I/UCRC Phase II: Center For Advanced Forestry Systems

I/UCRC 第二阶段：先进林业系统中心

• 批准号: 1439653
• 负责人: Eric Turnblom
• 金额: $ 32.5万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1439653&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UCRC; Phase; II; Center; Advanced

The IUCRC for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) site at the University of Washington (UW) proposes renewal for Phase II operation. CAFS and its sites address the problems and opportunities facing forestry that bridge disciplinary and regional boundaries, and require a broader and interdisciplinary approach that is the hallmark of universities. The center and its sites approach research questions on multiple spatial and temporal scales, including the molecular, cellular, individual-tree, stand, and ecosystem levels. The UW site will advance research in Phase II consistent with member needs such as it has done in Phase I in areas including 1) regional fertilization response of Douglas-fir, 2) growth and yield of improved Douglas-fir stock, and 3) use remote sensing to describe leaf area and root biomass of Douglas-fir plantations. Forests are vital to global ecological, social, and economic health. 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. Student training continues to be an important feature in Center research and technology transfer. These students are unique in the forestry sciences because of their problem-solving skills using interdisciplinary techniques across multiple scales. Recruiting for 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.

位于华盛顿大学 (UW) 的 IUCRC 先进林业系统 (CAFS) 站点提议更新第二阶段的运行。 CAFS 及其站点解决了林业面临的问题和机遇，这些问题和机遇跨越了学科和区域界限，并需要更广泛和跨学科的方法，这是大学的标志。该中心及其站点致力于多个时空尺度的研究问题，包括分子、细胞、单树、林分和生态系统层面。华盛顿大学网站将根据成员的需求推进第二阶段的研究，就像在第一阶段所做的那样，这些领域包括 1) 花旗松的区域施肥反应，2) 改良花旗松种群的生长和产量，以及 3) 使用遥感描述花旗松人工林的叶面积和根生物量。森林对于全球生态、社会和经济健康至关重要。 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来提高林产品产业和林地所有者的竞争力。学生培训仍然是中心研究和技术转让的一个重要特点。这些学生在林业科学领域是独一无二的，因为他们拥有跨多个尺度的跨学科技术解决问题的能力。将在代表性不足的群体中招募学生，从而增加这一传统上缺乏多样性的学科中学术界和工业界劳动力的多样性。