Idaho Research Infrastructure Improvement

建议：EPS-0447689建议标题：爱达荷州研究基础设施改善研究所：爱达荷州大学爱达荷州EPSCoR研究基础设施改善奖将加强共同设施，建设能力，并提高与环境变化有关的一般领域的研究竞争力-特别是针对五个综合研究主题：1)与全球关于“旧水”及其可变化学的辩论有关的水文过程，2)当地土壤-植被-大气尺度的碳/水通量，3)从分水岭输出碳/水和营养限制，4)鱼类生理学和基因组学，以及5)水环境纳米传感器。来自爱达荷大学、爱达荷州立大学和博伊西州立大学的各种研究人员将聚集在一种对改善有用和有意义的基础设施至关重要的协作环境中，以提高联邦研究支持的竞争力。将建立一个高度仪表化的爱达荷州实验分水岭网络；将加强新的爱达荷州水中心水文信息学设施的数据管理和分析能力；将开发一个最先进的区域水质实验室，以加强与爱达荷州和区域美洲原住民部落以及国家和国际研究人员的合作。该项目将有助于对环境地球化学循环和水质的科学理解，并可能有助于国家和全球政策的制定。本科生和研究生以及博士后助理将参与与五个特定主题相关的研究，研究生课程将进行重组，以进一步整合大学内的研究和教育。将加强现有的教育和公共推广计划，以吸引更多的学生从事科学和工程研究/职业，并提高公众对研究在高等教育中的作用及其对该州经济增长的贡献的认识。特别是，目前与爱达荷州美洲原住民部落在研究和教育方面的工作关系将扩展到其他州，让更广泛的哥伦比亚河部落间鱼类委员会参与进来。对私营部门的外联努力还包括第0阶段SBIR计划，为不同机构提供更成功的SBIR提案的制定和撰写方面的援助。该项目为加强和扩大爱达荷州的农业、水产养殖和相关产业提供了强大的潜力。

Proposal: EPS-0447689Proposal Title: Idaho Research Infrastructure Improvement Institution: University of Idaho The Idaho EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement award will, strengthen shared facilities, build capacity, and enhance research competitiveness in the general area of water quality and uses relating to environmental change - specifically for five integrated research themes: 1) hydrologic processes relating to the global debate on "Old Water" and it's variable chemistry, 2) carbon/water flux at the local soil-vegetation-atmosphere scale, 3) carbon/water export from watersheds and nutrient limitation, 4) fish physiology and genomics, and 5) aqueous environmental nanosensors. A diversity of researchers from the University of Idaho, Idaho State University, and Boise State University will be brought together in the kind of collaborative environment essential for useful and meaningful infrastructure improvement to increase competitiveness for federal research support. A highly instrumented Idaho Experimental Watershed Network will be established; data management and analysis capabilities will be strengthened for the Hydroinformatics Facility of the new Idaho Water Center; and a state-of-the-art regional water quality laboratory will be developed to strengthen collaborations with Idaho and regional Native American tribes as well as national and international researchers. This project will contribute to scientific understanding of environmental geochemical cycles and water quality and potentially to national and global policy formulation.Undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral associates will be involved in research related to the five specified themes and graduate programs will be restructured to further the integration of research and education within the universities. Existing educational and public outreach programs will be strengthened to attract more students to scientific and engineering studies/careers and to increase public awareness of the role of research in higher education and its contribution to the state's economic growth. In particular, current, working relationships with Idaho's Native American Tribes in both research and education will be expanded to other states, engaging the broader Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Outreach efforts to the private sector also include a Phase 0 SBIR program, offering assistance with development and writing of more successful SBIR proposals to different agencies. The project offers strong potential for strengthening and expanding agriculture, aquaculture and related industries in Idaho.