I/UCRC: Center for Advanced Forestry Systems--Phase II

北卡罗莱纳州立大学Goldfarb弗吉尼亚理工大学Fox俄勒冈州立大学Howe普渡大学micler本提案为美国国家科学基金会先进林业系统（CAFS）产学研合作研究中心（CAFS）的第二个五年任期（第二阶段）寻求资金，该中心包括北卡罗莱纳州立大学（牵头）、弗吉尼亚理工大学、俄勒冈州立大学和普渡大学。在CAFS框架下开展的合作研究侧重于优化遗传和文化系统，为新的和现有的林产品工业生产高质量的原材料。在过去的50年里，许多林业研究都是在以大学为基础、产业支持的合作研究项目中进行的。这些“合作社”继续非常成功地就与森林工业密切相关的主题取得研究和技术进展。然而，根据行业指导，专注于特定学科主题的能力也是一种限制。当今林业面临的许多问题和机遇跨越了学科和区域界限。为了取得技术进步，有必要在多个时空尺度上进行研究，包括分子、细胞、个体-树、林分和生态系统水平。拟议中的中心（CAFS）已经成功地提供了管理结构和资金，使这些现有合作社的科学家能够在遗传学、位点操作、生长和产量模型等领域开展急需的跨学科研究。该提案为北卡罗莱纳州立大学、俄勒冈州立大学、普渡大学和弗吉尼亚理工大学这四所原始的大学CAFS站点提出了第二个五年阶段的计划。该提案还为自2007年底被拦截以来加入CAFS的其他五所大学站点提供了研究和管理模板。CAFS的研究通过解决多个时空尺度的问题，并确定超越传统物种、区域和学科界限的根本解决方案，提高了林产品产业和森林土地所有者的竞争力。中心的成员组织通过了解更广泛的技术能力而受益。此外，中心科学家和成员人员之间的技术转让促进了新技术的快速实施。更广泛的科学界受益于经过评审的出版物和在科学会议上的演讲。在第二阶段期间，研究生培训将继续成为中心研究和技术转让的重点。将在代表性不足的群体中积极招募研究生，在这个传统上缺乏多样性的学科中，增加学术界和工业界劳动力的多样性。将继续寻求机会让本科生参与中心的研究活动，使他们接触森林科学的兴奋，并鼓励他们接受研究生教育。

PROGRAM DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION IIP 1238324 North Carolina State University Goldfarb IIP 1238265 Virginia Tech Fox IIP 1238305 Oregon State University Howe IIP 1238319 Purdue University Michler This proposal seeks funding for a second five-year term (Phase II) of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) sites including the North Carolina State University (lead), Virginia Tech, Oregon State University and Purdue University. The collaborative research conducted under the CAFS umbrella focuses on optimizing genetic and cultural systems to produce high-quality raw materials for new and existing forest products industries. Over the past 50 years, much forestry research has taken place in university-based, industry-supported, cooperative research programs. These "coops" continue be extraordinarily successful at achieving research and technological advances on topics of great relevance to the forest industry. However, the ability to focus on specific disciplinary topics in response to industrial guidance is also a limitation. Many of the problems and opportunities facing forestry today, bridge disciplinary and regional boundaries. For technological advances to be made, it is necessary to approach research questions on multiple spatial and temporal scales, including the molecular, cellular, individual-tree, stand, and ecosystem levels. The proposed Center (CAFS) has been successful at providing the administrative structure and funding that has allowed scientists from these existing cooperatives to initiate much need cross-disciplinary research in areas of genetics, site manipulation, and growth and yield modeling. The proposal presents a plan for the 2nd five-year phase for the four original university CAFS sites, North Carolina State, Oregon State, Purdue, and Virginia Tech. This proposal also serves as a research and administrative template for the other five university sites that have joined CAFS since its interception in late 2007. The research conducted by CAFS increases the competitiveness of forest products industries and forest landowners by solving problems on multiple temporal and spatial scales and determining fundamental solutions that transcend traditional species, regional, and disciplinary boundaries. Member organizations of the Center benefit by becoming knowledgeable about a wider range of technological capabilities. In addition, technology transfer between Center scientists and member personnel fosters rapid implementation of new technologies. The broader scientific community benefits through refereed publications and presentations at scientific meetings. During the Phase II period, graduate student training will continue to be featured in Center research and technology transfer. Aggressive recruiting for graduate students among under-represented groups will be conducted, increasing the diversity of the workforce for both academia and industry in this traditionally diversity-deficient discipline. Opportunities will continue to be sought to involve undergraduate students in Center research activities, exposing them to the excitement of forest science and encouraging them to pursue graduate education.