Ideabuzz is hosting The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Science Breakthroughs 2030 Project. Their goal is to identify the most compelling research directions in food and agriculture, in particular, those empowered by the application of insights and tools from disciplines of science and engineering not typically associated with food and agricultural research.

They are seeking input from the broad scientific community in identifying and discussing scientific opportunities with the high potential to create knowledge breakthroughs that could improve aspects of the performance, resilience, healthfulness, and sustainability of food and agriculture.

CALS encourages faculty and staff members to sign up and submit ideas, add to, or comment on others’ ideas. The project is also seeking 2-3 page white papers that describe scientific opportunities in more detail. The ideas, comments, and white papers will be used, in part, for a public “Town Hall” workshop organized by the project’s study committee in late summer 2017 to further explore the ideas. The study committee team may contact contributors to the discussion platform and ask to them participate in the workshop and other discussions.

The study committee will acknowledge contributors of ideas to the Challenge platform in their final report, which is expected to be released in spring 2018.

Click here for more information and to submit your ideas.