Texas Coalition for Sustainable
Integrated Systems

Department of Plant & Soil Science
Forage/Livestock Systems Research Unit

Welcome to the TeCSIS Research Program in
Plant & Soil Science at Texas Tech University

Research Program

The Texas Coalition for Sustainable Integrated Systems Research Program is part of the Plant & Soil Science Department at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.   Our program is multidisciplinary with large interaction from various departments, state agencies, government entities, companies, and producers.

Dr. Vivien G. Allen, PhD. is a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor and Thornton Distinguished Chair in Plant & Soil Sciences with Texas Tech University, and has been the head of our Forage/Livestock Systems Research Program since 1995.  Dr. Allen directs our research program and graduate students as well as teaches various undergraduate and graduate courses.  Dr. Allen is a fellow in Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).  Dr. Allen received the American Forage and Grassland Council Medallion Award for Outstanding Contributions to AFGC and the Forage Industry in 1999 and the Outstanding Research Award for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the Barnie E. Rushing Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award from Texas Tech in 2000.  Dr. Allen has also served as the CSSA President in 2002. She retired August 2011 but remains part-time in an advisory consultant role.

 Mr. Philip Brown, M.S. is  Senior Research Associate of our Forage Program in charge of overall laboratory, field and computer operations, as well as supervision of all forage personnel.  Mr. Brown has been employed by Texas Tech since 1984 as a Masters student, and became the full time Research Associate for the Forage Research Program in 1989 under Dr. Jerry Matches.  Mr. Brown received an Outstanding Achievement Award from Texas Tech in 1993  and an Outstanding Achievement and Contribution to the Advancement of Agricultural Science and Education award from the College of Agriculture in 2003.  More recently Mr. Brown received a Top Techsan Staff Award in 2005 from the Texas Tech Alumni Association and the CASNR Research Staff Award in 2009.  Additional duties include web design and webmaster, class instruction, technical support, experimental field research system design and implementation, and all computer graphics and presentation development.

 Mr. Paul Green, is our field Farm Manager responsible for data collection, sample preparation, and field maintenance and operations.  Mr. Green assists graduate students with projects and has primary responsibility in animal care, feeding and observation.  He maintains our forage equipment and New Deal Farm facilities and assists in every part of our program.  Mr. Green brings extensive experience in drip irrigation, data collection and organizational skills, as well as surveying and supervisory skills. Paul takes great care in all of his work as is demonstrated in every aspect of his involvement with our program.

• Texas Tech University, Department of Plant & Soil Science, P.O. Box 42122 Lubbock, TX 79409-2122
• 806.742.2774
• webmaster: philip.brown@ttu.edu

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