{"id":174,"date":"2016-04-18T18:44:29","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T18:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2024-07-31T12:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T16:38:18","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-path-to-discovery\">Our Path to Discovery<\/h2>\n\n\n<aside class=\"ncst-aside-container\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-aside-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-spotlight-box has-gray-800-background-color with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/a-passion-for-plant-research\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/a-passion-for-plant-research\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-308292\" \n            alt=\"Imani Madison holding a pipette in a lab\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PMB_ImaniMadison_lab_pipette_052423.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PMB_ImaniMadison_lab_pipette_052423.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PMB_ImaniMadison_lab_pipette_052423-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PMB_ImaniMadison_lab_pipette_052423-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PMB_ImaniMadison_lab_pipette_052423-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n      \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><strong>Imani Madison Won the 2022 Kenneth R. Keller  Research Award<\/strong> for her research on how stress and other external factors affect the development of plant cell tissues.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Learn more about <span class=nowrap>Imani&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>At the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, we ask a lot of questions. But we don\u2019t stop there: <strong>Our search for answers is relentless<\/strong>. We interrogate the basics of the life sciences. Our research casts a wide net: $130 million in annual expenditures, supporting 600 active projects that explore more than 70 different commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re present across the state, with <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/extension\/\">NC&#160;State Extension<\/a> units in every county and 18 agricultural research stations covering more than 19,000 acres. In labs on campus and across North Carolina, our faculty and students take on big questions and develop meaningful solutions. Our Extension agents take those answers into the field and test them, giving our researchers essential insights into refining their discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncst-category-callout\"><div class=\"category-callout__background has-indigo-400-background-color\">\n            <div class=\"category-callout__container\">\n                <div class=\"category-callout__text\">\n                    <h2 class=\"category-callout__heading\">Research<\/h2>\n                    <p class=\"category-callout__teaser\">We ask the big questions and deliver meaningful solutions.<\/p>\n                    <span class=\"category-callout__btn-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/category\/research\/\" class=\"btn btn-outline-primary category-callout__btn\"><span>More <span class=nowrap>stories&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>\n                <\/div>\n                <ul class=\"category-callout__links\">\n                    <li class=\"category-callout__link-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/steven-lommel-honored-for-land-grant-research-leadership\/\" class=\"category-callout__link\">\n                    Lommel Honored for Land-Grant Research <span class=nowrap>Leadership&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li><li class=\"category-callout__link-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/industry-partnership-aims-to-tackle-hog-farm-wastewater\/\" class=\"category-callout__link\">\n                    Industry Partnership Aims to Tackle Hog Farm <span class=nowrap>Wastewater&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li><li class=\"category-callout__link-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/digging-up-roots-how-north-carolina-modernized-the-sweetpotato-industry\/\" class=\"category-callout__link\">\n                    Digging Up Roots: How North Carolina Modernized the Sweetpotato <span class=nowrap>Industry&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li><li class=\"category-callout__link-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/news\/new-grant-gets-proactive-with-pigs\/\" class=\"category-callout__link\">\n                    New Grant Gets Proactive with <span class=nowrap>Pigs\u00a0\u00a0&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"an-innovation-infrastructure\">An Innovation Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For nearly 130 years, NC&#160;State has been a friend to North Carolina farmers. N.C. Agricultural Research Service (NCARS) conducts research, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ces.ncsu.edu\/\">NC&#160;State Extension<\/a> &#8211; with centers serving all 100 counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians &#8211; brings that research to the community and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CALS is also a research and development hub for the state\u2019s life sciences and biotech industries and a driver of prosperity for North Carolina agribusiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through our industry connections and commodity partners, <strong>we turn our discoveries into products and processes<\/strong> that shape how people feed, clothe and heal themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-ncst-link-list ncst-link-list layout-two-column\"><div class=\"link-list__container\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-ncst-bold-link ncst-component__bold-link-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-stations\/\" class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\" data-ua-cat=\"Bold Link Block\" data-ua-action=\"Bold Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-stations\/\"><span class=\"text\">Research Stations<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ncst-bold-link ncst-component__bold-link-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-facilities\/#on-campus-research-facilities\" class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\" data-ua-cat=\"Bold Link Block\" data-ua-action=\"Bold Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-facilities\/#on-campus-research-facilities\"><span class=\"text\">On-Campus Research Facilities<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ncst-bold-link ncst-component__bold-link-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-facilities\/#off-campus-research-facilities\" class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\" data-ua-cat=\"Bold Link Block\" data-ua-action=\"Bold Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-facilities\/#off-campus-research-facilities\"><span class=\"text\">Off-Campus Research Facilities<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ncst-bold-link ncst-component__bold-link-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-facilities\/#raleigh-area-agricultural-units\" class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\" data-ua-cat=\"Bold Link Block\" data-ua-action=\"Bold Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-facilities\/#raleigh-area-agricultural-units\"><span class=\"text\">Agricultural Units<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-green-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Where City Meets Farm: The True Value of a Landmark Field Lab<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">In the midst of Raleigh\u2019s urban sprawl, the Lake Wheeler Road Field Lab remains an active research farm for NC&nbsp;State and a critical resource for North Carolina\u2019s largest industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.cals.ncsu.edu\/lake-wheeler-road-field-lab\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" 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https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lwrfl.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">CALS Research<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/partnerships\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/partnerships\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-160227\" \n            alt=\"CALS Magazine Scientists Dorith and Anna\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Perfect-Partnership.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Perfect-Partnership.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Perfect-Partnership-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Perfect-Partnership-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Perfect-Partnership-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Perfect-Partnership-1200x675.jpg 1200w, 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     \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-resources\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-resources\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1422\" height=\"800\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-787\" \n            alt=\"Researcher with spiders and fluid in vials\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone.jpg 1422w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/bertone-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Research Resources<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">We offer faculty guidance when applying for grants and endowments.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">See how we can help <span class=nowrap>you&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-events\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-events\/\n  >\n  \n\n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" \n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-176298\" \n            alt=\"attendees at strawberry field day event.\" \n            src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCSU_CALS_Strawberry_Field_Day_Event-3421_Print.jpg\" \n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCSU_CALS_Strawberry_Field_Day_Event-3421_Print.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCSU_CALS_Strawberry_Field_Day_Event-3421_Print-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCSU_CALS_Strawberry_Field_Day_Event-3421_Print-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCSU_CALS_Strawberry_Field_Day_Event-3421_Print-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NCSU_CALS_Strawberry_Field_Day_Event-3421_Print-1200x675.jpg 1200w, 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data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/research\/research-resources\/2024-ncars-impact-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Discover the Impact<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCARS Team<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-group-contact-cards layout-grid\"><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n        <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/steven-lommel\/>\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">SL<\/div>\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lommel-1-min-scaled-e1690396832356-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Steve Lommel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lommel-1-min-scaled-e1690396832356-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lommel-1-min-scaled-e1690396832356-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lommel-1-min-scaled-e1690396832356-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lommel-1-min-scaled-e1690396832356-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lommel-1-min-scaled-e1690396832356-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lommel-1-min-scaled-e1690396832356.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/steven-lommel\/>\n          Steven Lommel \n        <\/a>\n      \n              <p class=\"title\">Associate Dean and Director, NC Agricultural Research Service<\/p>\n      \t  \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <div class=\"phone\">\n          <a href=\"tel:919-515-2717\" >919-515-2717<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"email\">\n          <a href=\"mailto:slommel@ncsu.edu\">slommel@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n        <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/lrfishe1\/>\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">LF<\/div>\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fisher-min-e1701980425169-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fisher-min-e1701980425169-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fisher-min-e1701980425169-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fisher-min-e1701980425169-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fisher-min-e1701980425169-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Fisher-min-e1701980425169.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/lrfishe1\/>\n          Loren Fisher \n        <\/a>\n      \n              <p class=\"title\">NCARS Assistant Director<\/p>\n      \t  \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <div class=\"phone\">\n          <a href=\"tel:919-515-4059\" >919-515-4059<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"email\">\n          <a href=\"mailto:loren_fisher@ncsu.edu\">loren_fisher@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n        <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/plant-and-microbial-biology\/people\/amgrunde\/>\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">AG<\/div>\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Grunden-min-e1701980597299-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Grunden-min-e1701980597299-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Grunden-min-e1701980597299-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Grunden-min-e1701980597299-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Grunden-min-e1701980597299-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Grunden-min-e1701980597299.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/plant-and-microbial-biology\/people\/amgrunde\/>\n          Amy Grunden \n        <\/a>\n      \n              <p class=\"title\">NCARS Assistant Director<\/p>\n      \t  \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <div class=\"phone\">\n          <a href=\"tel:919-513-4295\" >919-513-4295<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"email\">\n          <a href=\"mailto:amgrunde@ncsu.edu\">amgrunde@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n        <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/dwm\/>\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">DM<\/div>\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monks-min-e1701980728308-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monks-min-e1701980728308-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monks-min-e1701980728308-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monks-min-e1701980728308-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monks-min-e1701980728308-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monks-min-e1701980728308.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/dwm\/>\n          David Monks \n        <\/a>\n      \n              <p class=\"title\">NCARS Associate Director<\/p>\n      \t  \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <div class=\"phone\">\n          <a href=\"tel:919-830-7684\" >919-830-7684<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"email\">\n          <a href=\"mailto:david_monks@ncsu.edu\">david_monks@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n        <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/clsandy\/>\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">CS<\/div>\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sandy-min-e1701980310106-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sandy-min-e1701980310106-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sandy-min-e1701980310106-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sandy-min-e1701980310106-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sandy-min-e1701980310106-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Sandy-min-e1701980310106.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"person-card__info-container\">\n              <a class=\"name\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/clsandy\/>\n          Christy Sandy \n        <\/a>\n      \n              <p class=\"title\">Grants Coordinator<\/p>\n      \t  \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n              <div class=\"phone\">\n          <a href=\"tel:\" ><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"email\">\n          <a href=\"mailto:clsandy@ncsu.edu\">clsandy@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n        <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/llstensv\/>\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">LS<\/div>\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Stensvold-min-e1701980222602-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Stensvold-min-e1701980222602-768x768.jpg 768w, 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href=\"mailto:llstensv@ncsu.edu\">llstensv@ncsu.edu<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-ncst-person-card\"><div class=\"person-card\">\n  <div class=\"person-card__container\">\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-container\">\n        <a class=\"person-card__image\" href=https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/people\/dmt\/>\n          <div class=\"person-card__image-background\">\n            <div class=\"initials\">DT<\/div>\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Thompson-min-e1701980519640-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-500x500 size-500x500 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deborah Thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Thompson-min-e1701980519640-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Thompson-min-e1701980519640-300x300.jpg 300w, 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