Murray’s personal research has focused on the control of eyespot, Cephalosporium stripe, snow mold, and more recently, wheat streak mosaic diseases of wheat. In the 26 years since his appointment as assistant professor of plant pathology at WSU, Murray has become one of the leading cereal pathologists in the United States if not the world. Murray has published more than 50 refereed journal articles and has an extensive publication record in popular and technical presses. He is the author of A Colour Handbook of Diseases of Small Grain Cereal Crops and coeditor of the Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology, both of which are widely used reference books. He currently chairs the committee developing the U.S. recovery plan for wheat stem rust raceUg99.