Research
The College of Agricultural Sciences will become responsible for the management of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station. College and Experiment Station research will focus on fundamental and applied science supporting the fourteen core topical themes. By the nature of the issues involved, researchers from many disciplines, across departments and colleges, will be engaged together in finding solutions to the most critical issues. Researchers will participate with other faculty on steering committees to find common ground for project and grant development. The most significant source of research resource growth will lie in competitive research grants, but interactions with corporate and producer group businesses also will be pursued in the spirit of partnership to provide scientifically-verified solutions to industry issues. The combination of competitive and industry grants is targeted at $20 million annually. A pre-award service office has been initiated to assist faculty in obtaining grants. Off-campus field and laboratory research remains important for field testing sensitive to climate, altitude, and soil type differences. Where there is not a significant need for a scientist position to be located at the off-campus site, efforts will be made to concentrate research positions on campus with the greatest potential for interaction with other scientists and with the greatest access to scientific infrastructure. |