Transcript College of Natural Resources

College of Natural Resources
Focus on Research
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Three different departments means
three sets of needs and capabilities.
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Forestry
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Mgt.
Wood and Paper Science
College of Natural Resources
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Green Infrastructure for Sustainable
Communities: UG = diversity
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Center for Environmental Sustainability in
Development - Forestry
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Director identified
Three new faculty urban ecology, forest
ecosystem mgt., urban forestry
$2 million additional external funding by 200506
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Green Infrastructure for Sustainable
Communities- cont.
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Center for Sustainable Tourism - PRTM
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Director identified
Two research assistants in 2004-05 and two in
2005-06
$1 million in external funding by 2005-06
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International leadership in G.I.S.: UG =
partnerships
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Institute for Geographic Information Sciences and
Services – Forestry, PRTM, College
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Expert panel and planning team convened and
report issued 2003-04
Facilities on Cent. Campus funded and planned
by 2004-05
$3 million in additional annual external funding
by 2005-06
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Forest Biomaterials: UG =
partnerships/biotechnology
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Center for Forest Biomaterials Research
and Education – Forestry & WPS
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Director (new Compact plan position) 2003-04
Renovate three laboratories ( 1 per yr 2003-06)
$2 million in additional annual external funding
Departmental teams actively developing plan
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Forest Biomaterials – cont.
 Forest Biotechnology Group
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New lead scientist joined team – Dec. 2003
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1 res. Asst. Prof, 1 Res. Asst., 7 post-docs, 1 grad.
Renovate 2 laboratories
Rent additional space
Greenhouse planned for construction 2003
Consolidated operations
Working to transfer about $3.2 million in grants
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Forest Biomaterials – cont.
 “House of Wood” - a research and demo.
facility highlighting advanced wood
products use in residential construction WPS
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Concept document in collaboration with other
colleges completed 2003 –04
$2 million in private gifts by 2004-05
$500k annual additional external grants by
2005-06
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Forest Biomaterials – cont.
 Forest Cooperatives for the Next Century Forestry
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Conduct review of current cooperatives &
develop integrated plan 2003-04
Expand forest biotechnology cooperative into
multi-investigator, multi-concept program 200506
$3 million in new external grants annually by
2005-06
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Challenges
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Research infrastructure
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Space
Equipment
Pre- and post-award staffing needs
GAMS
“Un-funded mandates”
Full faculty participation in the research enterprise
Burdening the research faculty