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The CAES supports research in the following colleges/departments:


  AES Director's Office
Principal Investigator Project Title
Garcia, LA Multidisciplinary Research on Salinity Issues in the Arkansas River Valley
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  Agricultural and Resource Economics
Principal Investigator Project Title
Davies, SP Market and Policy Analyses of Colordo Products Using Time Series and Panel Data Models
Frasier, WM Water Management and Western Irrigated Agriculture: Opportunities and Consequences
Loomis, JB Benefits and Costs of Natural Resources Policies Affecting Public and Private Lands
Schuck, EC Interfacing Technological, Economic, and Institutional Principles for Managing Inter-sector Mobilization of Water
Thilmany, DD Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Innovations and Demand Assessment
Thilmany, DD Rural Communities, Rural Labor Markets and Public Policy
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  Animal Science
Principal Investigator Project Title
Belk, KE Enhancing the Competitiveness of U.S. Meats
Engle, TE Enhancing Efficiency in Cow-Calf Production
Engle, TE Stress Factors of Farm Animals and Their Effects on Performance
Enns, RM Livestock Management Systems
Enns, RM National Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation
Hossner, KL Regulation of Animal Growth by Hormones and Growth Factors
Siciliano, PD Identification of Factors and Development of Technologies to Improve Efficient Use of Cooled and Frozen Equine Spermatozoa
Sofos, JN Enhancing the Safety of Meat Products and Other Foods
Stanton, TL Nutrition and Management of Feedyard Cattle to Enhance Performance, Carcass Value and Environmental Sustainability
Zalesky, DD Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Methods to Control Noxious Weeds near Cropland, Rangeland and Waterways
Zalesky, DD Sustainability of Matching Cow Nutrient Requirements With Nutrient Content of Grazed Forages
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  Atmospheric Science
Principal Investigator Project Title
Collett, JL Development and Application of Continuous Measurement Methods for Assessing Air Quality Impacts of Confined Animal Feeding Operations
Pielke, RA Monitoring Colorado's Climate for Applications in Agriculture and Natural Resources
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  Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Mgmt.
Principal Investigator Project Title
Beck, KG Ecology and Management of Invasive Weeds on Colorado Rangeland
Bjostad, LB Insect Pest Management with Infochemicals
Brown, CS The Ecology of Invasive Plants
Cranshaw, WS Improving Management and Information Transfer of Insects Affecting Horticultural Crops in Colorado
Hill, JP Occurrence, Distribution, and Control of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and High Plains Virus Diseases of Winter Wheat in Colorado
Hufbauer, RA Biological Control in Pest Management Systems of Plants
Hufbauer, RA Genetics of invasive Centaurea species in Colorado
Hufbauer, RA The Ecology and Genetics of Invasions and Biological control
Ishimaru, CA *Molecular Biology of Plant-Associated Bacteria
Jacobi, WR Interactions among Bark Beetles, Pathogens, and Conifers in North American Forests
Jacobi, WR Interactions of Environmental Conditions with Forest and Shade Tree Diseases
Knudson, DL Genomics of Pest Insects, Plant Pathogens, and Plants
Kondratieff, BC Support and Enhancement of the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity
Leach, JE Molecular Basis of Broad Spectrum, Durable Disease Resistance in Crop Plants
Nissen, SJ Integrated Weed Management Strategies in Crop and Non-Crop Systems
Norton, AP Ecology of Pests and Pest Management Systems
Norton, AP Integrating multiple biological control agents for Dalmatian toadflax and diffuse knapweed
Peairs, FB Biology and Management of the Russian Wheat Aphid, Diuraphis Noxia (Mordvilko), in Colorado
Peairs, FB Management of Spider Mite Pests of Winter Wheat and Field Corn in Colorado
Schwartz, HF Colorado Row and Vegetable Crop Foliar Disease Management
Tisserat, NA Management of Turf and Ornamental Diseases in Colorado
Westra, P Characterizing Weed Population Variability for Improved Weed Management Decision Support Systems to Reduce Herbicide Use
Westra, P The Biology, Molecular Genetics, and Control of Jointed Goatgrass and Kochia in Winter Wheat
Zimmerman, RJ Development and integration of pest management practices contributing to economically sustainable agricultural practices in western Colorado
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  Biomedical Sciences
Principal Investigator Project Title
Nett, TM Reproductive Performance in Domestic Ruminants
Niswender, GD Integrated Resource Management - Beef Cattle and Sheep
Seidel, Jr., GE Germ Cell and Embryo Development and Manipulation for the Improvement of Livestock
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  Chemical and Bioresource Engineering
Principal Investigator Project Title
Linden, JC *Optimizing Phytoremediation to Clean-up Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Manure from Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO)
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  Civil Engineering
Principal Investigator Project Title
Carlson, KH Minimizing the Release of Animal Antibiotics from Aerobic and Anaerobic Lagoons
Durnford, DS The Critical Groundwater Link between Irrigated Agricultural Water Use and Fish Habitat on the High Plains
Garcia, LA Augmentation Accounting in the South Platte Using South Platte Mapping and Analysis Program (SPMAP)
Garcia, LA Field Scale Monitoring and Modeling of Salinity
Gates, TK Defining and Engineering Solutions for Agroecological Threats from Salinity and Selenium in an Irrigated River Valley
Loftis, J Estimating Nutrient Loads for Water Quality Management
Oad, R Effect of Irrigated Agriculture on Fish Habitats in the Eastern Plains of Colorado
Podmore, TH Improving Drainage of Agricultural Lands for Salinity Problem in the Lower Arkansas Valley
Pruden-Bagchi, A Role of Animal Waste Composting Protocols in Minimizing the Impact of Agricultural Antibiotics on Humans and the Environment
Salas, JD Predicting the Severity of Low Flows and Droughts for Agricultural Systems in Colorado
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  Clinical Science
Principal Investigator Project Title
Salman, MD A Collaborative Initiative for Domestic Surveillance, Diagnosis, and Therapy of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
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  Design and Merchandising
Principal Investigator Project Title
Sarkar, AK Mediating Exposure To Environmental Hazards Through Textile Systems
Sarkar, AK New Technologies for the Utilization of Textile Materials
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  Food Science and Human Nutrition
Principal Investigator Project Title
Allen, KG N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Human Health and Disease
Anderson, JE Impact of Seasonal Patterns of Food Insecurity on the Diet and Growth Status of Children in Alamosa County in Colorado
Auld, GW Parent and Household Influences on Calcium Intake Among Preadolescents
Harris, MA The Effects of Omega-3 DHA Enriched Functional Foods During Gestation on Premature Birth and Subsequent Infant Growth and Development
Kendall, PA Enhancing the Market Competitiveness of Colorado Vegetables
Melby, CL Interaction of Diet and Exercise on Chronic Disease Risk
Sampson, DA Nutrient Bioavailability--Phytonutrients and Beyond
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  Forest, Rangeland, & Watershed Sciences
Principal Investigator Project Title
Binkley, DE Forest Conditions in The Rockies: Leopold, Fire, and Aspen
Burke, IC Evaluation and Demonstration of Different Sources of Remotely Sensed Data as Estimations of Forest Stand Structure and Fire Hazard
Child, RD Vegetation Change and Risk in Management of Rangeland Plants
Fernandez-Gimenez, ME Understanding, Evaluating and Enhancing Community-based Collaboratives and Participatory Research Processes on Colorado Rangelands
Lauenroth, WK Understanding Plant Invasion on Colorado Rangelands
Leininger, WC Disturbance, Invasion, Restoration, and Rangeland Health
Omi, PN Sustainability of Thinning and Prescribed Fire Programs to Improve Forest Condition Along the Front Range, Colorado
Redente, EF Metal Toxicity Thresholds for Important Colorado Reclamation Plant Species
Smith, FW Aspen Persistence in Multi-Aged Forest Communities on the Western Slope of Colorado
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  Health & Exercise Science
Principal Investigator Project Title
Nelson, TL Effect of Dietary Fat Type on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Human Obesity
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  Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Principal Investigator Project Title
Bartolo, ME Vegetable Crop Management in the Arkansas Valley
Caspari, HW Multi-state Evaluation of Winegrape Cultivars and Clones
Davidson, RD Management of Potato Diseases Through Development of Improved Certified Seed Potato Production and Management Techniques
Essah, SY Development of cultivar specific management profiles for new and existing potato cultivars.
Holm, DG Development of New Potato Cultivars for Colorado Via Germplasm Enhancement and Evaluation
Hughes, H Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Seed Quality and Performance
Klett, JE Introduction, Adaptability, Production and Survival of Landscape Plants in Colorado
Koski, AJ Development and Evaluation of Turf Species and Management Strategies for Sustainable Turf Systems
Qian, YL Wastewater Reuse In Turfgrass Systems
Rogoyski, MK Production Systems of Ornamental Landscape Plants in the Intermountain West of the United States
Stushnoff, C Plant Antioxidants as Free Radical Scavengers:Implications for Human Health and Plant Survival
Vivanco, JM Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Natural, Bioactive Dietary Chemicals on Human Health and Food Safety
Vivanco, JM Towards an ecofriendly herbicide: (-)-catechin, a natural flavonol secreted by spotted knapweed roots, is a potent inhibitor of plant growth
Zink, RT Improve Potato Yield and Quality through Suppression of Disease
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  Natural Resource Ecology Lab
Principal Investigator Project Title
Stohlgren, TJ Synthesis of invasive plant data in the state of Colorado
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  Sociology
Principal Investigator Project Title
Wilkins-Wells, JR Water Banking in the Arkansas Valley
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  Soil and Crop Science
Principal Investigator Project Title
Barbarick, KA Chemistry, Bioavailability, and Toxicity of Constituents in Residuals and Residual-Treated Soils
Berrada, A Enhancing Field Crop Production in the Arkansas River Valley
Berrada, A Reducing Barriers to Adoption of Microirrigation
Brick, MA Genetic Improvement of Beans (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) for Yield, Pest Resistance and Food Value
Brick, MA Plant Genetic Resource Conservation and Utilization
Brummer, JE Management of Forages in Colorado for Improved Yield and Quality
Butters, G Characterizing Mass and Energy Transport at Different Scales
Byrne, PF Molecular-Marker-Assisted Analysis of Quantitative Traits in Wheat and Dry Beans
Cardon, GE *Water and Soil Salinity Management in the Western US
Davis, JG Animal Manure and Waste Utilization, Treatment, and Nuisance Avoidance for a Sustainable Agriculture
Davis, JG High-Value Utilization of Manure to Improve Soil Quality and Protect Water Quality
Godin, RE Organic Cropping Management Systems
Godin, RE Rootstock and Interstem Effects on Pome- and Stone-Fruit Trees
Haley, SD Improvement of Quality and Performance of Colorado Wheat
Hansen, N Crop and Soil Management Systems in Dryland Agroecosystems
Kelly, EF Assessment of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Soil Processes and Properties in Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems of Colorado.
Khosla, R Developing Site Specific Management Zones for Farm Profitability and Environment Sustainability.
Lapitan, NL Genomics of Economically Important Traits in Wheat and Barley
Larson, KJ Crop Management and Sorghum Improvement
Paustian, KH Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in Colorado and the US
Pearson, CH New and Alternative Crops and Cropping Systems for Colorado
Smith, DH *Forage Water Use in Colorado
Stromberger, ME Impact of Land Use Management on Soil Microbial Structural and Functional Diversity
Stromberger, ME Soil Microbial Taxonomic and Functional Diversity as Affected by Land Use and Management
Ward, SM Genetic diversity and reproductive biology of yellow toadflax
Westfall, DG Sustainable Nutrient Management of Soils to Enhance Productivity and Environmental Quality.
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* = Terminated in 2005

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