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)

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