Michael H. Lau

Michael H. Lau

Michael H. Lau

Assistant Professor
Agricultural Business

Department of Agricultural and Industrial Sciences
Sam Houston State University
P.O. Box 2088
Huntsville , TX 77341-2266

Phone: 936-294-1207
Fax: 936-294-1232
E-mail: MichaelLau@shsu.edu

Office:

THOM 310A

Education:
Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
2004
B.S.
Cal Poly State University
1999

Courses Taught:

AGR 434 Agribusiness Marketing
AGR 462 Natural Resource Economics
AGR 486 Agriculture and Government Programs
AGR 496 Agribusiness Sales and Consulting

Professional Organizations / Affiliations:

Alpha Zeta
American Agriculture Economics Association
Golden key Honor Society
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
National Agri-marketing Association
Southern Agricultural Economics Association
Western Association of Agricultural Economics

Administration:
Advisor, Asian American Association
Agbusiness Club
National Agri-Marketing Association Club
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences Club

Research Interests:
Biofuels: Use of biomass material for creation of green fuels
Agricultural Diversity: Minority involvement in the agricultural sector
Agribusiness Marketing: Sector analysis and development of marketing strategies
Food Safety and Retailing: Analysis of biosecurity issues

Scholarly Works:

Presented Papers:

Richardson, J. W., J. L. Outlaw, M. H. Lau, K. D. Schumann. Innovations in Spreadsheet Simulation Modeling of Agribusiness. Unpublished manuscript presented at the 2005 Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu, HI , May 26-29, 2005.

Outlaw, J. L., J. W. Richardson, M. H. Lau. Stochastic Evaluation of Risky Decisions in Project Feasibility. Unpublished manuscript presented at the 2005 Hawaii International Conference on Business, Honolulu, HI , May 26-29, 2005

Lau, M. H., J. W. Richardson, J.L. Outlaw, S. W. Fuller, C. J. Nixon, and B. K. Herbst. Location of a MixAlco Production Facility with Respect to Economic Viability. Unpublished manuscript presented at the 2004 American Agriculture Economics Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, August 1-4, 2004.

Herbst, B. K., J. L. Outlaw , D. P. Anderson, S. L. Klose, M. H. Lau , and M. Holtzapple. Economic Analysis of Alternative Ignocelluloses Sources for Ethanol Production . Unpublished manuscript presented at the Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting , Honolulu , HI , July 2, 2004.

Lau, M. H., J. L. Outlaw, J. W. Richardson, B. K. Herbst. Short-Run Density Forecast for Ethanol and MTBE Prices. Unpublished manuscript presented at the 2004 Agriculture as a Producer and Consumer of Energy Conference, Washington D.C., June 24-25, 2004.

Dissertation:

Lau, M. H., J. W. Richardson, J.L. Outlaw, S. W. Fuller, and C. J. Nixon. Location of a MixAlco Production Facility with Respect to Economic Viability. Department of Agriculture Economics, Texas A&M University. In Process


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