Background
Cooper, Richard Lee was born on February 28, 1932 in Rensselaer, Indiana, United States.
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Richard Lee Cooper
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Richard Lee Cooper, American Agronomist, educator. Achievements include research in solid seeding of soybeans with increases of 10-30% in yield; development of semidwarf soybean cultivars; maximum yield research in soybeans; breeding methodology (early generation testing); development of abiotic stress tolerant cultivars; subirrigation/drainage research.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1957; Master of Science, Michigan State University, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Michigan State University, 1962.
Career
Research associate soybean breeding and genetics department agronomy and plant genetics, University of Minnesota, 1961-1967; from associate professor to professor agronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1969-1977; research leader United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Regional Soybean Laboratory, University of Illinois, 1967-1976; United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service research agronomist, professor plant breeding Ohio Agricultural R & D Center, Ohio State University, Wooster, since 1977. Member of advisory county Potash & Phosphate Institute, 1981-1983. ARS fellow Agricultural Research Assignment, Brisbane, Australia, 1990-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society Agronomy (Agronomy Achievement award 1993, Agronomic Research award 1997), Crop Science Society American. Member American Soybean Association (Soybean Research recognition award 1981, Meritorious Svc. award 1987).
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Married, 1952; 4 children.
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American