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Biometrics and Computer Software

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
E-Mail 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
E-Mail 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
 
Membership List
 
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 Members39
ANR Members36
Non-ANR3
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