Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Philadelphia

ENGAGING WOMEN IN ENGINEERING: TRAINING MENTORS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

RENOVATION OF ANSP ENTOMOLOGY DEPARTMENT RESEARCH COLLECTION & ASSOCIATED LAB

COMPARATIVE COPHYLOGENOMICS IN A HIGHLY REPLICATED SYSTEM: TINAMOU LICE

SURVEY AND INVENTORY OF THE AQUATIC INSECTS OF THE ALTAI AND HANGAI MOUNTAIN DRAINAGES, MONGOLIA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DIGITIZATION TCN: THE MID-ATLANTIC MEGALOPOLIS: ACHIEVING A GREATER SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF OUR URBAN WORLD

ATOL: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSEMBLING THE GREEN ALGAL TREE OF LIFE (GRATOL)

CSBR: NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS: DIGITAL IMAGING OF MOLLUSCAN TYPE SPECIMENS AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA

CSBR: NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS: ADVANCING ACCESS TO DIATOM SLIDE COLLECTION AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY BY WHOLE-SLIDE IMAGING AND VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY

DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA (PROVIDER/RECIPIENT) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED SUPPORT TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AND ALONG THE DELAWARE ROUTE 9 CORRIDOR. THE PROVIDER WILL DELIVER DATA FLUENCY RELATED TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES DEVELOP DATA FLUENCY, EVALUATION CAPABILITY, AND REPORTING CAPACITY WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. THESE CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WILL IMPROVE THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES' APPLICATION QUALITY TO EPA GRANTS AND STATE REVOLVING FUNDS (SRF), PARTICULARLY FOR APPLICATION SECTIONS RELATED TO DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND REPORTING PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES TRAINING TO IMPROVE THE POST AWARD REPORTING ACCURACY FOR COMMUNITIES' WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN EPA GRANT OR SRF BUT MAY LACK THE NECESSARY DATA RELATED FLUENCY OR EVALUATION CAPACITY TO FULFILL THE REPORTING AND EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS. THIS INCREASED PERFORMANCE RELATING TO DATA FLUENCY AND REPORTING WILL ENABLE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO BETTER COMMUNICATE HOW AWARDED EPA GRANTS IMPROVED THE OUTCOMES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WORKSHOPS ON COLLECTING DATA/USING DATA/REPORTING DATA/DATA EVALUATION, TRAINING TAILORED TO THE DATA CAPACITY NEEDS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND 1 ON 1 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOCUSED ON DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION.SUBRECIPIENT:THE ANTICIPATED SUBRECIPIENT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE ASSISTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKSHOPS, PROVIDING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE DURING THE 14 PLANNED WORKSHOPS/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVALUATION-FOCUSED TOOLS TO ENSURE CBO PARTICIPANTS HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS AND LESSONS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE UTILITY OF EVALUATION-FOCUSED TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS IMPLEMENTED, AND A SUMMATIVE REPORT ON PROGRAM EVALUATION FOR MEASURING SUCCESS OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED BUY IN AND PARTICIPATION WITH FEDERAL GRANTS, IMPROVED DATA REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION AMONG BENEFICIARIES, INCREASED COMPLIANCE WITH EPA'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BENEFICIARIES, AND INCREASED DATA FLUENCY/CAPACITY IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA, PA, AND ALONG THE DELAWARE ROUTE 9 CORRIDOR.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT, AT LEAST 6 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT MEETINGS WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AT LEAST 8 WORKSHOPS ON BUILDING LOGIC MODELS, SURVEY DESIGN, QUALITATIVE PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND NUMEROUS 1:1 CONSULTATIONS WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE DATA REPORTING AND EVALUATION CAPACITY. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED BUY IN AND PARTICIPATION WITH FEDERAL GRANTS, IMPROVED DATA REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION AMONG BENEFICIARIES, INCREASED BENEFICIARY COMPLIANCE WITH EPA'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BENEFICIARIES, AND INCREASED DATA FLUENCY/CAPACITY IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA, PA, AND ALONG THE DELAWARE ROUTE 9 CORRIDOR.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HIERARCHICAL FUNCTIONING OF RIVER MACROSYSTEMS IN TEMPERATE STEPPES - FROM CONTINENTAL TO HYDROGEOMORPHIC PATCH SCALES

PATTERNS OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY AND EVOLUTION OF BODY SIZE VARIATION IN THE ACCIPITER-COMPLEX, A COSMOPOLITAN HAWK CLADE -ALTHOUGH HAWKS ARE AMONG THE MOST CHARISMATIC BIRD GROUPS, WE KNOW SURPRISINGLY LITTLE ABOUT HOW SPECIES OF HAWKS ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER, HOW THEIR COMMUNITIES HAVE ASSEMBLED OVER EARTHS HISTORY, AND EVEN HOW MANY SPECIES THERE ARE ON OUR PLANET. IN PARTICULAR, HAWKS THAT LIVE ON REMOTE ISLANDS ARE POORLY KNOWN AND MANY ARE CONSIDERED MEMBERS OF SINGLE WIDESPREAD SPECIES, YET SEVERAL OF THE ISLAND DWELLING HAWK POPULATIONS ARE SUFFICIENTLY DISTINCT THAT THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATE SPECIES UNIQUE TO THESE ISLANDS. USING NEXT GENERATION DNA SEQUENCING, THIS RESEARCH IS DETERMINING HOW MANY SPECIES OF HAWKS COEXIST WITH ONE ANOTHER AND HOW THE SPECIES ARE RELATED. THE RESEARCHERS ARE USING THESE DATA TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE HAWK COMMUNITIES ON ISLANDS ASSEMBLED OVER EARTH?S HISTORY VIA A SINGLE COLONIZATION FOLLOWED BY DIVERSIFICATION OR WHETHER MULTIPLE HAWK LINEAGES INDEPENDENTLY COLONIZED THE SAME ISLANDS. BY COMPARING THE OBSERVED PATTERNS ACROSS OCEANIC ISLANDS TO THE PATTERNS OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY OF HAWKS ON MAINLAND REGIONS, THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HOW COMMUNITIES ARE CREATED IN THESE TWO TYPES OF LANDFORMS. THIS PROJECT IS AMONG THE FIRST TO RECONSTRUCT COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY PATTERNS OF A GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED BIRD GROUP. LASTLY, THE TEAM IS EXAMINING OVER 10,000 HAWK SPECIMENS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO PLACE HAWKS INTO FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGICAL GROUPS AND IDENTIFY NATURAL HISTORY CHARACTERISTICS (SUCH AS TYPICAL PREY TYPES), WHICH ARE UNKNOWN FOR MANY OF THE RARER HAWK SPECIES. THE RESEARCHERS ARE PARTNERING WITH THE WOMEN IN NATURAL SCIENCES (WINS) PROGRAM AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY TO EXPOSE FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS TO STEM FIELDS. THE TEAM IS COLEADING HAWK-WATCHING FIELD TRIPS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS, AND EACH SUMMER A WINS STUDENT IS WORKING ON THE PROJECT AS A RESEARCH ASSISTANT ON THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS ALSO SUPPORTING THE EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEAD PI, A HISPANIC AMERICAN. BOTH PIS ARE RESEARCHERS AT A LARGE PUBLIC MUSEUM AND ARE DISSEMINATING PROJECT RESULTS AT PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS. LASTLY, BY IDENTIFYING ISLANDS AND REGIONS HARBORING UNIQUE SPECIES, CONSERVATION RESOURCES CAN BE BETTER DIRECTED TOWARDS THE AREAS OR SPECIES IN GREATEST NEED. RECONSTRUCTING THE PATTERNS AND PROCESSES OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY ARE CRITICAL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF BIOTAS. COMMUNITIES CAN BE FORMED IN SEVERAL WAYS AND ONE PREDICTION IS THAT COMMUNITIES ON OCEANIC ISLANDS ARE ASSEMBLED VIA CLUSTERING (A SINGLE DISPERSAL FOLLOWED BY SPECIATION), WHEREAS CONTINENTAL COMMUNITIES ARE ASSEMBLED VIA MULTIPLE DISPERSAL EVENTS. THE ACCIPITER HAWK COMPLEX INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 180 CURRENTLY VALID, NAMED TAXA (SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES) THAT OCCUR ON BOTH CONTINENTAL AND ISLAND LAND MASSES. EVEN ON REMOTE ISLANDS, MULTIPLE BEHAVIORALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY SIMILAR, BUT VARIABLY SIZED ACCIPITER-COMPLEX HAWK TAXA ARE FOUND IN THE SAME ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES MAKING THIS HAWK COMPLEX AN IDEAL GROUP FOR TESTING COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY PATTERNS ON A GLOBALLY DISTRIBUTED GROUP. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES FOUR OBJECTIVES: 1) RECONSTRUCTION OF A SUBSPECIES LEVEL PHYLOGENY OF THE ACCIPITER-COMPLEX, 2) IDENTIFICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS WITH MULTIPLE ACCIPITER-COMPLEX MEMBERS OVERLAPPING IN GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION, 3) CHARACTERIZATION OF SIZE AND NATURAL HISTORY CLASSES OF THESE HAWKS BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION, 4) IDENTIFICATION OF COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY PATTERNS IN THE ACCIPITER-COMPLEX. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES, THE RESEARCHERS ARE SEQUENCING GENOMES TO RECONSTRUCT A PHYLOGENY FOR ALL CURRENTLY RECOGNIZED SUBSPECIES WITHIN THE COMPLEX USING EXISTING SPECIMENS, CREATING DETAILED RANGE MAPS FOR EACH ACCIPITER-COMPLEX MEMBER, AND RECONSTRUCTING COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY PATTERNS FOR THIS COMPLEX ACROSS THE GLOBE. 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.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BASELINE SURVEY OF THE LOWER XINGU RIVER RAPIDS, BRAZIL: A HIGHLY DIVERSE, GLOBALLY UNIQUE, AND IMMEDIATELY IMPERILED ECO

ALGAL RESEARCH AND ECOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS FOR THE USGS NATIONAL WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

DIGITIZATION TCN: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MOBILIZING MILLIONS OF MARINE MOLLUSKS OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD

EARTHCUBE SCIENCE-ENABLING DATA CAPABILITIES: COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL: EXTENDING OCEAN DRILLING PURSUITS [EODP]: MICROFOSSILS AND STRATIGRAPHY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOUTHERN AMAZONIAN BIRDS AND THEIR SYMBIONTS: BIODIVERSITY AND ENDEMICITY OF PARASITES FROM THE MOST DIVERSE AVIFAUNA ON EART

CSBR NATURAL HISTORY: REHOUSING AND INVENTORY OF FLUID-PRESERVED MOLLUSKS AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

RENOVATION AND COMPUTERIZATION OF THE DIATOM HERBARIUM AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MACROEVOLUTION OF A GROUP OF PLANT SECONDARY DEFENSE COMPOUNDS (PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS) IN THE DOGBANE AND MILKWEED FLOWERING PLANT FAMILY (APOCYNACEAE)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DIGITIZATION TCN: DIGITIZING COLLECTIONS TO TRACE PARASITE-HOST ASSOCIATIONS AND PREDICT THE SPREAD OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE

ECOLOGICAL STUDIES AT WARREN GROVE GUNNERY RANGE IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MGMT PLAN FOR THE 177TH FIGHTER WING, NEW JERSEY AIR

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY WILL PARTNER WITH MANTUA CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO CREATE THE MANTUA YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO CONNECT YOUTH AGES 8-16 IN PLACE-BASED ARTS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP OF COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE. PROJECT FUNDS WILL SUPPORT A COMMUNITY HORTICULTURE EDUCATOR AND A UNIVERSITY STUDENT INTERN IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS STIPENDS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA YOUTH AMBASSADOR PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A CURRICULUM OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INTEGRATING ARTS, STEM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS WILL DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND A DEEPENED SENSE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ADDRESS AN URBAN COMMUNITY’S NEED FOR YOUTH CIVIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, AS WELL AS SERVE AS A MODEL FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT OF INFORMAL STEM LEARNERS AND YOUTH COMMUNITY LEADERS WITHIN PHILADELPHIA.

EAGER: DEVELOPMENT OF A LEARNING COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON SEA-LEVEL RISE AND COASTAL HABITAT CHANGE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LATE DEVONIAN TETRAPODOMORPH FISHES AND THE ORIGIN OF TETRAPODS

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY WILL IMPLEMENT “THE SCIENCE SHOP,” A PILOT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OVERBROOK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, THE MUSEUM WILL HOLD COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS TO IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND CO-CREATE ACTIONABLE PROJECTS TO RESPOND TO THEM. THE PARTNERS WILL MATCH PROJECTS WITH THEIR OWN RESOURCES TO FRAME ISSUES, DESIGN APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS, AND IMPLEMENT AND ASSESS IMPACT. ACADEMY STAFF WILL PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING ON COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO FACILITATE THIS WORK. THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SHAPING THEIR FUTURE AND ADVANCE THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ACADEMY FROM A TRADITIONAL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM TO A CHANGE AGENT THAT IS OF, BY, AND FOR THE CITY IT SERVES.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE LATE DEVONIAN TETRAPODOMORPH TIKTAALIK ROSEAE

SURVEY OF AFRICAN ORTHOPTEROID INSECTS, WITH A NEW METHODOLOGY

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA WILL DIGITIZE AND PRESERVE YEARS OF FIELD RECORDINGS OF GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET SONGS (ORTHOPTERA), MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, AND INTERESTED VISITORS. THESE REEL-TO-REEL AND AUDIOCASSETTE FIELD RECORDINGS FEATURE INSECTS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITATS FROM THE 1960S TO THE 1990S, INCLUDING IN THREATENED AND DISAPPEARING HABITATS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, THE AMERICAN WEST AND AFRICA. THE PROJECT SUPPORTS THE HIRING OF A CURATORIAL ASSISTANT AS WELL AS AND 5 FULL-TIME CO-OP POSITIONS FOR DREXEL UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AS PART OF THE COLLABORATION WITH THE DREXEL UNIVERSITY WESTPHAL COLLEGE OF MEDIA ARTS AND DESIGN SOUND LAB TO DIGITIZE THE ANALOG TAPES. THE SPECIES DATA WILL THEN BE ADDED TO AN OPEN-SOURCE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BE USED TO INFORM FUTURE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES FOCUSING ON BIODIVERSITY, EVOLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-TRADITIONAL COLLECTIONS.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SUSTAINED RESOURCES: NEOTOMA: ADVANCING EARTH SCIENCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH VIA GROWTH OF WELL-CURATED OPEN PALEODATA -IN THIS ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE, STUDYING EARTH?S PAST OFFERS ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS INTO HOW LIFE ADAPTS TO CHANGING CLIMATES AND INTENSIFYING HUMAN ACTIVITY. HOWEVER, THE FOSSIL RECORD IS LARGE AND DIVERSE, SO GLOBAL-SCALE RESEARCH REQUIRES THE CAREFUL ASSEMBLY AND STANDARDIZATION OF MANY INDIVIDUAL RECORDS, WITH WELL-DEVELOPED METADATA AND WELL-DESIGNED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS TO MAKE THESE DATA ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. THE NEOTOMA PALEOECOLOGY DATABASE SUPPORTS FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHARING PUBLICLY FUNDED DATA AND SUPPORTS GLOBAL-CHANGE RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY, EXPERT-CURATED OPEN DATA RESOURCE FOR PALEOECOLOGICAL AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL DATA. LAUNCHED IN 2009 WITH NSF SUPPORT, NEOTOMA HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY USED AND TRUSTED INTERNATIONAL DATA RESOURCES FOR FOSSIL DATA, GROWING RAPIDLY IN THE VOLUME AND VARIETY OF ITS DATA HOLDINGS, FUNCTIONALITY OF ITS SOFTWARE SERVICES, AND THE SIZE AND DIVERSITY OF ITS USER COMMUNITY. THIS AWARD WILL ALLOW NEOTOMA TO CONTINUE TO SCALE UPWARDS BY ADDRESSING SEVERAL MAJOR BOTTLENECKS TO GROWTH AND SPECIFICALLY BY ENHANCING SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT HIGHER RATES OF DATA ADDITIONS TO NEOTOMA, MORE STREAMLINED DATA CURATION, AND BETTER SUPPORT SOLUTIONS FOR NEW COMMUNITIES SEEKING TO USE NEOTOMA DATA TO STUDY AND UNDERSTAND BIODIVERSITY DYNAMICS DRIVEN BY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BETTER SUPPORT FOR RAPID UPLOAD OF HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF DATASETS FROM PARTICIPATING RESEARCH TEAMS THROUGH ENHANCEMENTS TO THE DATA BULK UPLOADER SYSTEM (DATABUS), WITH NEWLY ADDED ORCID USER AUTHENTICATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE POPULAR LINKED PALEODATA (LIPD) FORMAT. EMBARGO MANAGER WILL SUPPORT EARLY DATA CONTRIBUTIONS AND BETTER DATA MANAGEMENT PRACTICE, IN ALIGNMENT WITH NSF DIVISION OF EARTH SCIENCES (EAR) DATA AND SAMPLE POLICY. THE HIERARCHICAL VOCABULARY AND TAXONOMY MANAGER (HVTM) WILL IMPROVE DATA QUALITY AND INTEROPERABILITY BY ENABLING EFFICIENT VIEWING AND CURATION OF CONTROLLED VOCABULARIES. NEOTOMA WILL FREELY UPLOAD SUPPORTED DATA TYPES, WITH PRIORITY FOR NSF-EAR PI DATA, AND WILL HELP ON-BOARD MAJOR GEOSCIENCE PALEODATA COMMUNITIES. NEOTOMA PIS WILL DEVELOP AND PROVIDE MULTIPLE TRAINING SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR SCIENTISTS, WITH FOCUSED WORKSHOPS FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECRS) AND SCIENTISTS FROM UNDERSERVED REGIONS, MULTI-LINGUAL SUPPORT FOR WORKSHOPS AND ONLINE RESOURCES, PUBLICLY POSTED TRAINING VIDEOS, AND MODEL WORKFLOWS FOR DATA HANDLING. NEOTOMA DEVELOPERS WILL REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND SUPPORT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE-LEARNING APPLICATIONS BY DEEPENING NEOTOMA?S METADATA PROVISIONING TO SCIENCE-ON-SCHEMA AND DATACITE. LASTLY, NEOTOMA STEWARDS WILL CREATE CUSTOM-TAILORED TRAINING AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECRS BY DESIGNING WORKSHOPS, VIDEOS, AND CODE VIGNETTES TO ADDRESS ECR-IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

DIGITAL IMAGING OF THE PRIMARY TYPE FISH SPECIMENS AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, PHILADELPHIA

MODERNIZING THE TRANSEAU MICROSLIDE COLLECTION OF FILAMENTOUS CONJUGATING GREEN ALGAE -THIS PROJECT CONSERVES AND MODERNIZES A NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1,200 MICROSCOPE SLIDES CONTAINING PRESERVED SPECIMENS OF CONJUGATING GREEN ALGAE BY IMPROVING STORAGE CONDITIONS AND DIGITIZATION. THESE ALGAE ARE GREEN FILAMENTS, OR CHAINS OF CYLINDRICAL CELLS, THAT ARE FOUND IN ALMOST EVERY FRESHWATER HABITAT WORLDWIDE AND PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS. THEY ALSO EXHIBIT KEY BIOLOGICAL FEATURES THAT WERE PASSED DOWN TO THEIR EVOLUTIONARY DESCENDANTS, THE FIRST GREEN PLANTS THAT SPREAD ACROSS DRY LAND 470 MILLION YEARS AGO. THE UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE ALGAE IN THE COLLECTION MAKE THE COLLECTION AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF ALGAE AND ALGAL ADAPTATIONS THAT LED TO THE EMERGENCE OF PLANTS ON LAND. AT PRESENT, THE COLLECTION IS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS BECAUSE THE GLASS SLIDES ARE FRAGILE AND FEW IMAGES OR RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE BY STABILIZING THE SLIDES IN A MODERN, READILY ACCESSIBLE STORAGE CABINET IN THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM. SLIDE CONTENTS WILL ALSO BE PHOTOGRAPHED USING A CUSTOMIZED MICROSCOPY SYSTEM TO CAPTURE WHOLE-SLIDE IMAGES OF THE SPECIMENS. THE MICROSCOPY PROCESS WILL CAPTURE KEY FEATURES OF THE SPECIMENS IN DIGITIZED IMAGES, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED ONLINE THROUGH THE ALGAL HERBARIUM PORTAL OF SYMBIOTA, A CONSORTIUM OF RESEARCH PORTALS FOR NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS WIDELY USED BY RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, AND THE PUBLIC. THE PROJECT MAKES DATA AND PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE ONLINE TO A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE. THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE NSF?S BIOTECHNOLOGY PRIORITY AREA. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

DIGITIZATION PEN: THE ADDITION OF ORTHOPNET TO SCAN

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY WILL PILOT A NEW APPROACH TO INFORMAL LEARNING, THE URBAN NATURE LAB, WHICH ADDRESSES BARRIERS TO SCIENCE EDUCATION IN PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS. THE LAB WILL FUNCTION AS A PHYSICAL LEARNING, EXHIBIT, AND EXPLORATORY SPACE WITH A FOCUS ON URBAN ECOLOGY. ITS INITIAL MODULE WILL CONSIST OF A MUSEUM EXHIBITION AND CLASSROOM CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, DESIGNED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, EXHIBITION DEVELOPERS, AND CURRICULA DESIGNERS. FOR THE PILOT, THE ACADEMY WILL COLLABORATE WITH RUSSELL BYERS CHARTER SCHOOL TO TEST EXHIBITION PROTOTYPES AND A CURRICULUM THAT ALIGNS WITH PENNSYLVANIA STATE SCIENCE STANDARDS FOR FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION IN ALL PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT WILL BOLSTER SCIENCE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR THIRD, FOURTH, AND FIFTH GRADERS THROUGH IN-CLASSROOM AND MUSEUM LESSONS, AND VISITS TO NATURAL SETTINGS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

CHANGES IN SALT MARSH MORPHOLOGY DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CSBR: NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS: GEOREFERENCING U.S. FISH COLLECTIONS: A COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL TO GEOREFERENCING NATURAL HI

REU SITE: COLLECTIONS-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

FRESHWATER SNAIL INVENTORY AT UPPER DELAWARE SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVER

THE RECIPIENT WILL COMPLETE IDENTIFICATION, MOUNTING, AND DATABASING OF 4000-5000 INVERTEBRATE SPECIMENS COLLECTED FROM VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK AND HOPEWELL FURNACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. THE RECIPIENT WILL HIGHLIGHT PRIORITY SPECIMENS (RARE SPECIES OR NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES) AND PROVIDE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL SPECIMENS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH NPS DATABASES.

DIGITIZATION PEN: CRITICAL CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN ADDITIONS TO THE EPICC TCN FROM THE OLDEST INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTION IN THE UNITED STATES

DIGITIZATION TCN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NORTH AMERICAN LICHENS AND BRYOPHYTES: SENSITIVE INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND CHANGE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NEOTOMA PALEOECOLOGY DATABASE, A MULTI-PROXY, INTERNATIONAL, COMMUNITY-CURATED DATA RESOURCE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

EARTHCUBE IA: COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL: ENHANCING PALEONTOLOGICAL AND NEONTOLOGICAL DATA DISCOVERY API

DIGITIZATION TCN: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DOCUMENTING MARINE BIODIVERSITY THROUGH DIGITIZATION OF INVERTEBRATE COLLECTIONS (DIGIN)

VIRTUAL TYPES: A PROJECT TO DIGITIZE SPECIMEN DATA AND IMAGE THE TYPES AND AUTHENTIC SPECIMENS AT THE HERBARIUM OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES (P

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TARDIGRADES OF THE LTER SITES: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DISTRIBUTION AND PHYLOGENY OF NORTH AMERICAN TARDIGRADA

SG: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EVOLUTION AND SPECIATION IN AFROMONTANE AND ALPINE GRASSHOPPERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

ASSESS ABUNDANCE &AGE AMERICAN EEL

INTERGOVERNMENTAL MOBILITY ASSIGNMENT

DIGITIZATION TCN: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: OVERT: OPEN EXPLORATION OF VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY IN 3D

INTERGOVERNMENTAL MOBILITY ASSISGNMENT

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE, EXTENT AND SPECIES OF SUBMERGED VEGETATION IN DELAWARE ESTUARY GIVEN THAT THIS AREA HAS LITTLE TO NO RECORD OF SAV DISTRIBUTION. A SECONDARY GOAL IS TO CREATE GEOSPATIAL DATA FROM POST-PROCESSED ACOUSTIC DATA TO THAT CAN OVERLAY WITH PAST SURVEY SEDIMENT AND CHEMISTRY DATA. DATA PRODUCTS WILL BE A REGIONAL CONTRIBUTION WHILE THE METHODS USED MAY HAVE A BROADER APPLICATION.

H4870080401 CONDUCT SAMPLING OF BRIDLE SHINERS IN DEWA AND UPDE

COASTAL SEES (TRACK 2), COLLABORATIVE: TOWARD SUSTAINABLE URBAN ESTUARIES IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PHYLOGENY AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE CHARACEAE (CHARALES)

THIS PROGRAM WILL UPDATE EG'S ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULUM WITH AMERICAN CONTENT FROM DREXEL UNIVERSITY TO PROMOTE BASIC STEM KNOWLEDGE AND FOSTER PRIDE IN EG'S BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS TO INSPIRE COMMITMENTS TO PROTECT EG'S NATURAL RESOURCES.

COMPLETION OF THE VERONICELLIDAE PROJECT

OPEN MARSH WATER MANAGEMENT STUDY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EVOLUTION IN A VORTEX: AN INVENTORY OF THE FISHES AND MOLLUSKS OF THE LOWER CONGO RIVER RAPIDS

TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE BIOBLITZ

RAPID: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM RESPIRATION IN URBAN STREAMS USING REACTIVE TRACER AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN LOGGERS

BRINDLE SHINERS STUDY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SESTON CONTRIBUTIONS TO METABOLISM ACROSS LONGITUDINAL ECOSYSTEMS (SCALE)-- DYNAMICS OF ORGANIC PARTICLES IN RIVER NETWORK