University Corporation At Monterey Bay

RESEARCH PROPOSAL ENTITLED: "REMOTE SENSING AND ECOSYSTEM MODELING: RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATIONS FOR EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE AND

TEACHER QUALITY PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS

COASTAL GEAR UP WILL PROVIDE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, DECREASE STUDENT TRUANCY AND DROP-OUT, CREATE PATHWAYS AND PREPARATION FOR STEM CREDENTIALS.

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB) IS PARTNERING WITH THE WITH MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY (MBNMS) TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY, EDWARD TED TAYLOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING BUILDING, TO SUPPORT THE GROWING ENROLLMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE. MBNMS OFFICES WILL BE COLLOCATED IN THE BUILDING. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FROM INCREASED VISIBILITY AND INTERACTION BETWEEN CSUMB MARINE SCIENCE FACULTY AND STUDENTS. THIS IS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT OF UP TO $7,000,000 FOR FIVE YEARS.

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

SALINAS VALLEY FUTURES GEAR UP

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (STEM)

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE UNITED STATES FACES GROWING CHALLENGES IN AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING WORKFORCE SHORTAGES, RISING PEST AND DISEASE PRESSURES, AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN A SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AND RELIABLE FOOD SUPPLY. ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES REQUIRES A NEW GENERATION OF SKILLED PROFESSIONALS PREPARED TO SUPPORT FARMERS AND STRENGTHEN FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. THIS PROJECT PREPARES STUDENTS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY FOR LONG-TERM CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING, CAREER PREPARATION, AND DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH FARMERS AND RESEARCHERS. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN INTERNSHIPS, FIELD-BASED LEARNING, AND APPLIED TECHNICAL TRAINING THAT CONNECT CLASSROOM KNOWLEDGE TO REAL-WORLD AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGES. FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, AND A COHORT-BASED LEARNING COMMUNITY HELP STUDENTS PERSIST IN THEIR STUDIES AND BUILD STRONG PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS STUDENTS FROM RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND EXPANDS ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL CAREERS THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND STRUCTURED CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. BY STRENGTHENING TECHNICAL SKILLS, LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION, THE PROJECT HELPS STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE CROP HEALTH, INCREASE FARM RESILIENCE, AND SUPPORT FOOD PRODUCTION. THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THIS EFFORT SUPPORTS REGIONAL ECONOMIC VITALITY AND STRENGTHENS THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY AND AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION. BY PREPARING A HIGHLY TRAINED AND MOTIVATED AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE, THE PROJECT ENHANCES THE COUNTRY'S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO EMERGING CHALLENGES AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN GLOBAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS.?

EXPANDS MARKETS FOR CLIMATE-SMART FRUIT, VEGETABLE AND COOL SEASON SPECIALTY CROPS IN CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORTS FARMER IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES.

REPLICATION OF A COHORT-BASED COMPUTER SCIENCE BACHELOR'S DEGREE MODEL

PROJECT REACH: RESPONSIVE EDUCATORS AND ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO MENTAL HEALTH

PROJECT POPPY: PREPARING OBSERVATIONAL PRACTITIONERS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS YEARLONG

HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (STEM)

THE MAKING ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS FOR TEACHER READINESS OUTCOMES (MAESTROS) PROJECT

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

MENTORSHIP AND EQUITY IN TRANSITIONS TO ACHIEVE STUDENT SUCCESS (METAS)

UNKNOWN TITLE

COLLEGE COST REDUCTION ACT

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

CSU MONTEREY BAY CAMP

CAMP

MONTEREY COUNTY TALENT SEARCH (MCTS) PROGRAM

TAS::80 0119::TAS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAYTHIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES A COOPERATIVE APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT BETWEEN NASA-AMES RESEARCHCENTER (ARC) SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE EARTH SCIENCE DIVISION BIOSPHERIC SCIENCES BRANCHAND THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY (THE CORPORATION) ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA STATEUNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB) TO CARRY OUT WORK TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICANRECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) OF 2009 FOCUSED ON APPLICATION OF NASA TECHNOLOGIESTO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL WATER USE EFFICIENCY IN CALIFORNIA. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS ADJUNCT FACULTY AND TENURE-TRACK/TENURED FACULTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIVISION OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTALPOLICY (DSEP) AT CSUMB PROPOSE TO CONDUCT JOINT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH WITH THE NASABIOSPHERIC SCIENCES PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS FOR THE NASA ARRA TASK TITLED WATER MANAGEMENTIN CALIFORNIA: SCALABLE TO REGIONAL TO NATIONAL APPLICATIONS. WORK CONDUCTED UNDER THISAGREEMENT WILL FOCUS ON THE IRRIGATION OPTIMIZATION SUB-TASK OF THE WATER MANAGEMENT INCALIFORNIA ARRA PROJECT (A JOINT EFFORT AMONG NASA ARC NASA MSFC AND NASA JPL).THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILLDEMONSTRATE A CAPABILITY TO APPLY DATA FROM NASA SATELLITES AND MODELS TO IMPROVE IRRIGATIONEFFICIENCY AND WILL BUILD A FULLY OPERATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SYSTEM WITHIN CALIFORNIA THAT UTILIZESTHE NASA TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATION AND PREDICTION SYSTEM (TOPS) TO INTEGRATE SATELLITE DATA ANDMETEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS WITH MODELS PARAMETERIZED FOR SPECIFIC CROP TYPES TO PRODUCE CROPCOEFFICIENT MAPS AND DAILY ESTIMATES OF SOIL MOISTURE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) AND IRRIGATIONDEMAND FOR MULTIPLE CROPS IN CALIFORNIA. WE WILL DEPLOY WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS AND CONDUCT ASERIES OF FIELD CAMPAIGNS TO VALIDATE ESTIMATES FROM THE MODELING SYSTEM. IRRIGATION FORECASTSAND IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO WATER DISTRICTS AND THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY VIABOTH SIMPLE MESSAGING SERVICE (SMS) MESSAGES TO HANDHELD DEVICES AS WELL AS A BROWSER-BASEDIRRIGATION OPTIMIZATION DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS). THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL BE ORIENTED TOTHE PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS AND METHODS IN WHICH NASA SPECIALIZES INCLUDING REMOTESENSING; IMAGE PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER MODELING SIMULATIONAND ANALYSES; DATA ACQUISITION AND VISUALIZATION; AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY. COMBININGNASA EXPERTISE WITH THE EXPERTISE OF DSEP IN REMOTE SENSING AND AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT THECOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO DSEPSTUDENTS.

CAMP

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM- AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE ECOSYSTEM FOR EQUITY IN STEM CAREERS

MONTEREY BAY UPWARD BOUND SOLEDAD AND WATSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLS

UPWARD BOUND

WATSONVILLE AND SOLEDAD UPWARD BOUND

CSUMB STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES.

CSU MONTEREY BAY TEACHER QUALITY PROJECT, THE ROOTS: RESIDENTS OFFERING OUTSTANDING TEACHING FOR STUDENTS PROJECT

A COLLABORATIVE REGIONAL ALLIANCE TO PREPARE STEM SECONDARY TEACHERS FOR SERVICE IN RURAL, HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

TAS TAS::80 0119::TAS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAYTHIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES A COOPERATIVE APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTBETWEEN NASA AMES RESEARCH

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES HEALTH SCIENCES _SCIENCE_TECHNOLOGY_ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM)

CSU MONTEREY BAY UPWARD BOUND PAJARO VALLEY AND NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

PAJARO VALLEY AND NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UPWARD BOUND

GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN GENOME SCIENCE - ABSTRACT THE OBJECTIVE OF “GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN GENOME SCIENCE” IS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE, 2-YEAR MENTORED RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB) AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ (UCSC) TO TRAIN STUDENTS WHO ARE FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED AND LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS FOR CAREERS IN GENOMICS. THE TRAINING WILL BE FOCUSED ON ENGAGING STUDENTS IN A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS (BOTH WET AND DRY LABS AT UCSC). A GREAT STUDENT COHORT WILL BE RECRUITED FROM STEM MAJORS INCLUDING BIOLOGY, MATH & STATISTICS, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE AT CSUMB WITH THE AIM TO IDENTIFY THEM EARLY IN THEIR ACADEMIC CAREERS AND BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION IN GENOMICS AND WELL POSITION THEM TO BEGIN RESEARCH TRAINING. THE GREAT COHORT WILL INCLUDE STUDENTS FROM RISING JUNIORS IN THE SUMMER AND FALL PRIOR TO THE SUMMER OF RESEARCH. ONCE A COHORT IS IDENTIFIED, THE PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES WILL BE INITIATED IN THE FALL SEMESTER OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR, FOLLOWED BY ASSIGNING STUDENTS TO CSUMB AND UCSC MENTORS. THE STUDENT WILL THEN BE ASSIGNED TO COURSES AND WORKSHOPS AT CSUMB IN THE SPRING OF JUNIOR YEAR. THE TRAINING OF THE STUDENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES CENTER AT CSUMB. IN THE SUMMER, STUDENTS (NOW RISING SENIORS) WILL BE PLACED IN LABS TO WORK WITH THEIR UCSC MENTORS. WHEN POSSIBLE AT UCSC, THE GREAT STUDENTS WILL BE PLACED IN LABS THAT ARE ALSO HOSTING UCSC UNDERGRADS. THIS WILL ENCOURAGE PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING AND WILL HELP BUILD AFFINITY BETWEEN CSUMB AND UCSC STUDENTS AND CULTIVATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY. IN THE FALL OF SENIOR YEAR, STUDENTS WILL RETURN TO CSUMB FOR TWO SEMESTERS OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH COURSEWORK AND CONTINUATION OF RESEARCH ALIGNED WITH THEIR SUMMER LAB RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. WHERE POSSIBLE, SUMMER RESEARCH PROJECTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND THE MENTORS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN TANDEM WITH CSUMB FACULTY. ALL GREAT SCHOLARS WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GENOMICS-SPECIFIC EDUCATION, AND GRADUATE SCHOOL PREPARATION WORKSHOPS AND COURSES. SKILLS-BASED WORKSHOPS WILL INCLUDE INSTRUCTION IN BASIC PROGRAMMING, DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS, ELEMENTARY STATISTICS, AND THE USE OF UCSC- BASED TOOLS LIKE THE GENOME BROWSER AND THE XENA BROWSER, WHILE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENOMIC EDUCATION COURSE WILL COVER INSTRUCTION ON SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION, CAREER PATHWAY UNDERSTANDING, RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH CONDUCT AND ETHICS, LEGAL AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS ISSUES IN GENOMICS, AREAS OF SPECIFIC RESEARCH INQUIRY IN GENOMICS, AND OTHER TOPICS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOLARS’ IDENTITIES AS SCIENTISTS, THEIR SCIENTIFIC VALUES, AND THEIR SELF-EFFICACY. COORDINATION OF LAB PLACEMENT AND SUMMER ACTIVITIES AT UCSC WILL BE MANAGED BY THE GENOMICS INSTITUTE OFFICE OF DIVERSITY PROGRAMS (GIOD). THROUGH THIS PROJECT, FIVE COHORTS OF GREAT SCHOLARS WILL BE EXTENSIVELY TRAINED, AND A PLATFORM WILL BE ESTABLISHED WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE AND GUIDE OTHER STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR CAREERS IN THE GENOME SCIENCES.

TAS::80 0119::TASUNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAYINTEGRATION OF NASA EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION INTO A WILDFIRE COLLABORATIVE DECISION ENVIRONMENT (W-CDE)THIS PROPOSAL WILL ENHANCE EXISTING CAPABILITIES OF THE W-CDE TO SUPPORT PRE- ACTIVE- AND POSTFIRE ASSESSMENTS. NEW NASA-DERIVED AIRBORNE SENSOR AND SATELLITE DATA AND OUTPUT FROM ECOSYSTEM MODELS WILL BE MATURED TESTED AND INTEGRATED IN THE W-CDE. FIRST WE PROPOSE TO INTEGRATE FIRE-CRITICAL MODEL-DERIVED DATA FROM NASA S TERRESTRIAL OBSERVATION AND PREDICTION SYSTEM (TOPS) AND SCALABLE WIND MODEL DATA (NOGAPS) INTO THE W-CDE. SECOND WE WILLMATURE AND INTEGRATE NEW AIRBORNE SENSOR FIRE DETECTION ALGORITHM CAPABILITIES WITH THE NASAAMS-WILDFIRE SENSOR. THESE DATA WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE W-CDE TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY AND USEFULNESS OF THE MODEL-DERIVED HOT SPOT DETECTION DATA. THIRD WE WILL DEVELOP NEW AIRBORNE POST-FIRE BURN SEVERITY INDICES DATA TO FEED DIRECTLY INTO THE W-CDE. THESE THREE PROPOSED TASKS WILL PROVIDE SCALABLE DATA VISUALIZATION ENHANCEMENTS TO THE W-CDE AND ALLOW AUNIFYING DISASTER MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY FOR ALL PHASES OF FIRE ACTIVITY.

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

UPWARD BOUND

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

PROJECT PERIOD: 9 29 23-9 28 24PROJECT TITLE: OPENET: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR CESU-AFFILIATED PARTNER WITH CALIFORNIAN COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM STUDIES UNITTHE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADVANCE NATIONAL CAPABILITIES FOR SATELLITE MONITORING AND QUANTIFICATION OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) AND CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE AT THE SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF INDIVIDUAL AGRICULTURAL FIELDS (30 X 30 M). THIS PROJECT INCLUDES AN APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT WILL SUPPORT CONTINUED ADVANCES IN THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, AND USABILITY OF DATA FROM THE OPENET MODELING FRAMEWORK AND OPEN DATA SERVICES FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS RANGING IN SCALES FROM MAJOR WATERSHEDS TO INDIVIDUAL FARMS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND REFINE TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND REPORTING ACCURACY OF SATELLITE-DERIVED ET DATA PRODUCTS, IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY ERROR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM METEOROLOGICAL INPUTS IN THE OPENET SOFTWARE SYSTEM, INCORPORATE WATER USE AND IRRIGATION TYPE DATA INTO OPENET, IMPROVE THE OPENET APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) AND DATA SERVICES, RUN OPENET MODELS TO PROVIDE ONGOING DATA UPDATES AND DATA CONTINUITY, CONTRIBUTE TO OPERATIONAL PLANNING, AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTATION FOR OPENET TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS, BEST PRACTICES, TRAINING, AND GOVERNANCE. WHEN POSSIBLE, TECHNICAL CODING ADVANCES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH OPEN SOURCE CODE REPOSITORIES AND RESULTS FROM INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES WILL BE SHARED THROUGH TECHNICAL REPORTS OR OPEN ACCESS PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES. AN ADDITIONAL OUTCOME FROM THIS PROJECT WILL BE IMPROVED DATA ACCESS THROUGH ADDED CAPABILITIES TO MAKE LARGE API CALLS AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF NEW TRAINING MATERIAL AND DOCUMENTATION FOLLOWING FINDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, INTEROPERABLE, AND REUSABLE DATA PRINCIPLES. ALL TRAINING MATERIAL WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF OPENET DATA TO SUPPORT WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS. THE PROJECT TEAM IS LED BY SCIENTISTS FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), WITH IN KIND SUPPORT FROM SCIENTISTS AT NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WILL BE FROM AWARD SUB-RECIPIENTS INCLUDING THE NON-PROFIT OPENET, INC., ET PLUS LLC, AND HABITAT SEVEN. TOGETHER, THIS TEAM INCLUDES LEADING U.S. EXPERTS IN REMOTE SENSING OF ET AND HAS MORE THAN 70 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE WITH REMOTE SENSING OF ET AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATIONS OF THESE DATA TO SUPPORT ADVANCES IN SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT (AIM) OF A COLLABORATIVE THREE YEAR COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

RONALD E. MCNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

COMBINED PRIORITY FOR PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND ARTICULATION IN THE PREPARATION OF UNDER-REPRESENTED AND FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN BIOMEDICAL BIG DA

SCIENCE TEACHING THROUGH THE ARTS: BRINGING STATE-OF-THE-ART ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO YOUTH IN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES

CSU MONTEREY BAY MCNAIR

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WITH MORE FREQUENT AND SEVERE DROUGHTS AND A GROWING DEMAND FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, WATER SUPPLIES FOR AGRICULTURE ARE UNDER STRAIN IN THE SOUTHWEST (SW) AND SOUTHERN PLAINS (SP). AS A RESULT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS FACE A FUTURE OF BEING ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS WATER. THE OPENET SYSTEM, A SATELLITE-BASED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) DATA AND OPEN DATA SERVICE, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE THE USE OF DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT. THE GOAL OF OUR PROPOSAL IS TO QUANTIFY FIELD TO BASIN-SCALE WATER NEEDS AND EVALUATE THE CONSERVED CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE FROM PREVIOUS WATER CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS. TO UNDERSTAND REALISTIC WATER SAVINGS FROM CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE SW AND SP REGIONS, THIS PROJECT WILL ANSWER TIMELY AND RELEVANT QUESTIONS SUCH AS: HOW MUCH WATER IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT IRRIGATION WITHIN A GIVEN BASIN? WHAT CHANGES IN CONSUMPTIVE USE OF WATER HAVE RESULTED FROM PAST AND ONGOING INTERVENTIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN WATER CONSERVATION AND IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY?

CAREER: GENOMIC AND MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERGENCE DURING SPECIATION IN A HYPER-DIVERSE MARINE FISH CLADE -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2). UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS THAT GENERATE BIODIVERSITY IS CRUCIAL FOR CONSERVING AND MANAGING SPECIES OVER THE LONG TERM. MUCH OF THE PLANET?S BIODIVERSITY HAS BEEN GENERATED THROUGH ADAPTIVE RADIATION, A PROCESS IN WHICH A GROUP OF ORGANISMS DIVERSIFIES INTO MANY NEW SPECIES WITH DIFFERENT ECOLOGICAL ROLES. HOWEVER, WE LACK A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENOMIC CHANGES UNDERLYING THESE EVENTS, PARTICULARLY IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS WHERE THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS BARRIERS TO MIGRATION. ROCKFISHES IN THE GENUS SEBASTES ARE A HIGHLY DIVERSE (>110 SPECIES) GROUP OF FISHES THAT LIVE ACROSS A RANGE OF DEPTHS AND HABITATS, MAKING THEM AN EXCELLENT MODEL FOR STUDYING THE DYNAMICS OF DIVERSIFICATION. THIS CAREER PROJECT WILL ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW SPECIES DIVERSIFY BY EXAMINING THE GENOMIC PROCESSES UNDERLYING SPECIATION IN ROCKFISHES, AS WELL AS THE ACCOMPANYING SHIFTS IN HABITAT, BODY SHAPE, SIZE AND COLOR AMONG SISTER SPECIES. THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM IS INTEGRATED WITH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND TEACHER TRAINING, WITH THE GOAL OF CONTRIBUTING TO A STRONG AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. THIS STUDY WILL COMBINE GENOMIC DATA WITH INFORMATION ON PHENOTYPIC DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY TO DEVELOP A HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS OF DIVERSIFICATION IN THIS EXTRAORDINARILY SPECIES-RICH GENUS. THE FIRST AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO CONSTRUCT AN UPDATED, TIME-CALIBRATED PHYLOGENETIC FRAMEWORK FOR ROCKFISHES USING PHYLOGENOMIC METHODS. IN THE SECOND AIM, WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING WILL BE USED TO INFER LIKELY DIVERGENCE SCENARIOS AMONG SYMPATRIC SPECIES PAIRS, CHARACTERIZE PATTERNS OF GENOMIC DIFFERENTIATION, AND RECONSTRUCT DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORIES OF LINEAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF SPECIATION EVENTS AND OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA. THE THIRD AIM WILL EXAMINE THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GENOMIC AND ECOMORPHOLOGICAL DIVERGENCE BY ASSESSING OVERLAP BETWEEN SISTER SPECIES ACROSS A SUITE OF HABITAT FACTORS AND QUANTITATIVE PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERS. THESE RESEARCH AIMS WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES VIA THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCAFFOLDED SET OF CLASSROOM-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, AND THE CREATION OF A LEARNING AND MENTORING COMMUNITY FOCUSED AROUND BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF K12 STEM TEACHERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY ENGAGING AND TRAINING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN THE PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY AND RESEARCH. 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.

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF SERVICES TO 29 MCNAIR SCHOLARS ANNUALLY.

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

RENEWAL: FROM THE INTERTIDAL TO THE DEEP OCEAN: MONTEREY BAY REU

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES TWO PERSISTENT PROGRAMS IN THE FANH-RELATED AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: 1) EQUITY GAPS IN THE PARTICIPATION AND PERSISTENCE OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS PURSUING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND RELATED CAREERS IN FANH SCIENCES, AND (2) LACK OF EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO ENTER GRADUATE SCHOOL AND JOIN THE WORKFORCE. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY (CSUMB) WILL PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ (UCSC) IN THIS PROJECT TO PROMOTE BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO SUPPORT RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND JOB PLACEMENT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE REGIONAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. AT CSUMB, UNDERGRADUATES MAJORING IN A NEW FANH-RELATED SCIENCES DEGREE WILL PARTICIPATE IN A TWO-YEAR SCHOLARS PROGRAM AIMED AT BOLSTERING SELF-CONFIDENCE, SELF-EFFICACY, AND EXPOSURE TO AUTHENTIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT FACULTY IN DEVELOPING FANH-RELATED COURSE-BASED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT CSUMB. THE PROJECT WILL FORGE STRONG TIES BETWEEN CSUMB UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND UCSC GRADUATE PROGRAMS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FANH-RELATED SCIENCES, FACILITATING CURRICULAR ARTICULATION BETWEEN THE TWO INSTITUTIONS. AT UCSC, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY WILL MENTOR UNDERGRADUATES FROM CSUMB ENTERING INTO GRADUATE TRAINING, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING FOR MENTORING AND RESEARCH SUPPORT. OVERALL, THE PROJECT WILL ATTRACT AND SUPPORT UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR CAREERS RELATED TO THE FOOD, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN (FANH) SCIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES, ALIGNING THE EFFORTS OF TWO HSIS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER ATTAINMENT OF UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

MONTEREY BAY ADVANCED NETWORKING EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

RECOVERY PROPOSAL

DEVELOPING VALIDATED INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE STUDENT/FACULTY ATTITUDES IN UNDERGRADUATE STATISTICS AND DATA SCIENCE EDUCATION

RONALD E. MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT

PROJECT SALUD (SUPPORTING ACCESS FOR LATINX AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHICS) IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS

PROJECT CENTRO: CENTERING ESTUDIANTES, NEPLANTA, TRADICIONES, RESEARCH, AND ORGULLO

MONTEREY COMPUTING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

COPC-HSIAC-AN-NHIAC

COPC-HSIAC-AN-NHIAC

REU: FROM THE INTERTIDAL TO THE DEEP OCEAN: MONTEREY BAY REGIONAL OCEAN SCIENCE REU PROGRAM

REU: FROM THE INTERTIDAL TO THE OCEAN DEEP: MONTEREY BAY REGIONAL OCEAN SCIENCE REU PROGRAM

PROJECT TITLE: OPENET TECHNICAL PLANNING AND SCIENCE APPLICATION READINESSPROJECT PERIOD: MARCH 25, 2026 THROUGH MARCH 24, 2028AWARD PURPOSE:THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE OPENET SOFTWARE SYSTEM, INCLUDING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) DATA PRODUCTION, EVALUATION, AND QUALITY. THIS WORK WILL STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF PARTNERS AND USER COMMUNITIES TO MAKE INFORMED WATER AND LAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ADVANCE SATELLITE-DERIVED ET DATA IN THE OPENET SYSTEM TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT FOR BOTH HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN OPENET SOFTWARE, OPERATIONAL DATA PRODUCTION, DATA ACCESS, DOCUMENTATION, AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL: (1) IMPROVE COMMUNICATION OF ET DATA ACCURACY IN NATURAL LANDS (2) EXPAND OPENET APPLICATIONS FOR FOREST AND LAND MANAGEMENT AND (3) ENHANCE TECHNICAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION AMONG CONSORTIUM PARTNERS.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THIS WORK WILL ADVANCE THE USE OF ESTABLISHED OPENET DATA SYSTEMS FOR RANGELAND AND FOREST MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES BY IMPROVING ET ACCURACY COMMUNICATION. THE PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN THE RELIABILITY AND CONTINUITY OF OPENET DATA SERVICES AND ENSURE RELIABLE DATA PRODUCTION AND ACCESS BY FORMALIZING TECHNICAL COORDINATION AND CHANGE CONTROL PROCESSES. THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATION OF OPENET ACCURACY IN NATURAL LANDS BY INVESTIGATING ACCURACY AND EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE MODELS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF USER-FRIENDLY COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND GUIDANCE ON APPROPRIATE OPENET DATA USE. THE OUTCOMES FROM THESE TASKS WILL BE IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING AND MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF OPENET DATA IN FOREST AND NATURAL LAND MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE OPENET DATA SERVICES AND WORK WITH THE CONSORTIUM TO CO-DEVELOP DATA SERVICE SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION AND PROCEDURES. THE OUTCOME FROM THESE TASKS WILL BE RELIABLE DATA SERVICES TO SUPPORT OPENET DATA ACCESS. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP COORDINATE WEEKLY SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL TEAM CALLS AND AN ANNUAL OPENET SCIENCE MEETING TO REVIEW PROGRESS, SHARE ADVANCEMENTS, AND IDENTIFY FUTURE RESEARCH PRIORITIES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES:THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE WATER AGENCIES, LAND MANAGERS, NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALISTS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND THE PUBLIC. CONSISTENT, ACCURATE ET DATA ARE NEEDED TO INFORM WATER AND LAND MANAGEMENT. SATELLITE-DERIVED ET SUPPORTS QUANTIFICATION OF CONSUMPTIVE WATER USE FROM IRRIGATION, BASIN-SCALE WATER BALANCES, FOREST AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, AND LONG-TERM WATER RESOURCE PLANNING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE AND SATELLITE-DRIVEN ET MODELS TO SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:OPENET INC., IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONSORTIUM MEMBERS, WILL ADVANCE THREE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: TRANSLATING ET ACCURACY RESEARCH INTO PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR FOREST AND RANGELAND DECISION-MAKERS STRENGTHENING LONG-TERM SYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND SUPPORTING ONGOING TECHNICAL COORDINATION AND USER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS PARTNERS.

CSU MONTEREY BAY CAMP 2024-2029

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PROJECT PERIOD: 1 1 25-12 31 26PROJECT TITLE: OPENET SCIENCE COORDINATION AND PLANNINGTHE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FACILITATE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPENET SOFTWARE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION (ET) DATA PRODUCTION, DATA ASSESSMENTS, AND DATA QUALITY ASPECTS. THE WORK IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT WATER MISSION PLANNING WITHIN USGS AND ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF ET DATA USER COMMUNITIES REGARDING WATER MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT FIVE ELEMENTS: 1) SCIENCE COORDINATION AND ORGANIZATION OF OPENET OPERATIONS, 2) UPGRADES AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OPENET DATA SERVICES, 3) EXPANSION OF OPENET DATA ACCURACY ASSESSMENT METHODS TO INCLUDE WATER BALANCE EVALUATIONS, 4) EVALUATION AND METHODS DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCED SATELLITE DATA INPUT AND INTEGRATION WITHIN OPENET, AND 5) FACILITATION OF PLANNING, COMMUNICATION, AND TARGETED ENGAGEMENT AMONG THE USGS, OPENET CONSORTIUM, AND END-USERS. THE PROJECT TEAM IS LED BY SCIENTISTS FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB), WITH IN KIND SUPPORT FROM SCIENTISTS AT NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WILL BE FROM AWARD SUB-RECIPIENTS INCLUDING THE NON-PROFIT OPENET, INC. AND HABITAT SEVEN. ALL PARTIES FROM THE PROJECT TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHIN THE OPENET CONSORTIUM AND OFFER EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE IN OPENET SOFTWARE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE, LARGE DATABASE MANAGEMENT, ET MODELING, DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-SENSOR DATA FUSION FRAMEWORKS, TRAINING AND OUTREACH, AND COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE OPENET SCIENCE TEAM AND OPENET CONSORTIUM ACTIVITIES.

STARTUP MONTEREY BAY

CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL FACULTY LEARNING TO IMPROVE CRITICAL TRANSITIONS IN STEM EDUCATION -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION: HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI PROGRAM), THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS BY HELPING COLLEGE STEM INSTRUCTORS EXAMINE THE ROLE OF TEXT IN LEARNING, SELECT USEFUL TEXTS, AND ASSIGN MEANINGFUL TASKS. THIS PILOT WILL RESULT IN A SHARED LEARNING MODEL BETWEEN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND A REGIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY. THE ACCESSIBILITY OF UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNTS OF DATA NECESSITATES MAKING SENSE OF THAT DATA TO TURN IT INTO INFORMATION WITHIN AND ACROSS SOURCES. THE CURRENT AND FUTURE STEM WORKFORCE WILL BENEFIT FROM STUDENTS WHO USE STRATEGIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND MAKE SENSE OF TEXTS IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS AND CONTENT AREAS. STRATEGIES FROM READING APPRENTICESHIP WILL FOCUS ATTENTION ON FOUR DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING--SOCIAL, PERSONAL, COGNITIVE, AND KNOWLEDGE BUILDING--TO FOSTER PERSISTENCE AND IMPROVE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY. THE PROJECT WILL EXPLORE LEARNING STRATEGIES FACULTY CAN EASILY IMPLEMENT TO SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. THROUGH BUILDING COMMUNITY AROUND SHARED LEARNING GOALS, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT FACULTY AND STUDENT LEARNING. A DUAL CAMPUS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MODEL BASED ON THE READING APPRENTICESHIP FRAMEWORK FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FACULTY AT TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR HSI INSTITUTIONS WILL ACCELERATE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. IN ANY CONTENT AREA, THERE ARE DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC TASKS AND TEXTS THAT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED WAYS OF READING, THINKING, AND CONVEYING INFORMATION TO OTHERS. THIS PILOT AND PLANNING PROPOSAL WILL EQUIP FACULTY TO TRANSFORM STUDENT RETENTION AND PROGRESSION NOT ONLY WITHIN THE COURSE, SERIES, AND CURRICULAR PATHWAYS WITHIN A DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO ACROSS INSTITUTIONS. WHEN APPLIED ACROSS REGIONAL HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSIS), THE READING APPRENTICESHIP FRAMEWORK IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE INDIVIDUAL FACULTY TEACHING COMPETENCIES, STRENGTHEN INTER- AND INTRA-DEPARTMENT ALIGNMENT, AND RESULT IN SHARED EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING PRACTICES FOR METACOGNITIVE STRATEGIES. USING MIXED METHODS INCLUDING ANALYSIS OF DIRECT EVIDENCE OF STUDENT LEARNING AND INDIRECT EVIDENCE FROM SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS, THE PROJECT WILL: 1) TEST, AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE A MODEL OF CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL FACULTY LEARNING; 2) EXAMINE THE LINK BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND A LEARNING COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON EVIDENCE-BASED PEDAGOGY IN CRITICAL TRANSITION STEM COURSES; AND 3) EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON FACULTY. THE HSI PROGRAM AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION, BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AT HSIS. 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.

HSI PILOT PROJECT: INCLUSIVE AND INTEGRATIVE STEM EDUCATION THROUGH UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

NEW AGREEMENT HIGH RESOLUTION MAPPING

GP-UP: GEO-BRIDGE PROGRAM

LAND COVER CHANGE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER AND UNIVERSITY CORPORATION AT MONTEREY BAY. LAND COVER JS THE BJOPHYSJCAL C

THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT INCLUDES THREE BASE TASKS. THE FIRST BASE TASK IS TO CONDUCT SUBTIDAL, IMAGERY-BASED HABITAT SURVEYS FOR FISHES AND SELECTED INVERTEBRATES BASED ON SPECIES OBSERVED IN 2012/2013. THE SECOND BASE TASK IS TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY SPATIAL ANALYSES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELS) ON THE FISH AND INVERTEBRATE DATA COMBINED WITH EXISTING BATHYMETRIC MAPS OF THE SEAFLOOR. THE THIRD TASK IS TO DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY REPORT WITH A SUMMARY OF THE SURVEYS.

SUPPORTING EQUITABLE COLLABORATIONS THROUGH PAIR PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCES IN UNDERGRADUATE DATA SCIENCE COURSES -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY IMPLEMENTING AND STUDYING EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE EQUITABLE COLLABORATION IN UNDERGRADUATE DATA SCIENCE COURSES AT CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY. THERE IS RAPIDLY GROWING DEMAND FOR DATA SCIENTISTS BOTH NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY. AT THE SAME TIME, MANY EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN STUDIED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND OTHER AREAS HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLORED IN THE INTERDISCIPLINARY SETTING OF DATA SCIENCE. CREATING CLASSROOMS WHERE EVERY STUDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN EFFECTIVELY IS INTEGRAL TO GROWING AND SUSTAINING A DIVERSE DATA SCIENCE WORKFORCE. STUDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF PERSISTING IN STEM, BE IT IN THEIR CHOSEN DISCIPLINES OR MORE BROADLY. GROUP WORK IS ONE METHOD OF SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOMS. THIS PROJECT PLANS TO INVESTIGATE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES WHEN COLLABORATING ON PAIR PROGRAMMING TASKS IN THE DATA SCIENCE CLASSROOM, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON STUDENTS FROM POPULATIONS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERREPRESENTED IN DATA SCIENCE AND BROADER STEM. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PAIR PROGRAMMING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES CAN EITHER SERVE AS A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS OR CAN MAGNIFY IMBALANCES IN POWER OR PERCEIVED AUTHORITY. THE PROJECT WILL ITERATIVELY DESIGN AND TEST TOOLS THAT WILL SUPPORT POSITIVE PAIR PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCES AND IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. THE COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS PROVIDE A RICH OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY AND REFINE PAIR PROGRAMMING PRACTICES IN DISTINCT CONTEXTS, AS CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO IS A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY IS A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCES, SPECIFICALLY PAIR PROGRAMMING, CAN BE DESIGNED TO CREATE ENGAGING, INCLUSIVE, AND EFFECTIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS. THERE IS MINIMAL RESEARCH ON SPECIFIC WAYS THAT INSTRUCTORS MIGHT FOSTER EQUITABLE STUDENT COLLABORATIONS IN THE DATA SCIENCE CLASSROOM, AND THIS PROJECT'S KNOWLEDGE GENERATION EFFORTS WILL ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL GAP. THE PROJECT WILL USE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS TO INVESTIGATE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH STUDENTS ARE POSITIONED WITH POWER AND AUTHORITY WHEN COLLABORATING WITH THEIR PEERS ON PAIR PROGRAMMING TASKS IN DATA SCIENCE. A CROSS-CASE ANALYSIS WILL BE USED TO EXPLORE PROJECT-DEVELOPED PEDAGOGIES IN A VARIETY OF CLASSES WITHIN TWO DEMOGRAPHICALLY DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS. THROUGH THESE INVESTIGATIONS, THE PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY POSITIVE, ASSET-CENTERED NARRATIVES ABOUT STUDENTS AND CREATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS TO TRAIN EDUCATORS TO ENACT EQUITABLE, EFFECTIVE PAIR PROGRAMMING APPROACHES FOR DATA SCIENCE EDUCATION. EACH OF THESE PROJECT GOALS SHOULD INCREASE AND STRENGTHEN THE FUTURE DATA SCIENCE WORKFORCE. THE NSF IUSE: EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH THE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. THIS PROJECT IS ALSO FUNDED BY THE NSF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI) PROGRAM, WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERGRADUATE STEM EDUCATION, BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM, AND BUILD CAPACITY AT HSIS. 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.

QUANTIFICATION OF SEAFLOOR HABITAT IMPACTS FROM BOTTOM TRAWLING UNDER SELECTED TRAWL MODIFICATIONS

MY CHOICE: DEVELOPING A WORKPLACE DISCLOSURE DECISION AID AND RESOURCES FOR WORKING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES

BLM CA NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS FORT ORD RESTORATION

CSU MONTEREY BAY SSS REGULAR PROGRAM TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES

THE EDA INVESTMENT WILL PROVIDE BILINGUAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES IN MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ, AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OF MONTEREY BAY ADDRESSES THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEED FOR ACCESS TO INVESTING CAPITAL FOR SMALL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING FOUNDATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS ADVISING, ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP MENTORING, AND BUILDING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS.

BUILDING A DIVERSE OCEAN SCIENCE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION: REFRAMING THE R1-MSI RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP MODEL.

LINKING CURRICULUM AND STUDENT INTERNSHIPS WITH USDA MISSION CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE CENTRAL COAST REGION OF CALIFORNIA FACES SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN WEED MANAGEMENT WITHIN SPECIALTY CROP SYSTEMS LIKE STRAWBERRIES, BROCCOLI, AND LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES. TRADITIONAL METHODS, INCLUDING MANUAL WEEDING AND ROBOTIC WEEDERS BASED ON SHAPE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CROPS AND WEEDS, ARE INCREASINGLY UNECONOMICAL DUE TO LABOR SHORTAGES AND HIGH COSTS. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES A NOVEL APPROACH: LEVERAGING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING (HSI) IN COMBINATION WITH MACHINE LEARNING TO REVOLUTIONIZE WEED CONTROL IN AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS. THIS TECHNIQUE USES SPECIALIZED CAMERAS TO MEASURE LIGHT REFLECTION AMONGPLANT SPECIES AS A WAY TO DIFFERENTIATE WEEDS FROM CROPS.HSI OFFERS A SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE OVER CONVENTIONAL METHODS OF WEED MANAGEMENT. IT IS EFFECTIVE EVEN IN COMPLEX SCENARIOS LIKE PARTIAL VISIBILITY OF WEEDSOR SIZE VARIATIONS, AND IS ADAPTABLE TO DIFFERENT PLANTING METHODS. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO HARNESS HSI'S POTENTIAL, CREATING AN EXTENSIVE DATASET OF HYPERSPECTRAL AND DIGITAL IMAGES. THIS DATASET WILL FOCUS ON WEEDS COEXISTING WITH LEAFY GREEN SPECIALTY CROPS, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HOST ECONOMICALLY DAMAGING DISEASES.

CA CESU RETURN OF THE NATIVES AND GRAD ASSISTANTS HELP RESTORE FORT ORD NATIONAL MONUMENT

GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SERVING HISPANIC AMERICANS

MEETING THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES FOR FOOD, FEED, FUEL AND OTHER USES, WITHOUT PUTTING GREATER PRESSURE ON THE WORLD'S NATURAL RESOURCES, WILL REQUIRE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS GENERATED BY THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIVERSE AND WELL-TRAINED SCIENTISTS IN FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, NATURAL RESOURCES AND HUMAN (FANH) SCIENCES. DESPITE THIS GROWING DEMAND FOR A SKILLED WORKFORCE, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION REMAIN MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AS WELL AS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD INDUSTRY. THESE CHALLENGES ARE EXACERBATED FOR LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION, AND TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY (URM) STUDENTS WHO GENERALLY LACK STRONG NETWORKS AND CONNECTIONS TO FACULTY AND MENTORS THAT WOULD INCREASE THEIR SUCCESS, PARTICULARLY IN STEM COURSES AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. HERE, WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO ENHANCE CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB) AND HARTNELL COLLEGE (HC), TWO HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AN AREA POPULARLY REFERRED AS THE SALAD BOWL OF THE WORLD, AND EQUALLY KNOWN FOR HAVING ONE OF THE WIDEST INCOME DISPARITIES BETWEEN HISPANIC AND WHITE POPULATIONS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM FOR FANH FIELDS, PROMOTING THE TRANSFER PROCESS FROM HC TO CSUMB, AND TO IMPROVE SOCIAL MOBILITY BY PREPARING REGIONAL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO IMPROVE STUDENT-LEARNING THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM, AIMED AT ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC GROWTH OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS POTENTIAL ACTIVE PARTICIPANT OF THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY WORKING TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. THESE COURSE-BASED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES WILL ALSO ENHANCE EARLY PARTICIPATION AND EXPOSURETO INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY AND FIELD-BASED RESEARCH OFFERING AUTHENTIC EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND MODERN MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH APPROACHES, INCLUDING MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS OF SOILBORNE PATHOGENS, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX ISSUES SURROUNDING PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT. COLLECTIVELY, THESE EFFORTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EMPOWER URM STUDENTS AT HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS THAT WILL FILL THE LARGE AND GROWING NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL JOBS IN OUR REGION AND STATE. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THE ORGANIZATION OF A REGIONAL CAREER FAIR WILL ALLOW STUDENTS FROM THE TRI-COUNTY REGION TO MEET WITH PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO EXPLORE CAREERS AND PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES, AND TO BECOME AWARE OF RELEVANT JOB OPENINGS, INTERNSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS. ULTIMATELY, THE MISSION-ORIENTED RESEARCH PROPOSED IN THIS PROJECT FOCUSING ON CHARACTERIZING INDIGENOUSSOIL BACTERIAL POPULATIONS FROM ADAPTED TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND CATALOGUING THEIR ANTIMICROBIAL CAPACITIES AND BIOCONTROL POTENTIAL AGAINST PLANT PATHOGENS OF LOCALLY-GROWN CROPS IS AIMED AT ADDRESSING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS, AND SPECIFICALLY, TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSITY AND FUNCTION OF INDIGENOUS SOIL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO PROMOTE SOIL HEALTH AND AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: RUI: MULTIPLE STRESSOR EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND HYPOXIA ON BEHAVIOR, PHYSIOLOGY, AND GENE EXPR

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY ON THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST THROUGH RESEARCH

IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS IN AGRICULTURE-RELATED SCIENCES WITH ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND CAREER MENTORING

RON/FONM: ENSURING NATIVE PLANT SUCCESS AND FUTURE CONSERVATION LEADERS

CSUMB STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES STEM HS PROGRAM TO INCREASE COLLEGE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES

NEW GRANT AWARDED AGAINST W911NF18S0006.

CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING OF STRAWBERRY YIELD DATA USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY

PROJECT LEADS: LEADING EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT & DATA-DRIVEN SYSTEMS

SALINAS-MARINA COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT

RUI: MOLECULAR DESIGN FOR REDOX ACTIVE DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: ELUCIDATING ION INTERACTIONS AT INTERFACES THROUGH SYNERGISTIC EXPERIMENTS AND SIMULATIONS -WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL SCIENCES (ECS) PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, JOSHUA D. PATTERSON AT CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY AND ARUNKUMAR SHARMA AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY AND THEIR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS WILL USE A COMBINED SPECTROSCOPIC AND COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH TO EXAMINE THE PROPERTIES THAT CONTROL THE DISTRIBUTION AND IDENTITIES OF IONS AT INTERFACES. IONS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN HIGH CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN AEROSOLS IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS MIXED-PHASE REACTIONS. THE ACCURATE PREDICTION OF ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY REQUIRES PRECISE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARRANGEMENT OF IONS AT INTERFACES AND THE PROPERTIES THAT DRIVE THESE ARRANGEMENTS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO INVESTIGATE HOW MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS AND IONIC CHARGE INFLUENCE THE PREFERENCES OF IONS FOR THE INTERFACE AND DETERMINE THE PROPERTIES THAT DICTATE ION PAIR FORMATION. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCES AND COMPLEMENTARY COMPUTATIONAL AND SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS AT BOTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WILL GAIN INVALUABLE PRACTICAL SKILLS THAT ARE TRANSFERABLE TO FUTURE CAREERS IN SCIENCE. NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTIONS OF IONS AT INTERFACES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SUPPRESS OR ENHANCE HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS BEYOND THE LEVELS INDICATED BY THE IONIC CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE BULK OF AEROSOLS. DESPITE THE IMPORTANCE OF HETEROGENEOUS REACTIONS, THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES THAT ULTIMATELY DIRECT THE DISTRIBUTION OF IONS WITHIN THE INTERFACE REMAIN UNRESOLVED. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO QUANTIFY THE INTERFACIAL AFFINITIES OF IONS USING INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY, MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS, AND QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS. MAPPING INTERFACIAL AFFINITIES IN TERMS OF HYDROGEN-BONDING CAPACITY AND ELECTROSTATIC PROPERTIES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REVEAL THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES THAT DIRECT INTERFACIAL DISTRIBUTIONS AND SPECIATION. THESE STUDIES AIM TO PRODUCE QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES OF THE REACTIVE AVAILABILITIES OF IONS, ENHANCING THE ACCURACY OF ATMOSPHERIC MODELS, AND PROVIDING CRITICAL DATA TO INFORM AND SHAPE POLICIES ON EMISSION STANDARDS. 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.

COLLABORATIVE RESERACH:ACTIVE SOCIETAL PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

RENEWAL: REU SITE: FROM THE INTERTIDAL TO THE DEEP OCEAN: MONTEREY BAY REGIONAL OCEAN SCIENCE REU PROGRAM -CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY BAY (CSUMB) CAMPUS WILL HOST AN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU) SITE FOCUSED ON OCEAN AND COASTAL SCIENCES. CSUMB, A HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION (HSI) WITH A STRONG UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM, WILL SERVE AS THE HUB OF THE MONTEREY BAY REGIONAL REU PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AT CSUMB, THEY WILL PLACE STUDENTS AT FIVE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, ELKHORN SLOUGH NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE, HOPKINS MARINE STATION OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY, MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORY. THE PROGRAM LEVERAGES THE SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ASSETS OF THE MONTEREY BAY REGION TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS PREPARED FOR CAREERS IN OCEAN SCIENCE. THE PROGRAM WILL: 1) RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND THOSE FROM RESEARCH LIMITED INSTITUTIONS; 2) PREPARE STUDENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE 10-WEEK REU FOR THE RIGORS OF UNDERTAKING ORIGINAL RESEARCH; 3) ENGAGE STUDENTS IN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN OCEANOGRAPHY, MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, OCEAN ENGINEERING, AND MARINE GEOLOGY; 4) PROVIDE RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS DURING AND AFTER THE REU TO MAINTAIN INTEREST AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE OCEAN SCIENCES; AND 5) PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH HIGH CALIBER FACULTY MENTORING ACROSS ALL PHASES OF THE REU. INTERNS WILL HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF OPTIONS FOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCES. OCEANOGRAPHY TOPICS INCLUDE, TRACE METAL ANALYSIS, BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, INTERNAL WAVE DYNAMICS, OCEAN ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION, OCEAN MODELING, NEARSHORE PROCESSES, AND COASTAL CIRCULATION. MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY TOPICS INCLUDE MARINE LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, MARINE MICROBIOLOGY, FISH ECOLOGY, MARINE PHYSIOLOGY, POPULATION GENETICS, INVASION ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, THERMAL STRESS PHYSIOLOGY, AND BIOMECHANICS. MARINE GEOLOGY TOPICS INCLUDE COASTAL EROSION, SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, SEAFLOOR MAPPING, BIOGEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS, SEDIMENTOLOGY OF UPWELLING, BIOGENIC SEDIMENTS, AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS. OCEAN ENGINEERING TOPICS INCLUDE REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES (ROVS), AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES (AUVS), OCEAN INSTRUMENTATION, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THIS SITE IS SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NSF REU PROGRAM. 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.

OPERATIONALIZING FIRESENSE POST-FIRE EROSION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP)

PLAN INNOVATION INSTITUT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CREEKS OF SALINAS TO THE BAY

INCREASING WATERSHED AWARENESS IN YOUTH THROUGH THE CYCLE OF HABITAT RESTORATION

FACILITATE INTEGRATION OF THE INTELLIGENT PAYLOAD MODULE (IPM)

CA CESU RETURN OF THE NATIVES FORT ORD

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DECOMPOSING THE EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY ON THE ABUNDANCE OF MARINE PARASITES

FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES RECOVERY AND DUNE HABITAT RESTORATION AND MONITORING

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPANDING AND EVALUATING AN ECOLOGICAL, NETWORKED COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A BENCHTOP NMR INSTRUMENT WITH PULSED FIELD GRADIENT AND AUTOSAMPLER FOR RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING

WATERSHED AND CLIMATE SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH IN THE MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, YEAR 2.

CONDUCT SUBTIDAL SURVEYS AT SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND

RURAL INTEGRATED STEM EDUCATION: MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PATHWAYS DEVELOPED THROUGH A REGIONAL ALLIANCE

NONAUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF SUBSTRATE MORPHOGENESIS BY MIGRATING CELLS - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT COLLECTIVE CELL MIGRATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE PRECISE ASSEMBLY OF MANY TISSUES AND ORGANS DURING DEVELOPMENT, AND INVOLVES THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN MULTIPLE CELL TYPES. IN ALL MODES OF COLLECTIVE MIGRATION, INTERACTIONS WITH A SUBSTRATE MODULATE PARAMETERS SUCH AS CELL POLARITY, DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT, AND EVEN GROWTH AND MORPHOGENESIS, WITH THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM) SERVING AS A SCAFFOLD FOR VARIOUS SIGNALING CUES FOR MIGRATORY COHORTS. HOWEVER, THE EXTENT TO WHICH MIGRATING CELLS EXERT A RECIPROCAL INFLUENCE ON THEIR SUBSTRATE REMAINS LARGELY UNKNOWN. DROSOPHILA CAUDAL VISCERAL MESODERM (CVM) CELLS UNDERGO SYNCHRONOUS BILATERAL COLLECTIVE MIGRATION ALONG A TRUNK VISCERAL MESODERM (TVM) SUBSTRATE, WHICH EXPRESSES FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR (FGF) LIGANDS THAT SERVE AS CHEMOATTRACTIVE, SURVIVAL, AND GROWTH CUES IN ORDER TO DRIVE PROPER CVM MIGRATION AND QUALITY CONTROL TO PATTERN THE LARVAL MIDGUT MUSCULATURE. HOWEVER, CVM CELLS ALSO DISPLAY AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF INFLUENCE ON TVM DEVELOPMENT, WITH MISMIGRATING CVM CELLS ALTERING THE DIRECTIONAL GROWTH HABIT OF TVM CELLS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISTIC BASIS FOR THIS INTERACTION BETWEEN THE CVM AND TVM. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT CVM CELLS NONAUTONOMOUSLY MODULATE DIRECTIONAL GROWTH IN THE TVM THROUGH POSITIVE REGULATION OF THE BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN (BMP) SIGNALING PATHWAY. WE WILL EMPLOY A HYBRID APPROACH OF ESTABLISHED IMMUNOSTAINING AND LIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES TO ASSAY THE RESPECTIVE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE BMP AND FGF SIGNALING PATHWAYS THROUGH TISSUE-SPECIFIC RESCUE AND LOSS-OF-FUNCTION EXPERIMENTS. THE RATIONALE BEHIND THIS APPROACH IS THAT UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISM UNDERLYING INTERDEPENDENT TISSUE INTERACTIONS WILL ALLOW US TO UNCOVER NOVEL WAYS IN WHICH PRECURSOR CELLS INTERACT WITH THEIR EXTRACELLULAR ENVIRONMENT DURING COLLECTIVE MIGRATION. THE OBJECTIVE WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED VIA TWO SPECIFIC AIMS: 1) INVESTIGATE THE ROLE OF BMP SIGNALING IN CVM-DEPENDENT MORPHOGENESIS OF THE TVM, AND 2) OPTIMIZE IN VIVO LIVE IMAGING TO ELUCIDATE THE NATURE OF CVM-TVM INTERACTIONS OVER THE COURSE OF MIGRATION. OUR WORKING HYPOTHESIS IS THAT TISSUE-SPECIFIC REGULATION OF THE BMP SIGNALING REPRESSOR BRINKER (BRK) BY THE CVM IS REQUIRED TO MODULATE TVM GROWTH PRIOR TO MYOBLAST FUSION. AS THE MAJORITY OF RESEARCH HAS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING THE SIGNALING CUES THAT TISSUE SUBSTRATES USE TO MODULATE THE BEHAVIOR OF MIGRATING CELLS, THIS WORK IS INNOVATIVE IN THAT IT INVESTIGATES A DRAMATIC, PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN EXAMPLE OF HOW MIGRATING CELLS CAN IN TURN INFLUENCE THEIR SUBSTRATE BEYOND MODIFYING THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX (ECM). THIS WORK IS SIGNIFICANT IN THAT IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR STUDYING HOW MULTIPLE, COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT TISSUES ALLOW FOR PROPER PATTERNING OF AN ORGAN, WHICH IS OF INTEREST TO CELL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND CANCER BIOLOGISTS, AS EVIDENCE FOR NONAUTONOMOUS EFFECTS ON TISSUE SUBSTRATES HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR INCREASING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISMS RESPONSIBLE FOR TUMOR METASTASES.

VOCATIONAL ADULT WATERSHED LITERACY IN SALINAS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: APPLYING A NOVEL APPROACH TO LINK MICROBIAL GROWTH EFFICIENCY, FUNCTION AND ENERGY TRANSFER IN THE OCEAN -THIS PROJECT INVESTIGATES THE FACTORS DETERMINING WHERE AND WHY MICROBES ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT AT TURNING CARBON INTO BIOMASS WITHIN THE UPPER SEVERAL HUNDRED METERS OF THE OCEAN. MICROBIAL GROWTH EFFICIENCY IS A CRITICAL ECOLOGICAL PARAMETER THAT DESCRIBES THE ENERGY REQUIRED BY MICROBES FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND DEFINES THE PROPORTION OF CARBON LOST FROM MARINE MICROBIAL FOOD WEBS THROUGH RESPIRATION?CONVERSION OF ORGANIC CARBON INTO CARBON DIOXIDE. DESPITE ITS SIGNIFICANCE, THERE IS A LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRIVERS OF MICROBIAL EFFICIENCY. ASSESSING MICROBIAL EFFICIENCY VARIATION ACROSS DIFFERENT MARINE MICROBES IS HINDERED BY THE DIFFICULTY OF DIRECTLY MEASURING THE ENERGY USED FOR BIOMASS PRODUCTION. THIS PROJECT USES NEW METHODS TO ESTIMATE MICROBIAL ENERGY CONVERSION WITHIN CELLS AND COMPARE IT TO MEASUREMENTS OF OTHER METABOLIC PROCESSES SUCH AS RESPIRATION AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE RESEARCHERS MEASURE ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION, OXYGEN CONCENTRATION, TEMPERATURE, PH, AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE FROM DIVERSE OCEANOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENTS IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT ECOSYSTEM TO INCLUDE WITHIN MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR INTERPRETING AND PREDICTING MICROBIAL CARBON FLOW. IN ADDITION, THIS PROJECT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND AT-SEA RESEARCH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW SCIENTISTS, INCLUDING GRADUATE STUDENTS, POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS, AND A COHORT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE MARINE SCIENCES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IDENTIFY THE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND MICROBIAL TAXA THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE VARIANCE IN MICROBIAL GROWTH EFFICIENCY ALONG LIGHT AND NUTRIENT GRADIENTS IN THE OCEAN. THE PROJECT USES DATA COLLECTED ON AN OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT ECOSYSTEM ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST, A WELL-CHARACTERIZED AND HETEROGENOUS REGION BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF KEY ECOSYSTEMS IN THE GLOBAL OCEAN. MICROBIAL GROWTH EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS ARE BEING MADE USING AN INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF TWO NEW RADIOISOTOPE TRACER-BASED TECHNIQUES, FLOW CYTOMETRY, AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS. IN ADDITION, THE RESEARCHERS USE MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS AND LINK MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, ABUNDANCE, EFFICIENCY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. 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.

THE CSUMB GLS CAMPUS SUICIDE PREVENTION PROJECT

PLANNING: DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK TO MEET RESEARCH ENTERPRISE NEEDS AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTERREY BAY: A SCALABLE CASE STUDY -UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF FACULTY AT EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS (ERIS) WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED STRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO LIMITED INVOLVEMENT IN THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE. THIS PLANNING PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE NEED AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTERREY BAY (CSUMB), AND RESULT IN A SCALABLE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE MODEL TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. THE PROJECT WILL HELP CREATE ENVIRONMENTS OF ENHANCED SUPPORT AND RESPONSIVENESS THAT INCREASE FACULTY ENGAGEMENT IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AT CSUMB, AND THE MODEL IS LIKELY APPLICABLE TO SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, FOCUSING ON THE CHALLENGES AND GAPS IN SERVICE ENCOUNTERED BY FACULTY AT CSUMB IN EACH MAJOR AREA OF THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE. A SURVEY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FOCUS GROUPS REGARDING CONCERNS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. DATA WILL BE ANALYZED USING A GAP ANALYSIS IDENTIFYING NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES, IMPROVEMENTS, STRENGTHS AND EXCEPTIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO AN ACTION PLAN APPLICABLE FOR CAMPUS AND CROSS-CAMPUS USE. THE PROJECT WILL CULMINATE IN A CONVENING OF MULTIPLE CAMPUSES IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, FOCUSED ON APPLICATION OF A PILOT MODEL FOR INSTITUTIONS FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. WORKING GROUPS WILL IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO LEVERAGE PERSONNEL, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO DEVELOP MORE OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING TO FACULTY NEEDS THROUGH A SHARED RESOURCE MODEL. 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.

THE SACNAS GEO-FUTURES PROGRAM

THE GEO FUTURES PROGRAM: A WORKSHOP FOR UNDERGRADUATES: OCT 30-NOV 2, 2019 - HONOLULU, HI

INCREASING GRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS IN MARINE SCIENCE -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS BY FACILITATING PLANNING FOR A FUTURE S-STEM TRACK 3 PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT PREPARES LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY PURSUE MARINE-RELATED GRADUATE DEGREES. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES SIX CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) CAMPUSES THAT RANGE IN SIZE, LOCATION, AND THE TYPES OF BACHELOR?S DEGREES OFFERED (SOME HAVE MARINE SCIENCE/MARINE BIOLOGY DEGREES WHILE OTHERS DO NOT). ALL CAMPUSES ARE MSIS WITH ONE BEING AN AANAPISI, THREE BEING HSIS, AND TWO BEING BOTH AN AANAPISI AND AN HSI. THIS PROJECT IS LED BY THE CSU COUNCIL ON OCEAN AFFAIRS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, A CSU-WIDE CONSORTIUM FOR OCEAN AND COASTAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. OVER ITS ONE-YEAR DURATION, THIS COLLABORATIVE PLANNING GRANT PROJECT WILL ENGAGE STUDENTS, MARINE SCIENCE FACULTY, STEM EDUCATION RESEARCHERS, AND CAMPUS PROFESSIONALS TO PREPARE FOR A FUTURE S-STEM TRACK 3 SUBMISSION. THE PROJECT WILL CHARACTERIZE THE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME MARINE SCIENCE STUDENTS AND IDENTIFY EXISTING PROGRAMS AND FEASIBLE STRATEGIES KNOWN TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS. STUDENTS WILL SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHICH WILL INFORM FUTURE EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT STUDENT-SUPPORT STRATEGIES. BECAUSE THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF MINORITIZED GROUPS, A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE TRACK 3 PROJECT ALSO HAS POTENTIAL BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN MARINE SCIENCE. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF A TRACK 3 S-STEM PROPOSAL THAT WOULD CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTI-CAMPUS PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREPARE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY TO MARINE SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT WILL COLLECT DATA FROM STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME MARINE SCIENCE STUDENTS. THESE DATA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE SCHOLARSHIPS, CO-CURRICULAR STUDENT SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, HANDS-ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT SUCCESS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE RELEVANT TO THE ENTIRE CSU, AS WELL AS OTHER PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS, AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. 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.

MONTEREY STATE BEACH DUNE RESTORATION

THE CSUMB GLS CAMPUS SUICIDE PREVENTION PROJECT

OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOL: COLLABORATING WITH TEACHERS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE ACADEMICALLY BASED MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EXPERIENCES FOR ALL YOUTH IN THE MONTE

RETURN OF THE NATIVES TO FORT ORD

IMPROVING POLAR DATA ACCESS AND COMMUNICATION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEB MAP

VINCENT G. AMBROSIA'S TASKS WILL ENTAIL OVERALL SUPERVISION OF THE PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS WITH CSUMB K AS WELL AS OVERSIGHT OF THE SUB-AWARD TO S. BUEC

IMPROVING LEARNING AND ACHIEVEMENT WITH READING/WRITING-ENRICHED CURRICULUM IN THE DISCIPLINES

TEKTITE REVISITED: NASA'S FORGOTTEN UNDERWATER MISSION

IMPROVING THE DATA AVAILABLE FOR STOCK ASSESSMENTS AND MANAGEMENT OF WEST COAST GROUNDFISH THROUGH COLLABORATIVE FISHERIES RESEARCH

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES PATHWAYS 2+2 HEC PROJECT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TEACHING COMPUTER SECURITY CONCEPTS THROUGH INTERACTIVE (NON-DIGITAL) GAMES

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INVESTIGATIONS ON THE CYCLING OF MERCURY FROM THE OCEAN TO FOG AND DEPOSITION TO LAND IN COASTAL CALIFORNIA

LINKING LANDSCAPE-SCALE CARBON MONITORING WITH FOREST MANAGEMENT

RUI COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SPATIAL REALISM IN THE MUSSEL BED DISTURBANCE PARADIGM

LOCH LOMOND RESERVOIR CAPACITY AND SEDIMENTATION STUDY DATED 2009

SG/RUI: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE EVOLUTION OF EXTREME PHENOTYPIC CONVERGENCE ACROSS FISH LINEAGES IN THE HYPER-DIVERSE LOWER CONGO RIVER

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH

MAPPING INTERTIDAL BIOFILM COMMUNITY, QUANTITY, AND QUALITY TO INFORM MANAGEMENT PRIORITY QUESTIONS

CA CESU AMPHIBIAN MONITORING AND BULLFROG ABATEMENT ON FORT ORD NATIONAL MONUMENT

YEAR 2: BUILDING A BRIDGE: CONNECTING UNDERSERVED YOUTH TO THE MONTEREY BAY SANCTUARY THROUGH HANDS-ON EDUCATION

PLANNING TO SCAFFOLD SECONDARY AND POST SECONDARY AGRICULTURE SCIENCE EDUCATION

CSU COAST-NOAA NMFS SUMMER INTERNSHIPS 2019-2021

GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS IN CROPLAND USE IN STRAWBERRY PRODUCING REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA - TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF STRAWBERRY-PRODUCING ACREAGE IN CROP ROTATIONS IN EACH MAJOR STRAWBERRY PRODUCING DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA.

EVALUATION OF MONTEREY GILIA MANAGEMENT, CURRENT EXTENT, AND RESTORATION

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTEREY-BAY

THE COAST SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 2011 AND PLACES CSU UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY. STUDENT INTERNS WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH PROFESSIONALS ON CURRENT PROJECTS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON RESEARCH AND EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN VALUABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE THE WORKFORCE FIRST HAND. SINCE 2011, COAST HAS SUCCESSFULLY PLACED MORE THAN 120 CSU STUDENTS WITH INTERNSHIP HOSTS. THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM RUNS FOR TEN WEEKS EVERY SUMMER, DURING WHICH STUDENT INTERNS SERVE 40 HOURS PER WEEK. THEY RECEIVE A STIPEND TO HELP THEM DEFRAY LIVING EXPENSES WHILE THEY ENGAGE IN THIS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. COAST PROVIDES HALF OF THE STIPEND COST AND THE HOST PROVIDES THE OTHER HALF. PROVIDING STIPENDS IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THAT THERE IS A DIVERSE POOL OF APPLICANTS INCLUDING STUDEN

IMPROVED DIAGNOSTICS FOR PHYTOPHTHORA PLANT PATHOGENS IMPORTANT TO CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE

THE STUDENT TEAM PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN ADVANCED BIOREACTOR THAT COMBINES SYNTHETIC MEDIA, A CARBON:NITROGEN CONTROL SYSTEM AND OTHER INNOVATIONS TO

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SIX SHORT WEEKS: A CLASSROOM STRATEGY FOR SUPPORTING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY

CSUMB STUDENT ILLUSTRATOR INTERNSHIP AT MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARK

COAST SUMMER INTERNSHIP 2018

PREDICTING HABITAT SELECTION BY YELLOWSTONE BISON IN AND NEAR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LINKING CURRICULUM AND STUDENT INTERNSHIPS WITH USDA MISSION CRITICAL OCCUPATIONS

BELMONT FORUM - EUROPEAN JOINT PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HYDRO-SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SUGAR CANE PRODUCTION ON LAND

EDU:COLLABORATIVE:RE-ENERGIZING K-12 EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS WITH SECURITY ACTIVITIES

IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS IN AGRICULTURE-RELATED SCIENCES WITH ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND CAREER MENTORING

NATIVE PLANT MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT IN HOLLISTER

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY ON THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST THROUGH RESEARCH