CREST Center in Tropical Ecology and Evolution in Marine and Terrestrial Environments

热带养护生物学和环境科学方案提议在希洛的夏威夷大学建立一个热带生态学和海洋与陆地环境演变的CREST中心。TCBES计划的目标是成为夏威夷热带保护生物学和环境科学的高度合作研究中心。该中心将促进三个研究主题：1）地方适应和物种形成的进化基因组学和生态学（EGES），2）珊瑚礁生态系统（CRE）3）陆地生态学和气候变化（TECC）。TCBES计划是夏威夷大学希洛分校（UH Hilo）和夏威夷社区学院（HCC）科学转型的一个组成部分。TCBES计划的使命是促进：1）在海洋和陆地环境中保护生物学和环境科学的国家重要性的卓越研究中心，2）在这些领域的研究生，本科生和博士后学生的培训，以及3）与夏威夷的联邦和州机构以及博士学位教师的合作的进一步发展。授予机构。NSF CREST计划将建立在TCBES计划的现有优势之上。其中包括a）夏威夷？我们的杰出的自然实验室具有栖息地，特有物种和濒危物种的巨大多样性，B）一个综合的研究和教育计划，正在建设STEM管道的学生在夏威夷从K-12通过本科和研究生课程，和c）与联邦和州机构在夏威夷强有力的合作伙伴关系。

The Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science (TCBES) Program proposes to establish a CREST Center in Tropical Ecology and Evolution in Marine and Terrestrial Environments at the University of Hawaii, Hilo. The goal of the TCBES Program is to become a highly collaborative research center in tropical conservation biology and environmental sciences in Hawaii. The center will facilitate three research themes: 1) The Evolutionary Genomics and Ecology of Local Adaptation and Speciation (EGES), 2) Coral Reef Ecosystem (CRE) 3) Terrestrial Ecology and Climate Change (TECC). The TCBES Program is an integral component in the transformation of the sciences at the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo) and Hawaii Community College (HCC). The TCBES Program mission is to promote: 1) a research center of excellence of national importance in conservation biology and environmental sciences in the marine and terrestrial environments, 2) the training of graduate, undergraduate, and post-doctoral students in these fields, and 3) the further development of collaborations with federal and state agencies in Hawaii and with faculty at Ph.D.-granting institutions. The NSF CREST Program will build on the current strengths of the TCBES Program. These include a) Hawaii?s outstanding natural laboratory featuring a tremendous diversity of habitats, endemic species, and endangered species, b) an integrated research and education program that is building the STEM pipeline for students in Hawaii from K-12 through to undergraduate and graduate programs, and c) strong partnerships with federal and state agencies in Hawaii.