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The CAES supports research in the following colleges/departments:

  AES Director's Office
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Zalesky, DD Sustainability of Matching Cow Nutrient Requirements With Nutrient Content of Grazed Forages
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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, J Benefits and Costs of Natural Resources Policies Affecting Public and Private Lands
Loomis, JB 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 Change: Markets, Governance and Quality of Life
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  Animal Science
Principal Investigator Project Title
Archibeque, S Enhancing Efficiency in Cow-Calf Production
Belk, KE Enhancing the Competitiveness and Value of U.S. Beef
Bruemmer, JE Identification of Factors and Development of Technologies to Improve Efficiency of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the Horse
Engle, TE Nutrition and Management of Feedyard Cattle to Enhance Performance, Carcass Value and Environmental Sustainability
Engle, TE Stress Factors of Farm Animals and Their Effects on Performance
Enns, RM Livestock Management Systems
Enns, RM National Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation
Han, HL *Regulation of Animal Growth by Hormones and Growth Factors
Sofos, JN Control of Food-Borne Pathogens in Pre- and Post-Harvest Environments
Sofos, JN Enhancing the Safety of Meat Products and Other Foods
Zalesky, DD Comparison of Traditional and Alternative Methods to Control Noxious Weeds near Cropland, Rangeland and Waterways
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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
Doesken, NJ 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, Biology, and Management of Invasive Weeds in Colorado
Bjostad, LB Insect Pest Management with Infochemicals
Brown, CS *The Ecology of Invasive Plants
Cranshaw, WS Improving Management of Arthropod Pests of Vegetable Crops, Nursery Crops and Landscape Plants in Colorado
Hufbauer, RA *Genetics of invasive Centaurea species in Colorado
Hufbauer, RA *The Ecology and Genetics of Invasions and Biological control
Hufbauer, RA Biological Control in Pest Management Systems of Plants
Hufbauer, RA The Ecology and Genetics of Invasions and Biological Control
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
McKay, JK The Functional and Evolutionary Genomics of Drought Adaptation Networks in Arabidopsis thaliana
Nissen, SJ Integrated Weed Management Strategies in Crop and Non-Crop Systems
Norton, AP *Integrating multiple biological control agents for Dalmatian toadflax and diffuse knapweed
Norton, AP Ecology of Pests and Pest Management Systems
Peairs, FB Biology and Management of the Russian Wheat Aphid, Diuraphis Noxia (Mordvilko), in Colorado
Peairs, FB Management of spider mite pests in Colorado field corn.
Schwartz, HF Biology and Management of Iris yellow spot virus (IYSV) and Thrips in Onions
Schwartz, HF Colorado Row and Vegetable Crop Foliar Disease Management
Tisserat, NA Management of Turf and Ornamental Diseases in Colorado
Westra, P Characterize Weed Population Dynamics for Improved Long-Term Weed Management Decision Making
Westra, P The Biology, Ecology, and Molecular Genetics of Key Weeds of Colorado Row Crops and Non-Cropland
Zimmerman, RJ Development and Integration of Pest Management Stategies for High Value Cropping Systems: Fruit and Vegetables
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  Biomedical Sciences
Principal Investigator Project Title
Nett, T 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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  Civil and Environmental 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)
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
Niemann, JD Estimation of Soil Moisture in Intensively-Irrigated Areas Using Remote-Sensing
Oad, R *Improving Drainage of Agricultural Lands for Salinity Problem in the Lower Arkansas Valley
Oad, R Effects of Irrigated Agriculture and Riparian Vegetation on Fish Habitats in the Arikaree River Basin of Colorado
Pruden, A Best Management Practices for Antibiotic Resistance Gene (ARG) Treatment in Livestock Lagoons
Salas, JD *Predicting the Severity of Low Flows and Droughts for Agricultural Systems in Colorado
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  Design and Merchandising
Principal Investigator Project Title
Sarkar, AK *Mediating Exposure To Environmental Hazards Through Textile Systems
Sarkar, AK Textile Materials and Technologies Addressing Energy, Health and Other National Security Issues
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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
Auld, GW Parent and Household Influences on Calcium Intake Among Preadolescents
Bunning, M An Integrated Approach to Promoting the Production, Safe Handling, and Marketing of Specialty Leafy Green Vegetables in Colorado
Hamilton, KL Soy Derived Phytoestrogens and Protection of Cardiomyocytes
Harris, M Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation in Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) in a Feline Model of Human Disease
Melby, CL Interaction of Diet and Exercise on Chronic Disease Risk
Pagliassotti, MJ Plants as a Source of Bioactive Molecules for the Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes
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 Long-term carbon and greenhouse gas consequences of fire in montane forests and woodlands of the Colorado Front Range
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
Omi, PN *Sustainability of Thinning and Prescribed Fire Programs to Improve Forest Condition Along the Front Range, Colorado
Paschke, MW Metal Toxicity Thresholds for Important Colorado Reclamation Plant Species
Reich, RM Spatial analysis and modeling the indirect effects of climate change on forest insects and diseases across North America
Rocca, ME Imagining landscapes of the future: predicting the impacts of climate change, insect outbreaks, and fire on Colorado forests
Smith, FW *Aspen Persistence in Multi-Aged Forest Communities on the Western Slope of Colorado
Trlica, MJ Disturbance, Invasion, Restoration, and Rangeland Health
Wei, Y Strategic management of unwanted wildland large fire events by integrating the fuels program with the direct management of suppression: a systematic approach to cost control
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  Health & Exercise Science
Principal Investigator Project Title
Hamilton, KL Influence of Vitamins C and E on the Thermic Effect of Feeding in Overweight and Obese Adult Humans
Nelson, TL Effect of dietary fat type on emerging cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes
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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 *Improve Potato Yield and Quality through Suppression of Disease
Davidson, RD Improved potato yield and quality through disease suppression and optimum certified seed potato production 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
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
Larsen, H Improving Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Tree-Fruit Production Through Changes in Rootstock Use
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 *Towards an ecofriendly herbicide: (-)-catechin, a natural flavonol secreted by spotted knapweed roots, is a potent inhibitor of plant growth
Vivanco, JM Beneficial and Adverse Effects of Natural, Bioactive Dietary Chemicals on Human Health and Food Safety
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  Natural Resource Ecology Lab
Principal Investigator Project Title
Gao, W UV-B Monitoring and Research Program
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  Sociology
Principal Investigator Project Title
Brouillette, J Water Banking in the Arkansas Valley
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  Soil and Crop Sciences
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
Borch, T Evaluating the Physical and Biological Availability of Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals in Agricultural Contexts
Brick, MA Exotic Germplasm Conversion and Breeding Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) for Resistance to Abiotic and Biotic Stresses and to Enhance Nutritional Value
Brick, MA Plant Genetic Resource Conservation and Utilization
Brummer, JE Economic, Environmental, Genetic, and Nutritional Aspects of Grass-Fed Beef
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 for Breeding Wheat and Dry Beans
Davis, JG Improving the Sustainability of Livestock and Poultry Production in the United States
Davis, JG Improving Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency with Manure and Compost
Godin, RE Organic Cropping Management Systems
Haley, SD Improvement of Quality and Performance of Colorado Wheat
Hansen, NC Crop and Soil Management Systems in Water Limited Agroecosystems
Kelly, EF Assessing the Primary Controls on Soil Biogeochemistry in Grass Dominated Ecosystems
Khosla, R Precision Management on 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
Paustian, KH Benchmark Soilscapes to Predict Effects of Climatic Change in the Western USA
Pearson, CH Crops and Cropping Systems in Western Colorado for Traditional/Alternative and Industrial/Bioenergy Uses
Stromberger, ME Impact of Land Use Management on Soil Microbial Structural and Functional Diversity
Ward, SM Invasive potential of hybrid toadflax populations
Westfall, DG *Sustainable Nutrient Management of Soils to Enhance Productivity and Environmental Quality.
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* = Terminated in 2007
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