Shaun Townsend Oral History Interview (2 of 2)

Interviewee: Shaun Townsend
Interviewer: Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interview Date: November 3, 2014
Location: Valley Library, Oregon State University
Duration: 1:31:37
 

Shaun Townsend is a senior researcher in hop breeding and genetics at Oregon State. In this interview, he discusses growing up in central Illinois, his education and research experience in agronomy at Montana State and New Mexico state, and how he came to work at Oregon State University in the hop program. He describes his passion for research in crop science, and how his career has fulfilled that. In addition, he discusses the transformation of the OSU hop breeding program to fit the needs for variety in the craft brewing industry and how he collaborates with local growers and brewers to produce optimal varieties.

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Title

Shaun Townsend Oral History Interview (2 of 2)

Description

Shaun Townsend is a senior researcher in hop breeding and genetics at Oregon State. In this interview, he discusses growing up in central Illinois, his education and research experience in agronomy at Montana State and New Mexico state, and how he came to work at Oregon State University in the hop program. He describes his passion for research in crop science, and how his career has fulfilled that. In addition, he discusses the transformation of the OSU hop breeding program to fit the needs for variety in the craft brewing industry and how he collaborates with local growers and brewers to produce optimal varieties.

Creator

Shaun Townsend

Source

Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

November 3, 2014

Contributor

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Format

Born Digital Audio

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

OH35-townsend-shaun-20141103

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Interviewee

Shaun Townsend

Location

Valley Library, Oregon State University

Original Format

Born Digital Audio

Duration

1:31:37

OHMS Object

Interview Format

audio