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| Department |
Project Director(s) |
Project Title (and links to abstracts) |
Total Award |
Timeline |
| Animal
Science |
Beckett,
Jonathon |
Application
of Multiple Marker, Pre-implantation Genetic Testing of Bovine Embryos |
$
98,316 |
2005-2008 |
| Animal
Science |
Beckett, Jonathon |
Interactions
between b-Adrenergic Agonists and Growth Promoting Implants on
Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Holstein Steers |
$ 75,382 |
2004-2006 |
| Animal
Science |
Beckett,
Jonathon |
Effects
of Long-Acting Estrogen-base Growth Promotant on Growth and Performance
and Carcass Characteristics in Holstein Steers
 |
$
71,236 |
2001-2003 |
| Animal
Science |
Beckett, Jonathon |
Effects of
Varying Initial Implant on Growth & Performance, Carcass
Characteristics, & Meat Tenderness in Holstein Steers
 |
$ 35,750 |
2000-2002 |
| Animal
Science |
Beckett, Jonathon |
Efficacy of
Pour-on Dewormers Differing in Active Ingredient and Carrier on Weight
Gain and Fecal Egg Count in Stocker Cattle.
 |
$ 40,522 |
2000-2002 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Berner, Louise |
Characterization of Protein Intakes
Among Older Adults in the US: Quantity, Meal Patterns, Food Sources,
Predictors of Adequacy, and Relationship to Anthropometric & Physical
Functioning Measures |
$ 74,763 |
2007-2010 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Berner, Louise |
The Contribution of Dairy
Foods to Nutrient Intakes and Health in the US
 |
$ 64,287 |
2000-2002 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Brown,
J. Wyatt |
Bulk
Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Fresh Produce Commodities
 |
$ 13,000 |
2001-2002 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Brown,
J. Wyatt |
Investigations into the Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Pre-cut Artichokes |
$ 49,209 |
2005-2008 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Brown,
J. Wyatt |
Investigations
to Increase the Shelf-life of Cilantro and Selected Vegetables |
$ 40,000 |
2003-2006 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Brown, J. Wyatt and Khalil, Hany |
Evaluation of Bulk Modified
Atmosphere Packaging for Fruit and Vegetables  |
$ 30,000 |
2000-2002 |
|
Animal Science |
Burd, Matt |
Pregnancy
Rates Using Cooled, Transported, Cryopreserved Equine Embryos |
$
40,000 |
2004-2006 |
| Irrigation
Training & Research Center |
Burt,
Charles |
GIS-Based Water Routing/Scheduling
Through Irrigation District Canal Systems |
$
130,000 |
2007-2010 |
| Irrigation
Training & Research Center |
Burt,
Charles |
Canal Seepage Reduction Through
In-Situ Soil Compaction |
$
120,000 |
2006-2008 |
| Irrigation
Training & Research Center |
Burt,
Charles |
Defining the
Unique Characteristics of Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Motors and Pumps
for Agriculture |
$
120,000 |
2004-2006 |
| Irrigation
Training & Research Center |
Burt,
Charles |
Canal
Automation Optimization
 |
$
120,000 |
2003-2005 |
| Irrigation
Training & Research Center |
Burt,
Charles |
Drip
Irrigation Salinity
 |
$
130,138 |
2001-2003 |
| Irrigation
Training & Research Center |
Burt, Charles |
Estimating
Evaporation on Irrigated Agricultural Lands in California
 |
$ 60,000 |
2000-2002 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Costello,
Michael |
Cultural
Practices for Integrating Arthropod Pest Management with Improvements in
Grape and Wine Quality
 |
$
77,374 |
2001-2003 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Costello,
Michael |
Identifying
Environmental Variables that Influence the Severity of Pierce's Disease
and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter |
$
231,265 |
2001-2004 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Costello,
Michael |
Integrating
Soil Water and Vine Fertility Management to Optimize Arthropod Pest Management
and Improve Grape and Wine Quality
 |
$
30,479 |
2000-2001 |
|
Animal Science |
Delmore, Robert |
Effects of
Implants on Physiological Growth and Carcass Attributes in Holstein Steers |
$
54,507 |
2005-2007 |
|
Animal Science |
Delmore, Robert |
Development
of a Meat Processing Food Safety Laboratory
 |
$
5,000 |
2004-2005 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Dicus, Christopher |
Impacts To Fire Hazard And Societal
Values After Common Fuel Treatments in the Wildland-Urban Interface |
$
120,764 |
2007-2010 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Dicus, Christopher |
Tradeoffs in
Community Benefits Versus Fire Risk in Wildland/Urban Interface Forests
 |
$
104,478 |
2004-2007 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Dietterick,
Brian |
Determination of Event-Based Suspended Sediment Export From Little Creek,
Swanton Pacific Ranch |
$
125,318 |
2004-2007 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Dietterick,
Brian |
LIDAR
Geomorphic Evaluation of Watershed and Channel Characteristics in the
Little Creek Watershed, Swanton Pacific Ranch |
$
102,665 |
2001-2004 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Dietterick, Brian |
Long-term Evaluation
of Suspended Sediment Exiting a Coastal Mountain Stream Following
Selection Timber Harvesting Activities
 |
$ 73,900 |
2000-2002 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Dietterick, Brian |
Long-Term Water
Quality, Geomorphic, and Habitat Evaluation of a California Coastal
Mountain Stream Following Selection Timber Harvesting Activities
 |
$ 95,770 |
2000-2003 |
| Dairy
Science |
Farkye, Nana |
Development
of Process Queso Fresco |
$ 151,293 |
2003-2006 |
| Dairy
Science |
Farkye, Nana |
Studies
on the Ripening of Cheddar Cheese: Identification of Nonstarter Lactic Acid
Bacteria Isolated from Cheese and their Role in Flavor Development, and the
Formation of Calcium Lactate Crystals
 |
$ 116,760 |
2002-2004 |
| Dairy
Science |
Farkye, Nana |
Development of a line of
smoked cheeses for Cal Poly Creamery
 |
$ 20,000 |
2000-2001 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Garner, Lauren |
The Effects of Plant Growth
Regulator Spray Regimes and Girdling on Fruit Retention and Yield of Lychee
(Litchi chinensis) Trees |
$ 40,000 |
2006-2008 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Garner, Lauren |
Mandarins
(Citrus sp.): New Variety Trials from the Citrus Research Board |
$ 5,000 |
2006-2007 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Gill, Samantha |
Modeling
Height to Crown Base and Ladder Fuels in Giant Sequoia Groves |
$ 60,901 |
2002-2003 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Gill, Samantha |
Developing
an Uneven-Aged Growth and Yield Model for the Coast Redwood Forest Type
 |
$ 44,961 |
2000-2003 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Gill, Samantha |
Fire
History, Forest Structure, and Early Land Uses in a Jeffrey Pine-Mixed
Conifer Forest Under an Unmanaged Fire Regime
 |
$ 13,000 |
2000-2002 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Goldenberg, Marni |
Understanding Longitudinal Outcomes of Wilderness Participation Using
Means-End Analysis |
$ 40,000 |
2005-2007 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Goldenberg, Marni |
Means-end
Research
 |
$ 5,000 |
2004-2005 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Green, David |
Evaluation
of Pesticide Efficacy as Influenced by Adjuvant and Nozzle Type |
$ 36,454 |
2005-2008 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Green, David |
Evaluation
of Annual Bluegrass Performance Under Different Soil Depths in a Sand-Based
Soil System |
$ 63,874 |
2002-2005 |
|
Natural Resources
Management |
Greenwood, Jerusha |
Sustainable Tourism Development
Research |
$ 5,000 |
2007-2008 |
| Animal
Science |
Hall, Michael |
Assessing
High-intensity Short-duration Grazing as a Wildlife Management Tool in
Coastal California |
$ 119,294 |
2005-2008 |
| Animal
Science |
Hall, Michael |
Effects of High
Density-Short Duration and Open Cattle Grazing on Oak Woodland/Savanna
Rangeland
 |
$ 113,865 |
2000-2002 |
| Animal
Science |
Hall, Michael |
Implementation and
Comparison of Best Management Practices in Reducing Non-Point Pollution
and Improving Water Quality in the Brizziolari and Stenner Creeks on the
Cal Poly Campus
 |
$ 98,677 |
2000-2002 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Hampson, Brian |
Processing Parameters and
GMPs for Optimal Application of Ozone in Food Processing
 |
$ 87,433 |
2000-2002 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Hawk, Susan |
Fatty Acid
Modulation of Vitamin A and Breast Cancer |
$ 138,857 |
2005-2008 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Hannings, David |
Uses of Processed Willow
Trees |
$ 6,090 |
2000-2002 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Headrick,
David |
Biological Control for Citrus
Leafminer in coastal California |
$
52,500 |
2007-2010 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Headrick,
David |
Field Management Plan and
Biocontrol Rearing System for Citrus Peelminer |
$
91,286 |
2006-2009 |
| Horticulture
and Crop Sciences |
Headrick,
David |
Ecological
Studies and Natural Enemy Evaluations for Citrus Peelminer
 |
$
107,279 |
2002-2005 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Headrick,
David |
Citrus
IPM: Secondary Pest Biology and Demography II
 |
$
39,533 |
2001-2002 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Headrick, David |
Citrus IPM: Secondary
Pest Biology and Demography
 |
$ 84,200 |
2000-2002 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Hendricks, William |
Mt. San Jacinto State
Park Visitor Use Impact Study |
$ 9,090 |
2007-2009 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Hendricks, William |
California Statewide
Opinions and Attitudes Survey on Outdoor Recreation |
$ 96,280 |
2007-2009 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Hendricks, William |
Economic
Impact of Visitors to Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area |
$ 16,000 |
2004-2007 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Hendricks, William |
The Economic Impact of
Visitors to Morro Bay State Park and Local Communities
 |
$ 27,006 |
2000-2002 |
|
Animal Science |
Humphrey, Brooke |
Optimal Nutrition for
Immunocompetence in Chickens |
$ 164,697 |
2007-2010 |
|
Agribusiness |
Hurley, Sean |
Analysis and Development of
Transportation Models for Moving Agricultural Waste Products to Resource
Recovery Facilities |
$ 77,071 |
2007-2009 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Jacobs, Jeff |
Leadership
Competencies |
$ 5,000 |
2005-2006 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jaster, Edwin |
Enhanced
Growth in Jersey Calves |
$ 10,909 |
2005-2008 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jaster, Edwin |
Evaluation
of Quality, Quantity and Timing of Colostrum Feeding on Immunoglobulin G1
Absorption in Jersey Calves
 |
$ 5,500 |
2003-2005 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael |
Proteomic Approach to Study
Milk Fat Globule Membrane Proteins as Biologically Active Compounds |
$ 447,227 |
2007-2010 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael |
Characterization of Functional
Properties and Lipid Profiles of Cheese Treated by Supercritical CO2 |
$ 188,272 |
2006-2009 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael |
Development of Dairy Products
Enriched in Milk Fat Globule Membranes and their Characterization Using
Laser Tweezers |
$ 490,658 |
2004-2007 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael |
Early
Detection of Spores and Spore Formers Using PCR and Chemiluminescence in
Commercial Dairy Powder Samples
 |
$ 73,844 |
2003-2005 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores,
Rafael |
Genetic,
Nutrition and Processing Factors Affecting the Lipid and Protein
Composition of Buttermilk
 |
$
302,455 |
2001-2004 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores,
Rafael |
Organic
Acid Determination by Capillary Electrophoresis as Quality Parameter of
Buttermilk 
 |
$
106,773 |
2001-2003 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael |
Mucinase Activity
of Probiotic Bacteria
 |
$ 54,050 |
2000-2002 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael |
Program for
Microbial Quality Improvement of Milk Powder Produced in California
 |
$ 121,534 |
2000-2002 |
| Dairy
Science |
Jimenez-Flores,
Rafael |
Isolation and Characterization of Minor Lipids from Buttermilk
 |
$
134,992 |
2000-2002 |
|
Food
Science & Nutrition |
Khalil, Hany |
Development of Nutritionally Dense,
Low Weight Ready to Eat (RTE) Meal to Enhance Endurance and Physical
Performance |
$
150,000 |
2007-2010 |
|
Food
Science & Nutrition |
Khalil, Hany |
Mechanisms
of Protection and Intestine Colonization of Probiotic Bacteria Offered by
Milk Fat Globule Membrane in Yogurt as Determined by Laser Tweezers |
$
136,253 |
2005-2008 |
| Animal
Science |
Koutsos, Elizabeth |
Interactions
Between Poultry Health and Nutrition |
$
140,122 |
2003-2005 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Leon,
Ramon |
Development of Sustainable
Approaches for Weed Management in Vineyards |
$
40,000 |
2006-2008 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Leon,
Ramon |
Integrated weed management
solutions for Central Coast Agriculture |
$
5,000 |
2006-2007 |
|
College of Agriculture |
Mark, Walter |
Spatial
Modeling of a Biological Invasion: Landscape-level Establishment and Spread
of Phytophthora ramorum in California |
$ 379,671 |
2005-2008 |
|
College of Agriculture |
Mark, Walter |
Development
of Pitch Canker Resistant Stock of Monterey Pine, Ano Nuevo Stand |
$
84,029 |
2003-2006 |
|
College of Agriculture |
Mark, Walter |
Sudden
Oak Death Distribution, Detection, Ecological Impact, Control, and Spread
Modeling
 |
$ 432,164 |
2002-2005 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
McNeil, Robert |
Control of Citrus Nematode
in Citrus with a Biological Nematocide |
$ 26,010 |
2000-2002 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Montecalvo,
Joseph |
Characterization
and Food Product Applications of Acidified Tomato By-Products
 |
$
72,000 |
2001-2003 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Montecalvo, Joseph |
Utilization of
Lye Peeling Waste from Tomato Processing  |
$ 12,400 |
2000-2001 |
| Earth
and Soil
Science |
Moody, Lynn |
Paired Watershed monitoring
for Water Quality and Sustainable Range Management, Morro Bay Watershed,
California
 |
$ 60,000 |
2000-2002 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Neuhaus, Thomas |
Influence of Mood on Food
Choice Using Food Typicalities as the Dependent Variable |
$ 4,000 |
2000-2001 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Nicholson, Lisa |
Tailored
Parent Nutrition Education and Community-Based Learning |
$ 40,000 |
2004-2006 |
| Agribusiness |
Noel, Jay |
An Economic Analysis of
California Wild Rice Processing
 |
$ 10,288 |
2000-2001 |
| Agribusiness |
Noel, Jay |
An Economic Feasibility
Analysis of Forming a California Wheat Growers Marketing Cooperative
 |
$ 24,060 |
2000-2002 |
| Animal
Science |
Noland,
Jaymie |
Embryo
Recovery Rates Using Fresh and Frozen-thawed Quarter Horse Semen |
$
168,451 |
2001-2003 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Offermann, Gene |
Use of Various Organisms
in field Experiments to Enhance Crop Quality & Yields
 |
$ 67,233 |
2000-2001 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Olabi,
Ammar |
Sensory
Properties of Whey Cream-based Buttermilk and their Relation to Super
Critical Fluid Extraction
 |
$ 114,575 |
2003-2006 |
| Horticulture
and Crop
Sciences |
Patterson, W. Keith |
Winegrape
Quality Separation Using GPS/GIS Technology |
$
13,642 |
2004-2005 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Pedersen,
Mary & Berner, Louise |
Breastfeeding
Duration and Other Infant Practices Among Mothers in San Luis Obispo
County  |
$
54,778 |
2001-2004 |
| Food
Science & Nutrition |
Pedersen, Mary |
Mechanism of Appetite
Suppression Induced by Simmondsin Administration of Rats
 |
$ 8,000 |
2000-2001 |
|
Animal
Science |
Peterson, Dan |
Proteomics Approach to the
Analysis of Animal Tissue and Milk Fat Globule Membrane Proteins |
$ 260,978 |
2006-2009 |
|
Animal
Science |
Peterson, Dan |
Tissue-specific Regulation
of Lipogenesis by the Transcription Factors SREBP and ChREBP |
$ 9,090 |
2006-2007 |
|
Animal
Science |
Peterson, Dan |
Examination
of Endogenous and Exogenous Phytase in Domesticated Birds |
$ 42,000 |
2005-2006 |
|
Animal
Science |
Pettey, Allen |
Development
of Nutrient Excretion Models in Pigs and Poultry |
$ 136,358 |
2005-2008 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
Piirto, Douglas |
Management
Strategies and Understory Growth Response in Young-growth Sequoia Stands
at Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest |
$ 60,542 |
2003-2006 |
| Natural
Resources Management |
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