John E Kaminski, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Turfgrass Management
- Director, Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program
442 Ag Admin Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
University Park, PA 16802
Email:
kaminski@psu.edu
Work Phone:
814-865-3007
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Education:
- * Ph.D., Natural Resource Sciences, The University of Maryland, 2004
- * M.S., Agronomy, The University of Maryland, 2001
- * B.S., Turfgrass Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
- * B.S., Landscape Contracting, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Professional Background:
- Assistant Professor, Turfgrass Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 2009-present.
- Assistant Professor, Turfgrass Pathology, University of Connecticut, 2005–2008.
- Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland, 2001–2004.
- M.S. Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland, 1998–2001.
- Student Intern, Penn State Turf Research Facility, April-August 1998
- Student Intern, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, MD, May-September 1997
- Student Intern, Desert Mountain Properties, Scottsdale, AZ, February-August 1996
Honors and Awards:
- Musser International Turfgrass Foundation’s 2005 Award of Excellence
- Northeastern American Phytopathological Society Student Paper Award 1st Place, 2004
- Crop Science Society of America C-5 Poster Contest Industrial Relations Committee Award 1st Place, 2003
- R.F. Davis Memorial Scholarship, 2003
- Southern Nursery Association Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship, 2003
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Outstanding Graduate Student, 2003
- Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture Outstanding Graduate Student, 2003
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Watson Fellowship, 2002
Research Interests:
Courses:
- Turfgrass Management
- Special Topics in Turfgrass Management
