Stanford Blade is a Canadian agronomist and academic administrator. He is the dean of the faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences (ALES) at the University of Alberta. Blade is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry.
Stanford Blade | |
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| Born | Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Dean, professor, author, public speaker |
| Website | ales.ualberta.ca |
Early life and education
editBlade was born in Alberta where he was raised on a dairy and grain farm. He attended the University of Alberta for his first degree (B.Sc.) in genetics. He obtained his M.Sc. (Crop Science) from the University of Saskatchewan for a breeding/physiology study on wheat. Blade’s doctorate was awarded by McGill University in Montreal for work done at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture on a Canadian International Development Agency Ph.D. Scholarship. The thesis topic was a plant breeding/farming systems approach to improving an indigenous grain legume (Vigna unguiculata L.) for use within the complex cereal-legume cropping systems of the West African savanna.
Career
editBlade was the executive director (2006–2009) of the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute. He was previously employed as the deputy director general research for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). Blade is a Trustee on the Board of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and previously served as vice-chair on the board of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation.[citation needed]
Blade’s research has included the development and release of the high-performing Cutlass field pea. Blade has participated in the release of several field pea, lentil, cowpea and fenugreek lines. Blade is an associate editor for the Agronomy Journal.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
editIn 2012, Blade was named one of Alberta's 50 most influential people by Alberta Venture magazine.[1] In 2018, Blade was elected as an International Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Alberta's 50 Most Influential People 2012 | Canada's top source for Alberta's business news – Alberta Venture". albertaventure.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.
- ^ "Stanford Blade". IITA. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
External links
edit- Stanford Blade publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Stanford Blade's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
