John P. Fulton
Professor
Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University
590 Woody Hayes Drive ꞏ Columbus, OH 43210
334.740.1329 ꞏ Fax 614.292.9448 ꞏ fulton.20@osu.edu

EDUCATION
Ph.D.

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

University of Kentucky

2003

M.S.

Agricultural Engineering

University of Kentucky

1999

B.A.

Physics

Wittenberg University

1994

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2020 to present

Professor, Food, Agriculture & Biological Engineering Department, The Ohio
State University

2014 to present

Food, Agriculture and Biological Engineering Professorship, Food,Agriculture & Biological Engineering Department, The Ohio State University

2014 to 2020

Associate Professor, Food, Agriculture & Biological Engineering Department,
The Ohio State University

2012 to 2014

Agronomics Crops Team Leader, Alabama Cooperative Extension System

2009 to 2014

Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Biosystems Engineering
Department, Auburn University

2004 to 2009

Assistant Professor, Biosystems Engineering Department,
Auburn University

1999 to 2003

Engineer Associate, Biosystems and AgriculturalEngineering Department, University of Kentucky

1996 to 1999

Agricultural Engineer, Biosystems and AgriculturalEngineering Department, University of Kentucky

1994 to 1996

Graduate Research Assistant, Biosystems and AgriculturalEngineering Department, University of Kentucky

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT
9-Month Appointment with 25% Teaching, 10% Research and 65% Extension Budgeted Effort.
Professional specialty: machinery automation, nutrient application technology, and digital agriculture.

RECENT PUBLICATIONSBook Chapters
Fulton, J.P. and M. Darr. 2018. GPS, GIS, Guidance, and Variable-rate Technologies forConservation Management. In Precision Conservation: Geospatial Techniques for Agricultural andNatural Resources Conservation (pp. 65-81). Published by: ASA, CSSA & SSSA, Madison, WI.
Fulton, J.P. 2018. Chapter 12: Variable seeding systems for precision agriculture. In Precision
Agriculture for Sustainability (Ed. Dr John Stafford). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing,Cambridge, UK.

Fulton - CV, Page 1 of 2Fulton, J.P. and K. Port. 2018. Chapter 12: Precision Ag Data Management. In Precision AgricultureBasics, editors D.K. Shannon, D.E. Clay, N.R. Kitchen. ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.
Fulton, J.P. E. Hawkins, R. Taylor, and A. Franzen. 2018. Chapter 5: Yield Monitoring andMapping. In Precision Agriculture Basics, editors D.K. Shannon, D.E. Clay, N.R. Kitchen. ASA,CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI.

Refereed
Matcham, E.G., W.P. Hamman, E. Hawkins, J.P. Fulton, S. Subburayalu, and L.E. Lindsey. 2020.
Soil and Terrain Properties that Predict Differences in Local Ideal Seeding Rate for Soybean.
Agronomy J. 2020: 1-11.
Virk, S., W. Porter, J.P. Fulton, and G.L. Pate. 2019. Field Validation of Seed Meter Performance atVarying Seeding Rates and Ground Speeds. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 35(6): 937-948.
Zoller, C., Hawkins, E., Custer, S., Fulton, J., and Richer, E. 2019. Developing a Successful OnFarm Research Program. J. NACAA. 12(2): 1-4.
Virk, S., J.P. Fulton, W. Porter, and G.L. Pate. 2019. Row-Crop Planter Performance to Support
Variable-Rate Seeding of Maize. Precision Agriculture. (2019): 1-17.
Poncet, A. J.P. Fulton, T.P. McDonald, T. Knappenberger, and J.N. Shaw. 2019. Corn Emergenceand Yield Response to Row-Unit Depth and Downforce for Varying Field Conditions. Applied
Engineering in Agriculture. 35(3): 399-408.
Ward, A., A. Sharpley, K. Miller, W. Dick, J. Hoorman, J.P. Fulton, and G.A. LaBarge 2018. Anassessment of nutrient best management practices for agricultural crop systems with subsurface
drainage: Part 1, In-field BMPs. J. Soil and Water Conservation. JAN/FEB 2018, 73(1):5-10.
Poncet, A.M., Fulton J.P., McDonald T.P., Knappenberger T., Shaw J.N., Bridges R. 2018. Effect ofheterogeneous field conditions on corn seeding depth accuracy and uniformity. Applied Engineeringin Agriculture. 34(5):819-830.
Khanal, S., J.P. Fulton, N. Douridas, A. Klopfenstein, and S.A. Shearer. 2018. Integrating aerialimages for in-season nitrogen management in a cornfield. Comp. & Elec. Agr.: 148(2018): 121-131.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
Extension / Outreach (since 2014)
 Published 21 extension Fact Sheets and 3 bulletins.
 Delivered 104 presentations including 48 invited talks internationally.
 Participated in 8 online national webinars as the keynote or co-keynote speaker.
 Co-leader of the Ohio State Digital Ag program which has a developed a national andinternational reputation for providing timely and scientific based information on digital ag.
o Lead the OSU Digital Ag Social Media effort: Facebook (Ohio State Precision Ag; 1,540
Followers); Instagram (@OhioStatePA); Twitter (@OhioStatePA; 2,692 Followers).
o Lead OSU Digital Ag website development and maintenance: https://digitalag.osu.edu/o Co-Lead the eFields on-farm research program: https://digitalag.osu.edu/efields
Grantsmanship (since 2014): Total Funding: $1,043,973; PI = $736,121; Co-PI = $307,825
Instruction: annually teach ASM 4580: Introduction to Precision Agriculture.
Professional Society Membership: ASABE and ISPA
Recent Awards – 2019 ASABE Standards Development Award; 2013 PrecisionAg Awards ofExcellence: Educator/Researcher of the Year.
Regular attendee and presenter at the ASABE AIM, ICPA and InfoAg conferences. Currently, working
on a new ASABE Standard focused on evaluating granular fertilizer application equipment.

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