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RaMP - Understanding and Preserving Tropical BioDiversity on a Changing Planet
RaMP-UP Tropical BioDiversity is an ambitious, multi-level mentoring and training program formed through a partnership between the Global Sustainability Scholars Program (GSS) and...
Testing Mechanistic Models to Explain How Variation in Host Susceptibility Arises and Why It Shifts Across Thermal Gradients.
Shifting environmental conditions resulting from climate change have the potential to alter established ecological interactions, including the dynamics between pathogens and hosts....
NRT: Ecosystem science in the face of rapid ocean change: a convergence approach
NRT: Ecosystem science in the face of rapid ocean change: a convergence approach This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to the University of Maine will...
RaMP: Post-Baccalaureate Training Program in Biomolecular Structure Prediction and Design
Recent advances in computational methods that predict the structures of biological molecules enable the design of equally intricately structured polymers for their use in research,...
NRT-AI: Responsive and Resilient AI for Autonomous Systems Engineering (RAISE)
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning enabled technologies are rapidly growing areas of national priority and economic significance. Autonomous systems are engineered...
NRT-AI: AI Advancements and Convergence in Computational, Environmental, and Social Sciences (AI-ACCESS)
Emerging AI and computational tools have the potential to bring about significant transformation of scientific practice, especially in the environmental and social sciences. In fac...
RaMP: Making meaningful connections: Fostering the Integration of Biodiversity Patterns with Genetic Evolutionary Mechanisms (BioGEM)
Given the severity and complexity that a rapidly changing climate imposes on all life on Earth, a multi-faceted approach to addressing the biodiversity crisis is needed. This proje...
FMRG: Eco: Circular manufacturing of sustainable bioplastics from hemp-derived building blocks
Developing a manufacturing-ready biopolymer with exceptional properties and multiple routes to recycling and degradation could accelerate the displacement of legacy polymers based...
NRT-URoL: Decoding the Mechanisms Underpinning Biofilm Function and Architecture in Extreme Environments
Biofilms, communities of microorganisms attached to surfaces, occur in/on almost any environment and surface type. As a result, they have widespread impact on many aspects of both...
RaMP: Understanding Nature and Los Angeles Biodiversity (UNLAB) through Museum Collections and Field-based Research
The postbaccalaureate mentoring program Understanding Nature and Los Angeles Biodiversity through Museum Collections and Field-based Research (UNLAB) will facilitate biodiversity r...
Integrative Training in Quantum Assembly and Technology
Future advances in quantum science and technology will require the combination of insights and techniques from multiple fields and will benefit from recruiting talent from diverse...
RaMP: Understanding Plant Species Rarity: Causes and Consequences from Genes to Ecosystems
The current plant research and conservation workforce is not adequate to meet the major environmental challenges of the coming decades that include biodiversity loss, climate chang...
TRAILBLAZER: Constructing photonic quantum systems by deterministic electron-driven atom positioning
The ability to place atoms at chosen locations to reproducibly create millions of identical arrangements would greatly benefit quantum science and engineering. A goal of particular...
RaMP: Woods to Water (W2W) for Training the Next Generation of Ecologists and Natural Resource Managers
Sustaining biological diversity and ecosystem services requires that future generations learn to understand and maintain connectivity between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Ma...
TRAILBLAZER: Biodegradable Living Materials
There are numerous examples of biologically inspired robots that mimic features of animals and plants, and many can operate in natural environments. However, the overwhelming major...
Harnessing the Data Revolution to Enable Predictive Multi-scale Modeling across STEM
Development of lightweight materials for cars and airplanes, prediction of the weather in space and on earth, and design of new drugs for medical treatments are examples of importa...
Understanding biodiversity through a global platform for assembly and analysis of large genomes
Nationally, a significant investment is made each year in genome sequencing. This investment is critical for expanding our understanding of biology, enhancing and optimizing agricu...
NCS-FR: Engineering Brain Circuits for Complex Scene Analysis
Everyday social situations, like a crowded party, a restaurant, a classroom, or an open-plan workplaces, involve multiple speakers and listeners and the hum of background noise. In...
URoL:EN: Learning the Rules of Neuronal Learning
This project will explore the rules of life of neuronal networks in an engineered microenvironment. The networks of neurons in biological brains routinely solve challenging problem...
URoL:EN: A non-parametric framework to understand emergent behaviors of microbial consortia
The goal of this project is to develop a new framework to better understand the emergent behaviors of microbial consortia. Emergent behavior is defined as a system’s behavior that...