Partial support for IBBS18 with theme: Microbes, Man and the Environment: Societal Challenges and the Role of Microorganisms in the Anthropocene; September 7-10, 2020; Bozeman, MT

这笔赠款将帮助支持国际生物退化和生物退化协会(IBBS)于2020年9月7日至10日在蒙大拿州立大学举行的三年一次的专题讨论会和会议。这次会议的目标是弥合基础研究和应用研究之间的人为差距，主题是“微生物、人类和环境：人类世微生物的社会挑战和作用”。IBBS是一个有50年历史的非营利性组织，旨在促进行业、学术和政府研究人员之间的互动，这些研究人员关注生物有机体对材料和工艺的积极和消极影响。在会议之前，将为早期职业科学家举办为期一天的研讨会，题为“为你在科学系的第一份工作做准备--从申请到面试再到谈判”。研讨会将包括在STEM课堂上选择合适的机构、发展教学理念和实施主动学习的实用建议。微生物代谢是与材料的生物降解和生物降解相关的科学的基础。会议将包括：一)环境变化对生物退化的影响；二)生物退化和多王国生物膜；三)燃料和燃料系统部件的微生物退化；四)生物退化和生物脱脂过程的代谢概况；五)全氟化合物的环境命运；六)生态系统中的塑料生物转化。因此，IBBS会议与材料和元素预算的生物地球化学循环、物种在生态系统功能中的作用、气候-生态系统反馈以及气候和全球环境变化对生态系统的影响有关。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This grant will help support the International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society (IBBS) triennial symposium and conference at Montana State University, September 7-10,2020. The goal of the conference is to bridge the artificial gaps between basic and applied research under the theme of "Microbes, Man and the Environment: Societal Challenges and the Role of Microorganisms in the Anthropocene." IBBS is a fifty year old non-profit organization that promotes interaction between industry, academic and government researchers concerned with the positive and negative effects of living organisms on materials and processes. The conference will be preceded by a 1-day workshop for early-career scientists, entitled, "Preparing for Your First Job in a Science Department—from Application to Interview to Negotiation". The workshop will include practical advice on selecting the right institution, developing an instructional philosophy and implementing active learning in STEM classes.Microbial metabolism underpins the science associated with the biodeterioration and biodegradation of materials. Conference sessions will include : i) impact of environmental change on biodeterioration; ii) biodeterioration and multi-kingdom biofilms; iii) microbial deterioration of fuels and fuel-system components; iv) metabolomic profiling of biodeterioraton and biodegredation processes; v) environmental fate of perfluorinated compounds; vi) plastic biotransformations in ecosystems. Accordingly, the IBBS conference is relevant to the biogeochemical cycling of materials and elemental budgets, the role of species in ecosystem functioning, climate-ecosystem feedbacks, and the impact of climate and global environmental change on ecosystems.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.