AccelNet - Implementation: Development of an International Network for the Study of Ocean Metabolism and Nutrient Cycles on a Changing Planet (Biogeoscapes)

AccelNet - 实施：开发一个国际网络，用于研究不断变化的星球上的海洋代谢和营养循环（生物地景）

• 批准号: 2201571
• 负责人: Mak Saito
• 金额: $ 191.83万
• 依托单位: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2201571&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AccelNet; Implementation; Development; International; Network

Microorganisms play important roles in the biogeochemical cycles of the oceans and help maintain the functioning of Earth’s ecosystems. Yet much remains unknown about what determines their occurrence around the globe, and what controls ocean metabolism. Human activities and climate change are affecting ocean microbes and biogeochemical cycles in many ways; being able predict and understanding those changes is needed to inform management and decision-making. An international community effort is building a global, marine microbial biogeochemistry network, “BioGeoSCAPES: Ocean Metabolism and Nutrient Cycles on a Changing Planet”, that combines biological and chemical sampling to map microbial communities and study ocean metabolism and their effects on ecosystem health and biogeochemical cycles. This Accel-Net project draws upon expertise and infrastructure across multiple national and international networks to lay the groundwork for the BioGeoSCAPES program. BioGeoSCAPES is an interdisciplinary effort that combines biological and chemical measurements through a coordinated international program. Network activities contribute to the development of BioGeoSCAPES through a combination of virtual and in-person meetings, workshops, working groups, student and postdoc exchanges, and summer school events. Large workshops focus on: science integration and planning; informatics and data management; intercalibration review and assessment; and science implementation and infrastructure. Smaller workshops/meetings include a modeling and data integration workshop, two summer schools, and two scientific steering committee meetings. These community activities contribute: an intercalibration assessment; methodological and sampling best practices; data management and informatics planning; data-model integration strategies and recommendations; and planning for the launch of an international BioGeoSCAPES Program. To support early career engagement and development, this Accel-Net includes international research experiences across international network partners via: in-person summer schools designed to build scientific, technical and data integration expertise; international early career research exchanges; virtual professional development workshops; and a cross-network mentoring program. The proposed capacity building activities for early career scientists (participation in Accel-Net leadership, research exchanges, summer schools, professional development workshops, mentoring) provide the training and tools needed to transcend disciplines and utilize “big data” sets in novel ways to understand how marine microbes interact with their changing environment. These activities facilitate participation across networks and diverse groups, foster new collaborations across career stages and nations, and cultivate leadership skills. The Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) program is designed to accelerate the process of scientific discovery and prepare the next generation of U.S. researchers for multiteam international collaborations. The AccelNet program supports strategic linkages among U.S. research networks and complementary networks abroad that will leverage research and educational resources to tackle grand scientific challenges that require significant coordinated international efforts. This project is funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE).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.

微生物在海洋的生物地球化学循环中发挥着重要作用，并有助于维持地球生态系统的功能。然而，是什么决定了它们在全球范围内的发生，是什么控制了海洋的新陈代谢，这些问题仍然未知。人类活动和气候变化正以多种方式影响海洋微生物和生物地球化学循环；能够预测和理解这些变化是为管理和决策提供信息所必需的。国际社会正在努力建立一个全球海洋微生物生物地球化学网络，即“生物地球景观：变化中的地球上的海洋代谢和营养循环”，该网络结合生物和化学取样，绘制微生物群落图，研究海洋代谢及其对生态系统健康和生物地球化学循环的影响。加速网络项目利用了多个国家和国际网络的专业知识和基础设施，为生物地理景观项目奠定了基础。BioGeoSCAPES是一项跨学科的努力，通过协调的国际计划将生物和化学测量结合起来。网络活动通过虚拟和面对面会议、研讨会、工作组、学生和博士后交流以及暑期学校活动的结合，促进了BioGeoSCAPES的发展。大型研讨会的重点是：科学整合和规划；信息学和数据管理；校准间评审和评估；科学实施和基础设施。较小的研讨会/会议包括一个建模和数据集成研讨会、两个暑期学校和两个科学指导委员会会议。这些社区活动有助于：相互校准评估；方法和抽样最佳做法；数据管理和信息学规划；数据模型集成策略与建议；并计划启动一个国际生物地球景观项目。为了支持早期的职业参与和发展，Accel-Net通过以下方式包括国际网络合作伙伴的国际研究经验：旨在建立科学、技术和数据集成专业知识的面对面暑期学校；国际早期职业研究交流；虚拟专业发展讲习班；还有一个跨网络的指导项目。拟议的早期职业科学家能力建设活动（参加Accel-Net领导、研究交流、暑期学校、专业发展研讨会、指导）提供了超越学科和以新颖方式利用“大数据”集了解海洋微生物如何与其不断变化的环境相互作用所需的培训和工具。这些活动促进了跨网络和不同群体的参与，促进了跨职业阶段和国家的新合作，并培养了领导技能。通过国际网络对网络合作加速研究（AccelNet）计划旨在加速科学发现的进程，并为下一代美国研究人员进行多团队国际合作做好准备。AccelNet项目支持美国研究网络与国外互补网络之间的战略联系，将利用研究和教育资源来应对需要重大国际协调努力的重大科学挑战。该项目由国际科学与工程办公室（OISE）资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。