University of Idaho-College of Natural Resources Proposal for Participation in the NSF Center for Advanced Forestry Systems

爱达荷州科尔曼大学(UI)正计划加入现有的多大学产业/大学合作研究中心(I/UCRC)，该中心成立于2007年，有四个成员机构：北卡罗来纳州立大学(牵头大学)、俄勒冈州立大学、普渡大学和弗吉尼亚理工大学。此后，其他大学也加入了该中心：缅因州大学、华盛顿大学、佐治亚大学和弗洛里达大学。拟议的CAFS研究点的主要重点将是在内生菌选择和部署、种子园病虫害保护和地理空间预测领域提供更多的专门知识和研究平台。伊利诺伊大学拟议的活动将加强目前的CAFS项目，并将更充分地满足提高美国林业部门竞争力的科学和技术进步的需求。爱达荷大学的这项努力有可能通过应用研究和加强机构合作来解决关键问题，从而提高森林产品行业的竞争力。社区将受益于被引用的出版物和科学会议上的演讲，重点放在全国范围内的关键研究问题上。爱达荷大学的这项拟议工作将扩大对拥有独特跨学科技能的研究生的培训。拟议的场地还制定了一项计划，以解决这一领域的多样性问题。

IIP 0968821University of IdahoColemanUniversity of Idaho (UI) is planning to join the existing multi-university Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) entitled "The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems" (CAFS) which was established in 2007 with four member institutions: North Carolina State University (lead university), Oregon State University, Purdue University and Virginia Tech. Since then other universities have joined this Center: the University of Maine, the University of Washington, the University of Georgia and the University of Florida.The primary focus of the proposed research site within CAFS will be to provide additional and specialized expertise and research platforms in the areas of endophyte selection and deployment, seed orchard pest protection and geospatial projections. The proposed activities at UI will augment current CAFS projects, and will more fully address the needs for scientific and technological advances for enhancing the competitiveness of the US forestry sector. The effort at the University of Idaho has the potential to improve the competitiveness of the forest products industry by solving key problems using applied research and enhanced institutional collaboration. The community will benefit from refereed publications and presentations at scientific meetings focusing on key nationwide research questions. The proposed work at the University of Idaho will expand training of graduate students with unique interdisciplinary skill sets. The proposed site also has a plan to address diversity issues in this field.