University of Arkansas awarded grant to lead US-Southeast Asia bio research including biofuels

November 10, 2016 |

In Arkansas, the University of Arkansas is helping lead an effort to develop a bioscience network of scientists in the United States and Southeast Asia.

The National Science Foundation recently awarded a $500,000 grant to establish the Food, Energy, Water and Ecosystems Resources Research Coordination Network, to build a team of minority and minority-serving faculty to strengthen research collaborations in the U.S. and enhance ties between U.S. faculty scientists and researchers working at institutions in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.

The project will focus on four central research topics: aquatic biology and ecosystems science; traditional-use plants and natural products development; biofuel feedstocks and enzyme systems; and impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the lower Mekong basin.

Category: Research

Thank you for visting the Digest.