Stuart O. Nelson

(1927- ) born at Pilger, Stanton County, lived in Lincoln. Educator, agricultural engineer, researcher, known for his pioneering research on dielectric properties of materials, especially grain, on radio-frequency and microwave power applications of seed treatment and insect control, and on methods of measurement, he has aided the development of electronic meters for rapid moisture testing when grain is traded, provided the first detailed experimental evidence on the effectiveness of radio-frequency electric fields for controlling stored-grain insects, and showed that exposure of seeds to radio-frequency electric fields could improve the germination of several crop species; has published about 225 articles in 40 different refereed journals and about 230 papers in conference proceedings worldwide; was elected to National Academy of Engineering in 1990, and among more than 25 honors and awards was his induction into the Agricultural Research Service Science Hall of Fame in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Consult Athens /GA/Banner Herald, March 11, 1985, pp. 1, 10 and IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation, Vol 26, No 5 (October 1991) 845-869 and McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology (1995) 114-117 and Who's Who in America, Vol 2 (2003) 3839.

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