United States and China Planning Visit: seeking common environmental research strategies

Investigator(s):

Steven Case (PI) ; Dennis Lane (Co-PI)

Sponsor:

University of Kansas Center for Research Inc, KS 66045 7858643441

Start Date/Expiration Date

2005-09-15 to 2007-08-31 (amended 2005-09-02)

Awarded Amount to Date:

$19,969

Abstract: OISE-0536505 Case, Steven B (University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.), "United States and China Planning Visit: Seeking Common Environmental Research Strategies" ABSTRACT Dr. Steven B. Case of University of Kansas Center for Research will lead a team that includes one senior colleague and two graduate students to China in late autumn 2005 for a planning visit to establish a research and education collaboration between the University of Kansas, Tianjin University, Xhengzhou University and Sichuan University. The collaboration will explore local atmospheric conditions (air pollutants), bioindicators and local biodiversity as measures of environmental health. The group will employ as their research methodology a Distributed Human Network (DHN) of scientists, science teachers, and students, and citizen-scientists from the universities and local K-12 schools in both countries to form a collaborative research community. During the planning visit, the PI and U.S. researchers will meet counterparts in the target universities as well as representatives of local secondary schools interested in becoming involved with the DHN project. One objective of the planning visit will be to assess the capacity of the counterparts to participate in a meaningful way in the planned research collaboration.

NSF Org:

OISE - Office of International Science and Engineering

Award Number:

0536505

Award Instrument:

Standard Grant

Program Manager:

Anne L. Emig
OISE Office of International Science and Engineering
O/D OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

NSF Program(s):

INTERNATIONAL PLAN & WORKSHOPS

Field Application(s):

Other nsf.applications NEC

Program Reference Code(s):

EXP PROG TO STIM COMP RES, 9150
UNASSIGNED, 0000
US CHINA COOP IN BASIC SCIENCE, 9200

Program Element Code(s):

7299