Theme 1: Sustainable agriculture, forestry, and rural, natural resource-based economies
Understanding and adapting to changing temperature and precipitation patterns, increases in severe storms, and subsidence and saltwater intrusion requires innovation. NC State faculty are innovating in agricultural water management, developing new technologies for promoting soil and plant health, strengthening aquaculture, and supporting commercial fishing industries with new science and technology.
Faculty and staff working on Theme 1
Lucy Bradley
Professor and Extension Specialist Consumer and Community Horticulture
Jean Goodwin
SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric & Technical Communication
Erin Seekamp
Goodnight Distinguished Professor, Director Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Initiative
