CIT - Personnel

Director

David F. Zoldoske - Director, Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno. Expertise: Organizing Educational Opportunities; Irrigation Methods and Related Farming Practices; Program Development and Management; Computer Modeling and Analytic Studies; Grants and Contracts.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-2066
- - Office: Postharvest Lab 103
- - Mail Stop: 18
- - Email: david_zoldoske@csufresno.edu

Research Personnel

Sharon E. Benes - Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Science. Specialty areas: Irrigation with saline water; plant response in saline environments (growth, evapotranspiration, uptake of nutrients and trace elements); effects of saline irrigation on soils; irrigation and drainage water management.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-2255
- - Office: Ag Mechanics 100
- - Mail Stop: AS72
- - Email: sbenes@csufresno.edu

Peter Canessa is an agricultural engineer for the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno. Areas of specialty: irrigation system design, installation, and management (micro, flood, sprinkle); irrigation scheduling; water and energy conservation program development and implementation; non-point source pollution program development; software development for irrigation system design, irrigation scheduling, and general business databases (Visual Basic/Visual FoxPro/Access); education.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-8449
- - Office: Grad Lab - Data Analysis
- - Mail Stop: OF 18
- - Email: pcanessa@csufresno.edu

Dave Goorahoo is a soil scientist for the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno. Research interests: Vadose zone and groundwater hydrology, with emphasis on contaminant transport modeling spatial variability of soil hydraulic and transport properties; interdisciplinary investigation of the environmental impacts of agricultural and industrial practices; interaction of nutrient cycling and transport of water and chemicals.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-2066
- - Office: Ag Grad Lab
- - Mail Stop: OF18
- - Email: dave_goorahoo@csufresno.edu

Gregory S. Jorgensen - Field Research Manager Expertise: 1) Production Agriculture: tree fruit, nuts and vegetable crops; irrigation system development, installation and operation; pest control and plant nutrition recommendations. 2) Agricultural Management: planning and management of cultural operations; farm planning and development; supervision of agricultural and technical labor.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-2066
- - Office: Postharvest Lab 107
- - Mail Stop: 18
- - Email: gregjo@zimmer.csufresno.edu

Edward M. Norum - Special Projects Engineer. Expertise: Irrigation engineering, including 1) project design, installation, operation, and maintenance; and 2) product design, manufacture, testing, and application.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-2066
- - Office: Auxillary Bldg
- - Mail Stop: 18
- - Email: edwardn@zimmer.csufresno.edu

Joe C. Oliphant - Research Technician, Hydraulics Laboratory Manager. Expertise: 1) Testing Irrigation and Related Equipment: hydraulic testing of irrigation equipment, test procedures, instrumentation and data acquisition; calibration of test equipment; analysis of test results in accordance with industry, national and international standards. 2) Computers and Software Development: Top-down structured programming; user friendly interactive systems; data base management; local area networks; real time data acquisition and control algorithms.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-2066
- - Office: Postharvest Lab 107
- - Mail Stop: 18
- - Email: joeo@zimmer.csufresno.edu

Randy C. Perry - Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Science and Agricultural Education at California State University, Fresno. Expertise: Reproductive management, and beef cattle production and management.
- - Biography
- - Phone: (559) 278-4793
- - Office: Ag Mechanics 106D
- - Mail Stop: 75
- - Email: randyp@zimmer.csufresno.edu

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