Richard M. Adams, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Oregon State University

Richard M. Adams

Professor

Distinguished Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association

Rm #240F Ballard Extension Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis Oregon 97331-3601
Phone: 541.737.1435
FAX: 541.737.2563

richard.adams@oregonstate.edu

Resume

2007 Alaskan research activities.

Summer, 2004 recreational fishing research project, Alaska

Summer, 2003 recreational fishing research project, Naknek River, Bristo Bay, Alaska

Research Interest Statement

Dr. Adams' current research interests focus on the economic effects of air and water pollution, the implications of climate change for agriculture and water resources, and the tradeoffs between agricultural activity and environmental quality.

Biographical Sketch

Richard M. Adams is professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Prior service includes assistant and associate professor, University of Wyoming. He has served as editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and associate editor for Water Resources Research and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. He is a member of various government committees dealing with climate change, air and water pollution and other environmental issues.

Selected Honors, Awards, and Professional Recognition and Service

AAEA Service and Awards:

Distinguished Fellow (Formally inducted at the AAEA Annual Meeting in Chicago, August 2001).
Reviewer and chairperson, AAEA annual meetings various sessions and years.
Member, AAEA Outstanding Policy Contribution Committee, 1990-92; 1998-2000.
Editor, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1992-1994, Vols. 74-76.

WAEA Service and Awards:

Member, Master's Thesis Awards Committee, WAEA, 1976, 1980, 1988.
Member, Outstanding Published Research Awards Committee, WAEA, 1980-1982 1986-1988.
Reviewer and Chairperson, WAEA annual meetings various sessions and years.
Thesis Advisor, Outstanding M.S. Thesis, WAEA, 1988.
Chairperson, WAEA Awards Program, 1990.
Vice President, WAEA, 1990-1991.
Outstanding Journal Article (Lin, Adams, Berrens), Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1996.

Government Service and Awards:

USEPA Air Ecology Peer Review Panel, 1980-1982.
Agricultural Advisory Committee, and Chairman, Science Advisory Subcommittee, California Air Resources Board, 1982-1988.
Invited Participant, NATO Advanced Research Seminar on the Effects of UV-B Radiation on Terrestrial Ecosystems, Bad Windsheim, West Germany, September 1983.
Invited Participant, USEPA/NATO Workshop on the Effects of Air Pollutants on Climate and Visibility: Research Review and Recommendations, Rougemont, North Carolina, January 29-February 1,1984.
Member, USEPA Photobiology Peer Review Panel, 1984-1986.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Award for Research Excellence, National Crop Loss Assessment Network, November 1987.
Invited Participant, U.S.-Dutch Symposium on Ozone Effects. Nimegen, The Netherlands, 1988.
Advisory Panel, Systems at Risk from Climate Change. U.S. Congress, OTA, 1992.
USEPA Socioeconomic Review Panel, 1995.
Steering Committee for Agricultural Assessment, ASGCRP, 1998-2000.
National Technical Advisory Committee, National Institute for Global Environmental Change, 1997-2000.

Other Service and Awards:

Henry A. Jastro Fellowship for Graduate Study, University of California, 1970-1971.
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Agricultural Economics, UC Davis, 1975.
Gamma Sigma Delta.
Associate Editor, Water Resources Research, 1988-1992.
Chairman, Policy Sciences Committee, Hydrology Section, American Geophysical Union, 1988-1990.
Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Water Resources Research, 1995.
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence, Texas A&M University, 1998.
Reviewer for twenty professional journals.

Research Grants

Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on 18 major grants totaling $2,500,000 including four USDA, CSRS Competitive Grants totaling $750,000 since 1989.

Selected Journal Articles

Lewis, W.M. Jr, R.M. Adams, et al. Endangered and Threatened Fishes of the Klamath River Basin. National Academy of Sciences Press, Washington DC, 2004.

Smerdon, E.T., R.M. Adams et al. Managing the Columbia River: Instream Flows, Water Withdrawals, and Salmon Survival. National Academy of Sciences Press, Washington DC, 2004.

Adams, R.M., L.L. Houston, B.A. McCarl, M.L. Tiscareno and J. Matus. "The Benefits to Mexican Agriculture of an ENSO Early Warning System." Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (2003) 115:183-194.

Adams, R.M., B.A. McCarl and L.O. Means. "The Role of Spatial Variability on Economic Effects of Climate Change." Climatic Change (September, 2003) 60:131-148.

Wu, J., R.M. Adams and A. Plantinga. "Amenities in an Urban Equilibrium Mode: Residential Development in Portland, Oregon." Land Economics (2004) 80:19-32.

Wu, J., R.M. Adams, C. Kling and K. Tanaka. "From Micro Level Decisions to Landscape Changes: An Assessment of Agricultural Conservation Policies." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. (2004) 86:26-41.

Burke, S.M., R.M. Adams and W.W. Wallander. "Water Banks and Environmental Water Demands: Case of the Klamath Project." Water Resources Research. (2004) 40:1029-1038.

Watanabe, M., R.M. Adams and J. Wu. "The Economics of Environmental Management in a Spatially Heterogeneous River Basin." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. (2006) 88:617-631.

Rashford, B. And R.M. Adams. "Improving Ecosystem Management in the Prairie Pothole Region." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. (2007) 89:755-768.

Courses

AREC 550. Environmental Economics
AREC 434/534. Resource and Environmental Economics