Research Team

	Investigator	Research Focus
	Louise Ferguson, CE Specialist, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis	Project Leader; Field evaluation of harvesters, develop a pruning and training system for mechanical harvesting
	Jacqueline Burns, Professor, Citrus Research & Education Center, Lake Alfred, University of Florida	Develop abscission compounds to facilitate mechanical harvesting
	Sergio Castro-Garcia, Lecturer, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics, University of Seville, Spain	Development of mechanical harvester
	John Ferguson, Northeast Utilities Projects Manager (ret.)	Assist in evaluation of mechanical harvester and pruning systems
	Elizabeth Ficthner, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare Co.	Assisting with harvester trials in Tulare County
	Kitren Glozer, Associate Project Scientist, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis	Preventing olive fruit damage with pre- and post-harvest chemical treatments
	Karen Klonsky, CE Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.	Economic analyses of the profitability and efficiency of mechanical harvest with attention to resource use. Cost and Return Studies for California Commodities
	Jean-Xavier Guinard, Associate Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis	Evaluate quality of processed fruit
	William H. Krueger , UCCE Farm Advisor, County Director, Glenn & Tehama Cos.	Develop a pruning and training system for mechanical harvesting
	Damoon Y. Moin, Mechanical Engineer	Assist in evaluation of mechanical harvester
	Erick Nielson, Erick Nielsen Enterprises, Inc.	Development of mechanical harvester
	Neil O'Connell, UCCE Farm Advisor, Tulare Co.	Assisting with harvester trials in Tulare County
	Uriel Rosa, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis	Development of mechanical harvester, with focus on improving the picking head for a shaker-type harvester
	Richard Rosecrance, Assistant Professor, California State University, Chico	Determine the curve of fruit loosening force in table olives
	Dave Smith, Dave Smith Engineering	Development of a shaker-type mechanical harvester