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<br />" <br /> <br />~ <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />\, <br /> <br />s <br /> <br />advance in fundamental knowledge of the field. lie has <br />been requested to present scientific papers in forest <br />ecology or soil and water management before technically <br />oriented orga~izations such as Ecological Society of America. <br />Soil Science Society of America, ~estern Snow Survey Con- <br />ference, Arizona I,ater Resources Committee, Society of <br />America Foresters, Soil Conservation Society of America, <br />Weed Science SDciety of America, International Association <br />of Scientific lIydrDlogy, and Federal Inter-Agency Committee <br />on Water ResDurces. lie speaks authoritatively in his field <br />and is sought as a consultant by others who are recognized <br />specialists in the field. <br /> <br />B. <br /> <br />Professional Standing and Recognition <br /> <br />1, Professional Societies <br /> <br />Incumbent is a member of: <br />Ecological Society of America <br />Soil Conservation Society of America <br />Sigma Xi <br />Arizona Academy of Science <br /> <br />2. Committees and Task Force Assignments <br /> <br />The incumbent has served 13 years on the PhreatDphyte <br />Sub commi ttee of the Pacif ic Southwes t lnte r-Agency <br />Committee on Ilater l:esources and for 2 years as chairman <br />of that group. As a resul t of his leadership, several <br />significant inter-agency publications were produced. He <br />also has been II me~er Df several Task Forces and is <br />charged with respDnsibility Df developing and maintaining <br />a library of reprints pertaining to the phreatDphyte <br />'field. Also, he maintains a central depDsitDry of <br />reports, surveys, and pilOtographs furnishetl by member <br />agencies. lie was selected as a nlen-ber Df a team to <br />study phreatDphytes in MoroccD, but because Df funds <br />this prDject was nDt completed. <br /> <br />C. Research Accomplishn-ents <br /> <br />Earlier Accomplishment: from 1951, to 1956 he was leader Df <br />a national program of soil Inoisturc ond trafficability studies <br />in cooperation with the Corps or r.nr,ine~rs" u.s. Army; these <br />culminating in repDrts Df ge~uine impDrtance tD the Defense <br />organizatiDn. PriDr tD 1954, the incuMbent carried on research <br />in the sDuthern California chaparral and became widely recog- <br />nized as an authority in ecology of this unique vegetatiDn. <br />