Pierre Lau, ARS Research Ecologist

Meet ARS Young Scientist Pierre Lau

ARS is home to many amazing young minds. Learn about them in our ARS AgLab 20 for 20 Young Scientist series. Meet our young scientists who are working to resolve agriculture's biggest challenges.

This week we are featuring ARS Scientist, Pierre Lau, a research ecologist at the Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystem Research Unit in Stoneville, MS. Dr. Lau is researching ways to enhance pollinator forage habitat in agroecosystems to improve bee health and to maximize bee pollination. The goals of his research are to identify factors for enhancing bee habitat and to improve management strategies based on bee foraging activity. Watch the video...

The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact.