IRES: Fire, Carbon and Climate Change in Australia

国际学生研究经验项目与澳大利亚北部地区的CSIRO热带生态系统研究中心合作，培训12名学生在澳大利亚进行气候变化研究。本科生和研究生在CSIRO科学家的指导下进行气候变化研究。CSUDH-CSIRO合作进行的调查使用了北领地的生活实验室来测试关于火灾频率、火灾强度、气候变化和生物多样性之间关系的假设。调查正在评估管理制度如何影响碳固存率、生物多样性变化和生态系统服务。项目可以在北领地的多个地点进行，包括金伯利、提维群岛、西部阿纳姆地，以及达尔文地区，包括领土野生动物园。该项目提供长期沉浸在国际环境中的研究体验，旨在招募有才华的学生进入气候科学研究生学习，并开始保持和发展国际合作的兴趣和能力。大多数学生将是在科学领域代表性不足的群体的成员，这反映了CSUDH的学生人数。

The International Research Experiences for Students program trains twelve students to conduct research on climate change in Australia, in collaboration with the CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre in the Northern Territory of Australia. Undergraduate and graduate students are conducting climate change research under the mentorship of CSIRO scientists.The investigations conducted by the CSUDH-CSIRO collaboration use the living laboratory of the Northern Territory to test hypotheses on the relationships among fire frequency, fire intensity, climate change, and biodiversity. Investigations are evaluating how management regimes affect rates of carbon sequestration, changes in biodiversity and ecosystem services. Projects may be conducted at multiple sites throughout the Northern Territory, including the Kimberley, Tiwi Islands, western Arnhem land, and in the Darwin region, including the Territory Wildlife Park.This project provides long-term immersive research experiences in an international setting that are designed to recruited talented students into graduate study emphasizing climate science, and commence the interest and ability to maintain and develop international collaborations. Most students will be members of groups underrepresented in the sciences, reflecting the student population at CSUDH.