MAES Project Review Information
Please see the files listed below for MAES Project Review guidelines. Final Proposals, paper and electronic, and all associated documents are due to Dean and Director’s Office March 1, 2024. Project Initiation in NRS needs to be completed before April 1, 2024.
NRS is NIFA’s project reporting system, building on and replacing REEport. For more information on NRS, please contact MAES Program & Reporting Manager Emily Williams at MAESadmin@montana.edu.
Federal Websites/Links
MAES Project Resources
- MAES Project Life Cycle
- MAES Project Review Procedures
- Project Seminar Format
- Research Guide for PIs
- Please contact us at MAESadmin@montana.edu to post peer review seminar information and include PI name, proposal title, date, time, location of seminar, and Webex link if applicable.
MAES Project Review Seminars 2023-2024
Faculty: Dr. Cathy Zabinski
Dept: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: “Restoration of Ecological Systems in the Context of Aboveground-Belowground Linkages”
Date/Time: Friday, October 27, 2023, 9am
Location: Leon Johnson Hall, room 325
Faculty: Dr. Alan Dyer
Dept: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: “Management and Population Dynamics of Cereal Pathogens”
Date/Time: Thursday, October 26, 2023, 1pm
Location: Plant Bioscience Building, room 108
Faculty: Dr. Venugopal Mendu
Dept: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: “Wheat Genetics”
Date/Time: Friday, October 27, 2023, 1pm
Location: Plant Bioscience Building, room 108
Faculty: Dr. Suchismita Mondal
Dept: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: “Winter Wheat Breeding and Genetics”
Date/Time: Friday, November 3, 2023, 1pm
Location: Plant Bioscience Building, room 108
Faculty: Dr. Justin Gallagher
Dept: Agricultural Economics & Economics
Title: "The impact of urban growth zoning on development density, the preservation of agricultural land and open space, and land prices"
Date/Time: Thursday, November 16, 2023, 3pm
Location: Linfield Hall, room 406
Faculty: Dr. Tim Convino
Dept: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: TBD
Date/Time: Friday, November 17, 2023, 11am
Location: Leon Johnson Hall, room 325
Faculty: Dr. Jeff Littlefield
Dept: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: "The Ecology of Invasive Species & Their Biological Management/Containment Augmentation and Release of Exotic Biocontrol Agents"
Date/Time: Monday, November 20, 2023, 10am
Location: Leon Johnson Hall, room 325
Faculty: Dr. Joe Atwood
Dept: Agricultural Economics & Economics
Title: "Agricultural/Agribusiness Management and Finance in a Changing Physical, Market, and Policy Environment"
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 21, 2023, 10am
Location: Linfield Hall, room 406
Faculty: Dr. Gregory Gilpin
Dept: Agricultural Economics & Economics
Title: "Impacts of Rural Demographic Change on Local Public Services and Well-being"
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 1pm
Location: Linfield Hall, room 406
Faculty: Dr. Jack Brookshire
Dept: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: “Nutrient Limitation on a Greening Earth”
Date/Time: Thursday, November 30, 2023, 9:30am
Location: Leon Johnson Hall, room 325
Faculty: Dr. Andrew Felton
Dept: Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Title: TBD
Date/Time: Monday, December 4, 2023, 2:10pm
Location: Leon Johnson Hall, room 325
Faculty: Dr. Eric Belasco
Dept: Agricultural Economics & Economics
Title: “Risk Management and Farm Policy in Agricultural Markets”
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 1pm
Location: Animal Bioscience Building, room 138
Faculty: Dr. Jason Cook
Dept: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: “Spring Wheat Breeding and Genetics”
Date/Time: Thursday, December 7, 2023, 1pm
Location: Plant Bioscience Building, room 108
Faculty: Dr. Megan Van Emon
Dept: Animal and Range Sciences
Title: “Evaluating Nutritional Strategies for Cattle Production”
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 1pm
Location: Animal Bioscience Building, room 138
Faculty: Dr. Mac Burgess
Dept: Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Title: “Production Practices for Small Farms”
Date/Time: Friday, December 14, 2023, 1pm
Location: Plant Bioscience Building, room 108
Faculty: Dr. Sam Wyffels
Dept: Animal and Range Sciences
Title: “Application for Precision Technology for Sustainable Rangeland Beef Production Systems”
Date/Time: Monday, December 18, 2023, 9am
Location: Animal Bioscience Building, room 138
Faculty: Dr. Zach Miller
Dept: Research Centers, WARC
Title: TBD
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 10am
Location: online only
https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=mee685bd1b5ced46e3845a329724b66a2
Faculty: Dr. Jessicca Torrion
Dept: Research Centers, NWARC
Title: TBD
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 1pm
Location: online only
https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m79777f62d4875a87006d34dbb7e9236f
Faculty: Dr. Fabian Menalled
Dept: Land Resources and Environmental Science
Title: Integrated Management of Agricultural Weeds in Montana
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 11am-noon
Location: Leon Johnson Hall, room 325
Faculty: Dr. Seth Walk
Dept: Microbiology and Cell Biology
Title: Defining and understanding gut microbiome residency
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 9:30am
Location: Lewis Hall, room 110 (Cotner Morris Conference Room)
Faculty: Dr. Ed Schmidt
Dept: Microbiology and Cell Biology
Title: Food Quality and Metabolic Parameters Influencing Development and Progression of Fatty Liver Disease
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 8:30am
Location: Online only