IRES Track I: Collaborative Research: U.S.-Indonesian Research Experience for Students on Sustainable Adaptation of Coastal Areas to Environmental Change

这是一个为期三年的IRES合作项目，面向18名美国学生，以获得应用于印度尼西亚中北部爪哇沿海地区的地球、生命和数据科学的国际研究经验。合作活动将在波士顿大学(BU)、塔夫茨大学(TU)和印度尼西亚桑玛朗的迪波内戈罗大学(UNIP)之间进行。每年六名学生将在该外国机构停留六周，获得在海岸带研究方面的实践实验室和实地经验。世界各地的沿海城市面临着巨大的任务，除了气候变化带来的挑战外，还面临着应对物理、社会和经济挑战的巨大任务。三宝朗(印度尼西亚)是影响社会、经济、环境和基础设施的多重威胁的例证之一。评估当前和未来沿海灾害的影响需要了解地质、水文、生物物理和社会经济系统之间的复杂相互作用。要做到这一点，最好的办法是采取综合办法，包括研究陆地和海洋动态，以确定自然和人为因素、它们的相对影响和相关后果。该项目旨在进行有效的、创新的和变革性的研究，以了解沿海环境如何对自然和人为因素做出反应。将结合地理空间技术和大数据分析来评估和监测沿海灾害的影响，目的是使沿海地区能够可持续地适应全球环境变化。学生将学习数据获取技术以及分析和解释科学信息的能力。拟议的研究将结合现场经验、尖端地理空间技术和数据分析来调查以下研究问题：1.三宝郎沿海地区的地面沉降主要是由自然过程还是人为过程造成的？或者两者兼而有之？我们如何确定主导因素？是地下水抽取、构造运动、火山活动还是多种因素的组合？2.爪哇海海洋和大气参数气候条件的变化对三宝浪市附近近岸海域的海洋生产力有多大影响？气候变化对渔业资源和沿海社区的经济生产力有何影响？我们如何建立模型来显示两者之间的联系？3.我们如何有效地监测和评估沿海海洋生态系统的健康和生产力？对于保护和恢复沿海生态系统，三宝浪沿海地区的人工斑礁和红树林重新造林努力是有效的解决方案吗？4.地理空间技术和大数据分析如何帮助揭示生态、经济和政策方面之间的关键相互作用，以评估和管理环境风险？我们如何衡量和评估与极端天气和海岸灾害相关的食物摄入模式和食品安全的变化？该项目将在美国和印度尼西亚的教职员工和学生之间建立一个长期的合作研究和培训计划。主修STEM领域的美国学生将有机会通过从事解决问题的研究活动，在国际和多学科环境中进行研究和实地工作。他们将由外国合作者和美国PI通过网络视频会议和在合作机构联合授课的研讨会进行指导。IRES的经验预计将a)扩大和利用与海外机构的伙伴关系，b)提高美国学生的全球意识和视角，c)发展多学科主题，提高对全球变化的理解，如珊瑚漂白、栖息地多样性和沿海危害。研究结果将通过同行评议的出版物和在会议上的陈述进行传播。与联合国开发计划署和中爪哇北部地区的相关机构合作，将分发该项目产生的决策支持产品。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This is a collaborative three year IRES project for 18 US students to gain international research experience in earth, life and data sciences as applied to the coastal region of Northern Central Java, Indonesia. The collaborative activities will be performed in partnership between Boston University (BU), Tufts University (TU) and the University of Diponegoro (UNDIP), Semarang, Indonesia. A cohort of six students per year will gain hands-on laboratory and field experience in coastal zone research during a six-week stay at the foreign institution.Coastal cities worldwide are facing the enormous task to become resilient against physical, social and economic challenges, in addition to challenges due to climate variations. Semarang (Indonesia) is one of the cities that exemplifies the multiple threats affecting society, economy, environment, and infrastructure. Assessing the impacts of present and future coastal hazards requires an understanding of the complex interactions between geological, hydrological, biophysical and socioeconomic systems. This can be best achieved by an integrated approach that includes research on both land and sea dynamics to identify natural and anthropogenic factors, their relative influences and related consequences. This project seeks to undertake effective, innovative, and transformative research to understand how coastal environments respond to natural and anthropogenic factors. Geospatial technology combined with big data analytics will be applied to assessing and monitoring the effects of coastal hazards with the goal to enable the sustainable adaptation of coastal areas to global environmental change. Students will learn data acquisition techniques and the ability to analyze and interpret scientific information.The proposed research will combine field experience with cutting edge geospatial technology and data analytics to investigate the following research questions:1. Is land subsidence in Semarang coastal area mainly caused by natural or anthropogenic processes? Or both? How can we determine the prevailing factors; whether it is due to groundwater abstraction, tectonic movement, volcanic activities or a combination of factors? 2. To what extent is the marine productivity of coastal waters near Semarang city affected by changing climatologic conditions of oceanic and atmospheric parameters in Java Sea? How is climate variations impacting fisheries resources and the economic productivity of coastal communities? How can we build models that show the linkages? 3. How can we effectively monitor and assess coastal marine ecosystems health and productivity? Are artificial patch reefs and mangrove reforestation efforts in Semarang coastal region effective solutions for protecting and rehabilitating coastal ecosystems? 4. How can geospatial technology and big data analytics help in revealing crucial interactions between ecological, economic and policy aspects to assess and manage the environmental risks? How can we measure and assess the changes in food intake pattern and food safety in relation to extreme weather and coastal hazards?This project will establish a long term collaborative research and training program between US and Indonesian faculty and students. US students majoring in STEM fields will have an opportunity to conduct research and field work in an international and multi-disciplinary setting by engaging in problem solving research activities. They will be mentored by foreign collaborators and US PIs through web video conferencing and workshops jointly taught at the collaborating institution. The IRES experience is expected to a) broaden and leverage partnerships with overseas institutions, b) enhance US-student global awareness and perspectives, and c) develop multi-disciplinary themes that improve understanding of global change such as coral bleaching, habitat diversity, and coastal hazards. Research findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at conferences. In partnership with UNDIP and relevant agencies in Northern Central Java region, decision support products resulting from this project will be distributed.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.