Program Introduction

On Friday, January 5, 2007 the SEA NEON team submitted its response to the National Science Foundation's National Ecological Observation Network (NEON) Request for Information (RFI). The response consisted of a total of 17 minority serving institutions (MSIs) comprised of 13 Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs), three Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and one institution representing Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)

The title of the project is Science and Engineering Alliance Phosphorus Observatory Network (SEAPON): Evaluating the Long Term Impact of Land Use/Cover and Climate Change on Phosphorous Dynamics.

In 2006 the SEA received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the creation of a team of individuals from MSIs to develop a proposal to address pertinent issues in environmental science. For more information on the history of this project, please review the Archived NEON Data page.

SEAPON MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

SEAPON is expected to lead to major enhancements in the research and training infrastructure among the MSIs involved. Additionally, the SEAPON project hopes to provide access hubs and the supporting computing and information technology infrastructure to allow routine access to SEAPON data and educational material in communities with limited and low economic resources.

The seventeen (17) MSI participants, including the four (4) SEA institutions noted by *, in the SEAPON project are:

University

Geographical

Location

Alabama A&M University *

(Huntsville, AL)

Alcorn State University

(Alcorn, MS)

Dine College

(Shiprock, NM and Tsaile, AZ campuses)

Florida A&M University

(Tallahassee, FL)

Howard University
(Washington, DC)

Jackson State University *

(Jackson, MS)

North Carolina A&T State University
(Greensboro, NC)

Prairie View A&M University *

(Prairie View, TX)

South Carolina State University

(Orangeburg, SC)

Southern University and A&M College *

(Baton Rouge, LA)

Spelman College
(Atlanta, GA)

State University of New York
(Albany, NY)

Tennessee State University
(Nashville, TN)

The National Hispanic University
(San Jose, CA)

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
(Prince Anne, MD)

University of Texas at El Paso
(El Paso, TX)

Virginia State University
(Petersburg, VA)

RFI Related Documentation

Archived NEON Data

Detailed University Capabilities Information

HBCU Representatives with Interest in NEON