NCAC-16 Members
K.C. Ting, University of Illinois;
Tom Bean, Ohio State University;
Bernie Engle, Purdue University;
Ramesh Kanwar, Iowa State University;
Gary Clark, Kansas State University;
Ajit Srivastava, Michigan State University;
Kevin Janni, University of Minnesota;
Jinglu Tan, University of Missouri;
Ron Yoder, University of Nebraska;
Mike Walter, Cornell University;
Leslie Backer, North Dakota State University;
Van Kelley, South Dakota State University;
Pat Walsh, University of Wisconsin;
Roy Young, Penn State University;
Daryl Lund, Wisconsin, Administrative Advisor;
Brad Rein, USDA CSREES;
SAC-05 members
Steve Taylor, Auburn University;
Lalit Verma, University of Arkansas;
Wendy Graham, University of Florida;
Dale Wesson, Florida A&M University;
E. Dale Threadgill, University of Georgia;
Richard Gates, University of Kentucky;
Dan Thomas, Louisiana State University;
Ghasem Shahbazi, North Carolina A&T University;
Jim Young, North Carolina State University;
Ron Elliott, Oklahoma State University;
John (Ike) Sewell, University of Tennessee;
Gerald Riskowski, Texas A&M University;
Saied Mostaghimi, Virginia Tech;
Richard Hegg, CSREES;
Roland Mote, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station (Advisor);
Other attendees:
Don Slack, University of Arizona;
Richard Cavaletto, California Polytechnic & State University;
William Ritter, University of Delaware;
Andy Baldwin, University of Maryland;
James Hassett, SUNY-CESF;
Bruce Miller, Utah State University;
Otto Loewer, President of ASABE;
Melissa Moore, ASABE Executive Vice-President;
Hongda Chen, USDA;
Sarah Burke, USDA;
Nineteen Mult-state Projects were reviewed by SAC-05 & NCAC-16
Project # Title Reviewer
S1000 Animal Manure and Waste Utilization, Treatment and Nuisance Avoidance for a Sustainable Agriculture (S275). Committee Recommendation: Continue project. Gerald Riskowski
S1002 New Technologies for the Utilization of Textile Materials (S272)
Committee Recommendation: No Engineers are on this project, continue project. Daniel Thomas
SDC 318 Textile Materials and Technologies Addressing Energy, Health and other National Security Issues (S1002)
Committee Recommendation: No Engineers are on this project, continue project. Daniel Thomas
S1004 Development and Evaluation of TMDL Planning and Assessment Tools and Processes (S273)
Committee Recommendation: Project looks pretty good, continue project Ron Elliott
S1007 The Science and Engineering for a Biobased Industry and Economy
Committee Recommendation: Continue project Richard Gates
S1010 Dynamic Soybean Pest Management for Evolving Agriculture Technologies and Cropping Systems (S-281)
Committee Recommendation: Project is up for review next year, continue project Dale Threadgill
S1018 Irrigation Management for Humid and Sub-Humid Areas
Committee Recommendation: Project is new, continue project Daniel Thomas
SERA 017 Minimizing Agricultural Phosphorus Run-off Losses for Protection of the Water Resource
Committee Recommendation: No Engineers are on this project, continue project. Saied Mostaghimi
SDC321 Water Quality Issues in Poultry Production (from W195)
Committee Recommendation: Focus on one issue, which in the committees opinion should be water quality. Continue project. Lalit Verma
NC1017 Carbon Sequestration and Distribution in Soils of Eroded Landscapes (formerly NCT199 and NC174)No Report
NC1018 Impact of Climate and Soils on Crop Selection and Management (NC094 Renewal) Committee Recommendation: Project is ok, continue project. Daniel Thomas
NC1020 Beef Cattle Grazing Systems that Improve Production and Profitability While Minimizing Risk and Environmental Impacts (NC225)
Committee Recommendation: There is no engineering on this project, the committee recommend not to track this project. Steve Taylor
NC1022 The Chemical and Physical Nature of Particulate Matter Affecting Air, Water and Soil Quality. (NCR174)
Committee Recommendation: There are no engineers on this project, continue project. James Young
NC1023 Improvement of Thermal and Alternative Processes for Foods
Committee Recommendation: This is a very productive project, continue project. James Young
NCDC201/NCDC_Temp 201 (MRF) Nanotechnology and Biosensors
Committee Recommendation: Approve permanent project. Ajit Srvastava
NCERA 089/NCERA_Temp89(CC/ERA) Swine Management Research Committee
No Report
NCERA 180/NCERA_Temp180(CC/ERA) Site-Specific Management
Committee Recommendation: Continue project. Ron Yoder
NCERA 192/
NCERA_Temp
192(CC/ERA) North Central Regional Turf Grass Research
Committee Recommendation: No Engineers are on this project, continue project. Steve Taylor
NCR 101/NCR_Temp101(CC/ERA) Controlled Environment Technology and Use
Committee Recommendation: Continue project. Mike Walters
W1128 Reducing Barriers to Adoption of Microirrigation
Committee Recommendation: No changes, continue project. Dale Threadgill
W_Temp1622 (MRF) Stress Factors of Farm Animals and their Effects on Performance (From W173)
Committee Recommendation: Continue to track, continue project. Richard Gates
- Multi-state committee NCDC-210, Nanotechnology and Biosensors was approved after being proposed by NCAC-16 at the 2003 NCAC-16 meeting. This is an exciting field for important new developments.