Background
Carlson, Gerald Eugene was born on October 28, 1932 in Wausa, Nebraska, United States.
academic administrator agriculturist
Carlson, Gerald Eugene was born on October 28, 1932 in Wausa, Nebraska, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1958. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Forage Physiology, Pennsylvania State University, 1963.
Research agronomist crop research division Agriculture Research Service United States Department of Agriculture, 1963-1966, research leader humid pastures and range investigations, 1966-1972, laboratory chief light and plant growth laboratory, 1972-1979, national research program leader Beltsville Agriculture Research Center, 1979-1983, associate director North Atlantic ara, 1983-1988. Chairman agriculture department Western Illinois University, Macomb, since 1988. Visiting foreign scientist Japanese Institute of Science & Technology, 1970.
Fellow American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America.
Married, 1954; 3 children.