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Dr. Richard Steffen Dr. Richard Steffen - Ag. Systems Technology

Office: Agriculture 154A

Phone: 453-6970

E-mail: dsteffen@siu.edu

Education:

Ph.D. 1993 Agricultural Education Iowa State University
M.S 1990 Agricultural Education Iowa State University
B.S. 1986 Agriculture Illinois State University
A.A.S. 1976 Agricultural Mechanics Technology Illinois Central College

Courses:
 A bullet. AGSY 170 - Introduction to Physical Principles in Agriculture
A bullet. AGSY 372 - Agricultural Production Machinery Management
A bullet. AGSY 374 - Applied Graphics
A bullet. AGSY 418 - Integrated Computer Applications in Agriculture
A bullet. AGSY 472 - Precision Agriculture
A bullet. AGSY 476 - Agricultural Safety
 

Research:
Dr. Steffen's research currently includes:
A bullet. Agricultural Safety and Health Promotion: Evaluate education and promotional materials used in farm safety education.  
   Evaluation of Safety programs.
A bullet. Analysis of Alternative Fuels and Power Sources for Agricultural Applications
A bullet. Agricultural Technologies: Teaching and application of the Global Positioning System and Geographical Information Systems
    in Agriculture.
A bullet. Distance Education Techniques
A bullet. Seed Treatment: Effects of seed treatments on the seeding rate and accuracy of various types of commercial seeding and
    seed monitoring devices.

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