Jim Kamas
Jim Kamas is an Assistant Professor & Extension Fruit Specialist in the Department of Horticultural Sciences stationed in Fredericksburg. In addition to responsibilities in treefruit crops and general viticulture, he serves as Outreach Coordinator for the Texas PD Research & Education Program. He collaborates on a number of projects but is especially interested in grape rootstock tolerance to Xylella fastidiosa and in evaluating new scion selections for tolerance to PD and fruit quality. As Outreach coordinator, he has primary responsibility for developing the Texas PD website, organizing the annual PD research symposium and editing a monthly newsletter, Texas PD Notes. He has been active in educational activities on Pierce's disease in several states east of the Rockies.
Jim lives near Blanco, TX with his girlfriend Jacy, and their six dogs. His daughter Rebecca is a Senior at Georgetown University and his son Nicolas is in graduate school at Notre Dame. He enjoys wadefishing Texas bays and collecting 45 & 78rpm records and players.