The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture ANNUAL REPORTING FORM

Amy Johnson, Assistant Professor Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Annual Performance Period: January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007 A. SUMMARY AND IMPACTS. 1. Summary. Provide an overall summary (500 words or less) of your accomplishments during the reporting period. In the area of research, I co-authored one peer-reviewed manuscript that is currently in press and presented research at two national meetings. I developed collaborations with colleagues in the BESS department, other UTIA departments, and other land grant institutions that will lead to productive collaborative research. I obtained a graduate student to work on, and began, a project quantifying the likelihood of loss of phosphorus and pathogens to surface water from land application of dairy manure. I collected and analyzed soils from Guatemala to assess the efficacy of vegetable production systems to improve local villagers' nutrition. I continue to initiate a laboratory dedicated to, and develop a nationally recognized research program in, soil nutrient management. In the area of teaching, I developed and taught two courses, one at the undergraduate level and one at the graduate level. Additionally, I wrote an original course laboratory manual that will be used in subsequent courses. 2. Impacts. List up to three significant impacts of your program. Impact statements should be one to three sentences and should be written in a way that would be meaningful to the public. Developed and taught two courses (ESS 511 and ESS 334), including writing a new laboratory manual for ESS 334. Initiated and developed a laboratory dedicated to soil nutrient management, allowing research into the sustainable use of waste products, animal manures and commercial fertilizers to maximize crop productivity and minimize environmental degradation. B. PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS (EXTENSION, RESEARCH AND TEACHING). As applicable, list title, names of participants (PIs, Leaders, Co-PIs, Co-leaders, Collaborators etc.), project number, sponsor, your role ( leader/co-leader/collaborator) and your percent effort on the project as stated in the project description or document. Course development for ESS 334 (Soil Nutrient Management and Fertilizers) and ESS 511 (Soil and Plant Relations) (100%). Initial evaluation of Guatemalan soils and assessment of soil productivity. Johnson, A.M. (50%), F.R. Walker (25%), and N. Eash (25%). C. INSTRUCTION, TEACHING AND EXTENSION EDUCATION. Detail credit and non-credit instruction and teaching activities. 1. College credit instruction. List courses in which you were an instructor or guest lecturer during the current calendar year. Include special topics, independent study and internship courses. Provide course number and title, your involvement, semester(s), credit hours and number of students. Please append a summary of teaching evaluations (student and/or peer) if this information is available. Course number and title Involvement Semester Credit hours Number of students ESS511 Soil-Plant Relationships Total Spring 3 14 ESS210 Introduction to Soil Science Guest Spring 4 59 ESS334 Soil Nutrient Manage. & Fertilizers Total Fall 3 24 2. Formal continuing education (certification programs, seminar series, in-service training, field days, faculty and/or staff training, journal club, etc.). Provide descriptive title of activity, your involvement, number of participants or students involved, number and duration of each session. Descrip. title, including dates Involvement Number of students or participants Number of sessions Duration of each session (hours)           3. Extension presentations and workshops. Indicate title, type, and scope of presentation; number of times presented; attendance estimates. Include evidence of effectiveness (e.g. evaluation summaries) where applicable. Title/Type of presentation Scope Number of times presented Total attendees         4. Public addresses to lay audiences (TV/radio presentations, service groups, etc.). Indicate title, type, scope of presentation; number of times presented; attendance estimates. Include evidence of effectiveness (e.g. evaluation summaries) where applicable. Title/Type of presentation Scope Number of times presented Total attendees         5. Presentations at professional meetings, without published abstracts. List presenter, co-authors (if any), title, date and name of meeting (list scientific oral or poster presentations having published abstracts or proceedings at D5). 6. Student mentoring. Fill in the boxes to indicate number of students in each category. Level of students No. of students advised No. of active graduate committees on which you served as: Major professor Committee member Undergraduate 1      Masters   1    Doctoral     3  7. Student or commodity club activities (e.g. club advisor, team competitions, honor or professional societies, etc.). List the club or group; your role with the club or group; and the activities, honors or awards received by this group under your mentorship. Co-led a group of 8 students on a ten day trip to Guatemala to construct small cisterns for home water storage, May 2007. 8. Other instructional and teaching activities. D. PUBLICATIONS. List only publications that were published during the annual reporting period (for #8, submitted during reporting period). Format citations as typical and appropriate for outlet. If a co-author(s) is a student or was working under your direct supervision, place an asterisk after that person's name. 1. Refereed articles or refereed reviews appearing in peer-reviewed professional journals. 2. Book chapters or books. 3. Bulletins, reports, circulars, pamphlets, factsheets. 4. Popular press, trade, UTIA magazine or newsletter articles. Lisa Schohl, and *.  2007.  Students Visit Guatemala: Students work to mend Guatemalan water problem.  Knox NewSentinel Article. July 6 2007 . 5. Abstracts from scientific or discipline meetings, papers from conference proceedings, etc. Osmond, D.L., A. M. Johnson, Cahill, S., and Hardy, D.H..  2007.  Very high soil test phosphorus and starter fertilizer.  Published abstract and poster presented at the ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Nov. 4-8. Osmond, D.L., A. M. Johnson, Cahill, S., and Hardy, D.H..  2007.  Very high soil phosphorus and starter fertilizer.  Poster presented at the Southern Extension Research Activity and Information Exchange Group-17 Annual Meeting, Fayetteville, AR. July 11-13. 6. Theses/Dissertations completed by students that you directed. 7. Other publications. Johnson, A. M.  2007.  ESS 334 Course Laboratory Manual.  8. Articles submitted during the reporting period that are in review, in press or rejected. Please do not list articles in preparation. Cahill, S., A. M. Johnson, Osmond, D.L., and Hardy, D.H..  2007.  Response of starter fertilizer phosphorus for corn and cotton production on soils testing very high for phosphorus.  Published in Agronomy Journal.  (in press) E. FUNDING. Format each entry as a citation, include as applicable: investigators (with percent effort shown on grant or contract document), title, source/agency. 1. Grant and contract proposals submitted but not awarded during this reporting period. Indicate date of submission and status (still pending, rejected). Womac, A. R. (40%), W. E. Hart (20%), S. A. Hawkins (10%), M. Radosevich (10%), A. M. Johnson (20%).  Land Application of By-Products from 1,3 Propanediol (BioPDO) Fermentation Process.  Dupont-Tate & Lyle Bio-Products Company.  9/15/07.  $260,852.  (rejected) Ammons, J. T. (50%), A. M. Johnson (50%).  Soil Studies on Big South Fork.  National Park Service.  2/16/07.  $25,000.  (still pending) Jennifer Franklin (40%), Nicole Labbe (35%), A. M. Johnson (20%), Simon Potter (5%).  Chemical composition and hydrolyzability of forest-by products, a leading bio-refinery feedstock for.  Sun Grant Initiative Foundation.  10/1/07.  $300,000.  (rejected) Isleib, T. (40%), Milla-Lewis, S.R. (35%), A. M. Johnson (15%), Aybar, L. (10%).  Improved Peanut Cultivars for Peru..  USAID Collaborative Research Program.  10/10/07.  $380,000.  (rejected) 2. Grants and contracts awarded during this reporting period. List inclusive period of support (start and end dates) and total amount of award. 3. Grants and contracts awarded in past years that continued into this reporting period. List inclusive period of support (start and end dates) and total amount of award. 4. Gifts. List recipients, donor, items or amount donated and dollar equivalent received during the reporting period. 5. Grant reports submitted. List authors, title, to whom submitted, date submitted. 6. Other (e.g. sales, royalties). F. OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES. 1. Tech. advances (intell. prop., patent, copyright, products, processes, genetic lines/varieties). 2. Computer software (e.g. instructional or research software, CD ROMs). 3. Educational tools. 4. Internet activities. 5. Other creative products and activities. G. SERVICE. List client outreach activities (both public and private sectors) and professional service.         1. Client service.   a. Commodity or discipline group service activities. List committees, offices held or other roles. b. Clinical and diagnostic services. List type of service provided and client(s). c. Service to individual producers, businesses, or corporations as a specialist, consultant or expert advisor (whether paid or unpaid). List your one-on-one service activities with this group of clients. d. Other (e.g. Ag Day activities, Varsity Visit, judging, presentations at clubs and K-12 schools). 2. Professional service (for professional colleagues). a. Within the university. I. Committee work. Briefly describe your involvement during the reporting period. i. University. ii. UTIA. iii. Department. Member of 3 graduate committees. II. Other (e.g. technical assistance to colleagues, peer reviews, mentoring of junior faculty, hosting visiting scientists). b. Outside the university (e.g. committee work/offices in professional or public organizations or societies, editorship, editorial boards, review of manuscripts (indicate outlet) and project proposals (indicate agency), meetings organized, member of grant review panel or study section, moderator, etc.). Reviewer for Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and Environmental Science & Technology. H. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (meetings, workshops, classes, trips, etc.). List the event or activity, sponsor, duration of event and your role. 1. Attended CASNR workshop on mentoring and advising undergraduate students (3 hours) (participant). 2. Attended CASNR Teaching workshop, Spring, 2007 (3 hours) (participant). 3. Attended Fall 2007 CASNR Teaching Workshop, August 14th, 2007 (2 hours) (participant). 4. Annual meeting of the Southern Extension Research Activity and Information Exchange Group 17 (Minimizing Phosphorus Losses from Agriculture). Fayettville, AR, June 11-13, 2007 (participant). 5. Soil Science Society of America annual meeting, New Orleans, LA. Nov. 4-8 (participant). 6. Took Introductory Spanish course in order to better facilitate ongoing Guatemala project. 7. University of Tennessee Engineers Without Borders trip to Guatemala to build cisterns for home water use, May 18-30, 2007. trip co-coordinator, faculty mentor. I. PERSONNEL SUPERVISION. List the postdoctoral fellows, research associates, research assistants, technicians, extension associates, extension assistants, graduate assistants, undergraduate students, clerical personnel or others that you supervised during the year. Classification FTE's per semester Spring Summer Fall Postdoctoral fellows       Research associates, assistants, technicians       Extension associates, assistants       Graduate students, assistants     1  Undergraduate students       Clerical personnel       Other       J. HONORS AND AWARDS. List honors and awards received during reporting period, including the name of the organization presenting the award.