Williams Hall 1207 PO Box 7620 Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
Phone: (919) 515-7600 FAX: (919) 515-7959 rich_cooper@ncsu.edu

Teaching Program

Dr. Cooper has a 50% teaching / 50% research appointment. He teaches CS 210 - Lawns and Sports Turf, a distance education, and CS 400 - Turf Cultural Systems. course. He also works with students to identify summer internship opportunities and advises students in both the 2-year Agricultural Institute and B. Sc. Agronomy turfgrass management programs.

Research Interests

Rich has been active in research concerning many aspects of practical turfgrass management, including: non-nutritional growth enhancers and their effects on the growth and physiology of turfgrasses, soil microbial dynamics as they relate to turfgrass soils, and distance learning and internet applications for delivering turfgrass management courses.

Education

Institution	Years	Degree	Major
The Ohio State University .	1985	Ph.D.	Agronomy (Turfgrass Science)
University of Rhode Island	1980	M.S.	Plant and Soil Sciences (Turfgrass Science)
The Pennsylvania State University	1978.	B.S., With distinction	Agronomy (Turfgrass Management)

Professional Experience

Institution	Years	Title
North Carolina State University, Department of Crop Science	1998-present	Professor of Turfgrass Management
North Carolina State University, Department of Crop Science	1995-1998	Associate Professor of Turfgrass Management
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences	1991-1995	Associate Professor of Turfgrass Management
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences	1985-1990	Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Management

Honorary and Professional Societies

• Gamma Sigma Delta, National Agricultural Honor Society
• Phi Kappa Phi, National Interdisciplinary Honor Society
• Sigma Xi, National Scientific Research Society
• American Society of Agronomy
• American Society for Horticultural Science
• The Crop Science Society of America
• The International Turfgrass Society
• The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association
• The Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association
• The Connecticut Golf Course Superintendents Association
• The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
• The Triangle Turfgrass Association
• The Turfgrass Council of North Carolina
• Turfgrass Producers International