Resumé - Bruce I. Reisch

Education Institution Degree Major Date Vassar College - - 1972-1974 Cornell University B.S. Horticulture & Plant Breeding May, 1976 Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison M.S. Plant Breeding & Genetics May, 1978 Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D. Plant Breeding & Genetics May, 1980

Bruce I. Reisch Professor, Grapevine Breeding and Genetics Department of Horticultural Sciences Cornell University New York State Agricultural Experiment Station 633 W. North Street Geneva, New York 14456 USA Telephone: 315-787-2239 Fax: 315-787-2216 Email: bruce.reisch@cornell.edu

Professional Experience

Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1976 to 1980
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Agronomy Laboratory, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 1979
Assistant Professor, Cornell University. 1980 to 1986
Associate Professor, Cornell University. 1986 to 1994
Professor, Cornell University. 1995 to present

Membership in Professional Organizations

American Society for Horticultural Science
American Society for Enology and Viticulture
International Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology
Sigma Xi
Phi Kappa Phi

Honors and Awards

Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi
Pi Alpha Xi
Gamma Sigma Delta
Listed in American Men and Women of Science
1987 Invited Speaker, NATO Advanced Study Institute on Plant Cell Biotechnology, Portugal.
1996 Research Award for contributions to the grape and wine industry, from New York Wine & Grape Foundation
1998 Invited Speaker, 7th International Symposium on Grapevine Genetics and Breeding, Montpellier, France.
2002 American Society for Horticultural Science Fruit Publication Award, for most outstanding paper on fruit crops published by the society in 2001 (with Dalbo, Ye, Weeden, and Wilcox.)
2003 Invited Speaker, ISHS International Symposium on Grapevine Growing, Commerce and Research - The future of grapevine production:  Innovation or conservation of values?  30 June – 2 July 2003.  Lisbon, Portugal.
2005 Invited Speaker, Plant Survival Conference, Leysin, Switzerland
2005 Invited Speaker, Workshop on Grapevine Genomics, Evry, France

Graduate Field Memberships

Plant Breeding
Horticultural Sciences

Research Responsibilities

Project Leader:  Genetic Studies for Vitis Improvement, Hatch Project 32487

Regional and International Activities; Professional Organizations

1980-present Ad hoc Reviewer: JASHS, HortScience, Plant Cell Rept., Plant Cell, Tissue & Organ Culture, Fruit Varieties Journal, BARD, USDA competitive grants, Scientia Horticulturae, J. Amer. Soc. Enol. Vitic. , Plant Growth Regulation, Genome, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, Nature Genetics, Vitis, National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council of Canada
1981-present Member, New York State Wine Grape Grower's Association
1986 Peer Review Panel, USDA-Competitive Research Grants Office, Small Business Innovations Research Program.
1987-88 Chair, Fruit Breeding Working Group of the American Society for Horticultural Science, and organizer of a colloquium on Breeding Fruit Crops for Cold Climates for the 1988 ASHS Annual Meeting.
1988-89 Chair, Germplasm Priorities Subcommittee of Grape Commodity Advisory Committee
1988-91 Chair, Evaluation Subcommittee of Grape Commodity Advisory Committee
1988-present Member, New York Wine & Grape Foundation
1989-present Chair, American Society for Enology and Viticulture- Eastern Section Library Committee
1990 Visiting Scientist in plant molecular biology, University of California, Riverside.
1991 Member of Germplasm Review Team, to evaluate diversity in repository grape collections at Davis, CA and Geneva, NY
1992-2004 Chair, Grape Crop Germplasm Committee of the National Plant Germplasm System.
1992-present Member of Vinelink, international grape and wine coordinating organization
1992 ASHS Fruit Publication Award Screening Committee
1995-present Member of VITIS journal Editorial Review Board
1997-1998 Scientific Committee, 7th International Symp. Grapevine Genetics and Breeding, Montpellier, France
1999-Visiting Scientist, Institute of Horticulture, ARO-The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
2002-Scientific Committee, 8th International Symp. Grapevine Genetics and Breeding, August, 2002, Keckskemet, Hungary
2003-Scientific Committee, ISHS Symposium on Grapevine, Growing, Commerce and Biotechnology, June 2003, Lisbon, Portugal
2006-Scientific Committee, 9th International Symp. Grapevine Genetics and Breeding, July, 2006, Udine, Italy

College and University Service

Department
1980-present Fruit Breeding Committee
1991 Dept. Award Nominations Committee
1991-92 Search Committee for Hudson Valley Pomologist
1992 Space Allocation Committee ( 2nd Floor, Hedrick Hall lab space)
1998 Chair, Search Committee, Asst. Professor of Small Fruit Breeding
2002-present, member of Chairman's Advisory Committee
2003-present, Chair, Department Graduate Research Assistantship Committee

Station
1987 Communications Committee, Geneva Employee Council
1990-1992 Nominations and Elections Committee
1991 Fruit Testing Association Reorganization Committee
1995-98 Communications Committee
2002-2005 Station Library Committee
2001-2002 Search Committee, Asst. Professor of Plant Genomics
2003-2004 Member, USDA Search Committee for Grapevine Genomics position
2005-2006 Member, Search Committee for Asst. Professor, Enology


College
1985-present Cornell Statewide Viticulture Work Group
1991-97 Member, Fruit IPM Committee
1992 Ad-hoc Tenure Review Committee
1996 Ad-hoc Tenure Review Committee
1998-99 Member, Search Committee for Library Director, Geneva Experiment Station
2002, Chair, Ad-hoc Tenure Review Committee
2003 Ad-hoc Tenure Review Committee
2005 Ad-hoc Tenure Review Committee

University
1981-1984 Faculty Council of Representatives
1996 Intellectual Property Task Force

Industry/Public Service

1986-87 Consultant with General Foods, project on natural food colorants from grapevines
1992-95 Member, Foundation Plant Material Service Importation Facility Advisory Committee

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