NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) for FY 2013 in China

这一行动资助了亚利桑那州立大学的麦克斯韦尔·克里斯托弗·威尔逊于2013年夏天在北京师范大学中国进行的一个生物学研究项目。项目名称为“中国南水北调工程影响测算”。主持会议的科学家是李晓燕博士。中国平原北部是中国人口的25%以上的家园，有三条河流(海、黄、淮)，面临着与世界任何地区一样严重的人均缺水问题。全国大会党S在中国粮食供应中的关键地位加剧了这种短缺，长期以来，中国政府一直在寻找替代措施来缓解水压力。最早由毛主席在20世纪50年代构思的南水北调工程(SNWTP)是永久解决全国大会党水资源困境的最伟大尝试。开工于2002年，经过50年的可行性研究，目前规划的三条线路中的一条已经完工，每年向NCP输送90亿立方米的水。然而，虽然建设仍在进行中，但SNWTP对生态系统的影响尚不清楚。该项目旨在弥合两个主要的知识差距，从亚利桑那州的类似调水项目中吸取经验教训，并将其应用于SNWTP。具体地说，这项研究量化了蒸发造成的水分损失和运河沿线栖息地碎片化的影响。为了确保数据具有可操作性，该项目将重点放在目前正在建设的SNWTP中线上。EAPSI奖学金的更广泛影响包括为研究员提供美国以外的第一手研究经验；介绍各自所在地的科学、科学政策和科学基础设施；以及了解社会、文化和语言。这些活动符合NSF的目标，即在其科学家、工程师和教育工作者的职业生涯早期为国际合作进行教育，从而确保拥有一支具有全球意识的美国科学队伍。此外，这项研究将作为种子项目，加强北京师范大学和亚利桑那州立大学之间的合作。最后，在这一项目完成后，研究员和东道主计划在一份正式报告中直接与政策制定者分享结果，并通过在国际公认的期刊上发表文章向更广泛的科学界分享。

This action funds Maxwell Christopher Wilson of Arizona State University to conduct a research project in Biology during the summer of 2013 at Beijing Normal University in Beijing, China. The project title is "Gauging the Impacts of China's South-to-North Water Transfer Project." The host scientist is Dr. Li Xiaoyan.The North China Plain (NCP), home to more than 25% of China's population and served by three rivers (Hai, Huang, and Huai), faces per capita water scarcity as acute as any region of the world. Exacerbated by the NCP?s critical place in China's food supply, this scarcity has long lead the Chinese government to seek alternative measures for alleviating water stress. First conceived in the 1950s by Chairman Mao, the South-to-North Water Transfer Project (SNWTP) represents the grandest attempt to permanently solve the NCP's water woes. Started in 2002, after a 50 year feasibility study, currently one of three planned routes is completed, delivering 9 billion cubic meters per year of water to the NCP. However, while construction is ongoing, the impacts of the SNWTP on ecosystems are unknown. This project aims to close two main knowledge gaps, taking lessons from similar water transfer projects in Arizona and applying them to the SNWTP. Specifically this research quantifies both water lost to evaporation and the impact of habitat fragmentation along the canal route. To assure that the data are actionable, this project focuses on the middle route of the SNWTP which is currently under construction. Broader impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce. Furthermore, this research will act as a seed project, enhancing collaboration between Beijing Normal University and Arizona State University. Lastly, upon the completion of this project the Fellow and host plan to share the results directly with policy makers in a formal report as well as to the broader scientific community though publication in internationally recognized journals.