Hired as Associate without tenure 85% Research; 15% Teaching Zenglu Li Hired as Associate without tenure 85% Research; 15% Teaching
Research (85%) Grant funding Publications Year Funding Comments 2013 $816,109 Renewed funds 2014 $983,613 New grants 2015 $909,412 2016 $773,866 New grants to date Total $3,483,000 Publications Refereed Publications Program Collaboration Articles Published/Accepted 11 10 Manuscripts Submitted/Under review 1 3 Total 12 13 Invited presentations 24 Posters/abstracts 43
Achievement - Teaching & Advising (15%) Quantitative Aspects of Plant Breeding (CRSS/PBGG 8880) Average rating: 4.30 Advising Chair of Graduate Committee 5 Member of Graduate Committee 4 Postdoctoral research associates 5 Norman Borlaug Fellow 1 Visiting scientist 1 Undergraduate students 17 Postdoc and graduate student awards: 13
Achievement - Public Service Editorship and reviewers Associate editor: 4 journals (>60 manuscripts) Reviews: 15 journals (>30 manuscripts) Proposal reviews: 7 (NSF, Canada Genome BC etc.) Extramural service Committees: 6 Organizer/session chairs: 6 University service Committee/judge: 10 Outreach Field days/ExPo/Crop Improvement Association:
Soybean Breeding and Germplasm Enhancement Cultivar releases 2013 – 1 RR1 cultivar 2014 – 3 RR2 cultivars Germplasm releases 2013 – 2 germplasm (Diversity for yield) 2014 – 2 germplasm (Diversity for yield) 2015 – 4 germplasm (Rust near-isogenic lines) Expected releases in 2015-2016 1 RR2Y cultivar 2 LibertyLink cultivars
From IPBGG “Zenglu has been an active member of IPBGG, serving as major professor for 5 PBGG students, 3 PhD and 2 MS. Two PhD students have received prestigious Soybean Board Fellowships and one received the Glenn and Helen Burton Feeding the Hungry Scholarship. He also has sole responsibility for teaching Quantitative Aspects of Plant Breeding, ensuring that this continues to be a rigorous course. His program is focused on molecular soybean breeding and is delivering soybean germplasm and cultivars that will have significant impact on the soybean industry. This is one of the most cutting-edge breeding programs in the Institute.” Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins, Director Institute for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics