Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Center for Microbial Ecology Records
UA.16.179
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Title
- Center for Microbial Ecology records
- ID
- UA.16.179
- Date [inclusive]
- 1988-2000
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Historical Note
The Center for Microbial Ecology was founded in 1989 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as one of the first eleven Science and Technology Centers in the nation. Research Excellence Funds have been used by the University as a match to the NSF grant. After peer review in the fall of 1994, the NSF has recommended that funding of the Center be renewed and intends to provide $11.3 million over a five-year period that began in February 1995.
The Center has major programs in Research, Graduate Education, Industrial Outreach, and Educational Outreach designed to create new knowledge, facilitate the dissemination of knowledge to the industrial and governmental sectors, help to develop a well-trained work force knowledgeable in microbial ecology, and increase scientific literacy among K-12 students.
The intellectual focus of the Center for Microbial Ecology is to understand factors that influence the competitiveness, diversity and function of microorganisms in their natural and managed habitats. This knowledge is important because microorganisms have major roles in determining global warming, ground water quality, plant and animal health, and organic matter cycling. Further, microorganisms are important to the biotechnology industry and include organisms developed to degrade hazardous chemicals, for the production of pharmaceuticals and for biocatalysis. To ensure a sustainable biosphere and to exploit these microbial processes for economic gain, we must develop a comprehensive understanding of microbial diversity, microbial processes and microbial interactions. This can best be achieved through a multidisciplinary research effort such as that of the Center.
[Source: http://www.cme.msu.edu/CME_DESCRIPTION/CME.description.html]
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of a Executive Summary - Final Report from January 2000, and a copy of the National Science Foundation proposal for the Center (1988).
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections August 2018
Conrad Hall943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research, with except of the cover sheet of the NSF proposal.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Reports
Collection Inventory
| Drawer | Folder | |||
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Executive Summary - Final Report January 2000 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
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Proposal to the National Science Foundation for the establishment of the Center for Microbial Ecology [Restricte] 1988 |
F.D. | 2 | ||