Laboratory Information:
ARS - Pacific West Area
800 Buchanan Street
Albany, CA 94710
Website: http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-00-00-00
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Business/Business.htm?modecode=53-00-00-00
Agency/Department: Dept. of Agriculture
Region: Far West
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Mr. David Nicholson
Phone: 510-559-5641
Fax: 510-559-6091
Email: David.Nicholson@ars.usda.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Pacific West Area (PWA) is one of eight
ARS Areas located in the major farm and rangeland ecosystems
throughout the United States and overseas. The PWA consists of 26 research locations and work sites
distributed
among eight states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Of about
1,300
employees in the PWA, one-fourth are scientists and engineers; the rest provide critical support. The
Area Director
has responsibility for scientific and administrative management of the PWA and provides leadership for
scientific
quality, relevance and impact of research programs.
Mission of the Laboratory:
Pacific West Area includes the states of
California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona and
Alaska. The AD is responsible for the management: 1) Participation of the Deputy Administrator and staff
in
implementing, coordinating and evaluating overall research programs; 2) Leadership and operational
accountability within the Area for all programs and related activities. This management responsibility
includes
operational planning, direction and evaluation of research designed to implement programs as recommended
in
the approved operational plan. The Area Director participates in the development of a complex national
strategic
plan for agricultural research in the Agency and assures the plan is executed with a view to coordination,
cooperation and integration of research with associated interests in land-grant organizations, with
federal
agencies, other public entities, and institutions in the private and international sector.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Air Quality
- Animal health
- Soil Resource Management
- Veterinary, Medical and Urban Entomology
- Water Resource Management
- Food Animal Production
- Food Safety, (animal and plant products)
- Global Change
- Human Nutrition
- Crop Production
- Crop Protection & Quarantine
- Methyl Bromide Alternatives
- Plant Biological and Molecular Processes
- Plant Diseases
- Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement
- Quality and Utilization of Agricultural Products
- Rangeland, Pasture, and Forages
