Larousse Dorissant

Skilled Graduate Research Assistant eager to apply advanced studies and research experience to dynamic new role with a great organization.

• Data science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 01/01/23, Present
• Graduate professionalism Academy, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 01/01/24, 04/30/24
• Work Ready Bootcamp, Chamber of commerce, Brookings, SD, 01/01/23, 02/28/23
• English Language Institute (ELI), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 01/01/19, 05/31/19

• Internship at FRAGER Cropping Systems, 05/01/17, 07/31/17, Initiate and supervise the establishment of a citrus nursery, Manage citrus field experiment, Assessing the impact of varied nitrogen fertilizers on citrus growth rate
• Internship at Passion for Haiti (Forestry research group), 08/01/17, 09/30/17, Manage diverse nursery operation of fruit tree and hardwood forest species., Apply fertilizer in citrus field, Provide technical support to smallholder farmers engaged in the cultivation of corn and beans.
• Internship at Projet Espwa Sud (Crop production group), 05/01/16, 07/31/16, Manage field of diverse vegetable varieties, including tomatoes and sweet peppers, Collect data on key plant health indicators, Assess fruit yield and quality

Effects of Starter Fertilizer Placement on Corn Development, Nutrient Uptake, and Grain Yield in Response to Planting Dates, To be submitted, 09/01/24

• Effects of Starter Fertilizer Placement on Corn Nutrient Uptake and Grain Yield, 2023, ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St Louis, MO
• Exploring the Impact of Temporal Variability in Emergence on Corn Grain Yield and Development Patterns, 10/01/23, ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, St Louis, MO
• Exploring the Impact of Temporal Variability in Emergence on Corn Grain Yield and Development Patterns, 11/01/23, North Central Soil Fertility Conference, Des Moines, IA
• Impacts of Starter Fertilizer Placement on Corn Nutrient Uptake and Grain Yield, 08/01/22, Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop, Lincoln, NE
• Impacts of Starter Fertilizer Placement on Early Season Corn Development and Grain Yield, 11/01/22, ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
• Starter Fertilizer Impact on Corn Development and Grain Yield, 11/01/21, ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT
• Starter Fertilizer Impact on Corn Development and Grain Yield, 12/01/21, Research Day, Brookings, SD
• Corn Development, Nutrient Uptake, and Grain yield Response to Starter Fertilizer as Affected by Planting Dates, 03/01/24, annual plant science symposium, St Paul, MN
• Corn Development, Nutrient Uptake, and Grain yield Response to Starter Fertilizer as Affected by Planting Dates, 04/01/24, Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Day, Brookings, SD

• Graduate Research Assistant, South Dakota State University, Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, Brookings, SD, 08/01/21, Present, Design and implement corn field experiments, Manage and coordinate field activities, Apply fertilizers and chemicals in the fields, Install and maintain soil temperature sensors in field experiments, Collect and process soil and plant tissue samples for analysis, Collect, manage and analyze experimental data, Present results at conference meetings and field days
• Graduate Research Assistant, Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), Homestead, FL, 08/01/19, 05/01/20, Collect and process soil samples, Design and implement cover crops field experiments, Developed a standardized protocol for tracking the decomposition nutrient mineralization of above-ground biomass residues, Prepare cover crop tissues for analysis, Analyzed residue samples in the lab for ash content, Assist in implementation of field experiment for cannabis sativa research

• Gerald O. Mott Award, Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), 2024
• Travel Scholarship, University of Minnesota Plant Science Symposium, 2024
• Doc Arnold Grad Student Scholarship, Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, 2021

• Residue decomposition dynamics in mixed ratios of two warm‐season cover crops, Dorissant, L., Brym, Z. T., & Swartz, S., 2022
• Simultaneously estimating crop biomass and nutrient parameters using UAS remote sensing and multitask learning, Maimaitijiang, M., Millett, B., Janjua, U. U. R., Dorissant, L., Acharya, I., & Kovács, P., 2024

• Péter Kovács, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Precision Ag. Cropping Systems, Internship Coordinator, South Dakota State University, (218) 280-2870, Peter.kovacs@sdstate.edu
• Jason Clark, Ph.D., Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, South Dakota State University, (605) 688-4395, jason.D.clark@sdstate.edu
• Zachary Brym, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Agroecology, University of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), (203) 980-3651, brymz@ufl.edu