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Gerardo W. Flintsch , associate professor, Virginia Tech ...

Amara Loulizi , research scientist, VTTI, Virginia Tech ... [Read More]

VDACS - Industry Boards
The Pesticide Control Board was created to promulgate pesticide regulations in the Commonwealth. Twelve members are appointed by the governor. Ex-officio members include the State Forester, the dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, and the dean of the School of Agriculture, Science and Technology at Virginia State University. For more information, or to contact a Pesticide Control Board member, contact Wayne Surles, Program Manager, Division of Consumer Protection at 804.371.6559 ... [Read More]

VDACS - The Virginia Board of Agriculture & Consumer Services
The president of the board serves as a member of the Board of Visitors at Virginia Tech. ...

President, Virginia Tech, ...

The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services has thirteen members. Eleven members are citizen members, appointed by the governor from each of Virginia's congressional districts. The president of Virginia State University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are the other two members. State law requires that at least seven of the citizen members be practical farmers. A full term of appointment is four years. Except for those who are initially appointed to fill an unexpired term, each citizen member is eligible to serve no more than two successive terms. ... [Read More]

OIT: Featured Partner - Virginia Tech
Michael Karmis, Stonie Barker Professor of Mining and Minerals Engineering and Director of the VCCER, is a State IOF champion in Virginia and at the national level. As president of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., Dr. Karmis is working closely with EERE to communicate Mining IOF research priorities. Through a State IOF grant, Virginia Tech is holding seminars for the Virginia mining industry on energy management, reforestation, environmental remediation, novel training concepts, mining systems optimization, and implementation of fuel cell technologies in underground mining. This work supports vital technology transfer from research institutions to industry. ... [Read More]

VDACS - The Commissioner
Among his many awards, Commissioner Courter has received the Award of Excellence from the Virginia Society of Association Executives; the Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia Agribusiness Council and the Distinguished Service Citation from the Agriculture Alumni Organization at Virginia Tech. He has also been recognized as a State Friend of Extension. ...

Carlton Courter grew up on his parents' dairy farm in Amelia County, Virginia. After graduation from Virginia Tech with a degree in Dairy Science and a minor in Agricultural Economics, he worked as a dairy fieldman in Southwest Virginia for a regional milk marketing cooperative. Next he joined the Virginia Agribusiness Council, initially as Director of Member Relations, then as Executive Director and finally President, serving as the chief staff officer and lobbyist for the statewide agricultural group for ten years. In 1994, Carlton Courter was appointed Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ... [Read More]

Continuing Education/Distance Learning - Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program - Course Offering Database
CGEP is a premiere provider of high-quality post-baccalaureate engineering education for practicing engineers and scientists interested in maintaining and enhancing their skills. Participating universities are:  George Mason University (GMU); Old Dominion University (ODU); University of Virginia (UVA); Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); and Virginia Tech (VT) .  Offerings include Masters degrees, certificate programs, and non-degree, non-credit/seminar programs ... [Read More]

VDACS - Virginia Pesticide Control Board
As Dean at the School of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Virginia State University, Dr. Lyons is active on many boards and committees, including the Virginia Marine Products Boards, the USDA High Tech Commercial Agriculture Implementation Task Force, and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Project Evaluation Team. A member of the National Extension Committee on the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Science, Dr. Lyons holds a M.S. and B.S. in agricultural education from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and an Ed.D. in Vocational Technical Education from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. ... [Read More]

DOE Solar Decathlon: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Virginia Tech Solar Decathlon team stands ready to compete in the 2005 Solar Decathlon. ...

The Virginia Tech team is returning in 2005 for its second Solar Decathlon. This multidisciplinary team includes 21 architectural students, 9 engineers, and 6 industrial design students. The team is organized into two engineering subteams—the heat pump team and the monitoring and control team—as well as four architectural subteams: architecture design, industrial design, civil structures, and systems integration. ... [Read More]

Virginia Board of Forestry - Members
Experience: Entire career has been in forestry, specifically the forest industry in Central Virginia. Active Member, SAF (Virginia Chairman 2001, Virginia Secretary/Treasurer 1997-1999); Member, VFA (Board of Directors, Chair of the Project Learning Tree Committee, and Membership Task Force); College of Natural Resources Alumni Board at Virginia Tech (Vice President 2003, President 2004); and was recognized as the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources Outstanding Young Alumni in 2001. ... [Read More]

The Official Website of the Governor of Virginia - Mark R. Warner
invest $100,000 to expand technology, manufacturing, and marketing in our largest agricultural sector through the Sloan Foundation Forestry Industries Center at Virginia Tech; ...

Rural Virginia is For Lovers, Too.  Virginia Works proposes to invest $3 million in a new 350-mile network of ‘rails to trails’ across Southside Virginia, starting with the first 38 miles from the Halifax County line to Lawrenceville. $375,000 is proposed for the New Virginia Trails program, which will link and better promote existing tourist destinations.  Localities would also see increased technical support in developing tourism in their communities. ... [Read More]