Multidisciplinary Aspects of Plant-Insect Interactions: Symposium of Junior Faculty, Toronto, Ontario, February 15-18, 2004

阿德勒0330166摘要这项提案要求提供资金，将积极参与植物-昆虫相互作用多学科工作的初级科学家聚集在一起。这次研讨会的中心目标是1)就如何扩展理论和多学科实验交换意见，2)小组工作，有意义的研究生和博士后的意见，以解决具体的研究问题，以及3)关于初级教师发展的具体问题的集思广益。之所以选择这个主题，是因为它在生态学和进化论中具有长期的历史重要性，也因为最近的技术发展和综合方法正在迅速改变该学科的面貌。请拨经费用于支付6名初级参加者(3名研究生/博士后和3名初级教员)和3名高级教员的机票和生活费。生态学计划支持植物-草食动物相互作用领域的广泛工作，使这一主题具有相关性。此外，多伦多大学对研讨会的贡献比NSF多得多，这意味着NSF基金有很好的杠杆作用。广泛的影响：对年轻研究人员和外国合作的关注转化为非常强大的更广泛的影响。

Adler 0330166 AbstractThis proposal requests funds to bring together junior scientists actively involved in multi- disciplinary work in plant-insect interactions. The central goals of this symposium would be to 1)exchange ideas on how to expand theory and multidisciplinary experiments, 2) work in small groups, with meaningful input of graduate students and postdocs, to address specific research questions, and 3) brainstorm ideas on specific issues relating to junior faculty development. The topic was chosen because of its long historical importance in ecology and evolution and because recent technological developments and integrative approaches are rapidly changing the face of the discipline. The request is for funds to support airfare and subsistence for 6 junior participants (3 grad students/post-docs and 3 junior faculty) and 3 senior faculty. The Ecology Program supports a broad range of work in the area of plant-herbivore interactions making the topic relevant. Moreover, the University of Toronto is contributing much more to the workshop than NSF, meaning there is an excellent leverage of NSF funds.Broader Impacts:The focus on young investigators and foreign collaborations translates into very strong broader impacts.