Delaware EPSCoR Research Improvement (RII-2) Proposal: Building Research and Education Infrastructure to Enhance Environmental Science and Its Application in Delaware

建议编号：EPS-0814251建议标题：特拉华州EPSCoR研究基础设施改进(RII-2)建议：建立研究和教育基础设施，以加强环境科学及其在特拉华州的应用机构：特拉华大学这个合作的RII项目涉及特拉华大学(UD)、特拉华州立大学(DSU)、特拉华技术和社区学院(DTCC)和卫斯理学院(WC)。目标是(1)发展以环境科学为重点的州-S研究和教育基础设施；(2)发展一大批多样化的科学家和技术人员队伍，并在全州范围内加强科学素养；(3)通过开发EPSCoR综合流程来获取研究的教育、社会和经济效益；以及(4)以高效和有效的方式管理赠款，以实现可持续发展。项目？S专注于实现可持续的生物地球化学环境，同时确保繁荣的经济与特拉华州科学技术委员会(S；T)S的战略路线图保持一致。智力价值：该项目将极大地提高对临界区(CZ)中发生在非均质界面上的生物地球化学过程的了解，临界区是地球上维持生命的近地表环境。这对特拉华州至关重要，因为该州-S脆弱的沿海生态系统及其密集的工农业使用历史。临界区研究将在三个主题领域进行：(1)金属-微生物-碳相互作用，(2)颗粒传输和释放，(3)环境观测和传感。最主要的研究问题是？在关键地带界面和一系列空间和时间尺度上发生的重要生物地球化学过程如何管理土地和水资源的长期可持续性和生态系统健康？？更广泛的影响：研究成果将广泛适用于区域、国家和全球的沿海环境系统和水资源的管理。研究和教育的结合将加强劳动力培训和各级学生的多样性，并让公众参与关于环境问题的科学和伦理的对话。将通过多学科研究生项目、研究实习、教师专业发展、科学夏令营、科学星期六和早期研究经验来加强研究生、本科生和K-12教育。EPSCoR综合进程的发展将通过分析和交流研究在伦理、社会、政治、商业、监管和法律领域的影响，促进与生态系统健康领域的利益相关者的互动。

AbstractProposal Number: EPS-0814251Proposal Title: Delaware EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII-2) Proposal: Building Research and Education Infrastructure to Enhance Environmental Science and Its Application in DelawareInstitution: University of DelawareThis collaborative RII project involves the University of Delaware (UD), Delaware State University (DSU), Delaware Technical and Community College (DTCC), and Wesley College (WC). The goals are to (1) develop the state?s research and education infrastructure with a focus on environmental science; (2) develop a large, diverse workforce of scientists and technologists, and strengthen scientific literacy statewide; (3) capture the educational, social, and economic benefits of the research by developing an EPSCoR Integrative Process; and (4) manage the grant in an efficient and effective manner to achieve sustainability. The project?s focus on achieving a sustainable biogeochemical environment while ensuring a prosperous economy is aligned with the Delaware State Science & Technology (S&T) Council?s strategic roadmap.Intellectual Merit:The project will substantially advance knowledge of the biogeochemical processes that occur at heterogeneous interfaces in the Critical Zone (CZ), which is Earth?s life-sustaining, near-surface environment. This is of vital importance to Delaware because of the state?s delicate coastal ecosystem and its history of intensive industrial and agricultural usage. Critical Zone research will be conducted in three theme areas: (1) Metal-Microbe-Carbon Interactions, (2) Particle Transport and Release, and (3) Environmental Observation and Sensing. The overarching research question is ?How do important biogeochemical processes, occurring at Critical Zone interfaces and over a range of spatial and temporal scales, govern the long-term sustainability and ecosystem health of land and water resources??Broader Impacts:Research results will be broadly applicable to management of coastal environmental systems and water resources regionally, nationally, and globally. Integration of research and education will enhance workforce training and diversity of students at all levels, and engage the public in dialog on the science and ethics of environmental issues. Graduate, undergraduate, and K-12 education will be enhanced through multidisciplinary graduate programs, research internships, professional development of teachers, science summer camps, Science Saturdays, and early research experiences. Development of the EPSCoR Integrative Process will promote interactions with stakeholders in ecosystem health through analysis and communication of the impact of the research in ethical, social, political, business, regulatory, and legal arenas.