NRT-NNA: Convergent Arctic Research Perspectives and Education (CARPE)

NRT-NNA：融合北极研究观点和教育 (CARPE)

• 批准号: 2125868
• 负责人: Ruth Varner
• 金额: $ 299.97万
• 依托单位: University of New Hampshire
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2026-08-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2125868&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NRT; NNA; Convergent; Arctic; Research

The cascading impacts of climate change on natural and human systems are more evident in the Arctic than anywhere else on Earth. Temperatures are rising twice as fast as the global average. Dramatic sea ice reductions, significant glacier and ice sheet mass loss, and rapidly thawing permafrost impact Arctic peoples’ and ecosystems’ daily activities and well-being. Many of the most profound changes result from shifts in seasonality—the timing of cultural, biological, physical, and chemical events—especially the nature and timing of spring and autumn. Addressing how changing seasonality across the Arctic affects ecosystems, the built environment, and human communities requires the convergence of many disciplines capable of recognizing the interlinked challenges posed by climate change. This National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) award to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) will train graduate students to use a convergence research framework to investigate and understand the interwoven impacts of changing seasonality on Arctic natural and human systems. The program will train 10 M.S. and 30 Ph.D. students, including 20 funded Ph.D. trainees, from the natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering.The Connecting Arctic Research Perspectives and Education (CARPE) NRT aims to train the next generation of professionals to tackle the complex socio-ecological challenges of changing seasonality in the Arctic using a convergence research framework imbued with a perspective that respects the viewpoints of indigenous communities. The primary objectives are to train graduate students and their faculty advisors to design and conduct convergence research projects focused on the impact of changing seasonality in the Arctic natural and human systems while building capacity to engage with Arctic Indigenous communities and local stakeholders. CARPE will prepare the trainees to pursue academic and non-academic careers to address grand challenges posed by a changing climate and the cascading impacts on society. In addition, the program will transform graduate training at UNH by integrating convergent approaches to research and preparing students to build reciprocal research programs with Indigenous and other community partners. Hence, they will be better equipped for societally-focused careers. CARPE trainees will participate in program elements including coursework providing the theoretical and practical foundations for conducting research oriented toward a changing Arctic; transdisciplinary group research projects; collaborative, solutions-focused internships with external partners; communication training for engaging with a variety of audiences; and ethics training in building relationships with Indigenous and local peoples. Evidence of mastery of knowledge and skills will be assessed via synthesis reports, individual and team presentations, contributions to workshops, conferences, community discussions, and outreach events, completion of a convergent research project, and via external evaluation. In addition, each student will draft and refine an Individual Development Plan throughout their time in CARPE, with input and guidance from their mentors and CARPE leadership.The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas through comprehensive traineeship models that are innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.Co-funding for this award is being provided by Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) program one of NSF's 10 Big Ideas. NNA supports projects that address convergence scientific challenges in the rapidly changing Arctic, empower new research partnerships, diversify the next generation of Arctic researchers, enhance efforts in formal and informal education, and integrate the co-production of knowledge where appropriate. This award aligns with those goals.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.

气候变化对自然系统和人类系统的级联影响比地球上其他任何地方都更多。温度升高的速度是全球平均水平的两倍。急剧减少海冰，冰川巨大的质量损失以及迅速解冻的多年冻土影响北极人和生态系统的日常活动和福祉。许多最深刻的变化是由于季节性的转变（文化，生物学，物理和化学事件的时机）所带来的，尤其是春季和秋季的性质和时机。解决北极各个季节性的改变如何影响生态系统，建筑环境和人类社区，需要许多能够认识到气候变化带来的相互联系的挑战的许多学科的融合。这项国家科学基金会研究实习生（NRT）授予新罕布什尔大学（UNH）将培训研究生，使用融合研究框架来调查和理解改变季节性对北极自然和人类系统的编织影响。该计划将培训10 M.S.和30博士学位学生，包括20位资助博士学位。火车，从自然科学，社会科学和工程学中。北极研究的观点与教育（Carpe）NRT旨在培训下一代专业人士，以解决北极地区改变北极季节性的复杂社会生态挑战，该融合研究框架涉及一个尊重Intypoint of Intysoitecomenitosemosisosemosisosemoitecomecomenitosemitosemitosemoitecomenitosemoitecomenitosemoitecomenosemoitecomenitosemosecoinecomenitosemosecomecomecomecomemoce的社区的挑战。主要目标是培训研究生及其教职顾问，以设计和开展融合研究项目，重点介绍北极自然和人类系统中季节性变化的影响，同时建立与北极土著社区和当地利益相关者互动的能力。 Carpe将为受训者做好准备从事学术和非学术职业，以应对不断变化的气候和对社会的级联影响所带来的巨大挑战。此外，该计划将通过将收敛的方法整合到研究和准备学生与土著和其他社区合作伙伴建立互惠研究计划的过程中来改变UNH的研究生培训。因此，他们将获得以社会为重点的职业的能力。 Carpe训练者将参加课程要素，包括课程，提供理论和实用的基础，以进行针对不断变化的北极的研究；跨学科小组研究项目；与外部合作伙伴以解决方案为重点的内部船舶的协作；与各种受众群体互动的沟通培训；以及与土著和当地人建立关系的道德培训。掌握知识和技能的证据将通过综合报告，个人和团队演示，对研讨会，会议，社区讨论和外展活动的贡献，完成收敛研究项目以及外部评估进行评估。此外，每个学生都将在木匠中的整个时间里起草并完善个人发展计划，并获得导师和木匠领导力的指导。NSFResearch Thareeship（NRT）计划旨在鼓励开发和实施STEM研究生教育培训的大胆，新的潜在变革模型。该计划致力于通过全面的跨学科或收敛研究领域的STEM研究生进行有效培训，通过全面的培训模型，这些模型具有创新性，基于循证的，并且与不断变化的劳动力和研究需求保持一致。这项奖项的奖励是由新的Arctic（NNA）计划提供的NNA计划中的一员提供的奖项。 NNA支持在迅速变化的北极，赋予新的研究伙伴关系，使下一代北极研究人员多样化，加强正规和非正式教育方面的努力以及在适当的情况下整合知识的项目。该奖项与这些目标保持一致。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估被认为是宝贵的支持。