Meet the people who do research at RECs

The University of California's nine Research and Extension Centers (RECs) are the only statewide program in the UC system that provides a premier research management environment including land, labor, facilities and equipment that delivers services to academics and the public.

But have you ever wondered what this kind of research looks like or who the researchers are? In a new spotlight series, we showcase REC researchers and their work. 

Through these interviews, you will learn how these scientists became interested in their chosen field, what it is like to carry out research at the RECs, and what results may come from their work.

“The research staff are truly exceptional and have made it possible for us to successfully execute these large-scale projects,” saidDanelle Seymour, assistant professor of genetics at UC Riverside, reflecting on her experience conducting research at Lindcove REC. “There is something very special about the site. Coming from the crowded Inland Empire, it is refreshing to spend a week surrounded by swaths of commercial citrus groves with the Sierra Nevada in the background. I continue to look forward to each visit.”

Scientists across the state are hard at work to bring new research-backed information and solutions to make California agriculture and natural resources management more sustainable. Visit the Researcher Spotlights to learn more about this work, the benefits of conducting research at the RECs and how these talented researchers from a wide variety of backgrounds came to love their chosen fields. 

Visit https://recs.ucanr.edu/researcherspotlights or click the linked names below to view their story:

Ali Montazar is studying irrigation and nutrient management at Desert REC.

Ben Faber is researching how plants grow at Hansen REC.

Brooke Latack is identifying techniques to improve cattle productivity at Desert REC.

Dan Preston is working on amphibian disease ecology at Hopland REC.

Danelle Seymour is measuring traits related to fruit size, shape and quality at Lindcove REC.

Daniel Putnam is testing alfalfa varieties at Intermountain REC.

Eric Seabloom is testing how global changes are altering ecosystems at Hopland REC.

Gaby Maier is working on research projects involving grazing cattle at Sierra Foothill REC.

Gail Taylor is working on lettuce at Desert REC.

Ian Grettenberger is working on the management of alfalfa pests at Intermountain REC.

John Angelos is researching pinkeye in cattle at Sierra Foothill REC.

Laura Snell is studying livestock mortality at Intermountain REC.

Nestor Kippes is studying the performance of northern California crops at Intermountain REC.

Oleg Daugovish is studying how strawberries respond to soil-borne pathogens at Hansen REC.

Oli Bachie is looking at new and alternative crops at Desert REC.

Pedro Carvalho is researching feed additives to enhance cattle growth at Desert REC.

Philippe Rolshausen is researching the citrus disease huanglongbing at Lindcove REC.

Scott Lewis Stephens is studying fire and chaparral at Hopland REC.

Sonia Rios is testing herbicide efficacy on avocado trees at South Coast REC.

Themis Michailides is a plant pathologist and researcher at Kearney REC.

Tom Dudley is conducting invasive species projects at Hansen REC.

Valerie Eviner is investigating how plants provide key ecosystem functions at Hopland REC.

 

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