Karen Lynn Panter, Ph.D.
	Extension Horticulture Specialist Office: Room 4011 Phone: 307-766-5117 E-mail: kpanter@uwyo.edu

Education

Ph.D. Horticulture, December 1985, Colorado State University
M.S. Horticulture, August 1981, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
B.S. Horticulture, May 1979, Colorado State University

Professional Experience

• August 1998 - present: Extension Horticulture Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie
• January 1989 - July 1998: Extension Agent (Commercial Greenhouse), Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Adams County, Brighton, Colorado, joint appointment with Colorado State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
• August 1987 - August 1988: Substitute Teacher, Cherry Creek Schools, Englewood, Colorado and Jefferson County Schools, Golden, Colorado
• May 1986 - August 1988: Landscaper, self-employed, Denver, Colorado

Publications

• Refereed - 6
• Published Abstracts - 15
• Numerous extension articles and newsletters

Professional Presentations

• 2006 "Viability of Feral Rye and Wild Oat Seed in Conservation Tillage Systems" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 2005 "Alaskan Adventures" (Oral) DPS Graduate Seminar
• 2005 "Insect Biology and Management" (Oral) State Applicator Training
• 2005 "Institutional & Household Insects" (Oral) State Applicator Training
• 2005 "Measuring Jointed Goatgrass Viability Losses Across Environments After One Year", (Poster) WSWS Meetings
• 2005 "Measuring Jointed Goatgrass Seed Viability Losses Across Environments", (Oral Progress Report) WSWS Meetings
• 2004 "Influences of Tillage in Crop Systems on Grass Weed Seed Viability" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 2004 "Weed Management Systems in Chickpeas" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 2004 "Insect Biology and Management" (Oral) State Applicator Training
• 2004 "Institutional & Household Insects" (Oral) State Applicator Training
• 2003 "Comparison, Improvement and Application of Microchip Seed Tagging Methods" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 2002 "Methodology for Tracking Weed Seed Drift and Viability in Tillage Systems" (Oral), WSWS Meetings
• 2002 "Methodology for Tracking Weed Seed Drift and Viability in Tillage Systems" (Oral) DPS Graduate Seminar
• 2001 "Weed Seed Viability and Identification in Crop Rotation Systems" (Oral), Wyoming Weed & Pest Conference
• 2001 "Weed Population Shifts and Seed Survival under Several Wheat Rotational Systems" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 2000 "An Internet Resource Review for Introductory Weed Science Courses in the 21st Century" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 2000 "Weed Seed Survival under Wheat System Crop Rotations" (Oral), Wyoming Wheat Growers Association
• 1999 "Computerized Viability Assessment of Ten Weed Species from a Burial Study" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 1998 "Seed Longevity of Ten Weed Species Six Years After Burial at Two Depths" (Oral), WSWS Meetings
• 1998 "Computerized Analysis of Seed Viability for Weed Seed Burial Studies" (Poster), WSWS Meetings
• 1997 "Concepts of Computerized Viability Analysis" (Oral), WSWS Meetings
• 1997 Agroecology Laboratory Workshop for Junior College Instructors
• 1997 Biological Sciences Research Workshop for Education Majors
• 1996 Greenhouse Management Workshop for High School Agriculture Instructors
• 1994 Agroecology Laboratory Workshop for Junior College Instructors
• 1993 Seminar on "Viability and Germination of Yucca glauca"
• 1992 Seminar on Slide Making with Harvard Graphics and the Matrix Vector Slide Recorder
• 1989 Seminar on Research Greenhouse Management and Use

Affiliations

• American Society for Horticultural Science
• Colorado Greenhouse Growers Association
• Wyoming Groundskeepers and Growers Association
• International Society of Arboriculture B Rocky Mountain Chapter
• Ohio Florists Association
• Pi Alpha Xi
• Society of American Florists

Grants and Contracts

• $130,000 over 10 years.

References

• Available on request