ROBERT C. MORROW 2526 Janie Lane. • Madison, WI 53711Cell Phone: (608) 577-5730! !

Education! The University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin• Ph.D. – Horticulture, Botany ! May 1987

! ! ! Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, Illinois• M.S. - Botany ! May 1983• B.S. - Botany, Environmental Biology ! May 1980

Continuing! Payload Safety Review & Analysis! NASA-JSC Safety Learning CenterEducation ! Effective Technical Presentations ! University of Wisconsin Extension! ! How to Manage Projects ! SkillPath Inc.! ! Dealing with the News Media ! UW News and Information Center! ! Team Projects & Facilitator Training! UW Engineering Extension! ! Lecture and Presentation Skills! UW Engineering Extension! ! Project Management Essentials for Small Business! UW Business Extension! ! Proofreading & Copyediting! UW Professional Development & Applied ! ! ! Studies!

Employment!Experience

August 2014!To Present ! Senior Scientist, ORBITEC, a fully owned subsidiary of Sierra Nevada

Corporation, Madison, WI.

October 2002To 2014! Senior Scientist, Orbital Technologies Corporation, Madison, WI.

• Part of multidisciplinary team involved in design and development of KSC Advanced Plant Habitat for International Space Station.

• Part of multidisciplinary team involved in design and development of Veggie plant growth system for International Space Station

• Principal Investigator and Program Manager for several SBIR and STTR projects through NASA, DOD and USDA.

• Proposal development and writing• Principal Investigator for the BPS technology verification experiment

flown aboard the Space Station as part of the Increment-4 mission."• Manage development of solid-state (LED) lighting systems for research

applications in government agencies, universities and industry.• Requirements definition and science liaison for plant growth research units

for space and terrestrial use • Commercialization of environmental control systems, including solid-state

lighting systems• Developed plant growth systems and curriculum for student outreach

applications

• Developed three controlled environment rooms with solid-state (LED) lighting

• Controlled environment rooms and biology laboratory manager• Part of multidisciplinary team involved in design and development of

Plant Research Unit for Space Station.

April 1995!October 2002 ! Principal Research Scientist, Orbital Technologies Corporation, Madison,

WI. • Part of multidisciplinary team involved in design and development of

Biomass Production System plant growth unit for Shuttle and Space Station.

• Responsible for safety and flight integration documentation for Shuttle/Station payloads.

• Responsible for science and verification related testing for BPS payload• Responsible for crew procedures and crew training for Shuttle/Station

payloads• Developed and maintain specification library for flight related and

government project work• Principal Investigator and Program Manager for SBIR and STTR projects

through NASA. • Implemented material inventory and tracking database for ORBITEC

flight related developments• Proposal writing• Conducted outreach classes for middle school children and developed

outreach tools for use in the classroom.• Developed cleanroom for space hardware assembly• Supervised operation of wet lab & cleanrooms

! July 1991 ! ! April 1995! Associate Researcher, Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics,

University of Wisconsin, Madison.! ! !• Implemented databases to reduce work load in areas of mission

integration, safety verification, and mission operations• Worked with engineers to develop materials handling program to automate

inventory and traceability of flight hardware• Continuation of co-investigator and operations manager responsibilities

for multiple shuttle middeck-locker experiments• Continuation of crew procedure documentation and space shuttle crew

training activities• Mission support activities, serving as experiment representative at mission

control during shuttle flights • Continuation of operations management for parabolic flight experiments• Outreach activities including presentations at schools, science fairs and

civic groups ( apx. 2 presentations per month)

! July 1989-!! July 1991! Assistant Researcher, Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics,

University of Wisconsin, Madison.• Lead-investigator and operations manager for space shuttle middeck-

locker experiment (experiment protocol, training materials and QA program, hardware verification and safety certification, procurement, and interface with NASA mission management team)

• Developed crew procedure documents and training protocol for space shuttle middeck-locker experiment; conducted crew training sessions

• Operations management for parabolic flight experiments (including experiment development, supervision of test equipment design and fabrication, and operation of experiments on NASA’s KC-135 parabolic flight aircraft)

• Development and testing of light emitting diode systems for plant lighting• Continued development and testing of porous interface nutrient delivery

and humidity control systems for gravity independent space plant growth systems.

• Supervised procurement, assembly and operation of class 10,000 cleanroom

!! May 1987-! ! July 1989! Post-doctoral Research Associate, Wisconsin Center for Space Automation

and Robotics, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison.• Development and testing of capillary based nutrient delivery systems and

humidity control systems for reduced gravity applications• Assisted in conceptual development of a space-based automated plant

growth unit and in definition of biological requirements for this unit• Selected and implemented bibliographic database for center

! Oct. 1986-! ! May 1987! Research Assistant, Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics,

University of Wisconsin, Madison.• Investigated effects of orbital light:dark cycles on plant productivity • Assisted in feasibility study of space station-based automated plant growth

unit

! Aug. 1986-!! Sept. 1986! Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

• Taught greenhouse environment course, including preparation and presentation of lectures, laboratory exercises and exams

! Sept. 1982-! ! Sept. 1986! Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin,

Madison.

• Conducted research involving physiological disorders of plants in enclosed environments, determined that phytochrome regulates oedema, a disorder affecting plants maintained in growth chambers and greenhouses

• Assisted in development of lab course on environmental measurement

! Summer-!! 1982! Laboratory Assistant, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin,

Madison.• Assisted in NASA study to investigate the growth and productivity of

potato plants in controlled environments

! Sept. 1980-!! May 1982! Graduate Assistant, Botany Dept., Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

• Investigated effects of acid rain on the growth and appearance of cool season turfgrasses

• Assisted in general botany laboratory for 4 semesters, included general set-up, preparation of lab exams and tutoring

! January 1981! Independent Contractor, Commonwealth Associates, Inc• Bird census in Louisiana

Summer-1980! Biological Aide, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (Civilian), Joliet, IL• Conducted surveys of plant and animal life in central Illinois wetland areas,

assisted in survey of man-made structures on Illinois river tributaries

! Summer-1979! Intern, Charleston Water Treatment Plant, Charleston, IL• Operation and general maintenance of water treatment facilities, conducted

routine water testing!

ProfessionalActivities/ Affiliations! 2014 – present Adjunct professor, University of Tennessee-Knoxvile 1984 - present Member and Chair of Controlled Environment Working Group, American Society for Horticultural Science -Chaired workshop on controlling variability in controlled environments at 2012 Annual Meeting 1984 - present Member, American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Research 1985(?) – present Participant, USDA North Central Extension & Research Activity

(NCERA-101) committee on controlled environment technology and use. -Co-organizer 2010 annual meeting of the committee in Madison, WI 1992 - present Associate Fellow, American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) -Active member of Life Sciences and Systems Technical Committee -Organizer & moderator, Life Science/Life Support Research Technologies technical session, 2006-2014 2005 - present Member, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2007- present Manuscript reviewer, ASHS HortScience Journal and Journal of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Research 1999 - 2005 Member, National Association of Biology Teachers 1990 - 2000 American Society of Plant Physiologists Crop Science Society of America American Society of Agronomy

NASA Payloads Developed! ! Astroculture-1, flown on STS-50, U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1 Mission! ! Astroculture-2, flown on STS-57, SPACEHAB-01 Mission! ! Astroculture-3, flown on STS-60, SPACEHAB-02 Mission! ! Astroculture-4, flown on STS-63, SPACEHAB-03 Mission! ! Biomass Production System, flown on ISS Increment 4! ! Astro Garden-1 (EPO-KIT-C), flown on STS-118! ! Astro Garden-2, flown on ISS Increment 26! ! Deployable Vegetable Production System-Sent to ISS Expedition 39! ! Part of multidisciplinary team for development of KSC Plant Habitat for ISS

Technical Skills!! ! Research proposal development and writing! ! Specification development! ! Paper review and editing

! ! Experience with variety of lamp types for plant growth, extensive experience with solid state lighting (LED) systems

! ! Integrated environmental system design and fabrication! ! NASA payload safety processes and requirements! ! NASA flight integration processes and requirements! ! NASA crew training processes and requirements! ! Controlled environment facilities operation (growth chambers/greenhouses) ! ! Cleanroom operation ! ! Knowledge of environmental monitoring and control equipment, including

radiation sensors, spectroradiometers, carbon dioxide analyzers, and a variety of temperature and humidity sensors

! ! Use of leaf area meters, steady-state and transient porometers, photosynthesis meters, pH and conductivity meters, and general laboratory instrumentation

! ! Maintenance of plants in tissue (shoot) culture! ! Microsoft Office Suite including MS Project! ! Supervision of staff engineers, hourly labor, and student interns

Invited TalksJune 26, 2014 University of Tennessee-Knoxville Dept. of Plant Sciences Seminar Series-

Growing plants in spaceOctober 17, 2013 An International Seminar- Indoor Agriculture: Future Farming in Urban Areas

for Food and Recycling Resource Use. LEDs for Urban Agriculture and Space – Wisconsin-based Technology Development’

October 28, 2013 University of Tennessee-Knoxville Dept. of Plant Sciences Seminar Series Use of LEDs for agricultural lightingMarch 1, 2012! Dept. Horticulture & Landscape Architecture seminar series, Purdue Univ.,

LEDs for plant growthFebruary 2, 2012! Michigan State University Stake Holders Meeting, LEDs for plant growthOctober 1993 University of Wisconsin-Madison Engineer's Day, plants in space

Honors!1980s! Elected member Sigma Xi (http://www.sigmaxi.org/) and Beta, Beta, Beta

(http://www.tri-beta.org/) scientific honor societies1981! Elected president Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society (http://

phisigmasociety.org/), Eastern Illinois University1983(?)! Elected to Graduate Student Council, Dept. of Horticulture, University of

Wisconsin-Madison1985(?)! Pi Alpha Xi, horticultural honor society (http://www.ashs.org/pax)1992! Received Outstanding Alumni Award from Harold L. Richards High School,

Oak Lawn, IL. 1992 Recognized for outstanding support to the USML-1 SpaceLab Mission by NASA Administrator1996-1997 Outstanding achievement in aerospace outreach, Space Grant college and Fellowship program

2003 NASA Certificate of Recognition for Technical Contributions to Space and Aeronautical Activities2004 Elected Associate Fellow of AIAA2005 ASHS Vegetable Publication Award2006 AIAA Precollege Outreach Award2008 AIAA Distinguished service certificate 2010 Elected to governing board of American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology 2011 Nominated for NASA Space Act Award for HELIAC Lighting System2013 AIAA Certificate of Recognition-local chapter2013 NASA Kennedy Space Center Silver Dollar Award

Patents!• U.S. Patent 8,882,291 LED Omni-Strip Lighting System • U.S. Patents 7,220,018, 7,473,008, 7845814, 7878674: Marine LED Lighting System and

Method• U.S. Patent 5,012,609: Method and apparatus for irradiation of plants using optoelectronic

devices

Volunteer Work1994-1995! Instructor, University of Wisconsin Saturday Enrichment Program (grade 6-8)2006-2010 ! Mentor, First Robotics BadgerBots high school robotics team2008-2014! Registrar, Camp Randall Rowing Club, Madison, WI2008-2012! Provide ORBITEC tour for UW Camp Badger (engineering camp for 8th graders)

Publications Book ChaptersMorrow, R.C. and R.M. Wheeler. 1997. Physiological disorders. In: R.W. Langhans and T.W.

Tibbitts (eds.). A growth chamber manual, 2nd edition. Iowa State University Press (North Central Regional Research Publication No. 340). pp. 133-141.

McFarlane, J.C., R.C. Morrow, D.P. Ormrod, and S.H. Schwartzkoff. 1997. Special use chambers. In: R.W. Langhans and T.W. Tibbitts (eds.). A growth chamber manual, 2nd edition. Iowa State University Press (North Central Regional Research Publication No. 340). pp. 133-141.

Tibbitts, T.W., R.J. Bula, R.C. Morrow, R.B. Corey, and D.J. Barta. 1992. Requirements and technologies for automated plant growth systems on space bases. In: Karube (ed.), Automation in Biotechnology, Elsevier, New York, NY, 1992.

Wheeler, R.M., R.C. Morrow, T.W. Tibbitts, and R.J. Bula. 1992. Scenarios for optimizing potato productivity in a lunar CELSS. In: W.W. Mendell (ed.). The Second Conference on Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century. NASA CP-3166 2:543-546.

Popular Press PapersMorrow, R. 2014. A Brief History of Growing Plants in Space. Resource Magazine May/June

2014 issue. Pg. 17-19. American Socienty for Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

Papers

Poulet, L., G. Massa, R. Wheeler, T. Gill, C. Steele, R.C. Morrow, and T. Swarmer. 2014. Demonstration test of electrical lighting systems for plant growth in Hi-Seas analog Mars habitat. IAC-14, A5, 2.0x25271.

Kopsell, D.A., C. E. Sams, T.C. Barickman, and R.C. Morrow. 2014. Sprouting Broccoli Accumulate Higher Concentrations of Nutritionally Important Metabolites under Narrow-band Light-emitting Diode Lighting. J. AMER. SOC. HORT. SCI. 139(4):469–477.

Poulet, L., G.D. Massa, R.C. Morrow, C.M. Bourget, R.M. Wheeler, C.A.Mitchell. 2014. Significant reduction in energy for plant-growth lighting in space using targeted LED lighting and spectral manipulation. Life Sciences in Space Research 2:43–53.

Massa, G.D., G. Newsham, M.E. Hummerick, J. L. Caro, G. W. Stutte, R.C. Morrow, R.M. Wheeler. 2013. Preliminary species and media selection for the Veggie space hardware. Gravitational and Space Research 1:95-106.

Gómez, C., R.C. Morrow, C. M. Bourget, and C. A. Mitchell. 2013. Comparison of Intracanopy Light-emitting Diode Towers and Overhead High-pressure Sodium Lamps for Supplemental Lighting of Greenhouse-grown Tomatoes in a Northern Climate. HortTechnology (HortTechnology 23:93-98).

Mitchell, C.A., A.J. Both, C.M. Bourget, J. F. Burr, C. Kubota, R.G. Lopez, R.C. Morrow and E.S. Runkle. 2012. LEDs: The Future of Greenhouse Lighting! Chronica Horticulturae 52: 6-12.

Apollo Arquiza, JMR, J.Hunter, R.C. Morrow, and R. Remiker. 2011. Modeling of a closed-loop, forced-convection, heat-pump drying system for space operations 41st International conference on environmental systems. Paper No. AIAA-2011-5127.

Stutte, G., R.Wheeler, R.Morrow, and G. Newsham. 2011. Concept for sustained plant production on ISS using VEGGIE capillary mat rooting system. 41st International Conference on Environmental Systems. Paper No. AIAA-2011-5263.

Stutte, G., R. Wheeler, R. Morrow, and G. Newsham. 2011. Operational evaluation of VEGGIE food production system in the habitat demonstration unit. 41st International Conference on Environmental Systems. Paper No. AIAA-2011-5262.

Richter, R.C., R.C. Morrow, and R.W. Remiker. 2010. Reconfiguration of animal and plant habitat payloads for gravitational biology research. 40th International Conference on Environmental Systems. Paper AIAA 2010-6235.

Morrow, R.C. and R.W. Remiker. 2009. A deployable salad crop production system for Lunar habitats. SAE Technical Paper Series No. 2009-01-2382.

Morrow, R.C. and C.M. Bourget. 2009. Use of tinted reflectors to eliminate false positives in Adaptive Lighting Control systems. SAE Technical Paper No. 2009-01-2380.

Morrow, R.C. 2008. LED Lighting in Horticulture. HortScience 43:1947-1950. (Listed as in Top 10 HortScience Articles Read in; January 2009, March 2009, March 2011, April 2011, September, 2011, October 2011, November 2011, December 2011, January 2012, February 2012, March 2012, April 2012, May 2012, June 2012, July 2012, August 2012, September 2012, October, 2012, November 2012, December 2013, January 2013, February 2013, March 2013, April 2013, June 2013, Augsut 2013, September 2013, October 2013, Decmeber 2013, January 2014, July 2014, August 2014, Sept. 2014).

Arquiza, A, J. B. Hunter, R.C. Morrow, R. Remiker. 2008. Modeling and simulation of the drying of cabin solid waste in long-term space missions. SAE Paper Series Paper 2008-01-2194.

Morrow, R.C., J.T. Iverson, R.C. Manzke, L.K. Tuominen, and J.D. Neubauer. 2007. Education Payload Operations Kit C: A miniature, low ESM hobby garden for space- based educational activities. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper 2007-01-3067.

Hunter, J.B., R.C. Morrow, and W. Butrymowicz. 2006. Energy Efficient Closed Loop Heat Pump Dryer for Solid Waste Stabilization on Long Duration Space Missions. SAE Technical Paper Series 2006-01-2088.

Morrow, R.C. 2006. Life Sciences Year in Review. Aerospace America, December (for AIAA Life Sciences Technical Committee).

Massa G.D., J.C. Emmerich, R.C. Morrow, C.M. Bourget and C.A. Mitchell. 2006. Plant-growth lighting for space life support: A review. Gravit. Space. Biol. 19 (2): 19-29.

Johnson, J.R., T.M. Crabb, M.J. Mischnick, and R.C. Morrow. 2005. Evolution of Advanced Life Support Architectures Throughout the Exploration Spirals: A Midterm Review. SAE Technical Paper Series 2005-01-2922.

Maldonado, J., M. Lee, R. Morrow, S. Guetschow, R. Remiker, and J. Morell. 2005. Science evaluation units for the plant research unit and the advanced animal habitat. SAE Technical Paper Series 2005-07-11.

Massa, G.D., J.C. Emmerich, M.E. Mick, R.J. Kennedy, R.C. Morrow, and C.A. Mitchell. 2005. Development and testing of an efficient LED intracanopy lighting design for minimizing equivalent system mass in an advanced life support system. Gravit. Space Biol. Bull. 18:87-88.

Musgrave, M.E., A. Kuang, L.K. Tuominen, L.H. Levine, and R.C. Morrow. 2005. Seed storage reserves and glucosinolates in Brassica rapa L. grown on the International Space Station. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 130: 848-856.

Massa, G.D., C.A. Mitchell, J.C. Emmerich, and R.C. Morrow. 2005. Development of a reconfigurable LED plant-growth lighting system for equivalent system mass reduction in an ALS. SAE Technical Paper Series 2005-01-2955.

Morrow, R.C., R.W. Remiker, M.J. Mischnick, L.K. Tuomin, M.C. Lee,T.M. Crabb. 2005 A Low Equivalent System Mass Plant Growth Unit for Space Exploration. SAE Technical Paper Series 2005-01-2843.

Emmerich, J.C R.C Morrow, T.J. Clavette, L.J. Sirios, and M.C. Lee. 2004. Plant research unit lighting system development. SAE Technical Paper Series 2004-01-2454.

Lee, M.C., R.C. Morrow, and R.W. Remiker. 2004. Space Plants in the Classroom. SAE Technical Paper Series 2004-01-2417.

Morrow, R.C. and R. J. Gustafson. 2004. ISRU Technologies to Support Human Space Exploration. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2004-01-2315.

Morrow, R.C., T.M. Crabb, and M. C. Lee. 2004. Evolution of Space-Based Plant Growth Systems from Research to Life Support. Space 2004 Conference. Paper # AIAA 2004-6022.

Morrow, R. C., J. T. Iverson, R. C. Richter, and J. J. Stadler. 2004. Biomass Production System (BPS) Technology Validation Test Results. Transactions Journal of Aerospace 1:1061-1070.

Iverson J.T., T.M. Crabb, R.C. Morrow, and M.C. Lee. 2003. Biomass Production System hardware performance. SAE Technical Paper Series 2003-01-2484.

Iverson J.T., T. M. Crabb, R. C. Morrow, and M. C. Le. 2003. Biomass Production System Hardware Performance. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2003-01-2484.

Emmerich, J.C., M. C. Lee, R. C. Morrow, and T. M. Crabb. 2003. PRU, The Next Generation of Space Station Plant Research Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2003-01-2527.

Frazier, C.M., J.B. Simpson, M.S. Roberts, G.W. Stutte, N.D. Fields, J. Melendez-Andrade, and R.C. Morrow. 2003. Bacterial and fungal communities in BPS chambers and root modules. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2003-01-2528.

Morrow, R.C. and J.J. Stadler. 2003. Analysis of Crew Interaction with Long-Duration Plant Growth Experiment. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2003-01-2482.

Morrow, R.C., J.G. Frank, K.M. Stolp, and M.C. Lee. 2002. Biomass Production System (BPS) ground based performance testing. SAE Technical Paper Series 2002-01-2482.

Jones, S.B., G.E. Bingham, D. Or, and R.C. Morrow. 2002. ORZS: Optimization of root zone substrates for microgravity. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2002-01-2380.

Lee, M.C., J.R. Maldonado, and R.C. Morrow. 2002. Plant Research Unit-program overview and update. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2002-01-2279.

Crabb, T.M., R.C. Morrow, J.G. Frank. 2001. Plant Research Unit-Program overview. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2001-01-2230.

Crabb, T.M., T.K. Klemp, and R.C. Morrow. 2001. Fluid handling and maintenance experiment capabilities. SAE Technical Paper Series Paper No. 2001-01-2179.

Morrow, R.C,, T.M. Crabb, J.T. Iverson and J.G. Frank. 2001. Science accommodations in the Biomass Production System. SAE Technical Paper Series 2001-01-2231.

Morrow, R.C., T.M. Crabb, R.J. Anderson, and D.J. Smith. 2001. A microprocessor based soil moisture sensor system for space based plant growth units. SAE Technical Paper Series 2001-01-2178.

Sato, K., K. Lagel , R. Morrow ,T. Crabb , J. Frank , G.Stutte, D. Chapman, and R. Berthold. 2001. Biomass Production System and experiments. Conference and Exhibition on International Space Station Utilization. AIAA 2001-4987.

Porterfield, D.M., D.J. Barta, D.W. Ming, R.C. Morrow, and M.E. Musgrave. 2000. Astroculture root metabolism and cytochemical analysis. Adv. Space Res. 26:315-318.

Morrow, R.C. and T.M. Crabb. 1999. Biomass production system (BPS) plant growth unit. Adv. Space Res. 26:289-298.

Morrow, R.C. and T.M. Crabb. 1999. Biomass production system (BPS) environmental control subsystem performance. SAE Technical Paper Series 1999-01-2180.

Morrow, R.C. 1997. Space flight experiment simulation program for enhancing classroom science. Proc. 7th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference.

Bula, R.J., R.C. Morrow, and T.W. Tibbitts. 1996. Potato growth in a porous tube water and nutrient delivery system. Adv Space Res. 18:243-9.

Crabb, T.M. and R.C. Morrow. 1996. Attributes of biomass processing in space. AIAA Paper No. 96-0491.

Morrow, R.C., R.J. Bula, and T.W. Tibbitts. 1995. Miniaturizing a biotron in a middeck locker. ASAE Paper No. 957660.

Morrow, R.C., N.A. Duffie, T.W. Tibbitts, R.J. Bula, D.J. Barta, D.W. Ming, R.M. Wheeler, and D.M. Porterfield.1995. Plant response in the ASTROCULTURE flight experiment unit. SAE Technical Paper Series, Paper # 951624.

Duffie, N.A., W. Zhou, R.C. Morrow, R.J. Bula, T.W. Tibbitts, S.R. Wranovsky, and P.D. Macaulay. 1995. Control and monitoring of environmental parameters in the ASTROCULTURE flight experiment. SAE Technical Paper 951627.

Duffie, N.A., R.J. Bula, R.C. Morrow, P.E. Quirin, P.D. Macaulay, S.R. Wranovsky, J.C. Vignali, and T.W. Tibbitts. 1994. Humidity and temperature control in the ASTROCULTURE flight experiment. SAE Technical Paper 941282.

Bula, R.J., R.C. Morrow, T.W. Tibbitts and R.W. Ignatius. 1994. Development and Commercialization of bioregenerative life support system technology. AIAA 94-4514.

Bula, R.J., D.J. Tennessen, R.C. Morrow, and T.W. Tibbitts. 1994. Light emitting diodes as a plant lighting source. In: International Lighting in Controlled Environments Workshop T.W.Tibbitts (editor) 1994 NASA-CP-95-3309.

Morrow, R.C., R.J. Bula, T.W. Tibbitts, and W.R. Dinauer. 1994. The ASTROCULTURE™ flight experiment series: Validating technologies for growing plants in space. Adv. Space Res. 14:29-37.

Tibbitts, T.W., R.J. Bula, and R.C. Morrow. 1993. The ASTROCULTURE™- experiment on the USML-1 mission. AIAA Paper No. 93-4315.

Bula, R.J., R.C. Morrow, and T.W. Tibbitts. 1993. ASTROCULTURE™ experiment on SPACEHAB-01. SPACEHAB mission 1 (STS-57) experiments symposium, Washington, D.C.

Morrow, R.C., W.R. Dinauer, R.J. Bula, and T.W. Tibbitts. 1993. The ASTROCULTURE™-1 flight experiment: Pressure control of the WCSAR porous tube nutrient delivery system. SAE Technical Paper Series, Paper # 932292.

Barta, D.J. , T.W. Tibbitts, R.J. Bula, and R.C. Morrow. 1992. Evaluation of light emitting diode characteristics for a space-based plant irradiation source. Advances in Space Research 12:141-149.

Bula, R.J., T.W. Tibbitts, R.C. Morrow, and W.R. Dinauer. 1992. Commercial involvement in the development of space-based plant growing technology. Advances in Space Research 12:5-10.

Morrow, R.C., R.J. Bula, T.W. Tibbitts, and W.R. Dinauer. 1992. A matrix-based porous tube water and nutrient delivery system. SAE Technical Paper No. 921390.

Bula, R.J., R.C. Morrow, T.W. Tibbitts, D.J. Barta, R.W. Ignatius, and T.S. Martin. 1991. Light-emitting diodes as a radiation source for plants. HortScience 26:203-205.

Bula, R.J., R.C. Morrow, T.W. Tibbitts, and R.B. Corey. 1990. Technology for subsystems of space-based plant growth facilities. In: MacElroy, R.D., ed. Controlled ecological life support systems:CELSS ‘89 Workshop, NASA Tech. Memorandum 102277, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA, pp 77-92, March 1990.

Tibbitts, T.W., S.M. Bennett, and R.C. Morrow. 1990. Environmental and cultural considerations for growth of potatoes in CELSS. In: MacElroy, R.D., ed. Controlled ecological life support systems:CELSS ‘89 Workshop, NASA Tech. Memorandum 102277, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, CA, pp 77-92, March 1990.

Bula, R.J., R.C. Morrow, and M. Mankamyer. 1990. Biomass production model for a bio-regenerative life support system. The Case for Mars IV Conference, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado.

Tibbitts, T.W., S.M. Bennett, R.C. Morrow, and R.J. Bula. 1989. Utilization of white potatoes in CELSS. Adv. in Space Res. 9:53-59.

Morrow, R.C. and T.W. Tibbitts. 1988. Evidence for involvement of phytochrome in tumor development on plants. Plant Physiol. 88:1110-1114.

Tibbitts, T.W., R.J. Bula, R.B. Corey, and R.C. Morrow. 1988. Cultural systems for growing potatoes in space. International Symposium on High Technology in Protected Cultivation. Acta Horticulturae 230:287-289.

Morrow, R.C. and T.W. Tibbitts. 1987. Air ion exposure system for plants. HortScience 22:148-151.

Morrow, R.C. and T.W. Tibbitts. 1987. Induction of intumescence injury on leaf disks. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 112:304-306.

Morrow, R.C. 1981. Louisiana Basidiomycetes and their distribution. In: R.D. Andrews & J.E. Ebinger (eds.). Papers on the ecology of central Louisiana pine forests. Eastern Illinois University.

Technical ReportsG061 Phase III Biomass Production System Development Augmentation for Specific

Science User Req.G067 Phase II Biomass Production System Technology Validation Test Final ReportG071 Phase I Bioregernerative Testbed Unit for Integrated Animal/Plant ResearchG072 Phase I Moisture and Oxygen Content Sensor Suite for Nutrient Delivery

SystemsG080 Phase II Moisture and Oxygen Content Sensor Suite for Nutrient Delivery

SystemsG092 Phase I Regenerable Seed Plugs from Formed Plant FiberG103 Phase I Seed Transport, Storage and Handling System G109 Phase II Regenerable Seed Plugs from Formed Plant FiberG130 Phase I Deployable Vegetable Production System

G140 Phase II Deployable Vegetable Production System G143 Phase I Aseptic Plant Culture SystemG144 Phase I STTR Closed Loop Waste Processing DryerG171 Phase I High Efficiency Lighting with Integrated Adaptive Control (HELIAC)G176 Phase II Aseptic Plant Culture SystemG180 Phase II Closed Loop Waste Processing DryerG187 Phase II High Efficiency Lighting with Integrated Adaptive Control (HELIAC)G196 Phase I Submersible LED Lighting for Photobioreactors (SLLP)G199 Phase I High-yield plant-based manufacturing of bioengineered spider silk G215 Phase II STTR High-yield plant-based manufacturing of bioengineered spider silk G259 Phase I LEDs for Managing Pest Insects in GreenhousesG264 Phase I Off-Grid Solid-State Agricultural LightingG285 Phase IIG295 Phase IG309 Phase II

Morrow, R.C. and R.J. Bula. 1990. Parabolic flight evaluation of a porous tube nutrient delivery system for plants. WCSAR-TR-AR2-9007-2.

Morrow, R.C. and R.J. Bula. 1988. Method and apparatus for controlling humidity in enclosed environments. WCSAR-TR-AR2-8809-1. Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Volkweiss, S.J., R.B. Corey, R.C. Morrow, and M. Madden. 1988. Elution of plant nutrients from X-61 zeolite and IRA-400 anion exchange resin preconditioned with nutrient solution. WCSAR TR-AR2-8811-4. Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Volkweiss, S.J., R.B. Corey, and R.C. Morrow. 1988. Kinetics of phosphorous desorption from X-61 (Fe and P treated) zeolite. WCSAR-TR-AR2-8812-6. Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Dissertations Morrow, R.C. 1987. Environmental factors regulating intumescence development (oedema) in

tomatoes. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WIMorrow, R.C. 1983. Some effects of simulated acid rain on cool season turfgrasses. M.S.

Thesis. Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

January 23, 2015 Dear 2015 ASHS Outstanding Industry Scientist Selection Committee:

It is an honor and a privilege to support the nomination of Dr. Robert C. Morrow for ASHS Outstanding Industry Scientist for 2015. I will not reiterate his stellar record articulated so well by Dr. Massa in the nomination letter or in the comprehensive record summarized in Dr. Morrow’s CV. Rather, I will suggest why Bob Morrow is deserving of this award from my own experience and perspective.

Bob is the big, quiet guy who always is present in the back of the room, answering questions when called upon, or offering organizational suggestions if the room otherwise falls silent. He is soft spoken, unassuming, always reliable, and totally responsive to requests. Over the years since receiving his PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Bob Morrow has not only been regularly present at ASHS, ICES, ASGSB/ASGSR, NCERA-101, and endless NASA conferences and workshops, he is a presenter, a contributor, and is always helpful! He has achieved an outstanding publication record for an industry scientist, funded in large part by his submission of an endless stream of SBIR, STTR, and collaborative federal proposals with academic colleagues.

Bob Morrow was in on the ground floor of working with my laboratory to develop one-of-a-kind custom LED hardware for controlled-environment research, in connection with NASA grants, NIFA grants, and SBIR grants. Not only that, he has been intimately involved translating vision into engineering design, fabrication, delivery to PIs, follow-up support of funded projects, and often beyond. Bob Morrow has helped me realize the vision of crop intracanopy lighting, starting with the small-scale “lightsicles” of the early 1990s, maturing to the greenhouse-scale LED “towers” of today for supplemental lighting of high-wire tomato, and very likely will be involved in next-generation, economically viable, light-system evolution for the horticulture industry.

Companies large and small that consider themselves “competitors” of Bob Morrow’s employer (I don’t know why?-ORBITEC supports innovative lighting research only by developing one-of-a-kind LED hardware that they don’t market) often ask me why “that company” is a full partner in our SCRI project doing proof-of-concept research for LEDs in the horticulture industry. Those trying to market first-generation LED hardware to the horticulture industry typically have no idea that they wouldn’t even be in business today without efforts expended by Bob Morrow and his colleagues more than 23 years ago, when they were doing the first pioneering studies applying LEDs for plant lighting, with funding from NASA.

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So, Bob Morrow continues to work with the space program to develop plant lighting and cultivation systems for future space agriculture and bioregenerative life-support systems, but he also extends that approach to ground-based controlled-environment agriculture research to help develop future sustainable protected agriculture systems. I’m glad he chose to associate with ASHS and has been a steady supporter and active participant in Society activities for his entire career with industry.

I cannot think of a more deserving individual than Bob Morrow to receive the 2015 ASHS Outstanding Industry Scientist Award! I have no reservations in giving him my highest unqualified recommendation for this honor! Sincerely,

Cary A. Mitchell Professor of Horticulture & Plant Physiology Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010 (765) 494-1347 cmitchel@purdue.edu

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21 Jan 2015 To: ASHS Outstanding Industry Scientist Award Committee Re: Nomination of Dr. Robert C. Morrow, Orbitec Corp. Dear Committee Members: I am writing a letter on behalf of Dr. Robert (Bob) C. Morrow, who has been nominated for the ASHS Outstanding Industry Scientist Award. Bob has been a Senior Scientist with Orbital Technologies Corp. (now part of Sierra Nevada Corp.) of Madison, WI for nearly 20 years, and is the lead horticulturist for the company. I have known Bob since he was a graduate student

much as or more so than anyone I have ever worked with in private industry. He is an outstanding scientist and is well published in the horticultural, botanical, and aerospace literature. In addition, Bob is one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the area of controlled environment horticulture, and in my opinion, one of the most innovative and

Following his graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, Bob started working the Wisconsin Center for Automation and Robotics (WCSAR), which was a NASA funded, commercial development center. WCSAR soon began to focus on space agriculture as one of their key lines of research and development. Bob Morrow and his colleagues at WCSAR were the first group to recognize the value of LEDs (light emitting diodes) for growing plants in space and on the ground, and along with their commercial partner, Quantum Devices of Barneveld, WI obtained the North American patent for using LEDs to grow plants. This is now a booming area for controlled environment lighting for plants, and Bob Morrow is a co-signer of the commercial patent for this technology. In addition, Bob and his WCSAR colleagues developed a experiments

the water in weightlessness); the first time LEDs were used to grow plants in space; the first time that Peltier cooling systems with porous chilling plates were used, which captured and recycled the humidity generated by plant transpiration inside the chamber, and probably more

Bob transferred this knowledge and experience to Orbitec (Orbital Technologies Corp.), where he moved in the mid 1990s. Bob went on to be co-PI for the Biomass Production System (BPS) plant chamber, which was built by Orbitec. The BPS chamber was flown on the International Space Station and to this day it is often cited as being the most sophisticated plant chamber to ever fly in space. The test ran for over 70 days, much longer than it was originally intended, and produced several batches of wheat and Brassica seedlings from which photosynthetic gas exchange, whole plant growth, and numerous biochemical data were measured.

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Since that time, Bob has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants from NASA, DOD, and other federal agencies. I am only guessing on this, but I suspect these Phase I and Phase II SBIR grants total in millions of dollars that Bob has brought into Ortibec. These included topics such as using inedible plant biomass to form small crates or structures (with the US Forest Service), design and development of small plant cell culture chambers for space flight, using of transgenic tobacco plants to generate commercially valuable compounds, and designing and building the so-called

plant chambers for space flight. Because VEGGIE was developed through a government SBIR grant, it was built using so-called Phase III funding from NASA. Again, there are other commercial and industrial technology grants that I am not listing for Bob. Throughout all of this, Bob has regularly attended professional meetings and always tried to publish his research findings, which shows the true scientist side of Dr. Bob Morrow. Bob has been active in ASHS for more than 25 years, from his graduate school days on. He has been an active member in the ASHS Controlled Environment (CE) Working Group, and served as secretary and chair at least once, if not for multiple cycles! He has also been active in the NIFA (formerly CSREES) North Central Region (NCERA) Committee 101 on controlled environment research. Bob is also an active member of the American Society for Space and Gravitational Research, and regularly attends the International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), which is an aerospace engineering meeting. Throughout all of this work and committee support to ASHS and other professional societies, he has undertaken numerous student outreach projects, such as developing small plant growth systems that could be used in school classrooms to simulate plant testing in space. Finally, Bob is truly one of the most generous and kind people that I know he always seems to

deserving person for the 2015 ASHS Outstanding Industry Scientist Award than Dr. Bob Morrow. Sincerely,

Raymond M. Wheeler Senior Scientist and Lead for Advanced Life Support Research NASA Surface Systems Division, Mail Code NE-S Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 raymond.m.wheeler@nasa.gov 321-861-2950

THE UNIVERSITYof TENNESSEE INSTITUTE ofAGRICULTURE

Department of Plant Sciences

January 23, 2015

Dear Awards Selection Committee,

I am pleased to provide a letter of support for Dr. Bob Morrow for nomination for the 2015 ASHS Outstanding Industry Scientist Award . I have collaborated with Dr. Morrow on several projects and publications over the past 5 years. Specifically, I have worked closely with Bob on projects involving the application of light-emitting diodes (LEOs) in plant production systems. Bob is very deserving of recognition for his horticultural contributions and accomplishments within the private sector and for a long record of collaborating with university researchers.

Bob is an extremely versatile plant physiologist, with a decidedly engineering slant. He has the unique ability to understand engineering and environmental growth parameters and how they interact to impact plant physiological responses. He takes a logical research approach to problem solving and always keeps the practical business impacts in mind. Over his career, he has made significant contributions in the design and testing of controlled environment plant growth systems. He is successful in his own right as a researcher, but it is his history of collaboration with some of the top programs in the world that really optimizes his status as an outstanding industry scientist.

Bob's position in industry with Orbital Technologies Corporation has afforded him numerous opportunities to work on research and development projects . He has been highly successful in receiving research funding from federal sources, and his experience in the granting arena was very clear when we worked together to prepare proposals for our LED work. It was Bob's experience and ability that helped drive the proposal(s) to SBIR phase 1 and phase 2 project funding. We have moved the projects from proposal preparation, to receipt of funding, to project design and execution, and finally to publication of results. Our work together has demonstrated to me Bob's passion for horticultural research and his commitment to make sure results are available to other researchers in the field through publication, which is truly unique among the industry scientists I have worked with on other projects.

I can think of no other industry scientist more deserving of this year's award than Bob Morrow. He has lived with one foot in both the private sector and academic world for most of his career, and, by all rights, he has achieved great success in both areas. But, it is his history of collaborative work with other researchers and his strong publication record that makes Bob even more unique among his industry peers . Please feel free to contact me at any time if you need more testimonials on his behalf.

Dean A. Kopsell , Professor Plant Sciences Department The University of Tennessee

2431 Joe Johnson Drive. 252 Ellington Plant Sciences Building · Knoxvi lle, TN 37996-4561 • Phone (865) 974-7324 ' Fax (865) 974- 1947 http://plantsclences . utk. ed u