Background
Barker, James Cathey was born on October 30, 1945 in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States. Son of Herschel Lee and Mary Marie (Runions) Barker.
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James Cathey Barker
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James Cathey Barker, American Agricultural engineer, educator. Registered profile engineer, North Carolina. Fellow American Society Agricultural Engineers (committee chairs 1983, 90, 94); member Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Water Environmental Federation, North Carolina Irrigation Society, Sigma Xi, Epsilon Sigma Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
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Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Tennessee, 1967; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Tennessee, 1973.
Career
Research assistant agricultural engineer Department, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1967-1973; research associate agricultural engineer Department, University Georgia, Athens, 1973-1974; assistant professor biological and agricultural engineer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1974-1979; associate professor biological and agricultural engineer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1979-1985; professor biological and agricultural engineer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1985. Consultant Agrocane S.A., LaRomana, Dominican Republic, 1990, American Association Swine Practitioners, St. Paul, 1989, United States Feed Grains Council, Taiwan, 1989, Korea, 1992, Rhode Island Department Environmental Management, Tiverton, 1983, Internat.USDA-OICD scientific exchange, The Netherlands, Denmark, 1994, Sino-Am.Internat. Technology Transfer symposia, Peoples Republic of China, 1993.
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Membership
Fellow American Society Agricultural Engineers (committee chairs 1983, 90, 94). Member Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, Water Environmental Federation, North Carolina Irrigation Society, Sigma Xi, Epsilon Sigma Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta. M C.
