FEW: Food-Energy-Water infrastructure systems, engineering solutions and institutions

亚利桑那州立大学将召开一次研讨会，推进食品-能源-水(LESS)系统复杂性的可操作、全国范围的定义，并概述一系列基础研究问题和计划，这些问题和计划需要在地方和全国范围内提高少数系统的组件的效率和弹性。研讨会将创造新的综合知识，这将有助于定义必要的研究计划。讲习班活动将为协作和创建新的团队提供一个平台，以便在粮食-能源-水挑战领域进行研究。与会者包括来自EPSCoR州大学和少数族裔服务机构的教师，因此研讨会活动将增加这些校园的科学和技术机会。食物-能源-水(少数)关系是可持续科学基础研究的丰富领域，将利用和综合来自多个领域的见解，包括复杂系统、材料科学、水文学、土木工程、电气和环境工程、计算和社会科学。这种联系包含无数组件，涵盖任何问题解决方案中需要包含的技术、基础设施或机构。在亚利桑那州立大学校园举行的为期3天的研讨会将接待来自多所大学、国家实验室和联邦/州机构的约60名与会者。其目标是邀请代表食品、水和能源的参与者在基础设施、环境工程和机构等一系列学科中拥有专业知识。该讲习班将推进国家范围内对少数系统的可操作定义，并概述有助于提高国家和区域少数系统的效率和复原力的研究挑战。

The Arizona State University will convene a workshop to advance an operational, national-scale definition of food-energy-water (FEW) systems complexity and outline a portfolio of basic research questions and programs needed to improve efficiency and resilience across the components of the FEW systems on the local and national scale. The workshop will create new synthetic knowledge that will contribute to the definition of necessary research programs. Workshop activities will provide a platform for collaboration and the creation of new teams to pursue research across the food-energy-water challenge area. Participants include faculty from universities in EPSCoR states and from minority serving institutions such that workshop activities will strengthen science and technology opportunities on these campuses.The Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus is a rich area for basic research in sustainability science that would harness and synthesize insights from multiple fields, including complex systems, materials science, hydrology, civil, electrical and environmental engineering, computation and social science. The nexus contains myriad components covering technology, infrastructure or institutions that need to be included in any problem resolution. The 3-day workshop on the ASU campus will host approximately 60 attendees from multiple universities, national labs, and federal/state agencies. The goal is to invite a balance of participants representing food, water and energy with expertise in a mix of subjects including infrastructure, environmental engineering and institutions. This workshop will advance an operational, national-scale definition of FEW systems and outline research challenges that contribute to improved efficiency and resilience of national and regional FEW systems.