Address 2004 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506 amagoo@ksu.edu Andrew McGowan Ph.D. Candidate NSF IGERT Fellow Education Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 2006 present - Ph.D. in Agronomy, GPA 4.0, 7 / 2015 (Expected) - Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, 2013 - B.S. in Agronomy, GPA 4.0, summe cum laude, 2010 - Secondary Major in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, 2010 - Minor in Chinese, 2010 Research Experience NSF IGERT Fellow, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, 2010 present (Research advisor: Dr. Charles W. Rice) - Measure soil nitrous oxide emissions and carbon sequestration in bioenergy cropping systems - Evaluate soil microbial communities and biophysical properties in bioenergy cropping systems - Assess nitrogen rate impacts on yield, cost of production and nitrous oxide emissions in switchgrass - Conduct life cycle assessments of cellulosic ethanol using measured field data - Evaluate the DeNitrification DeComposition Model for prediction of soil nitrous oxide emissions and carbon sequestration in bioenergy crops Undergraduate Research, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, 2008 2010 (Research advisor: Dr. Charles W. Rice) - Investigated impact of land-applied livestock manure on antibiotic resistance in soil microbial communities Teaching Experience Soil Microbiology Assistant Lecturer, Kansas State University, 2010 present - Lecture undergraduate and graduate students on microbiology, soil carbon and nitrogen cycling for 10 classes per fall semester in absence of professor - Give guest lectures on nitrous oxide emissions and life cycle assessment Soil Microbiology Lab Teaching Assistant, Kansas State University, 2009 2010 - Taught students microbiology lab techniques and assisted with lab preparation
A. McGowan, Page 2 Leadership and Service Soil Microbial Ecology Lab Manager, Kansas State University, 2011 present - Coordinate lab and field projects - Hire, train and manage undergraduate lab technicians - Maintain and operate lab instruments and equipment Review Panel, Global Food Systems Innovation Program, 2015 - Reviewed and selected project proposals for K-State s Global Food Systems Innovation Program External Reviewer, Soil Research, 2013 present NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Mentor, Center for Sustainable Energy, Kansas State University, 2011-2014 - Mentored 5 undergraduate students working on summer research projects involving measurement of nitrous oxide emissions and soil microbial communities in bioenergy cropping systems College of Agriculture/Kansas Research and Extension 2025 Strategic Planning Committee, Kansas State University, 2012 - Worked with faculty and administrators to develop strategic plan to strengthen college and extension research Treasurer, Agronomy Graduate Student Association, Kansas State University, 2012 President, Students for Environmental Action, Kansas State University, 2009 Campus Issues Coordinator, Association of Residence Halls, Kansas State University, 2007 Academic Awards and Honors NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Fellowship, 2011 present Gamma Sigma Delta Ph.D. Graduate Research Award, Kansas State University, 2015 Armbrust Fund for Excellence recipient, 2014 Dale W. and Frances V. Rake Memorial Scholarship, 2014 SFP and Dr. George Walter Wallingford Agronomy and Soil Science Scholarship, 2013 Morris K. Udall Scholarship, 2009 Chinese Government Scholarship, 2009 Charles and Lois Nauheim Agronomy Scholarship, 2008 2009 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2010 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2010 Presentation Awards and Honors 1st place student poster award, 2014 Bioenergy Symposium, Center for Sustainable Energy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 2014 Research and the State Poster Session, Kansas State University, 2013 - One of 10 students selected to present at the Capital Graduate Research Summit at the Kansas State Capitol 3rd place student poster award, 2013 Bioenergy Symposium, Center for Sustainable Energy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 2013
A. McGowan, Page 3 1 st place student oral presentation competition, Growing the Bioeconomy conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2012 Coalition for National Science Funding Capitol Hill Exhibition Attendee, Washington, D.C., 2012 - Visited Kansas congressional offices to support science funding and present research poster and interactive display Grand prize poster, Water and Environment category, NSF EPSCoR Conference, Coeur d Alene, Idaho, 2011 Foreign Language Experience Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China, 2009 - Five month intensive Mandarin training program Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2010 - One month Mandarin training program Presentations & Publications McGowan, A., Yishak, E., Rice, C.W. 2015. Bioenergy crop impacts on soil carbon sequestration, soil biophysical properties and N2O emissions in Manhattan, Kansas. Poster. In North America. Symposium conducted at Climate-Smart Agriculture Conference in Montpellier, France. McGowan, A., Yishak, E., Rice, C.W. 2015. Bioenergy crop impacts on soil carbon sequestration and soil biophysical properties. Poster. In Human impacts on the carbon cycle. Symposium conducted at 5 th NACP Principle Investigators Meeting in Washington, D.C. McGowan, A., Yishak, E., Rice, C.W. 2014. Changes in soil organic carbon, aggregate distribution and microbial community structure in bioenergy cropping systems Oral presentation. In Mikha, M.M. (Chair), Management impacts on soil properties and soil C and N dynamics: II. Symposium conducted at ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual meetings in Long Beach, CA. McGowan, A., Sattazahn, B., Rice, C.W. 2014. Impact of nitrogen rate on nitrous oxide emissions Capital Graduate Research Summit. Topeka, KS. McGowan, A., Rice, C.W., Sattazahn, B. 2013. Impact of nitrogen rate on nitrous oxide emissions and life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in switchgrass-based cellulosic ethanol. Oral presentation. In Franzluebbers, A.J. and Wright, J.P. (Chairs), Impact of bioenergy systems on soil carbon changes and greenhouse gas fluxes. Symposium conducted at ASA-CSSA- SSSA International Annual meetings in Tampa, FL. Zeglin, L., Bottomley, P., Jumpponen, A., Rice, C., Arango, M., Lindsley, A., McGowan, A., Mfombep, P., Myrold, D. 2013. Altered precipitation regime affects the function and composition of soil microbial communities on multiple time scales. Ecological Society of America. 94: 2334 2345.
A. McGowan, Page 4 Research and State Poster Session. Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS. McGowan, A., Rice, C.W. 2013. Understanding the impact of nitrous oxide on the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of ethanol. Oral presentation. Kansas NSF EPSCoR 2013 Annual Meeting. Kansas NSF EPSCoR 2013 Annual Meeting. Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop and livestock production systems conference. ASA-CSSA-SSSA. Kansas City, KS. McGowan, A., Sattazahn, B., Rice, C.W. 2013. Nitrous oxide emissions in bioenergy cropping systems: implications for life cycle assessment. Oral presentation. World Renewable Energy Congress. Perth, Australia. McGowan, A., Inouye, J., Swamy, A., Staggenborg, S., Rice, C.W. 2012. Nitrous oxide emissions in bioenergy cropping systems: Implications for life cycle assessment. Poster. In Blanco, H. (Chair), Bioenergy crops and their impacts on crop production, soil and environmental quality: II. Symposium conducted at ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual meetings in Cincinnati, OH. Rice, C.W., Zeglin, L., Bottomly, P., Tisdell, N., Jumpponen, A., David, M., Prestat, E., Jansson, J., Tringe, S., VerBerkmoes, N., Hettich, R., McGowan, A., Mfombep, P., Arango, M., Myrold, D. 2012. Response of microbial transcriptome, proteome and activity to rainfall pulses in a prairie soil. Poster. In Horwath, W. (Chair), Soil metagenomics. Symposium conducted at ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual meetings in Cincinnati, OH. McGowan, A., Rice, C., Staggenborg, S., Swamy, S. 2012. Nitrous oxide emissions in bioenergy cropping systems: Implications for life cycle assessment. Oral presentation. Growing the Bioeconomy. Banff, Alberta, Canada. McGowan, A., Rice, C., Staggenborg, S. 2012. Nitrous oxide emissions in bioenergy cropping systems: Implications for life cycle assessment. Oral presentation. Environmental Sustainability and Bioenergy seminar. Department of Soil Science, University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Arango, M., McGowan, A. 2012. N2O. Oral Presentation. Biofuels and Climate Change: Farmers Land Use Decisions. Kansas EPSCoR annual research symposium.
A. McGowan, Page 5 McGowan, A., Inouye, J., Swamy, A., Staggenborg, S., Rice, C. 2012. Nitrous oxide emissions in bioenergy cropping systems: Implications for life cycle assessment. Poster. Biofuels and Climate Change: Farmers Land Use Decisions. Kansas EPSCoR annual research symposium. McGowan, A., Inouye, J., Diop, H., Arango, M., Staggenborg, S., Rice, C. 2012. Nitrous oxide emissions in bioenergy cropping systems: Implications for life cycle assessment. Poster and interactive display. Coalition for National Science Funding Capitol Hill Exhibition, Washington, D.C. McGowan, A., Rice, C. 2011. Greenhouse gases, soil carbon and microbes: An introduction to the KSU Soil Microbial Ecology Lab. Research presentation at the College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. McGowan, A., Inouye, J., Rice, C. 2011. Nitrous oxide emissions in biofuel cropping systems. Poster. NSF EPSCoR Conference. Coeur d Alene, Idaho. Rice, C., Arango, M., McGowan, A., Salas, W., Li., C. 2011. Strategies to reduce N2O emissions from cropland ecosystems: technology, monitoring and policy. Oral presentation. In Jones, S., Tuller, M., Knighton, R. (Chairs), Emission of regulated and greenhouse gases: measurement technology, monitoring and policy: I. Symposium conducted at ASA-CSSA- SSSA International Annual meetings in San Antonio, TX.