CAFS Comprehensive Overview

CAFS Comprehensive Overview: History, Research, Accomplishments

The Center for Advanced Forestry Systems (CAFS) was established in 2007 as an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) through the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address the research needs of the forest sector.

Timeline visual of CAFS history using university logos

Phase 1: 2008-2013
Phase 2: 2013-2018
Phase 3: 2019-2025

CAFS IUCRC Program Summary (pdf)

Program Summary Appendices

Projects

106 Projects:
19 Growth Modeling
35 Management
6 Wood Quality
15 Remote Sensing
23 Genetics
8 Forest Health

Students & Post Docs

24 Post Docs
40 Graduate Students
10 Undergraduate Students

Publications

Nearly 300 publications have come from CAFS research

IAB Members

Nearly 140 Industry Members have participated in CAFS across the three phases

Center for Research on Sustainable Forests