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Research Programs and Projects at this Location

ARS research is organized into National Programs. Within each National Program are research projects. Listed below are  the National Programs and research projects currently conducted at this location.

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Food Safety, (Animal and Plant Products) (NP #108)
Advanced Methods for Predictive Modeling of Bacterial Growth and Survival in Foods
(In-House Appropriated)
Detection, Quantification and Characterization Technologies for Foodborne Pathogens
(In-House Appropriated)
Development and Validation of Predictive Models and Pathogen Modeling Programs; and Data Acquisition for International Microbial Databases
(In-House Appropriated)
Incidence of Bacterial Pathogens in Regulated Foods and Applied Processing Technologies for Their Destruction
(In-House Appropriated)
Innovative Detection and Intervention Technologies Mitigating Shellfish-borne Pathogens
(In-House Appropriated)
Integration and Validation of Alternative and Multiple Intervention Technologies to Enhance Microbial Safety, Quality, and Shelf-life of Food
(In-House Appropriated)
Mitigation of Foodborne Pathogens in Water and Fresh Produce via Application of Biochar
(In-House Appropriated)
Molecular Analysis of Foodborne Pathogen Responses to Stressors
(In-House Appropriated)
Technology Development, Evaluation and Validation for the Detection and Characterization of Chemical Contaminants in Foods
(In-House Appropriated)
Validation and Commercialization of Innovative Processing Technologies
(In-House Appropriated)
Development of Innovative Technologies and Strategies to Mitigate Biological, Chemical, Physical, and Environmental Threats to Food Safety
(Cooperative Agreement)
Survival of Foodborne Pathogens on Work in Process Produce Ingredients During Holding Time, and Pathogen Transference Potential onto Containers
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Development of Elastic Light Scattering-Based Rapid Identification Methods for Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
MXene-based Smart Food Packaging
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Soil and Air (NP #212)
Production, Utilization, and Importance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture
(In-House Appropriated)
Utilization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculum in Sustainable Crop Production
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Exploring the Link Between Soil and Human Health: Protein, Protein Quality, and the Nutraceutical Amino Acid Ergothioneine
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Plant Genetic Resources, Genomics and Genetic Improvement (NP #301)
Production, Utilization, and Importance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture
(In-House Appropriated)
Utilization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculum in Sustainable Crop Production
(Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement)
Exploring the Link Between Soil and Human Health: Protein, Protein Quality, and the Nutraceutical Amino Acid Ergothioneine
(Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement)
Product Quality and New Uses (NP #306)
Biotechnology for Production of Bio-based Plastics and Surfactants from Agricultural Byproducts
(In-House Appropriated)
Marketable Products from Thermochemical Biorefineries
(In-House Appropriated)
New Bioactive Products from Dairy Fermentation
(In-House Appropriated)
Repurposing Herbaceous Agricultural Feedstocks for Biochemical Conversion to Bio-Based Products
(In-House Appropriated)
Sustainable Bioproducts from Agricultural and Food Processing Waste
(In-House Appropriated)
The Effects of Dietary Components and Food Processing on the Gut Ecosystem
(In-House Appropriated)
Upcycling Dairy Processing By-Products
(In-House Appropriated)
Antibacterial Thermosetting Bio-Polymers Derived from Non-Edible Oils
(Cooperative Agreement)
Antibacterial Thermosetting Bio-Polymers Derived from Non-Edible Oils
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Remediation and Conversion of Apple Snail Waste via Pyrolysis
(Interagency Reimbursable Agreement)
Antimicrobial Biobased Coatings: Performance, Durability, and Environmental Impact
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Collaborative Research in the Areas of Food Safety and Function Food Development Based on Dairy and Other Agriculutral Resources
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Response of Gut Microbiome to Antimicrobial Peptides
(Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement)
Cellulosic Fraction-Based Functional Products from Agricultural Biomass and Agricultural Processing By-Products
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Decarbonization of Corn Bioethanol via Renewable Fuel Gas Production from Byproducts
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Fast Pyrolysis of Agricultural Wastes and Advanced Pretreatment of the Pyrolytic Aqueous Phase
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Investigation of Alternative Solvents for Asphalt Extraction and Recovery
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)
Valorization of Waste Cooking Oil to Develop Next Generation Bio-based Lubricants for Electric Vehicles
(Reimbursable Cooperative Agreement)