Project Scope

The Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability held a workshop ("forum") on October 17-18, 2007. Forum participants discussed research gaps, needed analytical tools, and opportunities for collaboration among federal research and development programs focused on selected high priority challenges to sustainability in the areas of biofuels and ecosystem services.
 

Meetings and events

The National Academies' Federal Sustainability Research and Development Forum

The National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street NW, Members Room
Washington, DC
October 17-18, 2007


Meeting Agenda:

Transitioning to Sustainability through Research and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels (PDF,41 KB)


Presentations:

Framework for Sustainability Research and Development (192 KB)

Ecosystem Services: Sustainability Research and Development

     Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities (772 KB)
     Steve Carpenter, University of Wisconsin-Madison

     Integrated Landscape Monitoring: Prairie Pilot (5.8 MB)
     Ned Euliss, US Geological Survey

     Willamette-Ecosystem Services Project (2.1 MB)
     Iris Goodman, US Environmental Protection Agency

     Long Term Agroecosystem Research, Education and Extension (70 KB)
     Dan Kugler, US Department of Agriculture

     Implementing an Ecosystem Approach to NOAA's Sustainability Mandates (3.2 MB)
     Steven Murawski, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

     SERVIR: A Platform for the Support of Regional Ecosystem Services for Sustainability (4.5 MB) 
     CNH: Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (285 KB) 
     Woody Turner, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Biofuels: Sustainability Research and Development

     Biofuels: Challenges & Opportunities to Sustainability (2.7 MB)
     Daniel M. Kammen, University of California, Berkeley

     20 in 10 Summary (218 KB)
     John Mizroch, US Department of Energy 

     REAP: Renewable Energy Assessment Project (708 KB)
     Ghassem R. Asrar, US Department of Agriculture

     USGS Research on Biofuels Sustainability (847 KB)
     Richard B. Alexander, US Geological Survey

     Future Midwestern Landscapes (391 KB)
     Randy Bruins, US Environmental Protection Agency

     Bioenergy from Forests- Moving Science to Practice Issues of Sustainability (3.4 MB)
     Marcia Patton-Mallory, US Forest Service

     Sustainability and Biofuels Production: A DOE Perspective (367 KB)
     Jacques Beaudry-Losique, US Department of Energy

 
 

Steering Committee

Steering Committee on Transitioning to Sustainability through Resesarch and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels

• Pamela Matson (NAS) (Co-Chair)
  Dean, School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University
  
• James Mahoney (Co-Chair)
  Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, US Department of Commerce (retired), Co-Chair of the Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability (until 7/1/2007)
  
• Ann Bartuska
  Deputy Chief for Research and Development, US Forest Service
  
• William Clark (NAS)
  Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  
• Gregory Crosby
  National Program Leader for Sustainable Development, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, US Department of Agriculture
  
• Linda Gundersen
  Chief Scientist for Geology, US Geological Survey
  
• Alan Hecht
  Director of Sustainable Development, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency
  
• Kai Lee
  Program Officer, Conservation and Science Program, Packard Foundation
  
• Steve Murawski
  Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor, National Oceans and Atmospheric Administration

Staff

• Patricia Koshel
  Senior Program Officer, Science and Technology for Sustainability, The National Academies
• Julia Kregenow
  Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow, The National Academies
• Kathleen McAllister
  Senior Program Assistant, Science and Technology for Sustainability, The National Academies
• Gregory Symmes
  Deputy Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies, The National Academies, Director, Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability (until 8/31/ 2007)
• Derek Vollmer
  Senior Program Associate, Science and Technology for Sustainability, The National Academies