Northern Cheyenne Environmental Research Center

北夏安环境研究中心

• 批准号: 1937225
• 负责人: Jeffrey Hooker
• 金额: $ 350万
• 依托单位: Chief Dull Knife Memorial College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-11-15 至 2024-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1937225&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Northern; Cheyenne; Environmental; Research; Center

The TCU Enterprise Advancement Centers (TEA Centers) strand allows TCUP institutions to capitalize on their investments in STEM instruction and research. A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the intellectual leadership of TCUP institutions so that they can address scientific or engineering needs or interests, specifically for their tribes or communities, or broadly for the Nation. This project aligns directly with that goal, and moreover will impact the economic strength of the Northern Cheyenne tribe by fostering new STEM employment opportunities and, through multiple pathways, providing the high-skilled workforce required for those opportunities. Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) will establish a fully equipped, industry standard laboratory for water quality research and environmental assessment and monitoring on the Northern Cheyenne reservation and surrounding areas. The Environmental Research Center (ERC) addresses a critical juncture in the STEM education pipeline for American Indian students and the coalescing of tribal government, tribal college, and industry partners to engage students in environmental issues and strategies for mitigation. The TEA Center project will add value to students and to the community. Many tribal residents are subjected to inadequate or toxic water supplies. In addition, tribal lands have been impacted by years of abuse by mineral extraction or other land uses which harm the environment and/or ecosystems. The Environmental Research Center will be a collection point for physical data and a hub for land management discussions, training and environmental studies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

TCU 企业发展中心（TEA 中心）链允许 TCUP 机构利用其在 STEM 教学和研究方面的投资。部落学院和大学计划 (TCUP) 的目标是提高 TCUP 机构的智力领导力，以便它们能够满足科学或工程需求或利益，特别是为其部落或社区，或广泛为国家。该项目与该目标直接一致，此外还将通过培育新的 STEM 就业机会并通过多种途径提供这些机会所需的高技能劳动力来影响北夏延部落的经济实力。酋长钝刀学院 (CDKC) 将建立一个设备齐全的行业标准实验室，用于北夏安保留地及周边地区的水质研究以及环境评估和监测。环境研究中心 (ERC) 致力于解决美国印第安学生 STEM 教育渠道中的关键时刻，并联合部落政府、部落学院和行业合作伙伴，让学生参与环境问题和缓解策略。 TEA 中心项目将为学生和社区增加价值。许多部落居民的供水不足或有毒。此外，部落土地因多年滥用矿产开采或其他损害环境和/或生态系统的土地用途而受到影响。环境研究中心将成为物理数据的收集点以及土地管理讨论、培训和环境研究的中心。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。