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RESUME

Rao V. Nagubadi

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging research position in Forest Economics or Ag. Economics or related field

EDUCATION

Ph D (Forest Economics), Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS., May 1999
M S (Agricultural Economics), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN., May 1995
M Sc (Agricultural Economics), Kanpur University, U.P., India. December 1979
B Sc (Agriculture), Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, A.P., India.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Post Doctoral Fellow (Forest Economics),11/2001 - Present
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, AL 36849
Projects: US-Canada softwood lumber dispute;
Productivity growth and technical change in forest products industry;
Determinants of timberland use by ownership and forest type;
Urbanization and its impact on timberland use;
Foreign direct investment in forest products industry.

Forester GS-11 (Forest Economics),10/1999 - 11/2001
Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Portland, OR 97208
Project: Financial Evaluation of Ecosystem Management Activities (FEEMA);
Software development, Spreadsheet applications, and documentation for FEEMA WS,
TREEVAL, DF PRUNE, PP PRUNE.

Post Doctoral Research Fellow, August 1999 - October 1999
Dept. of Forestry, Mississippi State University, MS State, MS.
Reseach Projects: Market integration and supply demand analysis of hardwood stumpage in
South Central U.S., Survey of Forestry Consultants in Mississippi

Graduate Research Assistant, August 1996 - July 1999
Dept. of Forestry, Mississippi State University, MS State, MS.
Reseach Projects: Market integration and supply demand analysis of hardwood stumpage in
South Central U.S.

Graduate Research Assistant, January 1994 - May 1996
Dept. of Ag. Econ., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Research Projects: Econ. analysis of corn and soybean tillage systems
Forestry program participation behavior
Impact of reducing farm programs on land values, Ag. policy in rural America
Agricultural development in Africa

Agricultural Economist, April 1985 - January 1993
Indian Council of Agri. Res. (ICAR) Complex for NEH Region, India.
Research Projects: Marketing of principal commercial crops in Meghalaya; Socio-economic
components of farming systems in Meghalaya; Growth trends in agriculture in North Eastern India.

Agricultural Extension Officer, February 1980 - March 1985
Department of Agriculture, Chimakurthi and Vakadu, A.P., India.
Farm Manager, Training & Visit, Agricultural Extension.

HONORS

The Alpha Theta Chapter of the Xi Sigma Pi Hon. Soc., The National Forestry Hon. Soc.
FOUNDER-SECRETARY of ICAR Employees Consumer Cooperative Society, ICAR, India.
FIRST RANK HOLDER in All-India Agricultural Research Service Examination, ICAR, India.
THIRD RANK HOLDER in Master of Science in Agriculture, Kanpur University, India.
PRESIDENT, Students' Government, Agricultural College, India.
SECOND RANK HOLDER, SSLC, N.S. High School, Cherukuru, A.P., India.

MEMBERSHIP

Society of American Foresters, USA.
American Agricultural Economics Association, USA.
Indian Association of Agricultural Economics, India.
Indian Association of Agricultural Marketing, India.
Indian Association of Hill Farming, India.
North East India Council of Social Science Research, India.
Sikkim Science Society, India.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Math. Programming: LINDO, GAMS
Econometrics: SAS, SAS/IML, SPSS, MICROSTAT, SHAZAM, EVIEWS, LIMDEP
Business Applications: WORDPERFECT, WORD, LOTUS, EXCEL, QUATTROPRO
Languages: BASIC, FORTRAN, dBASE
Operating Systems: MSDOS, CMS/VM, WINDOWS

Contact: e-mail: [email protected]
510 E University Drive
Auburn, AL 36830

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