RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS / 35 campus as well as off-campus Research and Educa- tion Centers and Agricultural Research and Education Centers. Close cooperation with numerous Florida ag- riculturally related agencies and organizations is maintained to provide research support for Florida's broad variety of crops and commodities. The Land-Grant philosophy of research, extension, and teaching is strongly supported and administered by the Vice President for Agricultural Affairs. The In- stitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, under his leadership, comprises the Florida Agricultural Experi- ment Station, the Cooperative Extension Service, and the College of Agriculture, each functioning under a dean. Many of the IFAS faculty have joint appoint- ments between areas. Funds for graduate assistants are made available to encourage graduate training and professional scien- tific improvement. Research at the main station is conducted within 21 areas-Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural and Ex- tension Education, Agronomy, Animal Science, Bot- any, Dairy Science, Entomology and Nematology, Food and Resource Economics, Food Science ard Hu- man Nutrition, Forest Resources and Conservation, 4- H and Other Youth Programs, Fruit Crops, Home Eco- nomics, Microbiology and Cell Science, Ornamental Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Poultry Science, Soil Science, Statistics, Vegetable Crops, and Veterinary Medicine. In addition to the above, there are addi- tional units vital to research programs, namely, Edito- rial, Hume Library, Facilities Operations, Planning and Business Affairs, Grants Office, Personnel, and Feder- al Affairs. The locations of the major Research and Education Centers are Belle Glade, Bradenton, Fort Lauderdale, Homestead, Lake Alfred, Quincy, and Sanford. The Agricultural Research and Education Centers are lo- cated at Monticello, Brooksville, Fort Pierce, Im- mokalee, Dover, Hastings, Ona, Apopka, Marianna, Live Oak, Leesburg, and Jay. A Center for Cooperative Agricultural Programs (CCAP) in Tallahassee is jointly supported with Florida A&M University. The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station is coop- erating with the Brooksville Beef Cattle Research Sta- tion, Brooksville, a USDA field laboratory, in its beef cattle and pasture production and management pro- grams and with the National Weather Service, Ruskin, in the agricultural weather service for Florida. In addition to the above, research is conducted through the International Programs Office, the Cen- ters for Environmental and Natural Resources Pro- grams and for Rural/Development, the Florida Medi- cal Entomological Laboratory at Vero Beach, and the Center for Aquatic Weeds. DIVISION OF SPONSORED RESEARCH The Division has two.general functions: (1) the ad- ministration and promotion of the sponsored re- search program and (2) the support of the total re- search. program of the University in a manner which produces maximum benefit to the University and the greatest service to the State of Florida. All proposals for the sponsorship of research, grants-in-aid, training grants, or educational service agreements must re- ceive the approval of the Vice President for Research. Subsequent negotiations with potential contracting agencies or sponsors of research projects are carried on under the Vice President's supervision. The activities of the Division of Sponsored Research are intended to stimulate growth and to assist in ex- panding a balanced research program throughout the University. These activities are intimately related to the support of the graduate program. They are also in- tended to relieve principal investigators and depart- ments of many of the detailed administrative and re- porting duties connected with some sponsored re- search. The duties and responsibilities of the Division are designed to assist principal investigators in seek- ing sponsors for their projects. In direct contacts be- tween a principal investigator and a potential spon- sor, however, prior clearance .should be obtained from the Division to insure a uniformity in contract requirements and to avoid duplication of nego- tiations with the same sponsor. Policies, and procedures for the operation of the Division are developed by a Board of Directors work- ing with the Vice President within the general framework of the administrative policies and pro- cedures of the University. The Graduate Council serves as adviser on scientific matters and on matters relating to the graduate program. The law establishing the Division of Sponsored Re- search enables the utilization of some recovered in- direct cost funds in the support of innovative re- search. The Board of Directors of the Division has the responsibility for the award of these funds. For in- formation write the Vice President for Research, Division of Sponsored Research, 219 Grinter Hall. FLORIDA ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIMENT STATION The Florida Engineering and Industrial Experiment Station (EIES) developed from early research activities of the engineering faculty and was officially estab- lished in 1941 by the Legislature as an integral part of the College of Engineering. Its mandate is "to or- ganize and promote the prosecution of research projects of engineering and related sciences, with special reference to such of these problems as are im- portant to the industries of Florida." The College and the Station form an interlocking re- lationship with the EIES serving as the research arm of the College. In this capacity the EIES fulfills its func- tion of conducting research on many of Florida's most significant problems ranging from energy to water re- sources, environmental issues to health-related ac- tivities. Of course many of these problems transcend the State and are also of national concern. The Station has developed a national and international reputa- tion in many areas and the faculty are at the forefront of their fields. This has a major positive impact on the College since it makes good teaching possible, ex- poses students to many important engineering prob- lems normally not encountered in a college program, and helps the faculty better instill students with the qualifications necessary for the successful practice of their profession. Moreover, both undergraduate and graduate students frequently find employment on re- search projects. The Station receives a small but important portion of its operating funds from the State; this funding base results in a near 10 to 1 return from contracts and grants with governmental agencies, foundations and industrial organizations. The Station has excellent fa- cilities ard faculty in many diverse fields; several such. examples are solar energy, bioengineering, energy conservation and conversion, ceramics, new materials development, photovoltaics, robotics and manufac-