Background
Kunze, Otto Robert was born on May 27, 1925 in Warda, Texas, United States. Son of John Paul and Hermine Amanda (Moerbe) Kunze.
agricultural engineering educator
Kunze, Otto Robert was born on May 27, 1925 in Warda, Texas, United States. Son of John Paul and Hermine Amanda (Moerbe) Kunze.
Bachelor of Science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, 1950. Master of Science, Iowa State University, Ames, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1964.
Agricultural and industrial engineer, Control Power and Light Company, San Benito, Texas, 1951-1956;
research assistant agricultural engineering department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1961-1964;
associate professor agricultural engineering department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1956-1961, 64-69;
professor agricultural engineering department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1969-1990;
professor emeritus agricultural engineering department, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1990. Visiting professor Nanjing (China) College Food, Oil and Grain Economics, 1993. Lecturer Tsukuba U., Japan, 93.
Consultant and visiting professor National Chung Hsing U. in Taichung and National Taiwan U. in Taipei, Taiwan, 1994. Lecturer, cons.Internat. Conference on Grain Drying in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 1995.
Engineering consultant Advanced Dryer Sys., Inc., Alachua, 1997, Farmers Rice Cooperative, Sacramento, 1992, Post Harvest Process and Food Engineering Center, Great Britain Pant U., Pantnagar, India, 1985, Rice Process Engineering Center, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur, 1975, Rice Tec, Alvin, Texas, 1996. Lectr.on rice harvesting, Taichung, Taiwan, 1985, 87. Lecturer U. P.R., Mayaguez, 1990.
Keynote speaker P.R. secretary American Society Agricultural Engineers, Añasco,1990. Publication coordinator Rice Technology Working Group, 1976-1990.
Member Agricultural and Mechanical Consolidated Board Equalization, College Station, 1969-1971. Member Texas Air Control Board, Austin, 1979-1990. Member pediatric scholarship committee M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, since 1990.
With United States Army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Society Agricultural Engineers (technical director, numerous committees), American Association Cereal Chemists (associate editor), Sigma Xi (secretary 1969-1970, chairman 1970-1971), Phi Kappa Phi (public relations officer 1984-1985).
Married Alice Ruth Eifert, August 5, 1951. Children: Glenn, Allen, Charles, Karen.