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, 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.
Federal Websites/Links
MAES Project Resources
- MAES Project Life Cycle
- MAES Project Review Procedures
- Project Seminar Format
- Please contact Jenna Smith jenna.smith8@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 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