Collaborative Research: NRT-INFEWS: Systems Training for Research ON Geography-based Coastal Food Energy Water Systems (STRONG-CFEWS)

合作研究：NRT-INFEWS：基于地理的沿海食品能源水系统研究系统培训（STRONG-CFEWS）

• 批准号: 1735320
• 负责人: Maya Trotz
• 金额: $ 250万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1735320&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; NRT; INFEWS; Systems

With 40% of the world's population residing within 100 kilometers of a coast, these environments are critical to local and global economies. In China, the world's largest exporter, more than half of the country's population lives along its industrialized coastlines. Population densities in the United States are highest in coastal counties, representing 39% of the U.S. population. In such densely populated areas, human activity related to the generation and use of food, energy and water has been linked to impacts such as nitrogen pollution that degrades the quality of coastal waters. This degradation affects reef ecosystems, fisheries, and people's economic livelihoods and health. Replenishment requires innovative systems thinking and better consideration of the way food, energy, and water systems are integrated in terrestrial and coastal environments. Systems thinking considers the whole system including engineered infrastructure, the environment, and sociocultural aspects, rather than an assembly of isolated parts. Integrating sociocultural dynamics and meaningful engagement of community stakeholders is fundamental to this approach. This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will develop a community-engaged training and research program in systems thinking. Graduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students will design innovative, holistic solutions (e.g., technological, organizational) to better manage complex and interconnected food, energy, and water systems in coastal locations. The project will train 109 graduate students, including 23 funded PhD-level trainees from engineering and applied anthropology at USF and 6 MS-level trainees from marine and environmental sciences from the Historically Black University partner, UVI in four locations: Tampa, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barbados and Belize. This award will prepare students to create innovative systems to address complex problems and will serve as a model for training a STEM-focused workforce.The research supporting this training program focuses on the leverage points (technological, policy, and organizational) in designing food-energy-water systems in a specific geographic context to improve the sustainability of the overall system across different scales. This NRT will advance graduate training through: 1) a transformative research training framework guiding students to conceptualize the interactions between food-energy-water systems and define their research questions from a systems perspective; 2) a context based interdisciplinary training approach including newly developed co-taught courses, multi-discipline field-based training and research experiences that take place in the U.S. and internationally, and strong partnerships with local practitioners and community-grounded organizations; and 3) learning outcomes of our program in terms of interdisciplinary, 21st century, and local and global competency skills of graduate students and impactful research in the management of resources for food, energy, and water security. 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.This project is co-funded by the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program. The LSAMP program supports comprehensive, evidence-based, and sustained approaches to broadening participation of students from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented in STEM.

世界上 40% 的人口居住在距海岸 100 公里范围内，这些环境对当地和全球经济至关重要。在世界最大的出口国中国，一半以上的人口居住在工业化的海岸线沿岸。美国沿海县的人口密度最高，占美国人口的 39%。在这些人口稠密的地区，与食物、能源和水的生产和使用有关的人类活动与氮污染等影响有关，导致沿海水域质量下降。这种退化影响了珊瑚礁生态系统、渔业以及人们的经济生计和健康。补给需要创新的系统思维，并更好地考虑粮食、能源和水系统在陆地和沿海环境中的整合方式。系统思维考虑整个系统，包括工程基础设施、环境和社会文化方面，而不是孤立部件的组装。整合社会文化动态和社区利益相关者的有意义的参与是这种方法的基础。南佛罗里达大学 (USF) 和维尔京群岛大学 (UVI) 获得的国家科学基金会研究实习 (NRT) 奖项将开发一个社区参与的系统思维培训和研究项目。科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 研究生将设计创新的整体解决方案（例如技术、组织），以更好地管理沿海地区复杂且相互关联的食品、能源和水系统。该项目将在四个地点培训 109 名研究生，其中包括 23 名来自 USF 工程和应用人类学的受资助博士级学员，以及来自历史黑人大学合作伙伴 UVI 的 6 名海洋和环境科学硕士级学员，培训地点为佛罗里达州坦帕、美属维尔京群岛、巴巴多斯和伯利兹。该奖项将为学生创造创新系统来解决复杂问题做好准备，并将作为培训以 STEM 为重点的劳动力的模型。支持该培训计划的研究重点关注在特定地理环境下设计食物-能源-水系统的杠杆点（技术、政策和组织），以提高整个系统在不同尺度上的可持续性。该 NRT 将通过以下方式推进研究生培训：1）变革性研究培训框架，指导学生概念化食物-能量水系统之间的相互作用，并从系统角度定义他们的研究问题； 2) 基于背景的跨学科培训方法，包括新开发的联合授课课程、在美国和国际上进行的多学科实地培训和研究经验，以及与当地从业者和社区组织的牢固合作伙伴关系； 3) 我们的项目在跨学科、21 世纪以及研究生的本地和全球能力技能方面的学习成果，以及在粮食、能源和水安全资源管理方面的有影响力的研究。 NSF 研究实习 (NRT) 计划旨在鼓励为 STEM 研究生教育培训开发和实施大胆的、具有潜在变革性的新模式。培训项目致力于通过创新、循证且符合不断变化的劳动力和研究需求的综合培训模型，对高度优先的跨学科研究领域的 STEM 研究生进行有效培训。该项目由路易斯·斯托克斯少数族裔参与联盟 (LSAMP) 项目共同资助。 LSAMP 计划支持全面、基于证据和持续的方法，以扩大来自历史上在 STEM 中代表性不足的种族和族裔群体的学生的参与。

项目成果

Reef Metabolism Monitoring Methods and Potential Applications for Coral Restoration

珊瑚礁代谢监测方法和珊瑚恢复的潜在应用

• DOI: 10.1007/s00267-022-01597-9
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Environmental Management
• 影响因子: 3.5
• 作者: Platz, Michelle C.;Arias, Mauricio E.;Byrne, Robert H.
• 通讯作者: Byrne, Robert H.

Education innovation to meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

实现可持续发展目标 (SDG) 的教育创新

• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: ‘THROUGH THE BOTTLENECK’”
• 作者: Trotz, M.

Hybrid Adsorption and Biological Treatment Systems (HABiTS) for Enhanced Nitrogen Removal in Onsite Wastewater Treatment

用于增强现场废水处理中脱氮的混合吸附和生物处理系统 (HABiTS)

• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: 27th Caribbean Water and Wastewater Conference & Exhibition Proceedings
• 作者: Rodriguez-Gonzalez, L.;Payne, K.;Anderson, D.;He, Q.;Prouty, C.;Garcia, L.;Trotz, M.;Ergas, S.
• 通讯作者: Ergas, S.

Systems Thinking to Protect Coral Reefs: A Case Study Rooted in Community Partnerships

保护珊瑚礁的系统思维：植根于社区伙伴关系的案例研究

• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: ‘THROUGH THE BOTTLENECK’”
• 作者: Prouty, C;Garcia, L;Carne, L;Trotz, M.
• 通讯作者: Trotz, M.

Health and Economic Consequences of Lead Exposure Associated with Products and Services Provided by the Informal Economy

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c08127
• 发表时间: 2021-05-21
• 期刊: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
• 影响因子: 11.4
• 作者: Buerck, Adaline M.;Usowicz, Michal;Mihelcic, James R.
• 通讯作者: Mihelcic, James R.