Research Center Personnel

ARDEC has full-time staff members that complete work on all research plots and bulk fields. In addition, students are hired in the summer and fall to help with day-to-day farm work that ranges from planting to harvesting, and everything-in-between.

Title	Name	E-mail address	Phone
Manager	Ted Acton	Ted.Acton@colostate.edu	491-2405
Research Associate	Chris Fryrear	Christopher.Fryrear@colostate.edu	491-2439
Research Associate	Mark Collins	Mark.Collins@colostate.edu	491-2439
Shop Manager	Arthur (Bob) Bee	Arthur.Bee@colostate.edu	491-2439
Shop Staff	Tess Norvell	Tess.Norvell@colostate.edu	491-2405

There are scientists based at the University who provide research leadership and support for some of the programs carried out at this Center. Cooperating departments including Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, and Soil and Crop Sciences. In addition, we join in cooperative efforts with Extension Specialists and Natural Resource Conservation Service Scientists.

The Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center is administered by the Agricultural Experiment Station at Colorado State University./