THOMAS
W. DRESCHEL, PH.D.
EDUCATION:
University
of Illinois, B.
S. Biological Sciences, 1975
Southern
Illinois University, M.
A. Zoology (Limnology), 1980
Florida Institute of Technology, Ed.S. Science Education
(Environmental Science), 1995
Florida Institute of Technology, Ph.D. Science Education
(Environmental Science), 1996
Extensive involvement in coordinating and
participating in various NASA educational programs. More than twenty years of experience in the
design and coordination of environmental monitoring projects, the conducting of
laboratory and field environmental surveys and in the developing and conducting
of hydroponic systems and plant studies supporting NASA’s Controlled Biological
Systems research.
Intergovernmental Personnel Act Appointee
to NASA to manage the NASA Fundamental Biology Outreach Program (FBOP).
This is a national program for developing
and distributing educational outreach projects and programs related to NASA
research in basic biology.
Associate Researcher and Associate Director
for Education Outreach within the Space Agriculture and Biotechnology Research
and Education center (SABRE), Kennedy Space Center, FL, June 2002-September
2002.
Duties included conducting research in to
plant response to culture in a highly controlled hydroponic system and serving
as a liaison between the University of Florida SABRE, NASA, and other academic,
government, and industry partners.
Adjunct instructor for the course: EVS 306,
Environment. July 9-September 10, 2002.
Science Education Director for NASA’s
Fundamental Biology Outreach Program and for the Life Science Support Contract
at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Primary
responsibility is the directing of Fundamental Biology outreach for NASA,
coordinating Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program and Life Sciences
Educator Network (LSEN) activities and other NASA educational programs that
involve the life sciences. Additional
duties involve participating in the design of plant nutrient delivery systems
for space and serving as the site supervisor for rain monitoring for the
National Atmospheric Deposition Program.
Adjunct
Instructor/Professor in Biology, Titusville, Florida 1999-present
Instructor/Professor
for the courses: General Biology, BSCC 1010, a four-hour lecture and
laboratory course and Physical Science, PSC1341, a three hour lecture
and laboratory course, both taught at the Brevard Community College Titusville
Campus and the Kennedy Space Center Campus.
Technical lead for Technology Development
in the Ecological Programs at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Activities included:
Establishment and coordination of acid rain monitoring activities as part of
the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (Site Supervisor); assist in
quantifying environmental effects of Space Shuttle launches; coordinating/performing
pre-launch deposition briefings from computer model predictions prior to
launch; design and construction of hydroponic nutrient delivery systems in
support of the Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS) Breadboard
Project and the Plant Space Biology Project.
Other activities have included assisting in
the set-up and certification of an inorganic chemistry laboratory; analysis of
water, soils, sediments, tissue and wastes for nutrients, metals and organic
carbon; laboratory simulations of Space Shuttle launch effects on surface
waters; field monitoring and sampling of surface waters; acting as Coordinator
of Biomass Production Chamber (BPC) activities, involving the activation and
operation of a two-story, 112 cubic meter, atmospherically sealed controlled
environment hydroponic plant growth chamber; and acting as Supervisor of
Aquaculture Research for CELSS, involving design and construction of a closed
Tilapia culture system for quantifying mass flows.
Also served as Experiments Integrator for
the European Space Agency Biorack experiments on the First International
Microgravity Laboratory Mission, January 22 through January 30, 1992.
The American
Society for Gravitational and Space Biology (ASGSB)
ASGSB
Education Committee Chairman
Florida
Academy of Sciences
Life
Sciences Educator Network (LSEN) Founder and Director
Space
Biology Museum Network (SBMN) Board of Directors
Space-flight
and Life Sciences Training Program (SLSTP) Curriculum Coordinator
Summer High
School Apprenticeship Program (SHARP) Mentor
Brevard
School Science Advisory Board
Summer
Industrial Fellowship for Teachers (SIFT) Board of Directors
NASA Center
Directors Guest Award-Kennedy Space Center
NASA STS-1
20th Anniversary Honoree
Porterfield, D. M., T. W. Dreschel, and M.
E. Musgrave. 2000. A Ground-Based Comparison of Nutrient Delivery Technologies
Originally Developed for Growing Plants in the Spaceflight Environment. HortTechnology 10(1): 179-185.
Wheeler, R. M., C. L. Mackowiak, G. W.
Stutte, J. C. Sager, N. C. Yorio, L., M. Ruffe, R. E. Fortson, T. W. Dreschel,
W. M. Knott and K. A. Corey. 1996. NASA’s Biomass Production Chamber: A Testbed
for Bioregenerative Life Support Studies. Advances
in Space Research, 18(4/5):215-224
Johnson, C. F., T. W. Dreschel, C. S.
Brown, and R. M. Wheeler. 1996. Optimization of Moisture Content for Wheat
Seedling Germination in a Cellulose Acetate Medium for a Spaceflight
Experiment. Advances in Space Research,
18(4/5):239-242.
Heagle, A. S., J. E. Miller, B. I. Chevone,
T. W. Dreschel, W. J. Manning, P. M. Mc Cool, C. L. Morrison, G. E. Neely, and
J. Rebbeck. 1995. Response of a White Clover Indicator System to Tropospheric
Ozone at Eight Locations in the United States. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 85:1373-1378.
Cox, W. M., C. S. Brown, and T. W.
Dreschel. 1994. Hydroponic Feed with Suction. NASA Tech Briefs, 18(9): 128.
Dreschel, T. W., C. S. Brown, W. C.
Piastuch, C. R. Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1994. Porous tube plant nutrient
delivery system development: A device for nutrient delivery in microgravity. Advances in Space Research,
14(11):47-51.
Clark, G. J., G. E. Neville, Jr., and T. W.
Dreschel. 1994. A root moisture sensor for plants in microgravity. Advances in Space Research,
14(11):213-216.
Dreschel, T. W. and C. S. Brown. 1993.
Water Conserving Plant-Growth System. NASA
Tech Briefs, 17(1):89-90.
Dreschel, T. W. 1993. Aerator Combined with
Bubble Remover. NASA Tech Briefs,
17(10):98.
Bushong, W. E., R. C. Fox, C. S. Brown, R.
R. Biro, and T. W. Dreschel. 1993. Clinostat Delivers Power to Plant-Growth
Cabinets. NASA Tech Briefs,
17(12):92-93.
Brown, C. S. and T. W. Dreschel. 1993.
Sealed Plant-Growth Chamber for Clinostat.
NASA Tech Briefs, 17(12):93.
Dreschel, T. W. 1992. Tubular Membrane
Plant-Growth Unit. NASA Tech Briefs,
16(2):113.
Dreschel, T. W. 1992. Monitoring and
Controlling Hydroponic Flow. NASA Tech
Briefs, 16(2):113-114.
Dreschel, T. W. 1992. Hydroponics. The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and
Technology, Seventh Edition, Volume 8:607-610.
Takahashi, H., C. S. Brown, T. W. Dreschel,
and T. K. Scott. 1992. Hydrotropism in pea roots in a porous tube-water
delivery system. HortScience,
27(5):430-432.
Berry, W. L., G. Goldstein, T. W. Dreschel,
R. M. Wheeler, J. C. Sager, and W. M. Knott. 1992. Water relations, gas
exchange, and nutrient response to a long term constant water deficit. Soil Science, 153(6): 442-451.
Madsen, B. C., T. Kheoh, C. R. Hinkle, and
T. W. Dreschel. 1992. Characterization and evaluation of acid rain in East
Central Florida from 1978 to 1987. Water,
Air, and Soil Pollution, 65:7-21.
Brown, C. S., W. M. Cox, T. W. Dreschel,
and P. V. Chetirkin. 1992. The Vacuum-Operated Nutrient Delivery System:
Hydroponics for Microgravity. HortScience,
27(11):1183-1185.
Dreschel, T. W., R. B. Smith, and D. R.
Breininger. 1990. Florida Scrub Jay mortality at roadsides. Florida Field Naturalist, 18(4):82-83.
Dreschel, T. W. and J. C. Sager. 1989.
Control of water and nutrients using a porous tube: A method for growing plants
in space. HortScience, 24(6):944-947.
Dreschel, T. W., B. C. Madsen, L. A. Maull,
C. R. Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1989. Precipitation chemistry: Atmospheric
loadings to the surface waters of the Indian River Lagoon Basin by rainfall. Florida Scientist, 53(3):184-188.
Dreschel, T. W. and C. R. Hall. 1989.
Quantification of Hydrochloric acid and particulate deposition resulting from
Space Shuttle Launches at John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Environmental Management, 14(4):501-507.
Dreschel, T. W. 1988. Basic programming in
water and wastewater analysis. NASA Tech
Briefs, 12(1):78-79.
Dreschel, T. 1990. Plant Nutrient Delivery
System having a Porous Tubular Member. Patent # 4,926,585. United States Patent
and Trademark Office, Washington, D. C.
Nazarenko, V. N. and T. W. Dreschel. 2001.
Humates and Hydroponics: Increasing Production in Closed Systems. A
Proposal in response to the Civilian Reasearch & Development Foundation
Request for Proposals.
Dreschel, T. W. and C. R. Hall. 2000.
A Ground-Based Testbed for Evaluating Plant Remote Sensing
Technology. A proposal to the Florida
Space Research Institute.
Dreschel, T. W. 2000.
Evolution of microbial populations and communities-an education and
public outreach proposal, companion to the science proposal. A proposal to the NASA Astrobiology
Institute.
Levine, H. W., Y. I . Berkovich, P. V.
Chetirkin, and T. W. Dreschel.
2000. A Salad Production System
for the International Space Station. A
proposal to the NASA Small Business Innovative Research Program.
Levine, H., W. Piastuch, and T. Dreschel.
1998. Development of a Microgravity-Rated Hydroponic Plant Culture Apparatus. A
proposal to the NASA Space Life Sciences Program announcement #NRA 98-HEDS-01,
accepted.
Dreschel, T., P. Williams, C. Williams, and
D. Lauffer. 2002. Brassicas and
Butterflies: Hands-on Activities with Potential for Developing Space Flight
Experiments for Students. Proceedings of
The 39th Annual Space
Congress, Session IIIA, Paper #1.
Lefsrud, M. G., B. Ohneck, D. E. Kopsell,
and T. W. Dreschel. 2002. A Porous Tube Nutrient Delivery System for
the Edmonton Space and Science Centre. Mimeogr.
Paper # 02-4073 presented at the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Annual International Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Tynes, G. K, T. W. Dreschel, H. Kasahara,
and H. G. Levine. 2001. An Evaluation of a Fibrous Ion Exchange Resin
Substrate for the Provision of Nutrients to Wheat Growing on a Porous Tube
Nutrient Delivery System. Paper #
01ICES-303 submitted to the 2001 Meeting of the Society of Automotive
Engineers.
Dreschel, T.
W., C.R. Hall, J. Jones, and A. Brooks. 2001. Controlling Leaf Moisture Using a Porous Tube
Plant Culture System. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference on
Plant Growth Regulation Society of America, July 1-5, 2001, Miami Beach, pp
47-52.
Dreschel, T. W., P.V. Chetirkin, S. Behel,
and V. Nazarenko. 2001. Collaborative
Ukrainian Experiment-Science and Technology Exchange for Students (CUE-STEPS).
Proceedings of The 38th Annual Space Congress, Session IIC,
Paper #3.
Lefsrud, M. G., G. A. Giacomelli, H.
W. Janes, and T. W. Dreschel. 2000.
Crop Production on the Porous Tube.
Mimeogr. Paper # 00-4083 presented at the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dreschel, T. W., B. McClain, R. Grymes, D.
Chamberland, and W. Knott. 2000. SEEDS
II: More Tomatoes from Space! (For
Classroom Research). Proceedings of The 37th Annual Space
Congress, Session IC, Paper #3.
Dreschel, T. W. 1999. Science Communication
for the Life Sciences at Kennedy Space Center. Proceedings of The 36th
Annual Space Congress, Session IID, Paper #1.
Levine, H. G., W. C. Piastuch, and T. W.
Dreschel. 1999. Development of a Microgravity-Rated Hydroponic Plant Culture
Apparatus. Proceedings of The 36th Annual Space Congress,
Session IIIB, Paper #6.
Dreschel, T. W., P. H. Williams, V. I.
Nazarenko, and P. V. Chetirkin. 1998. A Report on the Collaborative Ukrainian
Experiment-Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space. Proceedings of The
35th Annual Space Congress, Session IIID, Paper #4.
Dreschel, T. W., P. H. Williams, V. I.
Nazarenko, and P. V. Chetirkin. 1997. The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment
(CUE): Opportunities for Collaboration in Science Education and Research.
Proceedings of The 34th Annual Space Congress, Session IID,
Paper #6.
Dreschel, T. W. 1996. NASA Kennedy Space
Center Educators Workshops: Exploring Their Impacts on Teacher Attitudes and
Concerns. Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Science Education,
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida.
Dreschel, T. W. 1996. NASA Kennedy Space
Center Educators Workshops: Exploring Their Impacts on Teacher Attitudes and
Concerns. NASA Technical Memorandum # 112241, The National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, J. F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Dreschel, T., J. Hodges, S. Dutczak, and R.
Fronk. 1996. Measuring the Concerns and Beliefs of Teachers: A Possible Means
for Evaluating the Efficacy of NASA Teacher Enhancement Workshops. Proceedings
of The 33rd Annual Space Congress, Session IIC, Paper #1.
Dreschel, T., R. Young, J. Hodges, and J.
Ragsdale. 1995. Implementation of a NASA Life Sciences Workshop as Part of the
Summer Teacher Enhancement Program. Proceedings of The 32nd
Annual Space Congress, Session IIIC, Paper #9.
Piastuch, W. C., T. W. Dreschel, J. O.
Bledsoe, and C. S Brown. 1995. A Small, Closed, Computer Controlled Chamber for
Study of Atmospheric and Water Availability Effects on Plant Growth and
Metabolism. Mimeogr. Paper # 95-7656 presented at the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers Summer Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Tsao, D. T. W., M. R. Okos, C. A. Mitchell,
J. C. Sager, and T. W. Dreschel. 1994. Characterizing the Transpirational
Uptake into Plants Cultivated on a Ceramic Tube Hydroponic System. Mimeogr.
Paper #94-4580 presented at the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Summer Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.
Heagle, A. S., J. E. Miller, B. Chevone, T.
W. Dreschel, W. J. Manning, P. McCool, C. L. Morrison, G. E. Neeley, and J.
Rebbeck. 1995. Response of a White Clover Indicator System to Tropospheric
Ozone at Eight Locations in the United States. Paper presented to The 5th
International Conference on Acidic Deposition. Gothenburg, Sweden, 26-30
June, 1995.
Madsen, B. C. and T. W. Dreschel. 1994.
Emission Trends of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the Southeastern
United States and Their Influence on Precipitation Composition. Paper presented
to The International Specialty Conference on Acid Rain and Electric
Utilities: Permits, Allowances, Monitoring and Meterology. Tempe, AZ,
January 23-25, 1995.
Dreschel, T. W., C. W. Carlson, H. W.
Wells, K. F. Anderson, W. M. Knott and W. Munsey. 1993. Physical testing for
the Microgravity Plant Nutrient Experiment. Mimeogr. Paper #93-4007
presented at the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Summer Meeting.
Wheeler, R. M., C. L. Mackowiak, J. C.
Sager, K. A. Corey, T. W. Dreschel, B. A. Vieux, W. M. Knott, R. P. Prince, and
C. R. Hinkle. 1992. Crop Tests in NASA’s Biomass Production Chamber. A Review
of the First Four Years of Operation. Proceedings of The International
Conference on Life Support and Biospherics, Huntsville, Alabama, pp
563-573.
Dreschel, T. W., C. S. Brown, C. R. Hinkle,
J. C. Sager, R. M. Wheeler, and W. M. Knott. 1992. A Summary of Porous Tube
Nutrient Delivery System Investigations from 1985 to 1991. NASA Technical
Memorandum # 107546, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, J.
F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Tsao, D., M. R. Okos, J. C. Sager, and T.
W. Dreschel. 1992. Development of Physical and Mathematical Models for the
Porous Ceramic Tube Plant Nutrification System (PCTPNS). NASA Technical
Memorandum # 107551, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, J.
F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida..
Dreschel, T. W., R. M. Wheeler, C. R.
Hinkle, J. C. Sager, and W. M. Knott. 1991. Investigating combustion for
processing inedible biomass produced in NASA’s Biomass Production Chamber. NASA
Technical Memorandum # 103821, The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, J. F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Dreschel, T. W., C. F. Bauer, M. S. Koller,
and J. C. Sager. 1991. A prototype closed aquaculture system for controlled
ecological life support applications. In: Engineering Aspects of Intensive
Aquaculture, Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service,
#NRAES-49, Ithaca, New York, pp. 48-56.
Dreschel, T. W., C. S. Brown, C. R. Hinkle,
J. C. Sager, and W. M. Knott. 1990. Developing future plant experiments for
spaceflight. Mimeogr. Paper #90-4533 presented at the American Society
of Agricultural Engineers Winter Meeting.
Wheeler, R. M., C. L. Mackowiak, T. W.
Dreschel, J. C. Sager, R. P. Prince, W. M. Knott, C. R. Hinkle, and R. F.
Strayer. 1990. System Development and Early Biological Tests in NASA’s Biomass
Production Chamber. NASA Technical Memorandum # 103494, The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, J. F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Madsen, B. C., T. Kheoh, C. R. Hinkle, and
T. W. Dreschel. 1990. Acid rain monitoring in East-Central Florida from 1977 to
the present. In: Proceedings of the Florida Acidic Deposition Conference.
Dreschel, T. W., R. M. Wheeler, J. C.
Sager, and W. M. Knott. 1989. Factors affecting plant growth in membrane
nutrient delivery. In R. D. MacElroy, ed. Controlled Ecological Life Support
Systems: CELSS ‘89 Workshop, NASA Technical Memorandum #102277, Ames
Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
Madsen, B. C., T. W. Dreschel, and C. R.
Hinkle. 1989. Characterization and evaluation of acid rain in Central Florida
from 1978 to 1987, ten year summary report. NASA Technical Memorandum
#102149, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, J. F. Kennedy
Space Center, Florida.
Dreschel, T. W. 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986 and
1985. Basic programs for water and waste water analysis. In: The Cosmic
Software Catalog, NASA’s Computer Software Management and Information
Center, the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Dreschel, T. W., J. C. Sager, and R. M.
Wheeler. 1988. Status of porous tube plant growth unit research. Mimeogr.
Paper #88-4524 presented to the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
Dreschel, T. W., C. R. Hinkle, W. M. Knott,
R. P. Prince, and J. C. Sager. 1987. Development of a membrane nutrient system.
In: Proceedings of The NASA Space Life Sciences Symposium, Washington,
D. C.
Dreschel, T. W., R. P. Prince, C. R.
Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1987. Porous membrane utilization in plant nutrient
delivery. Mimeogr. Paper #87-4025 presented to the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers.
Schmalzer, P. A., C. R. Hinkle, and T. W.
Dreschel. 1986. Far-field deposition from Space Shuttle launches at the John F.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida. NASA Technical Memorandum #83104. The
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, J. F. Kennedy Space Center,
Florida.
Madsen, B. C., T. W. Dreschel, and C. R.
Hinkle. 1986. An evaluation of rain chemistry data for the John F. Kennedy
Space Center, Florida and the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. NASA
Technical Memorandum #100301, The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, J. F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Dreschel, T. W. and C. R. Hall. 1985.
Near-field deposition of chlorides and particulates resulting from launches of
the Space Transportation System at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. NASA
Technical Memorandum #89194, The National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, J. F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Dreschel, T. W. and C. R. Hinkle. 1984.
Acid deposition, pH and inorganic carbon interactions: Simulation of Space
Shuttle launch cloud effects on estuarine systems. NASA Technical Memorandum
#83094, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, J. F. Kennedy
Space Center, Florida.
Dreschel, T. W. 1980. Physical and chemical
causes of black water stratification in a strip mine lake. Masters Thesis,
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.
Levine, H.G., G. K, Tynes, J. H. Norikane, C. M. Frasier and
T. W. Dreschel. 2001. Evaluation of a Fixed Feed Water Input Mode
for Space-Based Plant Culture Applications.
Gravitational and Space Biology
Bulletin 15(1): 67 (Abstr.).
Dreschel, T.
W., C.R. Hall, J. Jones, and A. Brooks. 2001. Controlling Leaf Moisture Using a Porous Tube
Plant Culture System. Abstract of a paper presented to the 28th
Annual Conference on Plant Growth Regulation Society of America, July 1-5,
2001, Miami Beach.
Dreschel, T. W., P.V. Chetirkin, S. Behel,
and V. I. Nazarenko. 2001. Collaborative
Ukrainian Experiment-Science and Technology Exchange Program for Students
(CUE-STEPS). Abstract of a paper presented to the Proceedings of The 38th
Annual Space Congress, May, 2001.
Dreschel, T. W., T. Foster, and C. R.
Hall. 2001. A ground-based test bed for evaluating plant
remote sensing technologies. Florida
Scientist 64(1) 18 (abstr).
Rygalov, V. Ye. and T. W. Dreschel. 2001.
Some approaches to the estimation of the stability of functioning closed
ecological systems. Florida Scientist 64(1) 17-18 (abstr).
Tynes, G. K., T. W. Dreschel, H. Kasahara,
and H. G. Levine. 2001. The provision of nutrients to wheat plants
that are grown on a porous tube nutrient delivery system using a fibrous ion
exchange resin substrate. Florida
Scientist 64(1) 18 (abstr).
Tynes, G. K., T. W. Dreschel, H. Kasahara,
and H. G. Levine. 2000. An evaluation of a fibrous ion exchange resin
substrate for the provision of nutrients to wheat growing on a porous tube
nutrient delivery system. Abstract to the International Conference on
Environmental Systems.
Madsen, B. C., D. M. Nickerson, and T. W.
Dreschel. 2000. Comparison of Non-Linear
Regression and Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) models for Precipitation
Chemistry from East Central Florida. Abstract of a poster presented at the
National Atmospheric Deposition Program Annual Meeting, 17-19 October, Saratoga
Springs, New York.
Madsen, B. C., D. M. Nickerson, and T. W.
Dreschel. 2000. Some Preliminary ARMA Models for
Precipitation Chemistry in East Central Florida. Paper presented to the 64th Annual
Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences.
Florida Scientist, 63
(Supplement 1), p. 34 (abstr.).
Madsen, B. C., T. W. Dreschel, and L. A.
Maull. 1999. Rainwater chemistry trends in central Florida: an update. Abstract
of a poster presented to the National
Atmospheric Deposition Program Technical Committee Meeting, Sacramento, CA,
October, 1999.
Madsen, B. C., T. W. Dreschel, and L. A.
Maull. 1999. Central Florida Trends in Rainwater Chemistry from 1978 to the
Present. Poster presentation at the Florida Academy of Sciences 63rd
Annual Meeting, March 11-13, 1999, Tampa, FL.
Dreschel, T., G. Koerner, P. Currier, S.
Potter, and C. Goodman. 1998. The Fourteenth Annual Space Life Sciences
Training Program at Kennedy Space Center. Gravitational
and Space Biology Bulletin 12(1): 7 (abstr.)
Madsen, B. C., T. W. Dreschel, and L. A.
Maull. 1997. An Evaluation of Rain Chemistry in East Central Florida with an
Emphasis on Changes Relative to Population Growth. Abstract of a poster
presented to the National Atmospheric
Deposition Program Technical Committee Meeting, Ellicotville, NY, October,
1997.
Johnson, C. F., H. G. Levine, W. C.
Piastuch, and T. W. Dreschel. 1997. The Microgravity Plant Nutrient Experiment:
Development of Seed Preparation and Seed-Holding Techniques for a Space Flight
Experiment. Abstract of a poster presented to the Symposium of Seed Biology and Technology, Fort Collins, CO, August,
1997.
Dreschel, T. W. and C. B. Goodman. 1997. A
Review of the 1997 Space Life Sciences Training Program. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 11(1): 10 (abstr.)
Dreschel, T. W. and C. B. Goodman. 1996. A
Review of the 1996 Space Life Sciences Training Program. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 10(1): 20 (abstr.)
P. H. Williams, C. M. Williams, C. M.
Roden, T. Dreschel, and M. E. Musgrave. 1996. CUE-TSIPS, Cooperative Ukrainian
Experiment - Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin
10(1): 13 (abstr.)
Madsen, B. C. and T. W. Dreschel. 1996.
Acid Rain Monitoring in Florida from 1978 to to the Present and Evaluation of
Trends in Rainwater Composition. Paper submitted to the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June,
1996.
Billings, L., T. Dreschel, M. Montrose, and
P. Williams. 1996. “Fast Plants” in Space and in School: NASA Educational
Activity for the U.S.-Ukraine Mission. Abstract #96-LS-15, The 1996 AIAA Life Sciences and Space Medicine Conference Book of
Abstracts, pp 30-31.
Loader, C., T. Dreschel, and D.
Chamberland. 1996. Integrating Space Life Science Based Education and Outreach
Efforts at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Abstract #96-LS-18, The 1996 AIAA Life Sciences and Space
Medicine Conference Book of Abstracts, pp 36-37.
Madsen, B. C., L. A. Maull, T. W. Dreschel,
C. R. Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1995. Acid Rain Studies in East Central Florida
from Late 1970’s to the Present. Poster presented at the National Atmospheric Deposition Program Technical Committee
Meeting.
Dreschel, T. W. and C. B. Goodman. 1995. A
Review of the 1995 Space Life Sciences Training Program. ASGSB Bulletin 9(1):12 (abstr.).
C. F. Johnson, T. W. Dreschel, T. W., C. W.
Carlson, and C. S. Brown. 1995. Analysis of Water Imbibition in a Seed
Germination Medium for the Microgravity Plant Nutrient Experiment on the
KC-135. ASGSB Bulletin 9(1):48
(abstr.).
Porterfield, D. M., M. E. Musgrave, and T.
W. Dreschel. 1995. Rootzone Morphology and Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activity of
Dwarf Wheat Grown on Nutrient Delivery Systems Designed for Microgravity
Application. Poster abstract presented at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiology.
Porterfield, D.M., Musgrave, M.E., and
Dreschel, T. 1995. Rootzone morphology and alcohol dehydrogenase activity of
dwarf wheat grown on nutrient delivery systems designed for microgravity
application. Plant Physiol. 108(2): 148 (abstr).
Porterfield, D.M., Musgrave, M.E., and
Dreschel, T. 1995. Hypoxic metabolism and its effect on rootzone morphology in
dwarf wheat grown on microgravity nutrient delivery systems. Proceedings of the
11 th Long Ashton Symposium on Plant Roots.
Madsen, B. C. and T. W. Dreschel. 1995.
Emission Trends of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the Southeastern
United States and Their Influence on Precipitation Composition. Abstract
submitted to The International Specialty
Conference on Acid Rain and Electric Utilities: Permits, Allowances, Monitoring
and Meteorology. Tempe, AZ, January 23-25, 1995.
Heagle, A. S., J. E. Miller, B. Chevone, T.
W. Dreschel, W. J. Manning, P. McCool, C. L. Morrison, G. E. Neeley, and J.
Rebbeck. 1995. Response of a White Clover Indicator System to Tropospheric
Ozone at Eight Locations in the United States. Abstract of a paper presented to
The 5th International
Conference on Acidic Deposition, Gothenburg, Sweden, 26-30 June, 1995.
Piastuch, W. C., E. C. Stryjewski, T. W.
Dreschel, and C. S. Brown. 1994. Growth, Morphology and Metabolism of
Arabidopsis at Elevated and Super-Elevated CO2 Concentrations. Poster abstract
presented at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Plant Physiology.
Piastuch, W. C., T. W. Dreschel, J. O.
Bledsoe, and C. S. Brown. 1994. A Computer-Controlled Small Closed-Chamber for
Study of the Effects of Super-Elevated CO2 Levels on Plant Growth and
Metabolism. ASGSB Bulletin 8(1):24
(abstr.).
Chetirkin, P. V., T. W. Dreschel, J. C.
Sager, and Y. A. Berkovitch. 1994. SVET-M (CBET-M): Evaluation of a
Ground-Based Version of a Russian Plant Growth Chamber. ASGSB Bulletin, 8(1):57 (abstr.).
Dreschel, T. W., C. F. Johnson, C. W.
Carlson, H. W. Wells, E. J. Wiegrefe, C. S. Brown, W. M. Knott, and W. Munsey.
1994. The Microgravity Plant Nutrient Experiment Development: Finalizing the
Design for a Fall 1995 Flight Opportunity. ASGSB
Bulletin, 8(1):77 (abstr.).
Johnson, C. F., T. W. Dreschel, E. C.
Stryjewski, and C. S. Brown. 1994. Evaluation of Blue Light-Emitting Diodes for
Use in a Spaceflight Plant Experiment. ASGSB
Bulletin, 8(1):56 (abstr.).
Madsen, B. C. and T. W. Dreschel. 1994.
Emission Trends of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the Southeastern
United States and Their Influence on Precipitation Composition. Abstract
submitted to The International Specialty
Conference on Acid Rain and Electric Utilities: Permits, Allowances, Monitoring
and Meterology. Tempe, AZ, January 23-25, 1995.
Dreschel, T. W., W. M. Cox, C. S. Brown,
and W. M. Knott. 1992. The Vacuum-Operated Nutrient Delivery System for
hydroponics in space. ASGSB Bulletin,
6(1): 84 (abstr).
Madsen, B. C., T. Kheoh, T. W. Dreschel, L.
A. Maull, C. R. Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1992. Precipitation Chemistry Trends
in Florida. Poster presented at the National
Atmospheric Deposition Program Technical Committee Meeting.
Madsen, B. C., T. Kheoh, T. W. Dreschel, C.
R. Hinkle, W. M. Knott and L.A. Maull. 1992. History of Precipitation Chemistry
in East Central Florida. Oral presentation made at the National Atmospheric Deposition Program Technical Committee
Meeting.
Dreschel, T. W., C. S. Brown, W. C.
Piastuch, R. M. Wheeler, and W. M.Knott. 1991. Technologies for plant space
biology investigations in the Space Shuttle mid-deck locker. ASGSB Bulletin, 5(1):90 (abstr).
Takahashi, H., C. S. Brown, T. W. Dreschel,
and T. K. Scott. 1991. Root hydrotropism in a porous tube water delivering
system. ASGSB Bulletin, 5(1):46
(abstr).
Brown, C. S., T. W. Dreschel, C. J.
Daugherty, and B. Vieux. 1990. Alteration of carbon exchange rates by
clinorotation. Plant Physiol.,
93(4):80 (asbstr.).
Dreschel, T. W., C. S. Brown, C. R. Hinkle,
J. C. Sager, and W. M. Knott. 1990. Development of a porous tube plant nutrient
delivery system for the Space Shuttle mid-deck locker Plant Growth Unit. ASGSB Bulletin, 4(1):51 (abstr).
Dreschel, T. W., B. C. Madsen, L. A. Maull,
C. R. Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1990. Atmospheric loadings to east central
Florida coastal waters by rainfall. Paper presented at the Florida Coastal Management Conference: Navigating the 90’s.
Dreschel, T. W., J. C. Sager, and R. M.
Wheeler. 1989. Plant growth in a porous tube nutrient delivery system: The
effects of pressure and pore size on productivity. ASGSB Bulletin, 2(1):37-38 (abstr).
Peterson, T. A., D. T. Krizek, and T. W.
Dreschel. 1989. Tomato plant growth on a CELSS tubular membrane growth unit. ASGSB Bulletin, 3(1):93 (abstr).
Madsen, B. C., L. A. Maull, T. W. Dreschel,
C. R. Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1989. Rainfall monitoring at the University of
Central Florida and the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida for the period of
1978-1989. Poster presented at the National
Atmospheric Deposition Program Technical Committee Meeting.
Dreschel, T. W., B. C. Madsen, L. A. Maull,
C. R. Hinkle, and W. M. Knott. 1988. Precipitation at the John F. Kennedy Space
Center: Atmospheric loading of hydrogen ion, nitrate, ammonium, and sulfate to
the Banana River. Presentation to the Second
Indian River Research Symposium.
Madsen, B. C., T. Kheoh, and T. W.
Dreschel. 1988. Acid rain in east central Florida during 1977-1987. Paper
presented to the American Chemical
Society.
Bubenheim, D. L., T. W. Dreschel, and C. A.
Mitchell. 1987. Comparison of plant growth in a tubular membrane hydroponic
system with that in conventional hydroponic culture. HortScience, 22(5):75 (abstr).
Dreschel, T. W., R. P. Prince, C. R.
Hinkle, and W. M. Knott, III. 1986. Tubular membrane plant growth unit for
hydroponics in microgravity. Paper presented to the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology.
Dreschel, T. W., B. C. Madsen, C. R.
Hinkle, and W. M. Knott, III. 1986. An evaluation of rain chemistry data
collected at the John F. Kennedy Space Center and the University of Central Florida.
Poster presented at the National
Atmospheric Deposition Program Technical Committee Meeting.
Dreschel, T. W., C. R. Hall, and C. R.
Hinkle. 1985. Acid deposition research at the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
Poster presented at the National
Atmospheric Deposition Program Technical Committee Meeting.