Conference: The 38th Annual Interdisciplinary Plant Group Symposium: Enhancing the Resilience of Plant Systems to Climate Change

会议：第38届年度跨学科植物组研讨会：增强植物系统对气候变化的适应能力

• 批准号: 2208816
• 负责人: Jeffrey Wood
• 金额: $ 1.48万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-01 至 2023-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2208816&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; 38th; Annual; Interdisciplinary; Plant

Plants sustain life on Earth, but are threatened by global environmental change. Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have caused rapid changes in climate. Understanding how plants respond to the combination of elevated carbon dioxide, warming temperatures, and more variable precipitation is crucial towards developing more resilient crops, more efficient agricultural systems, and determining how natural ecosystems will cope with rapidly evolving environmental conditions to aid in conservation efforts. Developing pathways for mitigating and adapting to climate change is a grand challenge facing society, and for which the plant science community will play a central role to ensure food, water, and energy security. The purpose of the University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Plant Group’s 38th Annual Symposium, which has the theme Enhancing the Resilience of Plant Systems to Climate Change, is to bring together world-leading experts from diverse disciplines to educate the scientific community on the opportunities to develop innovative mitigation strategies to adapt plants to climate change. A major emphasis of the symposium is the scientific program that fosters the development of early career scientists (e.g., students and postdoctoral fellows), particularly those from underrepresented groups, through learning and networking opportunities. Additionally, the exposure to interdisciplinary research and the interactions with scientists from diverse research backgrounds will be an invaluable experience. Instilling the virtues of interdisciplinary collaboration early in students’ careers will provide broad impacts to society by equipping the next generation of scientists with the mindset and approach needed to tackle big societal challenges.Plants sustain life on Earth and human civilization by providing oxygen, food, fiber, fuel, and innumerable ecosystem services. Climate change poses a grave threat to plants and thus life on Earth. Enhancing fundamental scientific knowledge of plant environmental responses, and predictions of how plants will respond to the combination of elevated carbon dioxide concentrations, warmer temperatures, and more variable precipitation are critical elements of mitigation and adaptation strategies. The development of novel plants with enhanced stress tolerance and/or yields is needed to maintain food security. Moreover, projecting the future climate is dependent on biosphere-atmosphere interactions, which is highly reliant on accurate representation of plant environmental responses in models. The scope of the challenge is large, and magnified by the need for strong interdisciplinary research efforts. The 38th University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Plant Group’s Annual Symposium: Enhancing the Resilience of Plant Systems to Climate Change, will bring together preeminent experts at the intersections of disciplines and diverse scales ranging from molecules to ecosystems, to educate the scientific community on the opportunities to develop innovative mitigation strategies and to adapt plants to climate change. A major goal of the symposium is creating learning and networking opportunities for students and postdoctoral fellows, particularly those from underrepresented groups. The exposure to interdisciplinary research will be an invaluable experience. Furthermore, instilling the virtues of interdisciplinary collaboration early in students’ careers will provide broader impact to society by equipping the next generation of scientists with the mindset and approach needed to tackle big societal challenges.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

植物维持着地球上的生命，但却受到全球环境变化的威胁。大气中温室气体浓度的增加导致了气候的迅速变化。了解植物如何应对二氧化碳浓度升高、气温升高和降水变化多等综合因素，对于开发更有适应力的作物、更高效的农业系统，以及确定自然生态系统如何应对快速变化的环境条件，以帮助保护工作至关重要。发展减缓和适应气候变化的途径是社会面临的一项重大挑战，而植物科学界将在确保粮食、水和能源安全方面发挥核心作用。密苏里大学跨学科植物组第38届年度研讨会的主题是“增强植物系统对气候变化的适应能力”，其目的是汇集来自不同学科的世界领先专家，就制定创新减缓战略以使植物适应气候变化的机会向科学界进行教育。研讨会的一个主要重点是通过学习和交流机会，促进早期职业科学家（如学生和博士后研究员）的发展，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体的科学项目。此外，接触跨学科研究和与来自不同研究背景的科学家的互动将是宝贵的经验。在学生的职业生涯早期灌输跨学科合作的优点，将为下一代科学家提供应对重大社会挑战所需的思维方式和方法，从而对社会产生广泛的影响。植物通过提供氧气、食物、纤维、燃料和无数的生态系统服务来维持地球上的生命和人类文明。气候变化对植物和地球上的生命构成严重威胁。加强对植物环境反应的基础科学知识，并预测植物将如何对二氧化碳浓度升高、温度升高和降水变化更大的组合作出反应，是减缓和适应战略的关键要素。为了维持粮食安全，需要开发具有更高抗逆性和/或产量的新型植物。此外，对未来气候的预测依赖于生物圈-大气的相互作用，而生物圈-大气的相互作用高度依赖于模式中植物环境响应的准确表示。挑战的范围是巨大的，并且由于需要强有力的跨学科研究努力而被放大。第38届密苏里大学跨学科植物小组年度研讨会：增强植物系统对气候变化的适应能力，将汇集从分子到生态系统等不同学科交叉点和不同规模的杰出专家，教育科学界发展创新缓解策略和使植物适应气候变化的机会。研讨会的一个主要目标是为学生和博士后创造学习和交流的机会，特别是那些来自代表性不足群体的学生和博士后。接触跨学科研究将是宝贵的经验。此外，在学生的职业生涯早期灌输跨学科合作的优点，将为下一代科学家提供应对重大社会挑战所需的思维方式和方法，从而对社会产生更广泛的影响。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。