CEAS: Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

CEAS：生态分析与综合中心

• 批准号: 9421535
• 负责人: Omer Reichman
• 金额: $ 1046.7万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-05-01 至 2001-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9421535&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CEAS; Center; Ecological; Analysis; Synthesis

9421535 Murdoch The University of California, Santa Barbara, proposes to establish a Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (CEAS). The rational for the CEAS is to carry out collaborative research on the major fundamental and applied problems facing ecology, as defined by the nation's ecologists. The Center will develop new techniques, especially in mathematical modeling, intensive computation, visualization of ecological systems, and digital representation of geographic variation in complex ecological phenomena. It will provide special educational opportunities in new techniques and advances to students and young scientists, and will disseminate the results of its research to a broad class of potential users, including decision-makers and those involved directly in resource-management and other environmental areas. The Center will accomplish these goals by fostering individually based and collaborative research projects, and by conducting workshops and conferences. It is estimated that approximately 150 research ecologists will spend extended periods of time at the Center, and a further 600 researchers and students will participate in its conferences, workshops and training courses each year. The CEAS will be managed by a Director, a Scientific Advisory Board comprised of active members of the ecological community, and an External Liaison Committee with membership drawn from academia, state and federal agencies, and the public sector. Cost sharing with the California Trade and Commerce Agency and the University of California is approximately $4.03 million over five years. The University of California, Santa Barbara is an ideal setting for the CEAS because it provides an intellectually stimulating environment, exceptional technical expertise and facilities, and a physically attractive location and facility. In addition, the UCSB proposal provided the strongest vision for a creative, forward-looking Center that was designed to be highly flexible in order to meet the needs of, and be high ly responsive to, the nation's ecological community.

9421535默多克圣巴巴拉的加州大学提议建立一个生态分析和综合中心（CEAS）。CEAS的合理性是对国家生态学家定义的生态学面临的主要基础和应用问题进行合作研究。该中心将开发新技术，特别是在数学建模，密集计算，生态系统的可视化和复杂生态现象的地理变化的数字表示。它将向学生和青年科学家提供新技术和先进技术方面的特别教育机会，并将向广泛的潜在用户，包括决策者和直接参与资源管理和其他环境领域的人传播其研究成果。该中心将通过促进个人和合作研究项目，并通过举办研讨会和会议来实现这些目标。据估计，大约150名研究生态学家将在该中心长期工作，每年还有600名研究人员和学生将参加该中心的会议、讲习班和培训班。CEAS将由一名主任、一个由生态界积极成员组成的科学咨询委员会和一个由学术界、州和联邦机构以及公共部门成员组成的外部联络委员会管理。与加州贸易和商业署和加州大学的费用分摊在五年内约为403万美元。 圣巴巴拉的加州大学是CEAS的理想场所，因为它提供了一个智力刺激的环境，卓越的技术专长和设施，以及一个物理上有吸引力的位置和设施。此外，UCSB的提案为一个创造性的，前瞻性的中心提供了最强的愿景，该中心的设计高度灵活，以满足国家生态社区的需求，并高度响应。