Griffin Campus: Administration

Meet the Assistant Dean

Gerald F. Arkin
Assistant Dean - UGA Griffin Campus

A respected scientist in the fields of agroecosystems modeling and agricultural meterology, Dr. Gerald Arkin became assistant dean of the University of Georgia Griffin Campus in June of 1987.

He came to the campus from the Blackland Research Center in Temple, Texas where he had served as resident director for the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station since December of 1983. Prior to this, Dr. Arkin served as a research agricultural engineer at the Blackland Center.

He earned his B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Cornell University, his M.S. in Agricultural Engineering from The University of Georgia and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Throughout his career as an agricultural scientist, Dr. Arkin has authored or co-authored numerous scientific publications. He fostered the creation of many management-oriented crop simulation models that are used worldwide.

He is a member of several scientific and professional organizations including the American Society of Agricultural Engineering of which he is a Fellow. ASAE Fellows are chosen for their unusual professional distinction and must have a minimum of 20 years of experience. He is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Dr. Arkin has held several positions with the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy including chair of the Environmental Affairs Subcommittee and chair of the Communications and Marketing Committee. ESCOP is a subcommittee of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges' Board on Agriculture.

He also serves as Southern Region Administrative Advisor for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program's Technical Committee and is a member of the International Society of Agricultural Meterology.