NRT: A training incubator for addressing urban environmental change from Ridge to Reef (R2R)

城市和郊区，特别是南加州，面临着多重环境挑战，如野火、污染和海平面上升。要成功地应对这些挑战，就需要建立强有力的伙伴关系，跨越学术和政府机构的界限，让所有利益攸关方都参与进来。这项授予加州大学尔湾分校的国家科学基金会研究培训（NRT）奖将通过与政府机构、非政府组织和私营部门的合作，建立“从岭到礁”（R2R）培训模式，开展社区参与的研究生培训。R2R的主要目标是培养下一代专业人士，将概念知识转化为城市景观中实际的环境解决方案所需的技能。R2R计划培养45名博士或硕士生，其中包括25名来自生态学、工程学和地球系统科学项目的资助学员。这个研究生研究训练计划将培养有技能的劳动力来解决城市环境面临的相关问题。R2R培训计划将积极与政府机构、非政府组织和私营部门合作，开发研究问题和方法，使成果与现实问题相一致。行动研究实习（RAIN）项目将为学生提供由合作伙伴和学术教师指导的动手技能培训。R2R课程将侧重于跨学科知识、沟通技巧和专业发展。一个暑期学院将教授数据分析技能，一个环境解决方案实习将要求学员将他们的知识应用于现实世界的问题和数据集。完成项目要求和实习的学员将获得城市生态系统管理证书，以促进职业安置。研究成果和课程材料将被传播，以丰富加州大学欧文分校以外的研究生课程。通过培训下一代环境问题解决者，R2R将加强城市生态系统的可持续管理。美国国家科学基金会研究实习生（NRT）计划旨在鼓励开发和实施大胆的、具有潜在变革性的STEM研究生教育培训新模式。通过创新的、基于证据的、与不断变化的劳动力和研究需求相一致的综合培训模式，培训项目致力于在高优先级跨学科研究领域对STEM研究生进行有效培训。

Urban and suburban areas, particularly in southern California, face multiple environmental challenges such as wildfires, pollution, and sea level rise. To address these challenges successfully will require strong partnerships that cross academic and government agency boundaries and that engage all stakeholders. This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to the University of California, Irvine, will establish the Ridge-to-Reef (R2R) training model for community-engaged graduate training through partnerships with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector. The primary goal of R2R is to train the next generation of professionals with the skills required to translate conceptual knowledge into practical environmental solutions in urban landscapes. R2R anticipates training forty-five (45) PhD or Master's students, including twenty-five (25) funded trainees from ecology, engineering, and earth system science programs. This graduate research training program will foster a skilled workforce to tackle relevant problems facing urban environments. The R2R training program will actively engage with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to develop research questions and methods so that outcomes align with real-world problems. A Research in Action Internship (RAIN) program will provide students with hands-on skills training guided by the partners and academic faculty. The R2R curriculum will focus on interdisciplinary knowledge, communication skills, and professional development. A summer institute will teach data analysis skills, and an environmental solutions practicum will require trainees to apply their knowledge to real-world problems and datasets. Trainees who complete program requirements and an internship will receive a Certificate in Urban Ecosystem Management to facilitate career placement. Research products and curriculum materials will be disseminated to enrich graduate programs outside UC Irvine. By training the next generation of environmental problem solvers, R2R will enhance the sustainable management of urban ecosystems. The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The Traineeship Track is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary research areas, through comprehensive traineeship models that are innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.