2022 NCARS Impact Report

Top Grants of FY22

Over $10M awarded from 2 USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) GRANTS

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$5M to address guava root-knot nematode in sweetpotatoes

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$5.3M to develop new strawberry propagation technologies

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The NC State Plant Sciences Building opened on April 12, 2022
Over $159M was raised for the PSI in FY22

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Exterior of the NC State Plant Sciences Building on Centennial Campus.

Top Research Stories of 2022

Zombie Deer and the Scientists Behind the War on the ‘Man Eater’

NC State researchers are working on perfecting a female-killing gene for one of the most destructive pests in the world.

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The WASTE Lab: Adding Value to Agricultural Waste

Dr. Praveen Kolar applies engineering solutions to waste streams throughout agriculture by creating sustainable and economically advantageous waste management systems.

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$2.25M Awarded to Develop Sustainable Energy Products from Waste Streams

NC State researchers will create sustainable aviation fuel and graphite from a blend of wood waste and seaweed.

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2021 AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Three CALS faculty were awarded among 564 fellows for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”

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Marc Cubeta

Professor and fungal biologist in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and associate director of the Center for Integrated Fungal Research.

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Candace Haigler

Professor of crop science and plant biology who is jointly appointed in the Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences and Plant and Microbial Biology.

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Shuijin Hu

Professor of soil ecology in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology.

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2022 National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Inductee

Sylvia Blankenship, NC State Emerita Professor, 1983-2018

Sylvia Blankenship and fellow NIHF inductee Edward Sisler identified 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a compound that blocks ethylene perception in plant cells. The patented product is used on more than 30 crops, including 50 to 70% of the apples harvested in the United States. Licensing fees for 1-MCP have brought in more than $25 million for NC State, the highest royalty revenues in the university’s history.

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6 CALS Ph.D. Students Received FFAR Fellowships

6 of the 28 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowships were awarded to CALS doctoral students this year. The FFAR Fellowship is a unique three-year professional development training and mentorship program for doctoral students studying food and agriculture sciences.

• Connor Balfany, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science
• Vinicius Castelli Garnica, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Heeduk Oh, Department of Horticultural Science
• Kevin Orta, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Mariana Prieto Torres, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Destiny Tyson, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences