, majoring in Agricultural Engineering. His research area is agricultural products processing and non-destructive testing. His first meat science experience was in 2008. One of his Chinese advisor’s projects is using an image processing system to predict China pork color score. His Ph.D. program is using color and multi-spectral image technique to predict beef tenderness. Rex was accepted into the Chinese government scholarship program called China State Sponsored Postgraduate Study Abroad Program provided by the CSC (China Scholarship Council). In September 2010, he arrived in Fargo and officially started his two-year study aboard program as a visiting scholar working with Dr. Eric Berg in the Animal Sciences Department. He will take his final defense back in China in December 2012.
Correction – Allison Meyer, PhD ’11, animal sciences, is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. Last week’s newsletter incorrectly indicated that she is an Instructor.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Department and Faculty Members Receive FORWARD Awards The Department of Animal Sciences was awarded the 2012 Advance FORWARD Departmental Award at a ceremony at the President’s House on Thursday, August 30. The award of $5,000 is given to an academic department that makes the greatest effort in supporting and advancing gender equity in one or more of the five areas/goals established in the NSF Advance Grant. The recognition figure is on display in the case outside of Hultz 100. Erika Berg received a Course Release grant which provides funds for one-semester release from teaching responsibilities. The award is open to assistant, associate, and not-yet tenured professors in STEM disciplines. Kim Vonnahme received a Mentor Relationship Travel grant which provides funds for a meeting with the recipient’s mentors outside NDSU to build long-term professional mentoring relationships. The award is open to assistant, associate, and not-yet-tenured professors. Erika Berg, Carrie Hammer, Kasey Maddock Carlin, Kim Vonnahme, and Sarah Wagner together received a Leap Lab Renovation grant which provides funds to improve lab infrastructure to advance research programs. The award is open to assistant, associate, and not-yet tenured professors in STEM disciplines. The award will be used to make improvements at ANPC.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Special Seminar Speaker:
Dr. Travis Van Anne
Topic:
Nutritional Considerations in Times of Drought
Date/Time:
Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 12:00 noon
Location:
Hultz Hall 104
Dr. Van Anne is a 1995 University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate and a 1999 Kansas State University graduate. His children are fifth generation ranchers in the same town of Dalton, NE. He has previously had 136 cows and now has100 cows. He may have less very soon. He has finished his own calves and marketed them to an Asian market at 14 months of age for 12 years. Dr. Van Anne did feedlot/large ranch consulting for a decade in western Nebraska and has been with Boehringer Ingelheim for nearly five years. He teaches immunology classes to the staff and to other veterinarians that have an interest in production medicine. His focus is the economics of making an operation profitable using practical advice.
Graduate School Implements Exit Survey – It’s Happening at State, August 31, 2012,
Page 3 The Graduate School will now require students to complete a degree application/exit survey by the last day of the semester in which they plan to graduate. The survey asks students’ perceptions of the admission process, advising and mentoring, financial support, program involvement, research experience and career plans. Data collected will be used to improve programs and services for graduate students at NDSU.
RaeAnn Berg Leaving Animal Sciences – Julie Nash, Office
Manager RaeAnn Berg, Administrative Secretary, is leaving Animal Sciences to take a position with the MSUM Alumni Center as a program manager. RaeAnn has been with Animal Sciences since March 2010. Her last day at NDSU will be Friday, September 7. We all wish RaeAnn well as she begins her new adventure.
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This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Harvest Time! – Skip Anderson, Sheep Unit Herdsman
In order for the Animal Sciences Department to conduct cutting-edge animal agriculture research and provide high quality, healthy animals for teaching and Extension activities, they need to be fed great feed. The farm crew for the Animal Sciences Department is dedicated to making that happen. The countless man hours needed to ensure enough feed is harvested and stored properly can be a challenging task, especially in a year with such difficult weather conditions. The farm crew will work around the clock the next few days harvesting corn silage to ensure the feed is put up at the proper stage of maturity and moisture levels. You are certainly welcome to come to the NDSU Farm Shop and Beef Unit to watch as the farm crew of Gerry Erickson, Shane Paasch, Mike Tostenson, and Brandon Ostby put up this year’s corn silage. Their expertise and farming knowledge is definitely appreciated.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
Animal Sciences Student Named a Yell Leader for 2012 Season – It’s Happening at State, August 15, 2012, Page 5-6 Eric Miller, a junior majoring in Animal Science, along with Jayme McGillis has been named 2012 Yell Leaders at NDSU. Yell Leaders work with the NDSU Cheer Team and the Gold Star Marching Band to engage fans and to create a festive atmosphere at home football games. Yell Leaders are selected by Bison Ambassadors, NDSU Athletics and the NDSU Alumni Association through a skit competition. They are judged on enthusiasm, Bison Pride, and voice. “A Yell Leader is someone who embodies the Bison spirit and is an outstanding member of the NDSU community,” said Stephanie Maier, director of program and student engagement for the NDSU Alumni Association. They receive a scholarship from the NDSU Alumni Association for their service. In 2011, the inaugural year for the Yell Leader program, Student Government also contributed to the Yell Leader scholarships. Eric is active in Saddle and Sirloin Club, Bison Dairy Club, Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, NDSU Dairy Judging Team, Judging Club, and Collegiate FFA. His favorite tailgating food is “anything that Paul Berg and the NDSU BBQ Boot Camp squad make.”
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This publication will be made available in alternative formats for people with disabilities upon request, contact Holly Erdmann, Animal Sciences News editor at (701) 231-7513. NDSU is an EO/AA employer.
