Conference: Logistical Support for "Surpassing Evolution: Transformative Approaches to Enhance the Efficiency of Photosynthesis"in Pacific Grove, CA/September 12-17th, 2010

该奖项支持将于2010年9月12日至17日在加利福尼亚州太平洋格罗夫的Asilomar会议场地举行的为期五天的互动研讨会，题为“超越进化：提高光合作用效率的变革性方法”。研讨会由该领域的五名专家导师策划和组织，并由加州州立大学富勒顿分校提供后勤支持。将有大约45人参加，除了导师、嘉宾和主持人外，最多可有30人参加。选定的参与者由来自美国(美国)和英国(英国)光合作用不同领域的杰出科学家组成。研讨会的一个独特特点是包括专家协调员，以协助设计、开发和促进使用创造性问题解决(CPS)方法的研讨会。智力上的功绩。光合作用的过程构成了植物、藻类和微生物从太阳获取能量的基础，因此对地球上的生命至关重要。考虑到世界人口不断增长，全球对燃烧不可再生化石燃料发出警告，以及最近墨西哥湾发生的悲惨石油泄漏事件，利用太阳能生产粮食、可再生能源和碳封存变得更加重要。然而，尽管密集的研究努力为光合作用的一些重要分子特征和事件提供了详细的图景，但这些知识并没有转化为光合作用效率和产量的显著增长。这次研讨会的主要目标是激发促进光合作用的创新和变革性的研究思路和方法。显然有必要在跨学科和跨学科努力的框架内采取新的基础科学方法，以便向前迈进。这一成果将通过将美国和英国的研究人员聚集在一起组成跨学科团队来实现。在导师和促进者的帮助下，在一个隐蔽和创造性的环境中，参与者将花费时间收集数据、制定问题框架、产生想法、创建解决方案和行动计划，以实现制定竞争性研究提案的目标。IDEAS实验室产生的项目将在多个层面上更详细地理解光合作用。更广泛的影响。光合作用过程的成功工程具有巨大的潜力，有助于解决一些国际关注的重要领域，包括粮食供应、可再生能源和全球变暖，影响农业和环境生物技术等应用研究领域。Ideas实验室将促进国际合作和现代跨学科和跨学科研究，并为有效培训下一代科学家做出贡献。

This award supports a five day interactive workshop entitled "Surpassing Evolution: Transformative Approaches to Enhance the Efficiency of Photosynthesis" which will take place in Pacific Grove, California at the Asilomar Conference Grounds from September 12-17th, 2010. The workshop is being planned and organized by five expert mentors in the field with logistical support provided by California State University, Fullerton. There will be approximately 45 attending, including up to 30 participants in addition to mentors, guests, and facilitators. The chosen participants are comprised of outstanding scientists in the diverse areas of photosynthesis from both the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). A unique feature of the workshop is the inclusion of expert facilitators to assist in the design, development, and facilitation of the workshop using Creative Problem Solving (CPS) methodology. Intellectual Merit. The processes of photosynthesis form the basis of energy capture from the sun in plants, algae, and microorganisms and is thus of critical importance for life on earth. Harnessing the energy of the sun for food production, renewable energy, and carbon sequestration is of even greater significance now given the growing world population, global warning from the burning of non renewable fossil fuels, and the recent tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. However, while intensive research efforts have contributed to a detailed picture of some of the important molecular features and events of photosynthesis, this knowledge has not translated to significant gains in photosynthetic efficiency and yield. The key objective of this workshop is to stimulate innovative and transformative research ideas and approaches for the enhancement of photosynthesis. New basic science approaches within the framework of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary efforts are clearly warranted in order to move forward. This outcome will be achieved by bringing together the US and UK researchers to form interdisciplinary teams. With the assistance of mentors and facilitators in a secluded and creative environment, the participants will spend time data gathering, problem framing, generating ideas, creating solutions, and action planning towards the goal of crafting competitive research proposals. The projects that emerge from the Ideas Lab will lead to a more detailed understanding of photosynthesis on multiple levels. Broader Impact. The successful engineering of photosynthetic processes has great potential to contribute to solutions in a number of vital areas of international concern, including the food supply, renewable energy, and global warming, impacting applied areas of research such as agricultural and environmental biotechnology. The Ideas Lab will foster both international collaboration and modern interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and contribute to the effective training of the next generation of scientists.