US-Turkey Workshop: Novel Trends in Environmental and Agricultural Biotechnology, May 11-14, 1998, Izmir, Turkey

描述：该奖项是为了表彰美国科学家参加将于1998年5月11日至14日在土耳其伊兹密尔的埃格大学举行的环境和农业生物技术新趋势美国-土耳其研讨会。美国队的领队是科罗拉多州立大学微生物学系的唐纳德·克莱恩博士和罗伯特·腾格迪博士。土耳其的联合组织者是Ege大学生化工程系的Fazilet Vardar-Sukan博士。研讨会的目标是发展美国和土耳其在环境和农业生物技术领域的合作研究。讲习班的重点将是利用生物技术的新成果开发综合作物管理中的清洁技术所需的基础研究。需要讨论的主要议题包括：通过微生物干预提高土壤肥力；病虫害综合管理；作物和作物残渣的生物加工以获得增值产品；作物和农业残留物的无废物回收；以及土壤和水的生物修复。研讨会将包括关于美国和土耳其在这些领域的当前研究的具体讲座，随后将举行会议，以确定共同感兴趣的研究领域，以及哪些合作将对两国都有利。讲习班材料将通过互联网传播，联合项目的程序和建议将由EGE大学出版。范围：该奖项允许6名来自学术机构的经验丰富的美国科学家和1名来自国家实验室的科学家前往土耳其，与11名土耳其科学家会面，讨论农业和环境中生物技术应用这一重要领域的科学和技术发展。双方将审查有助于生物技术发展的科学领域的发展，并讨论这些技术成功应用的潜力。他们计划将注意力集中在可以通过美国和土耳其的科学合作处理的科学问题上。美国和土耳其之间的合作有可能带来可观的好处，因为土耳其拥有充满活力的农业部门，尤其是在爱琴海地区，以及不断增长的工业基础，但国内能源资源很少。合作可以确定在农业中完全或部分取代化肥和化学农药的机会，以及增加利用农业残留物作为燃料和其他有用产品的机会。成功的合作对美国、土耳其和欠发达国家的潜在好处可能是巨大的。该提案符合INT支持活动的标准，这些活动旨在加强美国和外国科学家在共同感兴趣的领域的科学合作。该奖项由INT和生物与环境工程部资助。

Description: This award is for support of participation of US scientists in a `US-Turkey Workshop on Novel Trends in Environmental and Agricultural Biotechnology`, to be held May 11-14, 1998, at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. The US team leaders are Dr. Donald Klein and Dr. Robert Tengerdy of the Department of Microbiology at Colorado State University. The Turkish co-organizer is Dr. Fazilet Vardar-Sukan, Department of Biochemical Engineering at Ege University. The goal of the workshop is to develop collaborative research between the US and Turkey in the area of environmental and agricultural biotechnology. The focus of the workshop will be on basic research needed to develop clean technologies in integrated crop management, using new achievements of biotechnology. Among the key topics to be dealt with are: improving soil fertility by microbial intervention; integrated pest management; bioprocessing of crops and crop residues for value-added products; waste free recycling of crop and agricultural residues; and bioremediation of soils and waters. The workshop will include specific lectures about the current research in these areas in both the US and in Turkey, to be followed by sessions to identify research areas of mutual interest, and where collaboration would be beneficial to both countries. The workshop material will be disseminated via the Internet, and the Proceedings and recommendations for joint projects are to be published by Ege University. Scope: This award allows six experienced American scientists from academic institutions, and one from a national laboratory, to travel to Turkey to meet with eleven Turkish scientists, to discuss scientific and technical developments in the important area of biotechnology applications in agriculture and the environment. The two sides will review developments in the scientific fields that contribute to developments in biotechnology, and also discuss the potential for successful applications of these technologies. They plan to focus attention on the scientific questions that can be dealt with through US-Turkish scientific cooperation. There is potential for considerable benefits from collaboration between the US and Turkey with its dynamic agricultural sector, especially in the Aegean region, and its growing industrial base, but with little domestic energy sources. The collaboration could identify opportunities for totally or partially replacing chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides in agriculture, and for increased utilization of agricultural residues for fuel and for other useful products. The potential benefits of successful collaboration, to the US, to Turkey, and to lesser developed countries, can be great. The proposal meets INT criteria for supporting activities intended to enhance scientific collaboration between US and foreign scientists in areas of mutual interest. This award is funded by INT and the Division of Biological and Environmental Engineering.