JAMES
STACK
Director of the Great Plains Diagnostic Network
Professor of plant pathology
James
Stack is respected nationally and internationally for his expertise
in detection and diagnosis of introduced foreign pests and pathogens.
As director of the Great Plains Diagnostic Network, Stack is responsible for the management of a nine-state collaborative project concerned with the detection and diagnosis of introduced foreign pests and pathogens.
Stack was part of a group of K-State researchers who developed the Plant Diagnosis Information System software. The system provides a national system of communication between researchers to digitally share their diagnosis.
Stack designed and authored the Plant Disease Central Web site to assist extension educators and agricultural professionals in the diagnosis and management of diseases of field crops. He also led the discovery, development and commercial introduction of the biological fungicide, Bio-Save, which is used on oranges, lemons, pears, apples, and to a limited extent, cherries and potatoes.
Prior to coming to K-State, Stack served as a faculty member and extension specialist in the department of pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Stack received his bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Massachusetts and his doctorate from Cornell University in 1984.
Stack can be reached at 785-532-1333 or by e-mail at jstack@k-state.edu.