Dr. Jackie Rudd is a Regents Fellow and Professor of Wheat Breeding for Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Canyon, Texas, U.S. He has been the wheat breeder for the High Plains and Rolling Plains of Texas since 2001. Before moving to Texas, he was the spring wheat breeder for South Dakota State University from 1992 to 2001. He received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University in 1992 under the direction of Dr. Rollie Sears. During his career, he has been the primary breeder of 17 hard red winter wheat cultivars and 7 hard red spring wheat cultivars. Dr. Rudd’s current research interests are breeding for water use efficiency, introgression of forage and grain yield traits from synthetic hexaploid wheat, genomic and high throughput phenotyping (UAVs) assisted breeding for biotic and abiotic stress resistance, and enhanced bread-making quality. He was an elected member of the National Wheat Improvement Committee of the U.S. for 12 years. He served on the U.S. Wheat Quality Council Board of Trustees 2008-2014 and on the Board’s Executive committee for 4 years. Recent awards include, the Texas A&M Technology Commercialization Innovation Award, Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence -- Wheat Genomics Team, and the Texas Wheat Producers ‘Wheat Legacy Award’.Jackie Rudd
Dr. Jackie Rudd is a Regents Fellow and Professor of Wheat Breeding for Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Canyon, Texas, U.S. He has been the wheat breeder for the High Plains and Rolling Plains of Texas since 2001. Before moving to Texas, he was the spring wheat breeder for South Dakota State University from 1992 to 2001. He received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University in 1992 under the direction of Dr. Rollie Sears. During his career, he has been the primary breeder of 17 hard red winter wheat cultivars and 7 hard red spring wheat cultivars. Dr. Rudd’s current research interests are breeding for water use efficiency, introgression of forage and grain yield traits from synthetic hexaploid wheat, genomic and high throughput phenotyping (UAVs) assisted breeding for biotic and abiotic stress resistance, and enhanced bread-making quality. He was an elected member of the National Wheat Improvement Committee of the U.S. for 12 years. He served on the U.S. Wheat Quality Council Board of Trustees 2008-2014 and on the Board’s Executive committee for 4 years. Recent awards include, the Texas A&M Technology Commercialization Innovation Award, Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence -- Wheat Genomics Team, and the Texas Wheat Producers ‘Wheat Legacy Award’.
