I/UCRC: Center for Advanced Forestry Systems--Phase II

项目主任建议北卡罗来纳州立大学Goldfarb IIP 1238265弗吉尼亚理工福克斯IIP 1238305俄勒冈州立大学Howe IIP 1238319普渡大学Michler本提案寻求为美国国家科学基金会工业/大学高级林业系统合作研究中心(CAFS)的第二个五年学期(第二阶段)提供资金，这些地点包括北卡罗来纳州立大学(LEAD)、弗吉尼亚理工大学、俄勒冈州立大学和普渡大学。在CAFS框架下开展的合作研究侧重于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。在过去的50年里，许多林业研究都是在大学为基础的、行业支持的、合作研究项目中进行的。这些“合作社”继续在与森林业密切相关的专题上取得研究和技术进步，并取得了非凡的成功。然而，专注于特定学科主题以回应行业指导的能力也是一个限制。今天林业面临的许多问题和机遇跨越了学科和区域界限。为了取得技术进步，有必要在多个空间和时间尺度上探讨研究问题，包括分子、细胞、个体树、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、场地操纵以及生长和产量建模领域启动急需的跨学科研究。该提案提出了CAFS的四个原始大学地点--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。这项提议也是自2007年底被拦截以来加入该方案的其他五个大学网站的研究和行政模板。CAFS开展的这项研究通过解决多个时间和空间尺度上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，提高了林产品行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审阅出版物和在科学会议上发表演讲而受益。在第二阶段期间，研究生培训将继续作为中心研究和技术转让的重点。将在代表性不足的群体中积极招聘研究生，在这一传统上缺乏多样性的学科中，增加学术界和工业界劳动力的多样性。将继续寻求让本科生参与中心研究活动的机会，让他们接触到森林科学的兴奋，并鼓励他们继续研究生教育。

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.