Creating effective proposal budgets, including direct costs and facilities and administrative (F&A) costs; federal regulations and university requirements regarding how costs can be appropriately applied, transferred and modified; principles of cost sharing, subcontracting ad matching funds. Please register in advance through our website.

“Research on plant senescence: from bench to bank,” will be presented by Dr. SuSheng Gan, Cornell University. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.

Dr. Peter Watts, Principal, FSA Consulting & Honorary Associate Professor with the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at the University of Southern Queensland, will give a seminar Wednesday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 116 L.W. Chase Hall. The title of Dr. Watts's presentation is: "Water Down Under: A seminar on water issues in Australian agriculture." Peter Watts co-founded Feedlot Services Australia Pty Ltd (T/A FSA Consulting) in 1994. He is a Principal Consultant with over 25 years of professional experience. This consultancy specializes in irrigation system design, water policy, regulation, and management. Dr. Watts will discuss current issues as they relate to water policy and how engineers in Australia have developed solutions. Please see the attached seminar announcement for further information. Previously on study leave at the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, University of Southern Queensland, as a Fulbright Fellow studying livestock environmental regulation and conducting odor research. To read about his experiences, go to, http://www.rainbowtel.net/~henryfar/chronicles.html