FSML Planning Grant: HEART Field Center

韦恩州立大学因其城市流域环境研究小组(UWERG，http://engineering.wayne.edu/uwerg/))获得规划补助金，为休伦至伊利研究与培训联盟(CHARD)的实地水资源研究中心制定战略计划。规划过程将侧重于沿着休伦至伊利走廊开发圣克莱尔湖地铁公园和贝尔岛的现场设施。休伦至伊利走廊是美国和加拿大共享的两国水体，连接上五大湖和下五大湖。规划过程将从本质上设计活动和设施，以吸引来自国家和国际机构的科学家、教育工作者和学生进行专注于城市系统和环境的创新研究。心脏的培训和研究活动将影响到400多万受益于其娱乐、经济和生态价值的航道沿线人民，并将为处于这种和类似城市淡水环境中的流域管理者和政策制定者提供信息。规划进程将：(A)拟定中心的研究主题；(B)确定研究伙伴并扩大招聘网络，以吸引学生和博士后进入该中心；(C)就外地站的组织和管理，包括收费结构，征求专家意见；(D)制定筹资战略计划。外部专家将参加三个以研究、教育和组织为主题的研讨会。其结果将是一项发展设施的战略计划，以实现有益的科学、社会和教育影响。此外，规划活动包括与潜在用户和顾问网络的交流，这些网络将帮助制定科学计划并招收学生和其他用户。

Wayne State University is awarded a planning grant for its Urban Watershed Environmental Research Group (UWERG, http://engineering.wayne.edu/uwerg/) to develop a strategic plan for the field-based water research center of the Huron to Erie Alliance for Research and Training (HEART). The planning process will focus on development of field facilities at Lake St. Clair Metropark and Belle Isle along the Huron to Erie corridor, a binational body of water shared by the United States and Canada that connects the Upper and Lower Great Lakes. The planning process will design activities and facilities at HEART to attract scientists, educators, and students from both national and international institutions to conduct innovative research focusing on urban systems and the environment. Training and research activities of HEART will impact the more than 4 million people along the waterway who benefit from its recreational, economic, and ecological value, and will inform watershed managers and policymakers in this and similar urban freshwater environments. The planning process will (a) develop the research themes of the Center; (b) identify research partners and expand recruitment networks for attracting students and post-docs to the facility; (c) obtain expert input on field station organization and administration, including fee structures; and (d) develop a strategic plan for fund raising. Outside experts will participate in three workshops that will focus on themes of research, education, and organization. The outcome will be a strategic plan for development of the facilities to achieve beneficial scientific, societal, and educational impacts. Furthermore, the planning activities include communication with a network of potential users and advisors who will help shape the scientific program and recruit students and other users.