Training in Applied Biotechnology for Environmental Sustainability (TABES)

加拿大人每年产生约3100万吨废物(其中只有30%左右被回收)。因此，每个加拿大人每天大约产生2.7公斤垃圾。大多数本质上是有机的废物可以转化为广泛的生物化学品及其中间体，例如有望在加拿大生物经济中占据中心舞台的使能平台。在废物管理方面，以综合循环生物经济办法增加废物的价值是及时和必要的。此外，剩余废物生物质衍生技术在未来几年将呈指数级增长，需要训练有素的劳动力。拟议中的NSERC创建了“环境可持续性应用生物技术培训(TABES)”计划，通过在动态和刺激的跨学科环境中吸引来自学术界、政府机构、市政当局和行业的领先专家，在动态的专业环境中培训HQP，满足了对劳动力的这一需求。该提案正在进行中，独特的大学-产业联盟将为HQP配备专业能力和工作准备，以应对快速增长的生物经济。受训者将掌握接触真实世界情况的理论和实践知识，并将结合以下方面的独特技能和能力：跨学科经验(科学-工程接口)；嗜冷微生物分离和相关过程(在不断变化的气候背景下非常重要)；大数据分析和机器学习接口；第一民族参与和交流；改造的优势和挑战(通过试点工厂设施学习)；以及校外实验室生活经验(通过南北互联得到丰富)。

Canadians generate approximately 31 million tonnes of waste a year (and only about 30 per cent of that material is recycled). Thus, each Canadian generates approximately 2.7 kg of waste each day. Most part of the wastes which is organic in nature can be transformed into a wide range of biochemicals and their intermediates, such as the enabling platforms that are expected to occupy the central stage in the Canadian Bioeconomy. In this context of waste management, their value-addition in an integrated circular bioeconomy approach is timely and required. Moreover, the residual waste biomass-derived technologies will increase exponentially in the coming years, demanding trained workforce. The proposed NSERC CREATE " Training in Applied Biotechnology for Environmental Sustainability (TABES) " program addresses this demand for the workforce by training HQP in a dynamic professional environment by drawing leading experts from academia, government agencies, municipalities and industries in a dynamic and stimulating inter-disciplinary environment. The proposal is in the industrial stream, and the unique University-Industry alliance will equip the HQP with professional competence and job readiness for the rapidly growing bioeconomy. The trainees will be provided with a mix of theoretical and practical knowledge with exposure to real-world situations and will incorporate unique skills and competence related to interdisciplinary experience (science-engineering interface); psychrophilic microorganism isolation and related processes (very important in the changing climate context); big data analytics and machine learning interface; First Nation engagement and exchange; retrofit advantages and challenges (learnt through pilot plant facilities); and living laboratory off campus experience (enriched through North-South interconnections).