Deputy Director
Nicholas D. Stone, Ph.D.
Nick Stone is deputy director for Virginia Tech's National Capital Region (NCR) operations. In addition to supporting the executive director's efforts, he works on technology initiatives and programs in the region. Stone also directs the Applied Research Laboratory for National & Homeland Security at Virginia Tech, a partnership between the federal government, Arlington County, Virginia Tech and SAIC.
Stone was formerly director of Education and Outreach for Virginia Tech's International Institute for Information Technology, developing IT-based research collaborations, building Virginia Tech's IT programs in the region, and helping to establish Virginia Tech international IT programs in India.
He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he worked on biological control in the College of
Natural Resources. As a faculty member at Texas A&M University and Virginia Tech, he developed research programs focusing
on simulation, artificial intelligence, planning, and decision support systems. As an assistant professor, Stone co-founded the Knowledge Engineering Laboratory at Texas A&M University.
He also envisioned and created the Agricultural and
Natural Resources Information Technology program at Virginia Tech, and has been involved in many IT-related initiatives in
natural resources, engineering and business. He has authored more than 80 scholarly publications and co-authored (with
Richard Plant) the book, Knowledge-Based Systems In Agriculture.
Software developed in Stone's laboratory at Virginia Tech has won awards from the American Distance Education Consortium, the American Society of Agronomy and Virginia Tech. Since 1994, The Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation has used Stone's software as a key part of its Nutrient Management Planning program, and he has developed other tools for organizations including US EPA, the UN's FAO, USDA/NRCS. Stone also founded and heads ISIS Labs, LLC, a company that develops and consults on environmental planning software.
Contact Information
E-mail: nick.stone@vt.edu
Office:(703) 518-2970
Administration Links
- Vice President and Executive Director
- Associate Director for Operations
- Director of Northern Virginia Center
- Associate Dean for the National Capital Region and Director, Northern Virginia Center
- Associate Director for Research Program Development
- Senior Program Administrator for Outreach Program Development
- Director of Information Services
- Public Relations and Marketing Manager
- Graduate Student Services Director
- Administrative Assistant