Workgroup directory/information
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Workgroup Information Biometrics and Computer Software |
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| Summary | Familiarize with appropriate analytical tools in decision making and problem solving including what are the most currently useful statistical tools for designing experiments and for data analyses and how to evaluate to usefulness and appropriateness of a model in extension and policy applications. |
| Website: | http://groups.ucanr.org/bcs/ |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Shu Geng (Chair) |
| Phone | (530) 752-6939 |
| sgeng@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Department of Plant Sciences |
| Location: |
Department of Plant Sciences One Shields Avenue 1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg Davis, 95616-8780 |
| Name | Richard Plant (Chair) |
| Phone | (530) 752-1705 |
| replant@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Department of Plant Sciences |
| Location: |
Department of Plant Sciences One Shields Avenue 1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg Davis, 95616-8780 |
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Membership List |
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| AES Scientist | ||
| Geng, Shu | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Biostatistician | Agricultural/systems; modeling and simulation of environmental impact on agricultural production and food systems; productivity and risk assessment; comparisons of agricultural systems in Pacific Rim countries. Fluent in Chinese. | |
| Parfitt, Dan | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Pomologist-AES | Genetics of fruit crops genetic diversity, germplasm use, pistachio breeding | |
| Plant, Richard | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| AES Professor Quantitative Analyst | Application of systems analysis to crop and resource management; including statistics, geographic information systems, and mathematical modeling. | |
| Qualset, Calvin | ||
| Director Emeritus-Genetic Resources Conservation Program Professor Emeritus Research Professor | Agronomy, genetics, quantitative inheritance, plant breeding; plant genetic resources | |
| Roose, Mikeal | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor of Genetics (Dept. Chair) | Plant breeding, especially citrus; genomics and evolution of citrus and asparagus; UCR asparagus breeding program | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Andris, Harry | Fresno County | |
| Farm Advisor emeritus | Pomology, tree fruits, plums, nectarines, peaches, fig, apples, apricots, cherries, kiwis, pears, persimmons, pomegranates, prunes | |
| Beede, Robert | Kings County | |
| Farm Advisor | Tree fruit, nuts, grapes | |
| Carlson, Harry | Intermountain Research & Extension Center | |
| Center Director; Farm Advisor | Farm Advisor - Field and Vegetable Crops for Modoc/Siskyou Counties; Director Intermountain REC | |
| Elkins, Rachel | Lake County | |
| Pomology Farm Advisor in Lake and Mendocino Counties and Master Gardener Advisor in Lake County | ||
| Enfield, Richard | San Luis Obispo County | |
| County Director and 4-H Youth Development Advisor | Positive youth development, nonformal science projects, experiential education, John Dewey, community collaborations and the concepts of social capital, resiliency and developmental assets. | |
| Fulton, Allan | Tehama County | |
| Irrigation and Water Resources Advisor | ||
| Grant, Joseph | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor | walnuts, cherries, olives, miscellaneous fruits; fruit crops, integrated pest management | |
| Harper, John | Mendocino County | |
| Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor | Sheep & goat production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications. | |
| Holtz, Brent | San Joaquin County | |
| County Director and Farm Advisor | Pomology, deciduous tree fruits and nuts, plant pathology | |
| Lamp, Cathi | Tulare County | |
| Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Sciences Advisor | Nutrition, food safety, food access, nutrition education, nutrition monitoring | |
| Lile, David | Lassen County | |
| County Director | Livestock / Natural Resources | |
| Lobo, Ramiro | San Diego North County Office | |
| Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor | Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops | |
| Marcum, Daniel | Shasta-Lassen Office | |
| Farm Advisor | Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture | |
| Mutters, Randall | Butte County | |
| Farm Advisor | Rice, winter cereals, turf | |
| Nader, Glenn | Sutter-Yuba Counties | |
| Farm Advisor Livestock and Natural Resources | Livestock, forage crops, range and natural resources | |
| Orloff, Steve | Siskiyou County | |
| County Director/Farm Advisor | Conducts research & educational program with alfalfa, small grains, irrigated pasture, and noncrop weed control with emphasis on variety adaptation, pest management, irrigation, and general production practices | |
| Peterson, Shirley | San Luis Obispo County | |
| Advisor Emeritus Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences | Nutrition, food safety, & consumer economics. | |
| Reed, Barbara | Butte County | |
| Farm Advisor | Dairy advisor for the Northern Sacramento Valley including Glenn,Butte,Colusa, Tehama and Shasta Counties. Also providing suport to Siskiyou County dairies. | |
| Sousa, Carla | Tulare County | |
| 4-H Youth Development Advisor | Youth-at-risk | |
| Stoddard, Scott | Merced County | |
| Farm Advisor Vegetable Crops and Limited Resource Farms | Soil fertility and conservation, tomatoes, peppers, sweetpotatoes, weed management | |
| Tourte, Laura | Santa Cruz County | |
| County Director and Farm Advisor | Farm Management and Small Farms | |
| User, Unverified | ||
| Farm Advisor | ||
| Wright, Steven | Tulare County | |
| Farm Advisor- Tulare and Kings Counties | Cotton, small grains, weed control | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Atwill, Edward | Veterinary Medicine Extension | |
| CE Specialist | Waterborne zoonotic disease, best management practices , microbial food safety | |
| Cantwell, Marita | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE Vegetable Specialist | Postharvest physiology, handling, and storage of vegetables, including specialty and fresh cut vegetables. | |
| Jackson, Lee | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE Specialist - Small Grains | Small Grains; Agronomy; Growth, development and plant breeding of small grains; small grain diseases; pathogen variability host resistance; genetics of host/parasite interaction; integrated pest management;integrated crop management; agricultural systems. | |
| McGiffen, Milton | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist | Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide | |
| Oltjen, James | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist | Computer decision support software; beef quality assurance; standardized performance analysis for cattle and sheep ranches. Animal management systems; resource use in animal agriculture; beef cattle growth. | |
| Putnam, Daniel | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Extenson Specialist, Agronomist in the AES | Alfalfa and forage crops systems, forage quality and utilization, alternative field crops, cellulosic energy crops (switchgrass, miscanthus) crop ecology. | |
| Zalom, Frank | Entomology CAES | |
| Professor, CE Specialist and Entomologist in the Agricultural Experiment Station | Fruit and Vegetable Crop Entomology; Integrated Pest Management | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Rulofson, Franz | UCCE Tuolumne County | |
| County Director | Livestock & natural resources | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Malkin, Richard | ||
| Professor Emeritus | Photosynthesis: energy transduction in biological membranes | |
| Roberts, Bruce | ||
| J.G. Boswell Chair of Agronomy | ||
| Valencia, Jesus | UCCE Stanislaus County | |
| CE Advisor | Production | |
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 39 | |
| ANR Members | 36 | |
| Non-ANR | 3 | |
| Info Only | 0 | |
