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Title: CLAWS Center for LandAirWater Studies
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CENTER PROPOSAL
- CLAWS Center for Land-Air-Water Studies
- EESI Presentation
- A M Thompson
- 7 May 08
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CLAWS Outline
- Why New and Re-new
- What
- Who
- Where How - Approaches
- Proposed Activities
- Funding Targets
- Synergism with other Centers
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Why CLAWS?
- CECG 12-year Center of successes
- Networking, connecting environmental science
across disciplines Colleges - Newsletter, Annual Reception, ECSS, Research
Initiation Grants (RIGs) - Spawn BRIE IGERT, CEKA (Center for Environmental
Kinetics Analysis), ChemXSeer, Hanford
co-Project, gt 10M !! - CLAWS Recognize need to add players, tools,
targets, re-direct foci
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What is CLAWS?
- Re-new
- Unique synergism of EMS, ECOS, Engr, Ag
scientists - Common language tools chemistry and
analytical tools - New
- Players PSU and beyond
- Types of processes vital interactions at
interfaces - Field observations new sensors
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Who is CLAWS?
- Renewed core CLAWS Steering from CECG
- ECOS K T Mueller, M Tien (Proposed CLAWS
Associate Director) - EMS J Kubicki
- COAg E Martinez
- COEngr J Regan
- New players
- PSU A Thompson (Proposed CLAWS Director), M
Fantle, D Lampkin, T Kane, J Macalady - Beyond PSU J Fuentes (UVA), A Elmore
(Frostburg), W Stockwell (Howard), N Donahue (CMU)
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CLAWS Approaches - I
- Column Closure
- Vertical Biogeochemical Scaling
- Combine Observational Platforms in and around PSU
SRBSHO, Rock Springs, NATIVE - Employ new technology lidar, satellite remote
sensing
Fundamental Processes Lab Characterization
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CLAWS Approaches - II
- Regional Horizontal Scaling of Multiple
Processes - Ecosystem Gradients Appalachians -gt Atlantic
Coast Rural -gt Urban - CMU Center for Aerosol Processes Studies
(Donahue) - Frostburg U U Maryland Center for Environmental
Studies Appalachian Lab (Elmore) - Howard U Beltsville Research Site (Stockwell)
- UVA REACCT Regional Ecological Atmospheric
Chemistry-Climate Team (Fuentes)
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Funding Targets
- NSF Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles
ETBC Seeks transformational advances in
quantitative or mechanistic understanding of
biogeochemical cycles that integrate
physical-chemical-biological processes over the
range of temporal or spatial scales in Earth
environments - NSF - Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human
systems (CNH) - IGERTS Already proposed with Howard, CMU
- NSF -- Science Technology Centers Build
Intellectual Physical Infrastructures across
Disciplines
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Activities to Date Cross-Disciplinary Course on
Techniques, Methods, Remote Sensing
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CLAWS Activities, Annual Budget 41K
- Regular Steering Meetings Seminars (3-4 /
semester) 3K - Pilot Projects supported by Research Initiation
Grants (RIGs) 2 x 10K - Carry on CECG Successes
- Newsletter, website 1K
- Annual Wine Cheese 2K
- Summer Student Fellowships 5K
- Environ. Chem Student Symposium 9K
- Miscellaneous 1K
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CLAWS Commitments
- EESI Request 10K
- Dept of Meteorology Commit 10K
- ECOS Request 10K
- PSIEE Request 10K
- Note ECSS raises 9K from Engineering,
Agriculture, ECOS, EESI
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Synergism with Other Centers CEER CRIM
Beyond EESI, ECCS -- Link to Past CLAWS
Fundamental
ECCS
CRIM
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