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, 2023. Project Initiation in NRS needs to be completed before April 1, 2023.

NRS is NIFA’s project reporting system, building on and replacing REEport. For more information on NRS, please contact MAES Program & Reporting Manager Jenna Smith at jenna.smith8@montana.edu in the Director’s office. 

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MAES Project Resources

 

MAES Project Review Seminars 2022-2023

 

Faculty:          Dr. Bob Peterson

Dept:               Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:               “Agricultural and Biological Risk Assessment and Integrated Pest Management”

Date/Time:    Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:        Plant Biosciences Building (PBB) Room 108 

 

Faculty:          Dr. Perry Miller

Dept:              Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:               “The Role of Crop Diversification in Sustainable Cropping Systems of the Northern Plains”

Date/Time:    Thursday, October 27, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:       Leon Johnson Hall Room 325

 

Faculty:          Dr. Lisa Rew

Dept:              Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:               "Ecology and Management of Non-indigenous Plant Species in Montana and Elsewhere"

Date/Time:    Thursday, November 10, 2022, 10:00am - 11:30am

Location:       Leon Johnson Hall Room 325

 

Faculty:          Dr. Rob Payn

Dept:               Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:               "Understanding Controls on the Quantity and Quality of Montana’s Water Resources Based on Characterizations of Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Process Domains" 

Date/Time:    Thursday, December 1, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:30pm 

Location:        Leon Johnson Hall Room 325

 

Faculty:          Dr. Kevin Wanner

Dept:               Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Title:               "Application of Molecular Tools for IPM of Insect Pests"

Date/Time:    Thursday, December 8, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:        Plant Biosciences Building (PBB) Room 108

 

Faculty:          Dr. Chaofu Lu

Dept:              Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Title:               "Genetic Engineering of Plant Oils of Industrial Applications"

Date/Time:    Monday, December 12, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:       Plant Biosciences Building (PBB) Room 108

 

Faculty:          Dr. Jennifer Lachowiec

Dept:              Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Title:               "Robustness and Resiliency in Plants"

Date/Time:    Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Location:       Plant Biosciences Building (PBB) Room 108

 

Faculty:          Dr. Jane Mangold

Dept:              Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:               "Integrated Management of Rangeland Invasive Plants in Montana"

Date/Time:    Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Location:       Leon Johnson Hall Room 325

 

Faculty:          Dr. Rodrigo Marques

Dept:              Animal & Range Sciences

Title:               "Nutritional and Management Strategies to Enhance Productivity and Profitability of Cow-Calf Systems"

Date/Time:    Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location:       Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

 

Faculty:          Dr. Chris Posbergh

Dept:              Animal & Range Sciences

Title:               "Improving Rangeland Lamb & Wool Production"

Date/Time:    Wednesday, December 14, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:       Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

 

Faculty:         Professor Rebakah VanWieren

Dept:              Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology

Title:               "Green Infrastructure Planning, Design, and Management"

Date/Time:    Thursday, December 15, 2022, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:       Plant Biosciences Building (PBB) Room 108

 

Faculty:          Dr. Justin Vetch

Dept:               Agricultural Research Centers

Title:               "Improving quality, diversity, and economics of crops and crop production in the Golden Triangle of Montana"

Date/Time:    Monday, January 09, 2023, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:        Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=mbe5e05ef9ea146f618167d98b529d9ba

 

Faculty:          Dr. Andrej Svyantek

Dept:               Agricultural Research Centers

Title:               "Advancing Horticulture in Cool Climates"

Date/Time:    Monday, January 09, 2023, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Location:        Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=mebf98c17190aa7c2b7c66b2b55d47d64

 

Faculty:          Dr. Tim DelCurto

Dept:               Animal & Range Sciences

Title:               "Beef Production Strategies that Optimize the Use of Western Rangelands"

Date/Time:    Thursday, January 12, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am

Location:        Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

 

Faculty:          Dr. Jared Beaver

Dept:               Animal & Range Sciences

Title:               "Wildlife Management on Working Landscapes"

Date/Time:    Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 11:00am - 12:30pm

Location:        Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

 

Faculty:          Dr. Jeff Mosley

Dept:              Animal & Range Sciences

Title:               "Sustainable Rangeland Resource Management in Montana"

Date/Time:    Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 9:00am - 10:30am

Location:       Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

 

Faculty:          Dr. Amanda Bradbery

Dept:               Animal & Range Sciences

Title:               "Enhancing Equine Health and Performance"

Date/Time:    Thursday, January 19, 2023, 9:00am - 10:30am

Location:        Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

 

Faculty:          Dr. Geoff Poole

Dept:              Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:              "Automating simulation model generation from conceptualizations of linked elemental cycles in biological systems: a constraint-based modeling approach"

Date/Time:    Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Location:       Leon Johnson Hall Room 325

 

Faculty:          Dr. Lovreet Shergill

Dept:               Agricultural Research Centers

Title:               “Monitoring and Managing Problematic Weeds in Montana Cropping Systems”

Date/Time:   Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 9:00am - 10:30am

Location:        Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m3a2baa3951d39877bdc330d32c1c1541

 

Faculty:          Dr. Kent McVay

Dept:               Agricultural Research Centers

Title:              “Building A Decision Support System for Cropping Systems”

Date/Time:   Tuesday, February 7, 2023, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:        Animal Bioscience Building (ABB) Room 138

https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m624aac25fbd5e74446ebc40eeff0564f

 

Faculty:          Dr. David Weaver

Dept:              Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:               "Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of pre- and postharvest insect pests of cereal grains"

Date/Time:    Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am

Location:       Leon Johnson Hall Room 325

 

Faculty:          Dr. Bill Inskeep

Dept:              Land Resources & Environmental Sciences

Title:               "The role of geochemical forcing on the ecology, evolution and biodiversity of deeply-rooted thermophilic microorganisms"

Date/Time:    Friday, February 10, 2023, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:       Leon Johnson Hall Room 325

 

Faculty:          Dr. Matthew Taylor

Dept:              Microbiology & Cell Biology

Title:              "Evaluating restrictions to neuroinvasive alpha herpesvirus spread from lytic to latent infection."

Date/Time:    Wednesday, February 22, 2023, 10:00am - 11:30am

Location:        WebEx

https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=m3daa26ce2b9aedbb773b1f4eaada9d1c

 

Faculty:          Dr. Blake Wiedenheft

Dept:              Microbiology & Cell Biology

Title:               “CRISPR-based diagnostics for enhanced food security”

Date/Time:    Thursday, February 23, 2023, 9:30am - 11:00am

Location:       WebEx

https://montana.webex.com/montana/j.php?MTID=mce81b5c3ae027834dcac6baf0d756251