IFAS Recognized Research Centers
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
"The UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants is a multi-disciplinary research, teaching and extension unit devoted to the study and management of freshwater aquatic plants and invasive plants, aquatic and terrestrial. Personnel from about a dozen university departments contribute to its programs and projects."
7922 NW 71 St, Gainesville, FL, 32653, (352)-392-9613, FAX (352) 392-3462, CAIP-WEBSITE@ufl.edu
Florida Sea Grant
The Florida Sea Grant College Program (FSG) is committed to enhancing the practical use and conservation of coastal and marine resources for a sustainable economy and environment in a state with a coastline that stretches for 1,350 miles.
Bldg 803 McCarty Drive, PO Box 110400, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0400, (352) 392-5870, FAX (352) 392-5113, dlzimmerman@ifas.ufl.edu
Center for Food Distribution & Retailing
The mission of the center is to provide the food industry and the scientific community with a unique environment for developing knowledge that will assure food quality and safety throughout the whole distribution chain.
271 Frazier Rogers Hall, PO 110570, Gaineville, FL, 32611-0570, (352) 392-1864 x271, cfdr@ifas.ufl.edu
International Agricultural Trade And Policy Center
The IATPC was established in 1990 in the Food and Resource Economics Department (FRED) of the Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS) at the University of Florida. Its mission is to provide information, education, and research directed to immediate and long-term enhancement and sustainability of international trade and natural resource use.
1197 McCarty D, PO Box 110240, (352) 392-1881 x221, FAX (352) 392-9898, sickle@ufl.edu
Center for Nutritional Sciences
PO Box 110370, Gainesville, FL, 32611, (352) 392-2133, FAX (352) 392-1008, Cousins@ufl.edu
Center for Organic Agriculture
The goals of the Center are to: (1) facilitate multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional research programs that will provide the scientific basis for organic food and fiber production; (2) collate and disseminate science-based information about organic farming principles and practices from UF/IFAS, other land grant institutions, the USDA and other research institutions; and (3) incorporate an appropriate focus on organic production practices and processes in current and new courses offered by the University of Florida.
3026 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110310, Gainesville, FL, 32611, (352) 392-1987 x267, rlkoenig@ifas.ufl.edu
Center for Remote Sensing
280 Rogers Hall, PO Box 110570, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0570, (352) 392-1864 x280, FAX (352) 392-4092 jasmeet@ufl.edu
Center for Renewable Chemicals & Fuels
FCRC was established in January 2002 with the primary goal of facilitating research and graduate education throughout the State University System in the multi-disciplinary areas of renewable chemicals and fuels. The Center provides a vehicle to solve new technological challenges, serves as a forum to foster productive interactions among faculty and students, assists faculty in the development of competitive research grants, and increases the visibility of this important activity at the state and national levels.
Bldg. 981 Museum Road, PO Box 110700, Gainesville, FL 32611-0700, (352) 392-0237, spgomez@ufl.edu
Center for Subtropical Agroforestry
The Center for Subtropical Agroforestry (CSTAF) is a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional initiative established within the School of Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC) to undertake activities in research, extension, and education and training related to agroforestry.
Building 191 Mowry Road, PO Box 110831, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0831, (352) 846-0146, FAX (352) 846-2094, mikebann@ufl.edu
Center for Tropical Agriculture
The mission of the Center is to conduct research, education and extension programs intended to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living of people in tropical and subtropical regions, to sustainably improve agricultural productivity and natural resources management, to protect and restore fragile natural ecosystems potentially affected by agriculture, and prevent loss of biodiversity.
18905 SW 280th Street, Homestead, FL, 33031, (305) 246-7001 x257, FAX (305) 246-7003, klassen@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
UF Juice & Beverage Center
The Center's vision is to be a nationally and internationally recognized, comprehensive center of excellence focused on all aspects of juice and beverage science and technology.
PO Box 110370, Gainesville, FL, 32611, (352) 392-1991, FAX (352) 392-9467, meparish@ufl.edu
UF Water Institute
Florida's burgeoning human population and vulnerability to both climatological and anthropogenic changes in the water cycle make the State a unique living laboratory to develop new knowledge and test solutions to global water problems. In recognition of the importance of water issues, and the need to address them in a new interdisciplinary manner, the University of Florida (UF) established a campus-wide interdisciplinary Water Institute in May 2006. We envision a Water Institute at UF committed to addressing Florida issues while being recognized for providing solutions, science and education for national and global water resource problems.
570 Weil Hall, PO Box 116601, Gainesville, FL 32611-6601
Phone: 352.392.5893 Fax: 352.392.6855 wgraham@ufl.edu
Veterinary Medicine
VAB1-136, PO Box 100125, Gainesville, FL 32610, (352) 392-4700, Fax: (352) 392-8351, careys@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
