I/UCRC: Center for Advanced Forestry Phase II

I/UCRC：高级林业中心二期

• 批准号: 1238319
• 负责人: Douglass Jacobs
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1238319&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UCRC; Center; Advanced; Forestry; Phase

PROGRAM DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION IIP 1238324 North Carolina State University Goldfarb IIP 1238265 Virginia Tech Fox IIP 1238305 Oregon State University Howe IIP 1238319 Purdue University Michler This proposal seeks funding for a second five-year term (Phase II) of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) sites including the North Carolina State University (lead), Virginia Tech, Oregon State University and Purdue University. The collaborative research conducted under the CAFS umbrella focuses on optimizing genetic and cultural systems to produce high-quality raw materials for new and existing forest products industries. Over the past 50 years, much forestry research has taken place in university-based, industry-supported, cooperative research programs. These "coops" continue be extraordinarily successful at achieving research and technological advances on topics of great relevance to the forest industry. However, the ability to focus on specific disciplinary topics in response to industrial guidance is also a limitation. Many of the problems and opportunities facing forestry today, bridge disciplinary and regional boundaries. For technological advances to be made, it is necessary to approach research questions on multiple spatial and temporal scales, including the molecular, cellular, individual-tree, stand, and ecosystem levels. The proposed Center (CAFS) has been successful at providing the administrative structure and funding that has allowed scientists from these existing cooperatives to initiate much need cross-disciplinary research in areas of genetics, site manipulation, and growth and yield modeling. The proposal presents a plan for the 2nd five-year phase for the four original university CAFS sites, North Carolina State, Oregon State, Purdue, and Virginia Tech. This proposal also serves as a research and administrative template for the other five university sites that have joined CAFS since its interception in late 2007. The research conducted by CAFS increases the competitiveness of forest products industries and forest landowners by solving problems on multiple temporal and spatial scales and determining fundamental solutions that transcend traditional species, regional, and disciplinary boundaries. Member organizations of the Center benefit by becoming knowledgeable about a wider range of technological capabilities. In addition, technology transfer between Center scientists and member personnel fosters rapid implementation of new technologies. The broader scientific community benefits through refereed publications and presentations at scientific meetings. During the Phase II period, graduate student training will continue to be featured in Center research and technology transfer. Aggressive recruiting for graduate students among under-represented groups will be conducted, increasing the diversity of the workforce for both academia and industry in this traditionally diversity-deficient discipline. Opportunities will continue to be sought to involve undergraduate students in Center research activities, exposing them to the excitement of forest science and encouraging them to pursue graduate education.

项目总监的建议 IIP 1238324 北卡罗来纳州立大学 Goldfarb IIP 1238265 弗吉尼亚理工大学 Fox IIP 1238305 俄勒冈州立大学 Howe IIP 1238319 普渡大学 Michler 该提案寻求为 NSF 工业/大学先进林业系统合作研究中心 (CAFS) 的第二个五年期（第二阶段）提供资金，包括北卡罗来纳州立大学（牵头）， 弗吉尼亚理工大学、俄勒冈州立大学和普渡大学。 CAFS 框架下进行的合作研究重点是优化遗传和文化系统，为新的和现有的林产品工业生产高质量的原材料。过去 50 年来，许多林业研究都是通过以大学为基础、行业支持​​的合作研究项目进行的。这些“合作社”在与林业密切相关的主题的研究和技术进步方面继续取得了非凡的成功。然而，专注于特定学科主题以响应行业指导的能力也是一个限制。当今林业面临的许多问题和机遇都跨越了学科和区域界限。为了取得技术进步，有必要解决多个时空尺度的研究问题，包括分子、细胞、单树、林分和生态系统层面。拟议的中心（CAFS）成功地提供了管理结构和资金，使这些现有合作社的科学家能够在遗传学、位点操纵以及生长和产量建模领域开展急需的跨学科研究。该提案提出了 CAFS 四个原大学点（北卡罗来纳州立大学、俄勒冈州立大学、普渡大学和弗吉尼亚理工大学）的第二个五年计划。该提案也成为自 2007 年底加入 CAFS 以来的其他五所大学的研究和管理模板。CAFS 进行的研究通过解决多个时空尺度的问题并确定超越传统物种、区域和学科界限的根本解决方案，提高了林产品工业和林地所有者的竞争力。该中心的成员组织通过了解更广泛的技术能力而受益。此外，中心科学家和成员人员之间的技术转让促进了新技术的快速实施。更广泛的科学界通过科学会议上的参考出版物和演讲受益。二期期间，研究生培养将继续以中心研究和技术转移为主。将在代表性不足的群体中积极招募研究生，从而增加这个传统上缺乏多样性的学科的学术界和工业界劳动力的多样性。将继续寻找机会让本科生参与中心的研究活动，让他们接触森林科学的乐趣，并鼓励他们继续研究生教育。