research programs in the college of agriculture and life sciences dr. david smith, director north...
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Research Programs In the College of Research Programs In the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. David Smith, DirectorDr. David Smith, Director
North Carolina Agricultural Research ServiceNorth Carolina Agricultural Research Service
NCARS ExpendituresNCARS Expenditures$127.8 million$127.8 million
CALS Research Contracts CALS Research Contracts 20092009
$61,150,219
Federal Sponsors of CALS Federal Sponsors of CALS ResearchResearch
$32,495,321
The strength of our program is The strength of our program is our people our people
NCARS is supported by over 1,000 faculty, staff and graduate students
The Knowledge PipelineThe Knowledge Pipeline
Research, undergraduate and graduate education, and outreach are fully integrated at NC State.
Examples of Research DiversityExamples of Research Diversity Crop and animal production Crop and animal production
systemssystems Applied genomics in plant, Applied genomics in plant,
animal, and microbial systemsanimal, and microbial systems Structural biology, Structural biology,
metabolomics, and systems metabolomics, and systems biologybiology
Quantitative, computational Quantitative, computational biology, and bioinformacticsbiology, and bioinformactics
Plant BreedingPlant Breeding Aquiculture, fisheries, and Aquiculture, fisheries, and
livestock biologylivestock biology Integrated crop protection Integrated crop protection
systemssystems
Bioprocessing and value Bioprocessing and value enhancement of food, fiber, and enhancement of food, fiber, and bioenergy crops.bioenergy crops.
Ornamentals, turfgrasses, small Ornamentals, turfgrasses, small fruits, and vegetablesfruits, and vegetables
Food security and safetyFood security and safety Animal nutritionAnimal nutrition Animal welfare and behavioral Animal welfare and behavioral
biologybiology Ecosystem Sciences and climate Ecosystem Sciences and climate
changechange Human nutrition and healthHuman nutrition and health Market function and impact of Market function and impact of
policy on marketspolicy on markets
Departments with Research FTEDepartments with Research FTE Ag. and Resource Ag. and Resource
EconomicsEconomics Animal ScienceAnimal Science BiologyBiology Bio. and Ag. EngineeringBio. and Ag. Engineering Crop ScienceCrop Science EntomologyEntomology Environ. & Molecular Environ. & Molecular
ToxicologyToxicology Food, Bioprocessing & Food, Bioprocessing &
Nutrition SciencesNutrition Sciences
GeneticsGenetics Hort. ScienceHort. Science MicrobiologyMicrobiology Molecular & Structural Molecular & Structural
BiochemistryBiochemistry Plant BiologyPlant Biology Plant PathologyPlant Pathology Poultry SciencePoultry Science Soc.and AnthropologySoc.and Anthropology Soil ScienceSoil Science StatisticsStatistics
Departments without formal Departments without formal NCARS fundingNCARS funding
4-H Youth Development and Family & 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer SciencesConsumer Sciences
Ag. and Extension EducationAg. and Extension Education
Off-campus Research StationsOff-campus Research Stations
Research Support Research Support 10 Field Laboratories (beef, poultry, small 10 Field Laboratories (beef, poultry, small
ruminant, equine, dairy, turfgrass, UFL, ruminant, equine, dairy, turfgrass, UFL, aquaculture, biofuels, Brees)aquaculture, biofuels, Brees)
Center for Environmental Farming SystemsCenter for Environmental Farming Systems Core research facilities (Greenhouses, Core research facilities (Greenhouses,
Phytotron, Biological Resources Facility, Phytotron, Biological Resources Facility, Genomic Sciences Laboratory, Poultry and Genomic Sciences Laboratory, Poultry and Animal Waste Center, Feed Mill)Animal Waste Center, Feed Mill)
North Carolina Research CampusNorth Carolina Research CampusKannapolisKannapolis
DHMRI Core Laboratory -Genomics-Metabolomics-Microscopy-NMR-Proteomics
NCSU Plants for Human Health Institute-100,000 ft2 Office and Lab space
Universities-NCSU, UNCCH, UNCG, UNCC NCAT, NCCU, ASU, Duke
USDA-ARS, Monsanto
Agrosphere Modeling for Producing Agrosphere Modeling for Producing Large Increases in Food Yield Large Increases in Food Yield (AMPLIFY)(AMPLIFY)--An NC State University initiative for high An NC State University initiative for high intensity sustainable agriculture (led by intensity sustainable agriculture (led by Payne and Boston)Payne and Boston)
Success Occurs Through Success Occurs Through TeamworkTeamwork
CommonGoal
Leadership
Talent
Resources