Professor Susan Duncan has been named associate director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Tech. Duncan has been a faculty member since 1990 when she joined the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Food Science and Technology.
The mission of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station is to engage in innovative, leading-edge research to discover new scientific knowledge, and in collaboration with Virginia Cooperative Extension, to create and disseminate science-based applications to ensure the wise use of agricultural, natural, and community resources while contributing to economic and environmental viability and enhancing quality of life. It was created in 1886.
Today, the research projects and activities of the experiment station encompass the work of over 350 scientists in five colleges including the College Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Natural Resources and Environment, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, the College of Science, and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. The research network also includes 11 field stations located throughout the state.
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