Dr. Jim Staricka Adjunct Professor of Soil Science Associate Soil Scientist Williston Research and Extension Center 14120 Hwy 2 Williston, ND   58801 Telephone:  701-774-4315 Fax:  701-572-0544 email:  james.staricka@ndsu.nodak.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Soil Science.  July 1990.  University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.  Primary emphasis in soil physics, secondary emphasis in soil chemistry and microclimatology, supporting fields of Agronomy and Agricultural Engineering.

M.S. in Soil Science.  December 1985.  University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.  Primary emphasis in soil physics, secondary emphasis in soil chemistry and microclimatology, supporting fields of agronomy, statistics.

B.S. in Biology.  May 1982.  St. John's University, Collegeville, MN.  Primary emphasis in plant ecology, minor in chemistry.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Experiment Station Specialist.  January 1995 to Present.  North Dakota State University Williston Research Center, Williston, ND.  Responsibilities include investigation of soil and water management systems for crop production on semi-arid lands in western North Dakota and eastern Montana.

Post Doctoral Research Associate.  July 1990 to December 1994.  USDA-ARS North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory, Morris, MN.  Investigated the effects of soil freezing, topography, tilalge/residue management, and application rate on the movement of soil water and the fate of applied nitrogen and atrazine.

Research Assistant.  January 1985 to June 1990.  University of Minnesota Southwest Experiment Station, Lamberton, MN.  Dissertation research: tillage effects on spatial variations of incorporated residue, shattered-seeds, and marking tracers.

Research Assistant.  September 1982 to December 1984.  University of Minnesota Department of Soil Science, St. Paul, MN.  Thesis research:  Tillage-Crop Residue Management Models for Corn Production in Southeast Minnesota.

Laboratory Assistant.  September 1981 to May 1982.  St. John's University Department of Biology, Collegeville, MN.  Responsibilities included the preparation, maintenance, dispensing, and sanitary disposal of stock cultures and nutrient media used in undergraduate microbiology teaching laboratory.

HONORS

USDA Certificate of Merit.  October 1992.  "For Facilitating a Quick and Orderly Repair of a Broken Water Main with Minimal Inconvenience to Employees and Research Programs".

USDA Certificate of Merit.  June 1992.  "For Modernizing the Library-Literatuer Access Process Through the Use of Compouter Technology".

Nominated for Sixma Xi membership, 1992

Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1991

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Agronomy

Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

Minnesota Academy of Science

Sigma Xi

Soil Science Society of America

Soil and Water Conservation Society

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