NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute for FY 2012 in Taiwan

这项行动资助南佛罗里达大学的Adrienne乔治于2012年夏天在台湾台北中央研究院生物多样性研究中心进行一项名为“台湾珊瑚疾病和寄生虫编目”的研究项目。 主持科学家是陈超伦艾伦博士，他的智慧在于找出台湾珊瑚的健康问题，以便实施管理措施，保护台湾最重要的自然资源之一。这将是第一个全面的研究，以表征和确定台湾的珊瑚疾病。EAPSI奖学金的更广泛的影响包括提供研究员在美国以外的第一手研究经验;介绍各自所在地的科学，科学政策和科学基础设施;以及社会，文化和语言的方向。 这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在科学家，工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期进行国际合作教育，从而确保具有全球意识的美国科学工作者。

This action funds Adrienne George of the University of South Florida to conduct a research project, entitled "Cataloguing coral diseases and parasites in Taiwan," during the summer of 2012 at Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan. The host scientist is Dr. Chaolun Allen Chen.The intellectual merit lies within identifying the health issues of Taiwan's coral so that management practices can be implemented to protect one of Taiwan's most important natural resources. This will be the first comprehensive study to characterize and identify the coral diseases of Taiwan.The Broader Impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce.