FERNANDEZ, Carlos J.
Title: Associate Professor and Program Leader
Address: Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center
Corpus Christi, Texas 78406 USA
Tel: 361-265-9201
Email: cj-fernandez@tamu.eduEducation
Education Background:
1989 Ph.D. in Agronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
1977 M.S. in Agronomy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
1970 Agronomic Engineer in Crops, Pastures, Beef, Dairy and Sheep Production,Universidad de la Republica O. del Uruguay, Uruguay.
Working Experiences:
1999-present Associate Professor, Research Agronomist, Plant Physiology and Crop Systems Research, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center
1996 -1999 Associate Professor, Research Agronomist, Physiology and Management of Crop Stress, Texas A&M University, Agricultural Research and Extension Center
1991-1996 Assistant Professor, Research Agronomist, Physiology and Management of Crop Stress,
Texas A&M University, Agricultural Research and Extension Center
1989-1991 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Physiology of Crop Stress, Soil & Crop Sciences Dept., Texas A&M University, College Station
Research Interests:
Dr. Fernandez’ research has been focused on quantifying and understanding the environmental influences on crop performance, and the quantification of crop-environment relationships and whole-plant physiology, in particular crop water use and whole-plant carbon balance. Then his research efforts focused on the development of Web-based simulation tools to help growers make more informed crop management decisions.
Professional Activities:
He is a member of the American Society of Agronomy and the Crop Science Society of Agronomy. He served as an associate editor of technical journals, as a reviewer for several technical journals and co-chaired and chaired for international conferences. He is recognized nationally and internationally for his research on plant water and carbon economies, and Web-based decision support systems for crop management. He has been invited to give numerous presentations at national and international conferences in Latin-American countries.
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