AOAC OMB Nomination Review (June 12, 2019)

Solomon Kariuki, Ph.D. 103 Regulartory Services UK Division of Regulatory Services University of Kentucky Office Phone 859/218-2469 Fax: 859/323-9931 E-mail: s.kariuki@uky.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Soil Science) Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Dissertation Chairman: Dr. Hailin Zhang Committee Members: Dr. William Raun, Dr. Jeff Edwards, and Dr. Mark Payton Major Field: Soil Fertility/Chemistry Graduation Date: July 2007 Dissertation Title:

My dissertation composed of three projects under the following topics: I. Hard red winter wheat cultivar response to a pH and aluminum concentration gradient II. Spatial variability and soil sampling in a grazed pasture III. The response of dual-purpose winter wheat to phosphorus rates and application methods in an acid soil.

M.S. (Plant & Soil Sci.) Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Thesis Chairman: Dr. Eugene Krenzer Major Field: Soil Science Graduation Date: December 2003 Thesis Title: M.S. (Ag. Economics) Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Thesis Chairman: Dr. Clem Ward Major Field: Agriculture Economics -Marketing Graduation Date: July 1998 Thesis Work: Least cost analysis for alfalfa-hay movement in the US

Phosphorus requirement for dual-purpose and grain-only wheat.

EXPERIENCE University of Kentucky Division of Regulatory Services, Lexington, KY

Feed, Fertilizer, and Milk Laboratory Manager

2015-Present

Supervisor: Dr. Frank Sikora Director of Laboratories Email: frank.sikora@uky.edu