UF/IFAS Dean for Research Office Overview

Overview of Goals, Activities
and Organizational Structure

MISSION The research mission of UF/IFAS, conducted under the auspices of the Florida
STATEMENT Agricultural Experiment Station (FAES), is to discover new scientific knowledge,
encourage innovative study and create applications based on sound science
that address challenges facing agriculture, natural resources, and interrelated
human systems in Florida, our country, and the world.

UF/IFAS RESEARCH OFFICE GOALS

Research Research Research
Culture: Programs: People:

Enrich our research culture Expand our global leadership Build satisfaction and
to strengthen innovation in transformational basic quality of life on the job
and discovery... and applied research... for faculty and staff...

...by encouraging the recruitment and ...by developing “seed”programs ...by facilitating professional
retention of diverse, top-performing to support strategic research development, fostering an inclusive
and collegial environment, promoting
faculty and staff, developing initiatives, increasing awareness of staff achievements, and recognizing
and improving student research funding opportunities, and funding
experiences, and promoting synergies targeted investments in equipment distinction in disciplinary and
between the land grant missions. interdisciplinary research.
and infrastructure.

FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS TOTAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE
BY ACTIVITY (FY 2016-2017) UF/IFAS DEAN FOR RESEARCH OFFICE

$9.4 MILLION

Germplasm Royalties
0.7% All Others

UF/IFAS Research Administration Organizational Chart

*Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
An Equal Opportunity Institution. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences,
University of Florida, UF/IFAS Dean for Research, Jackie Burns, publishes this information to advance research programs
and related activities. For more information, contact the UF/IFAS Office of the Dean for Research, P.O. Box 110200,
Gainesville, Florida 32611-0200, (352) 392-1784.