MAES Project Review Information
Please see these files for guidelines and forms. Final Proposals, paper and electronic, and all associated documents are due in Dean and Director’s Office March 1, 2018. Project Initiation in REEport needs to be completed before April 1, 2018.
REEport (Research, Education, and Extension project online reporting tool) is NIFA’s singular project reporting system, building on and replacing CRIS. For more information on REEport, please contact Darien Gibson darien.gibson@montana.edu in the Director’s office. Information is also available at http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/REEport User Manual.pdf.
Federal Websites/Links
MAES Documents
- MAES Project Lifecycle (pdf)
- MAES Project Review Procedures (pdf)
- Project Proposal Format (pdf)
- Title Page format (pdf)
- Evaluation form (pdf)
- Seminar format (pdf)
- Please contact Darien Gibson (darien.gibson@montana.edu) to post peer review seminar information and include PI name, proposal title, date, time, and location of seminar.
MAES Project Review Seminars 2017-2018
Project Leader: Dr. Robert Peterson
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Agricultural and Biological Risk Assessment and Integrated Pest Management"
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 6th 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Rob Payn
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Understanding Controls on the Quantity and Quality of Montana's Water Resources Based on Characterizations of Hydrologic and Biogeiochemical Process Domains"
Date/Time: Friday, September 8th 9:15am-11:15am
Location: 108 PBB
Project Leader: Dr. Rick Lawrence
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Remote Sensing for Montana Land Resources"
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 19th 3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Geoffrey Poole
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Automating Simulation Model Generation from Conceptualizations of Linked Elemental Cycles in Biogeochemical Systems: a Constraint-Based Modeling Approach"
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 10th 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Perry Miller
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Sustainable Cropping Systems through Diversified Cropping Strategies in the Northern Great Plains"
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 11th 9:00am-11:00am
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Hongyi Li
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Deciphering Coupled Water-Human System Dynamics Across Multiple Scales"
Date/Time: Monday, October 30th 2:30pm-4:30pm
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Rich Ready
Department: Agricultural Economics & Economics
Title: "Using individual behavior to understand how people use and benefit from ecosystem services"
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 31st, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: 406 LINH
Project Leader: Dr. Cathy Cripps
Department: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: "Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in High Elevation Mountain Systems"
Date/Time: Monday, November 1st, 9:00am-10:00am
Location: 108 PBB
Project Leader: Dr. Jane Mangold
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Integrated Management of Rangeland Invasive Plants in Montana"
Date/Time: Friday, November 3rd 3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Jessica Rupp
Department: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: "Row Crop Extension Pathology in Montana"
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 8th, 9:00am-10:00am
Location: 108 PBB
Project Leader: Dr. Lisa Rew
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Science
Title: "Ecology and Management of Non-native and Weedy Plant Species in Montana and Elsewhere"
Date/Time: Thursday, November 9th, 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Brock Smith
Department: Agricultural Economics & Economics
Title: "Understanding Development in Resource-Rich Areas"
Date/Time: Monday, November 13th, 10:30am-12:00pm
Location: 406 LINH
Project Leader: Dr. Rick Engel
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "Nutrient Cycling and Management in Montana's Agricultural Soils"
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 15th 9:00am - 11:00am
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Hikmet Budak
Department: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: "Cereal Genomics"
Date/Time: Friday, November 17th, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: 108 PBB
Project Leader: Dr. Chaofu Lu
Department: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: "Genetic Engineering of Plant Oils for Industrial Applications"
Date/Time: Friday, November 17th, 3:30pm -4:30pm
Location: 108 PBB
Project Leader: Dr. Kevin Wanner
Department: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: "Application of Molecular Tools for IPM of Insect Pests"
Date/Time: Monday, November 20th, 10:30am-11:30am
Location: 108 PBB
Project Leader: Dr. Diane Charlton
Department: Agricultural Economics & Economics
Title: "Labor and Agrictultural Production in Rural Economics"
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 28th, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Location: 306 LINH
Project Leader: Dr. Rebekah VanWieren
Department: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: "Ecological Landscape Design in Borwnfield Regeneration"
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 5th, 8:00am-9:00am
Location: 108 PBB
Project Leader: Dr. Diane Bimczok
Department: Microbiology and Immunology
Title: "Pathogenesis of Helicobacter Suis Infection in Pigs and Humans"
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 12th, 9:00am
Location: 110 Lewis Hall
Project Leader: Dr. Douglas Kominsky
Department: Microbiology and Immunology
Title: "Determining the Mechanisms of Pathogen Modulation by Adenosine Metabolism in Gut Mucosa."
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 12th, 11:15am
Location: 110 Lewis Hall
Project Leader: Dr. Bill Inskeep
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Science
Title: "The Role of Geochemical Forcing on the Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity of Deeply-rooted Thermophilic Microorganisms"
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 13th, 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. David Weaver
Department: Land Resources and Environmental Science
Title: "IPM of Pre- and Post-harvest Insect Pests of Cereal Grains"
Date/Time: Thursday, December 14th, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: 325 LJH
Project Leader: Dr. Raina Plowright
Department: Microbiology and Immunology
Title: "Pathogen Spillover at the Wildlife-Livestock Interface."
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 17th, 3:00pm
Location: 110 Lewis Hall
Project Leader: Dr. Kent McVay
Department: Department of Research Centers - SARC
Title: "Building a Decision Support System for Cropping Systems"
Date/Time: Monday, January 22nd, 9:00am-11:00am
Location: 134 ABB
Project Leader: Dr. Jed Eberly
Department: Department of Research Centers - CARC
Title: "Microbial Solutions for Sustainable Agroecosystems"
Date/Time: Monday, January 22nd, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Location: 134 ABB
Project Leader: Dr. Maryse Bourgault
Department: Department of Research Centers - NARC
Title: "Making the Most of Rainfall: Increasing Water-Use Efficiency in Dryland Cropping in Montana"
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 23, 8:00am-10:00am
Location: 134 ABB
Project Leader: Dr. Timothy DelCurto
Department: Animal and Range Sciences
Title: "Beef Production Strategies that Optimize the Use of Western Rangelands."
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 6th, 10:00am-11:00am
Location: 138 ABB
Project Leader: Dr. Jeff Mosley
Department: Animal and Range Sciences
Title: "Sustainable Rangeland Management in Montana"
Date/Time: Monday, February 5th, 3:00pm-4:oopm
Location: 138 ABB
Project Leader: Blake Wiedenheft
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Title: "Identifying and Designing New Strategies for Enhanced Genome Engineering in Ag Related Systems"
Date/Time: Thursday, February 8th, 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: 110 Lewis Hall (Cotner-Morris Conf Room)
Project Leader: Matthew Taylor
Department: Microbiology & Immunology
Title: "Understanding the Effects of Interferon and Superinfection Exclusion on Neuronal Psuedorabies Virus Spread"
Date/Time: Friday, February 9th, 9:00am-11:00am
Location: 110 Lewis Hall (Cotner-Morris Conf Room)
Project Leader: Dr. Frankie Crutcher
Department: Department of Research Centers - EARC
Title: "Plant Disease Management and Detection in Economically Important Crops of Eastern Montana"
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 14th 8:00am
Location: 134 ABB