Michael A.
National Program Leader
National Institute of food and agriculture
Italy
Biography
Dr. Bowers represents the agency in various capacities, especially in the areas of agroecosystems (broadly defined to include managed forests, rangeland, conservation lands, and lands managed for wildlife), interdisciplinary research, ecosystem services, sustainability, climate change, and invasive species. He currently serves at the Program Lead for the Agricultural Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area and bioenergy and Natural Resources. His portfolio includes projects that were funded through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) competitive grants programs, and Hatch & Smith-Lever Land Grant formula funds.
Research Interest
Ecosystems
