Russell Jessup
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- School: Texas A&M University
- Campus: College Station
- Department: Soils
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College Station, TX - Dates at Texas A&M University: May 2015 - June 2020
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Would take again: No
For Credit: Yes
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Not Mandatory
online
Awful
We were given minimal amount of time for quizzes and exams. It seemed to be impossible to pass!
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Would take again: Yes
For Credit: No
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Not Mandatory
online
Awesome
I took Professor Jessup as an elective class. The class consists of about 27 quizzes, divided into three modules. It's very easy, all quizzes were answered online. The three exams are optional if you're not satisfied with your test scores. Be careful though, the professor knows that the answers were online. So, his quizzes were quick in time like 20 seconds per section. It's an easy A though and I would recommend it for a 300 class.
Biography
Texas A&M University College Station - Soils
Associate Professor at Texas A&M University
Higher Education
Russell W
Jessup
College Station, Texas
Active breeding programs (molecular, cytogenetic, and classical) to develop and deploy non-invasive, improved perennial grasses (forages/ biofuels/ turf/ bioproducts) with improved water use efficiency, C-sequestration capacity, and biorefinery compatibility.
Germplasm outputs include:
1) the first two perennial sorghum releases in the U.S.,
2) sterile triploid Pearl Millet-Napiergrass (PMN) hybrids,
3) seeded St. Augustinegrass synthetic hybrids,
4) stay-green bermudagrass,
5) mutant centipedegrass populations with modified flavonol composition, and
6) species and hybrid specific molecular markers (Sorghum, Pennisetum, Stenotaphrum,
Paspalum)
The biorefinery compatibility of many of these feedstocks has been characterized for production of biosilica, bioplastics, leaf protein isolates, and biomass-derived (biochar, torrefaction) fertilizers. Rhizomatous ideotypes within the program have been confirmed to sequester more than 25 T/Ha of belowground biomass annually and increase soil organic matter by more than 1% within four years.
CV
Experience
Texas A&M University
Associate Professor
Russell worked at Texas A&M University as a Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
Assistant Professor
Russell worked at Texas A&M University as a Assistant Professor
Mendel Biotechnology
Plant breeder: Bioenergy Farm Director
Initiated and directed a regional bioenergy farm. Initiated biomass breeding programs in Miscanthus spp., switchgrass, perennial sorghum, & related taxa. Developed public & private sector partnerships domestically and internationally. Directed infrastructure development, capital asset acquisition, and employee recruitment for a dedicated bioenergy crop research farm. Advanced Miscanthus program to elite hybrid selections that were commercially released
(‘Powercanes’) subsequent to departure (2011).
Education
Texas A&M University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Plant Breeding
Texas A&M University
Associate Professor
Texas A&M University
Assistant Professor
