I/UCRC: Collaborative Research: Center for Arthropod Management Technologies (CAMTech)

1338775爱荷华州州立大学; Byrony Bonning 13387667肯塔基州大学; Subba Palli拟议的节肢动物管理技术中心（CAMTech）将通过正式和扩展的研究伙伴关系，简化和连接工业界和学术界对节肢动物和线虫害虫有效管理的努力。研究工作将由爱荷华州州立大学（ISU）作为牵头机构，与肯塔基州大学（UKY）合作。拟议中的中心由爱荷华州州立大学和肯塔基州大学组成，将作为新技术的孵化器。CAMTech将为工业应用研究目标提供必要的基础研究基础，并将扩展当前节肢动物管理实践的实用性。CAMTech的目标是：（i）进行竞争前研究，并将知识转移给工业合作伙伴，以进行内部开发;（ii）优化和扩展当前技术的多功能性;（iii）培养本科生和研究生以及博士后学者，以便将来在行业内就业。一个跨学科的团队已经与英国的研究人员组成，扩展和补充ISU研究人员的技能和专业知识。该中心的建立将使一个有凝聚力的产业-大学联盟，使产业界能够向学术界传达他们的需求，以实现共同的目标，并促进公司之间的合作。多样化的研究团队将提供与节肢动物管理相关的基本系统的知识，使中心成员能够从基础研究中获得价值，并扩大当前方法的实用性。拟建中心的学生和博士后研究人员将在ISU和UKY接受出色的专业发展培训。ISU和英国致力于开发STEM领域代表性不足群体的学术潜力，将通过与CAMTech工业合作伙伴的非正式导师，实习和职业选择进一步加强。

1338775 Iowa State University; Byrony Bonning 13387667 University of Kentucky; Subba Palli The proposed Center for Arthropod Management Technologies (CAMTech) will streamline and link the efforts of industry and academia toward effective management of arthropod and nematode pests through a formalized and extended research partnership. The research efforts will be anchored by Iowa State University (ISU) as the lead institution, partnered with the University of Kentucky (UKY). The proposed Center comprised of Iowa State University and the University of Kentucky will serve as an incubator for novel technologies. CAMTech will provide the basic research foundation necessary for the applied research goals of industry and will extend the utility of current arthropod management practices. The goals of CAMTech will be to (i) conduct pre-competitive research and transfer knowledge to industrial partners for in house development, (ii) optimize and extend the versatility of current technologies, and (iii) train undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars for potential future employment within industry. An interdisciplinary team has been assembled with UKY researchers extending and complementing the skills and expertise of ISU researchers. Establishment of this Center will enable a cohesive industry-university alliance that will allow industry to communicate their needs to academia toward a common goal, and to facilitate collaboration amongst companies. The diverse team of researchers will provide knowledge of fundamental systems relevant to arthropod management, allowing Center members to derive value from fundamental research and to expand the utility of current approaches. Students and postdoctoral researchers within the proposed Center will receive outstanding professional development training at both ISU and UKY. The commitment of ISU and UK to develop the academic potential of underrepresented groups in STEM fields will be further enhanced by informal mentorships, internships and career options with CAMTech industrial partners.