Ronald R. Rosati

Office:

• Texas A&M University - Kingsville
• Department of Agronomy and Resource Sciences
• Campus Box 156
• Kingsville, Texas 78363
• Office Phone: 512-595-3811
• Home Phone: 512-297-5605
• Fax: 512-595-3788

Degrees

Institution Attended

Degree

Area of Study

Graduation

 Iowa State University
  Ph.D.
  Ag. Educ. /Ag. Eng.
  1984

 Cornell University
  M.A.
  Ag. Educ.
  1981

 Cornell University
  B.S. honors
  Ag. Educ./ An. Sci.
  1980

 Farmingdale Ag. & Tech. College
  A. A. S. honors
  Agronomy
  1978

Professional Experience

Assoc. Prof. Ag. Mechanization Texas A&M University - Kingsville 1996-present

Professor Ag. Eng. Tech. Illinois State University 1993-1996

Director Aquaculture Program Illinois State University 1988-1996

Owner/Operator Wildrose Farms 83 acre grain farm 1993-1996

Chief-of-Party Fisheries Research USAID/Indonesia 1990-91

Assoc. Prof. Ag. Eng. Tech. Illinois State University 1989-93

Consultant Farm Mechanization World Bank/Indonesia 1988

Asst. Prof. Ag. Eng. Tech. Illinois State University 1986-89

Asst. Prof. Ag. Mech./Ag. Educ. Ohio State University - A.T.I. 1984-86

Adjunct Instructor Ag. Engineering Iowa State University 1981-84

Courses Taught

Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 1996 - present

(Area of Specialization - Agricultural Mechanization, 75% teaching appointment)

Advanced Studies in Range and Natural Resources; topic: Recirculating Aquaculture Systems

Soil Reclamation and Conservation

Introduction to Agricultural Systems

Welding

Agricultural Power and Machinery

Agricultural Building Requirements

Illinois State University, 1986-1995

(Areas of Specialization - Agricultural Engineering Technology and Aquaculture, 75% teaching appointment)

Aquaculture Technology and Management

Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Agriculture of Developing Countries

Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology

Agricultural Construction and Welding

Agricultural Power Units and Machinery

Grain Processing Systems

Agricultural Utilities

Small Gasoline Engines

Ohio State University, Agricultural Technical Institute, 1984-1986

(Areas of Specialization - Agricultural Engineering Technology and Agricultural Education, 100% teaching appointment)

Introduction to Farm Machinery

Mechanics in Agriculture

Blueprint Reading and Cost Estimating

Grain Storage and Preservation

Agricultural Harvesting Systems

Agricultural Materials Handling

Basic and Advanced Welding

Mechanical Drawing

Introduction to Agricultural Education

Iowa State University, 1981-84

(Areas of Specialization - Agricultural Engineering, 100% teaching appointment)

 Agricultural Maintenance Welding

Agricultural Construction, Materials and Processes

Metal Construction and Maintenance

Home Maintenance and Repair

Small Gas Engines and Equipment

Construction of Agricultural Structures

Teacher Effectiveness Training (4-week unit)

Scholarly Productivity

P.D. O'Rourke, Benjamin Josefik, Kerry Tudor, Ronald Rosati and Patrick Foley. Production Economics for a Prototype Commercial Scale On-Farm Hatchery System for Oreochromis niloticus. World Aquaculture Society Triennial Conference Book of Abstracts. February 15, 1998.

Lauren Brown and Ronald Rosati. Interference Competition Among Larvae of the African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis. World Aquaculture Society Triennial Conference Book of Abstracts. February 15, 1998.

Ronald Rosati, Patrick Foley, Patrick D. O’Rourke, and Kerry Tudor. Operation Of A Prototype Commercial Scale Hatchery System For Tilapia Nilotica. 1997. Tilapia Aquaculture: Proceedings from the Fourth International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture. Orlando, Florida.

Ronald Rosati, Patrick D. O’Rourke, Patrick Foley, Kerry Tudor. Operation Of A Prototype Commercial Scale Recirculating Growout System For Tilapia Nilotica. 1997. Tilapia Aquaculture: Proceedings from the Fourth International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture. Orlando, Florida.

Y. Victor Wu, Ronald Rosati, and Paul Brown. Use of Corn-Derived Ethanol Coproducts and Synthetic Lysine and Tryptophan for Growth of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fry. 1997. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vol. 45, No. 6, pp 2174-2177.

Y. Victor Wu, Ronald Rosati, and Paul Brown. Parallel Cage and Aquarium Studies of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Diets Rich in Corn-derived Ethanol Co-Products. Annual International Conference of the World Aquaculture Society Book of Abstracts. February 19, 1997. Seattle, Wash.

Patrick Foley, Ronald Rosati, and Patrick O'Rourke. Successes and Failures in the Operation of a Prototype Commercial Scale Facility for Oreochromis sp.. Annual International Conference of the World Aquaculture Society Book of Abstracts. February 19, 1997. Seattle, Wash.

Lauren Brown and Ronald Rosati. Effects of Three Different Diets on Survival and Growth of Larvae of the African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis. 1997. The Progressive Fish Culturist. 59:60-77. Progressive Fish Culturist

Y. Victor Wu, Kathleen Warner, Ron Rosati, David Sessa, and Paul Brown. Sensory Evaluation and Composition of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Diets Containing Protein-Rich Ethanol By-Products from Corn. 1996. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. vol 5. no. 3. pps 7-17.

K. W. Tudor, R. Rosati, P.D. O’Rourke, V.Y. Wu, D. Sessa, and P. Brown. Technical and Economical Feasibility of On-farm Fish Feed Production Using Fishmeal Analogs. 1996. Aquacultural Engineering. vol. 15, no. 1, pps 53-67.

Y. Victor Wu, Ronald Rosati, and Paul Brown. Effect of Diets Containing Various Levels of Protein and Ethanol Coproducts from Corn on Growth of Tilapia Fry. 1996. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. vol. 44, no. 6, pps 1491-1493.

Paul Adelizi, Paul Brown, Ron Rosati and Victor Wu. "Effects of Alternative Feed Ingredients in Diets for Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. proceedings of the World Aquaculture Society annual meeting. Arlington, TX. February, 1996.

Y. Victor Wu, K. Warner, R. Rosati, David Sessa, Paul Brown. "Sensory Evaluation and Composition of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Diets Containing Protein-Rich Ethanol Byproducts From Corn". The Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. vol 5, no 2, 1996.

Kerry Tudor, Ronald Rosati, Patrick D. O'Rourke, Y. Victor Wu, David Sessa, Paul Brown, "Technical and Economical Feasibility of On-farm Fish Feed Production Using Fishmeal Analogs". Aquacultural Engineering Journal. vol 15, no. 1, pp 53-66. 1996.

Y.V. Wu, R. Rosati, D.J. Sessa, and P. Brown, "Use of Corn Gluten Feed in Tilapia Diets", The Progressive Fish Culturist Journal. vol 57, no 4, p. 305-310. 1995.

George Foley, Lauren Brown, Ronald Rosati, Stephen Diana and Val Beasley, "Subcutaneous Abdominal Mass in an African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis), Lab Animal Journal. vol. 24, n. 5, p. 21-22. 1995

Y. Victor Wu, Ronald Rosati, David Sessa, and Paul Brown, "Evaluation of Corn Gluten Meal as a Protein Source in Tilapia Diets", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. vol. 43, no. 6, 1995, p 1585-1588.

D. Young, D. Sporleder, M. Kidd, D. Hindrichs, P. Foley, R. Rosati, J. Webb, "Evaluation of Ammonia Oxidation in an Aquaculture Recirculating System", Proceedings of the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. April 2 - 6. Anaheim , CA. 1995.

X. Han, P. Foley, R. Rosati and J. Webb, "Correlation of Particle Size Distribution of Solid Waste to Fish Feed Composition in an Aquaculture Recirculating System. Great Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. June 6-8. La Crosse?, WI. 1995

Lauren Brown and Ronald Rosati, "Comparative Utilization of Three Different Diets by Larvae of the African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis), World Aquaculture Meeting. San Diego, CA. Feb, 1995

Y. V. Wu, K. Warner, R. Rosati, D. Sessa, and P. Brown, "Sensory Evaluation and Composition of Tilapia Fed Diets Containing Protein-Rich Ethanol Coproducts", abstract. Food Technology. Sept 1994.

David Hinrichs, James Webb, Ronald Rosati, Patrick Foley. "Effluent Characterization from the Production of Oreochromis niloticus in a modified Red Ewald-style Recirculating System". World Aquaculture Society Silver Anniversary Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Jan, 1994

Kerry Tudor, Ronald Rosati, Patrick D. O'Rourke, Y. Victor Wu, David Sessa, Paul Brown, "Technical and Economical Feasibility of On-farm Fish Feed Production Using Fishmeal Analogs". World Aquaculture Society Silver Anniversary Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Jan, 1994

Ronald Rosati, Patrick D. O'Rourke, Kerry Tudor, Patrick Foley, "Production of Oreochromis niloticus in a modified Red Ewald-style Recirculating System when operated under Commercial Conditions". World Aquaculture Society Silver Anniversary Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Jan, 1994

Patrick D. O'Rourke, Kerry Tudor, Ronald Rosati, "Economic Risk Analysis of Production of Oreochromis niloticus in a modified Red Ewald-style Recirculating System operated under Commercial Conditions", World Aquaculture Society Silver Anniversary Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Jan, 1994

Ronald Rosati, Patrick D. O'Rourke, Kerry Tudor, Patrick Foley, Technical and Economical Considerations for the Selection of Oxygen Incorporation Devices in a Recirculating Aquaculture System", World Aquaculture Society Silver Anniversary Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Jan, 1994

Patrick Foley, R. Rosati, P.D. O'Rourke, K. Tudor, "Combining Equipment Components into an Efficient, Reliable and Economical Commercial Recirculating Aquaculture System", World Aquaculture Society Silver Anniversary Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Jan, 1994

Patrick D. O'Rourke, Kerry Tudor, Ronald Rosati, "The Selection and Use of Economic Tools in the Aquacultural Engineering Decision Making Process to Determine the Comparative Costs of Alternate Technical Solutions ", World Aquaculture Society Silver Anniversary Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Jan, 1994

Rosati, Ronald, Jessica Villar, Kerry Tudor and Kenneth Smicklas. "Integrated Aquaculture and Vegetable Hydroponics: A Model for Teaching Critical Thinking". abstract. September 1993 NACTA Journal.

Tudor, Kerry, Patrick D. O'Rourke, and Ronald Rosati. "A Tool for Teaching Decision Making Under Risk". abstract. September 1993 NACTA Journal.

Rosati, Ronald, P. D. O'Rourke, K. T. Tudor, and R.D. Henry. "Performance of a Raceway and Vertical Screen Filter While Growing Tilapia nilotica Under Commercial Conditions" in "Techniques for Modern Aquaculture". American Society of Agricultural Engineering. 1993. St. Joseph, Mich.

Rosati, Ronald, James Webb, David Hinrichs and Patrick Foley. "Characteristics of the effluent from a recirculating aquaculture system" . Proceedings of the 1993 annual meeting of the US Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society, January 29, 1993, Hilton Head, S.C.

Youmans, David and Ronald Rosati. 1992. "Agricultural Educators Abroad". The Journal of The National Association of College Teachers of Agriculture. vol. XXXVI, no 1. p 13-17. March 1992.

Rosati, Ronald and Jeffrey Wood. 1992. "Using Aquaculture to Teach Math and Science Concepts in Secondary School Agriculture Programs". proceedings of the 1992 National Refereed Poster Session for the American Association for Agricultural Education. St. Louis, MO., Dec. 5, 1992.

Rosati, Ronald and Jeffrey Wood. 1992. "Competencies Required by Beginning Aquaculture Workers in Illinois". proceedings of the American Fisheries Society 122nd Annual Meeting. Rapid City, South Dakota, Sept. 1992.

O'Rourke, Patrick, Kerry Tudor and Ronald Rosati. 1992. "Commercial Potential for a Mobile Fish Processing Plant". proceedings of the American Fisheries Society 122nd Annual Meet. Rapid City, South Dakota, Sept. 1992.

Rosati, Ronald and R.D. Henry. 1991. "Aquaculture: a New Component of the Agriculture Curriculum". The Journal of The National Association of College Teachers of Agriculture. vol. XXXV, no. 4. Dec 1991.

Wood, Jeffrey and Ronald Rosati. 1990. "Using Reading Grade Level Indices to Assess Readability of Selected Textbooks in Agricultural Mechanization". Journal of Agricultural Mechanization. no. 5, vol. 2, pp 3-8.

Rosati, Ronald, Patrick O'Rourke, and R.D. Henry. 1990. "Preliminary Results of High Density Fish Culture in a Water Recirculating System". proceedings of the National Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture. Freemantle College of TAFE. Freemantle, West Australia. pp 37-52

Wood, Jeffrey and Ronald Rosati. 1990. "International Education: What Do Our Students Know?". proceedings of the Sixth National Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education. Washington, D.C.

Rosati, Ronald. 1990. "System Design". in Intensive Aquaculture: Regional Workshop on Commercial Fish Culture Using Water Reuse Systems, La Don? Swann, Editor. pp 13-27.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Training Trainers - A Consultants Perspective". International Labour Organization. Asian Pacific Skill Development Program Tenth Anniversary Publication. Singapore.

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Agricultural Equipment and Machinery: Engines - Service and Minor Repair". Indonesian National Post-Secondary Curriculum. Indonesian Ministry of Manpower. 160 pages.

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Agricultural Equipment and Machinery: Systems - Service and Minor Repair". Indonesian National Post-Secondary Curriculum. Indonesian Ministry of Manpower. 180 pages.

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Agricultural Equipment and Machinery: Engines - Major Repair". Indonesian National Post-Secondary Curriculum. Indonesian Ministry of Manpower. 175 pages.

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Agricultural Equipment and Machinery: Systems - Major Repair". Indonesian National Post-Secondary Curriculum. Indonesian Ministry of Manpower. 180 pages.

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Agricultural Surveying for Irrigation, Drainage, Soil Conservation , and Building Construction - An Advanced Module". Indonesian National Post-Secondary Curriculum. Indonesian Ministry of Manpower. 130 pages

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Agricultural Construction - An Intermediate Module". Indonesian National Post-Secondary Curriculum. Indonesian Ministry of Manpower. 170 pages

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Prior Planning Prevents Poor Pedagogical Performance" Agriculture Education Magazine. vol. 60, n. 12, p. 19-20.

Selected Technical Papers and Presentations

Y. Victor Wu, Ronald Rosati, Paul Brown. Growth, Feed Conversion, and Protein Utilization of Nile Tilapia Fed Diets Containing Corn Gluten Meal, Full-Fat Soy, and Synthetic Amino Acids. 1997. American Chemical Society National Meeting.

Y. Victor Wu, Ronald Rosati, Paul Brown. Parallel Cage and Aquarium Studies of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Diets Rich in Corn-Derived Ethanol Co-products. 1997. World Aquaculture 97. Annual Meeting of the World Aquaculture Society.

Paul Adelizi, Paul Brown, Ronald Rosati and Victor Wu. Effects of Alternative Feed Ingredients in Diets for Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. 1996. Aquaculture America. Annual Meeting of the World Aquaculture Association.

Rosati, Ronald. 1992. "Equipment Requirements for a Recirculating Aquaculture System" Aquaculture Regional Workshop for Beginning Fish Farmers. Professional Development Building, Illinois State University. Normal, IL.

Rosati, Ronald. 1991. "Remodeling Farm Buildings for Use in Aquaculture". Aquaculture Regional Workshop for Beginning Fish Farmers. Professional Development Building, Illinois State University. Normal, IL.

Rosati, Ronald. 1990. "Selection and Design of Equipment for a Recirculating Aquaculture System" Aquaculture Regional Workshop for Beginning Fish Farmers. Professional Development Building, Illinois State University. Normal, IL.

Rosati, Ronald and Jeffrey Wood. 1990. "Agricultural Engineering Competencies Required by Workers in the Aquaculture Industry". Ninth Annual Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar: Blue Ribbon Presentations. Kansas City, MO.

Rosati, Ronald, Patrick O'Rourke, and R.D. Henry. 1990. "Preliminary Results of High Density Fish Culture in a Water Recirculating System". National Symposium on Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture. Freemantle, West Australia.

Rosati, Ronald. 1990. "Water Re-Use Systems". Illinois Aquaculture Industry Association Annual Convention. Decatur, IL.

Rosati, Ronald. 1990. "Oxygen Use in Indoor Aquaculture Systems". Kirkwood Community College Oxygen Seminar. Kirkwood, IA.

Rosati, Ronald and Jeffrey Wood. 1990. "Safety Instruction in Illinois Secondary Agriculture Programs". Central States Regional Agricultural Education Conference Agricultural Mechanization Special Interest Group. Chicago, IL.

Wood, Jeffrey and Ronald Rosati. 1990. "International Education: What Do Our Students Know?". Sixth National Conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education. Washington, D.C.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Factors Contributing to Radon Contamination in Illinois Houses: Implications for House Construction". National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar Blue Ribbon Presentation. Kansas City, MO.

Wood, Jeffrey and Ronald Rosati. 1989. "Using Reading Grade Level Indices to Assess Readability of Selected Textbooks in Agricultural Mechanization". National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar Blue Ribbon Presentation. Kansas City, MO.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Consulting to Develop Third World Agricultural Mechanization". National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar Blue Ribbon Presentation. Kansas City, MO.

Rosati, Ronald and R.D. Henry. 1989. "Developing an Aquacultural Education Program - A Case Study". National Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Seminar Blue Ribbon Presentation. Kansas City, MO.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Considerations for International Consultancy Assignments". Fifth National Conference of the Association for International Agricultural Extension Education. Washington, D.C.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Sources of Indoor Radon Contamination in Illinois". Agricultural Education Central States Regional Conference Agricultural Mechanization Special Interest Group. Chicago, IL.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Teaching Agricultural Mechanization in Indonesia". Agricultural Education Central States Regional Conference Agricultural Mechanization Special Interest Group. Chicago, IL.

Rosati, Ronald and Jeffrey Wood. 1989. "A Model for Minority Education and Recruitment in Departments of Agriculture". Agricultural Education Central States Regional Conference Exchange of Ideas Session. Chicago, IL.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Consulting for the Development of Sustainable Farming Systems". International Conference for Farming Systems Research and Extension. Fayetteville, AR

Rosati, Ronald, Thomas Bierma and Kathleen Embry. 1989. "Factors Contributing to Indoor Radon Contamination in Illinois Rural and Urban Houses". American Society of Agricultural Engineers Winter Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Rosati, Ronald, Patrick O'Rourke and R.D. Henry. 1989. "Tilapia Production in an Indoor Water Re-use System in Illinois". American Society of Agricultural Engineers Winter Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Rosati, Ronald. 1989. "Opportunities in International Consulting in Agricultural Mechanization". American Society of Agricultural Engineers Winter Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Wood, Jeffrey and Ronald Rosati. 1989. "A Comparison Of Reading Level Indices of Textbooks in Agricultural Mechanization with Other Agricultural Disciplines". American Society of Agricultural Engineers Winter Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Rosati, Ronald. 1988. "Indoor Radon Contamination in Illinois". Agricultural Education Central States Regional Conference. Chicago, IL.

Rosati, Ronald. 1987. "RADON: Teaching, Research and Service". Blue Ribbon Presentation - National Future Farmers of America Convention. Kansas City, MO.

Awarded Internal Grants

Granting Agency

Amount

Explanation

1994 ISU Research Release Time Grant

$8000.

indoor aquaculture component research

1993 Illinois State Univ Res Grt Program

$6800.

aquaculture feeds, with Tudor

1993 ISU Research Release Time Grant

$8000.

indoor aquaculture component research

1992 Illinois State Univ Res Grt Program

$4000.

aquaculture feeds

1992 ISU Research Release Time Grant

$8000.

indoor aquaculture component research

1990 Illinois State University

$25000.

minority training and recruitment, co-solicitor Dr. Jeff Wood

1990 ISU Teaching Improvement Program

$3000.

development of aquaculture curriculum

1989 ISU Research Release Grt

$8000.

aquaculture research

1989 Illinois State Univ Res Grt

$4000.

Radon Causes and Reduction Study

1989 Illinois State Univ Small Grt Program

$1000.

Small-Scale Methane Generator Prototype Development

1988 ISU Reassigned Time Research Grant

$8000.

radon research

1988 ISU Univ Research Grant

$4000.

radon study

1987 Research Related Travel

$200.

present radon results

1987 ISU Instructional Development Grant

$3000.

conservation curriculum development

1987 ISU Small Grant

$1000.

manure handling system research

1987 ISU URG

$4000.

manure handling system research

Selected Professional Activities

Active Memberships

World Aquaculture Society

Aquacultural Engineering Society

American Fisheries Society

American Society of Agricultural Engineers

American Tilapia Association

Committees

Research Committee, American Tilapia Association 1992-96

North Central Regional Coordinator, American Tilapia Association 1993-95

Coordinator, Regional FFA Agricultural Mechanics Contest 1986-90, 93-95

Coordinator, National FFA Ag Mech Electrical Skills Contest 1985-88

Judge, National FFA Agricultural Mechanics Contest 1981-93

American Society of Agricultural Engineering Aquaculture Comm 1989-95

American Society of Agricultural Engineering Ag Mech Instr Comm 1988-91