University of Georgia-Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Proposal for Participation in the NSF Center for Advanced Forestry Systems

IIP 0855776佐治亚州卡内伊大学(UGA)将加入现有的多大学产业/大学合作研究中心(I/UCRC)，题为“先进林业系统中心”(CAFS)，该中心成立于2007年，有四个成员机构：北卡罗来纳州立大学(牵头大学)、俄勒冈州立大学、普渡大学和弗吉尼亚理工大学。拟议的地点将通过在营林、生物识别和木材质量领域提供额外和专门的专门知识和研究平台，扩大CAFS的努力。UGA的拟议活动将补充和补充目前的CAFS项目，并将更充分地满足提高美国林业部门竞争力的科学和技术进步的需要。UGA对商品林人工林的研究有很长的历史，并建议开展研究项目，重点了解间伐林分的生产力驱动因素，并将木材质量预测纳入生长和产量模型。UGA的努力有可能提高林产工业和林地所有者的竞争力。预计在技术能力方面的新发展将具有广泛的应用和好处，不仅仅是在美国。强调将研究生和本科生纳入研究，将增加在这一重要领域工作的训练有素的专家的数量。UGA计划解决与多样性有关的所有问题，并承诺纳入代表性不足的群体。

IIP 0855776University of GeorgiaKaneUniversity of Georgia (UGA) will join the existing multi-university Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) entitled "The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems"(CAFS) which was established in 2007 with four member institutions: North Carolina State University (lead university), Oregon State University, Purdue University and Virginia Tech. The proposed site will expand CAFS efforts by providing additional and specialized expertise and research platforms in the areas of silviculture, biometrics and wood quality. The proposed activities at UGA will augment and complement current CAFS projects, and will more fully address the needs for scientific and technological advances for enhancing the competitiveness of the US forestry sector. UGA has a long history of research on commercial forestry plantations, and proposes to develop research projects focused on understanding productivity drivers in thinned stands and integrating wood quality predictions into growth and yield models. The effort at UGA has the potential to improve the competitiveness of the forest products industry and forest land owners. The expected new developments in technical capabilities will have broad applications and benefits beyond just the US. The emphasis on inclusion of both graduate and undergraduate students in research will enhance the number of trained experts to work in this important field. UGA plans to address all issues related to diversity and to commit to the inclusion of under-represented groups.