Dr. Peng Wha Chee Consideration for Promotion to Professor

1. Dr. Peng Wha CheeConsideration for Promotion to Professor 1998 PhD in Plant Breeding & Genetics from North Dakota State University 1998-2000 Post Doctoral Associate – Texas A & M Univ./Univ. of Georgia 2000-2005 Assistant Professor – Univ. of Georgia 2005-present Associate Professor - Univ. of Georgia (Appt – 0.9 EFT Research/0.1 EFT Instruction); Tenured & Member of the Graduate Faculty 2005 – Named Junior Scientist of the Year – Tifton Campus

2. Dr. Chee - Formal Courses CRSS/HORT 4800/6800 Agricultural Biotechnology (3 hr. course; 50% responsibility) Taught one semester/year (2004-2009) with an average of 9 students/semester Student evaluations of instructor’s teaching ability averaged 1.86 (range 1.25 - 2.5); where 1 = excellent and 5 = poor; n = 54 Student evaluations of instructor’s course averaged 1.92 (range 1.25 - 2.63); where 1 = excellent and 5 = poor; n = 54 Student comments were positive (provide examples) Modified course from lecture format to lecture/lab format in 2009 CRSS 8872 QTL Mapping & Discovery (1 hr. course; 100% responsibility); newly developed course by Dr. Chee; taught first time Spring semester 2010 15 students – Student evaluation scores regarding the course and instructor’s abilities ranged from 1.64 to 3.36. Many negative comments regarding Tandberg course delivery. CRSS 6000 Plant Breeding Practicum (3 hr. course; 10% responsibility) CRSS 8210 Special Problems course (one MS student)

3. Dr. Chee – Training Graduate Students/Post Doctoral Associates/Visiting Scientists graduate student major professor (total MS = 2; PhD = 3); since 2005, 1 MS in progress; 3 PhD in progress) graduate student committees (1 PhD and 1 MS in progress) mentor for post doctoral associates (8 total; 5 since 2005) training for visiting scientists (8 total; 5 since 2005)

4. Dr. Chee - Refereed Journal/ Book Chapters authored or co-authored a total of 32 journal papers (19 since 2005) of the 19 refereed pubs since 2005; Chee senior-authored 3; his grad students senior-authored 3; his post docs senior-authored 3, and Chee was last author on 5 papers were published in Crop Science; Molecular Breeding; Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution; Journal of Heredity; Genetics; Plant Physiology; TAG; Journal of Cotton Science; Genome; Plant Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture; Int’l Journal of Plant Genomics authored or co-authored a total of 4 book chapters (all 4 were published since 2005) of the 4 book chapters; Chee senior-authored 1; his post docs senior-authored 2; and Chee was last author on 1

5. Dr. Chee – Proceedings/Bulletins authored or co-authored a total of 35 proceedings (26 were published since 2005) of the 26 proceedings since 2005; Chee senior-authored 3; his graduate students senior-authored 3; his post docs senior-authored 16; a visiting scientist senior-authored 1 authored or co-authored a total of 27 bulletins (14 were published since 2005) of the 14 bulletins since 2005; Chee senior-authored 1; his post docs senior-authored 12 Of these 14 since 2005, 13 were Cotton Research-Extension Reports

6. Dr. Chee - Abstracts authored or co-authored a total of 35 abstracts (14 were published since 2005) of the 14 abstracts since 2005; Chee senior-authored 1; his grad students senior-authored 2; and his post docs senior-authored 8 of these 14 abstracts since 2005, 10 were for the Plant & Animal Genome Conference

7. Dr. Chee – Germplasms & Cultivars Released Germplasms • GA98033 (2004) • CRB252 (2009) • GA120R1B3 (2010) Cultivars • GA2004303 (2009) • GA2004230 (2009) • MX0623B2RF (UGA’s genome; company’s transgenes)

8. Dr. Chee - Technical & Professional Presentations total of 34 presentations (16 since 2005) 8 of the 16 presentations since 2005 were invited 5 of the 16 presentations since 2005 were at international conferences 2 of the 5 presentations at international conferences were invited Invited international seminar at Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, China 2008 Presentations in China, Brazil, India, Malaysia

9. Dr. Chee- Contracts and GrantsTotal = $2,200,969 (PI = $1,821,623; Co-PI = $379,346)

10. Dr. Chee – Contracts and Grants (since 2005)

11. Dr. Chee – Editorial Responsibilities Associate Editor – Int’l Journal of Plant Genetics Associate Editor – Crop Science Serves as peer reviewer on 2 to 6 manuscripts or grant proposals/year

12. Dr. Chee – Professional Contributions Organizer, Beltwide Cotton Improvement Conference (2010) Co-organizer, Characterizing and Locating Genes for Resistance to Cotton Nematodes Symposium (2010) Co-organizer of the Cotton Workshop at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference (2010) Workshop chair, Cotton Genome Initiative Conference (2008) Session chair, 4th Cotton Conference (2007)

13. Dr. Chee – Committee Responsibilities Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 3rd year review of CSS faculty member (2010) NESPAL advisory (2008-present) Cotton physiology position search (2007) College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Cultivar/Germplasm release (2009-present) Micro-Gin steering (2008-present) Tifton greenhouse (2004-present)

14. Dr. Chee – Overview of Achievements since Promotion to Associate Professor Developed CRSS 8872; revised CRSS/HORT 4800-6800; and contributes to CRSS 6000 Expanded graduate student training Nearly doubled annual research support (to ~ $280,000/year) Added germplasm enhancement/cultivar development to research program; released cultivars & germplasms Enhanced rates of all forms of publication Selected by peers for leadership roles (conference program development) and editorial roles Established international reputation

15. Letters of Evaluation • Jonathan Wendel – Professor and Dept. Chair at Iowa State – Evolutionary Molecular Genetics • James Starr –Professor in Nematology at Texas A&M • Gerald Meyers– Cotton Breeding at LSU • Johnie Jenkins– Director of Crops Research Lab, USDA-ARS, Miss. St. • F. M. Bourland – Center Director and Professor, Keiser, Ark., U. of Arkansas • Don Jones – Director of Research, Cotton Inc.