National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) College Speaking Tour (CST)
The Science and Engineering Alliance, Inc. (SEA), Ecological Society of America (ESA), and the National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc. (NEON) have been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build the foundations for broadening participation of underrepresented minority institutions and students in the NEON research project. NEON is a 30-year project to map and model the ecology of the United States.
A College Speaking Tour (CST), facilitated by SEA, visits 17 HBCUs and MSIs that are allied with the SEA Phosphorous Observatory Network (SEAPON) initiative. Through SEAPON, SEA collaborators will evaluate the long-term impact of land use, land cover and climate change on phosphorous dynamics. The CST introduces the NEON project to the institutions and identifies the NEON-related science capacity at these institutions through an online survey. Results from the CST will facilitate collaboration between NEON researchers, HBCUs and MSIs to ensure their broader participation in NEON. Outcomes from information collected during these CSTs will allow SEA, ESA, and NEON to identify potential partners for NEON-related research and educational projects; and serves as a mechanism that enables SEA to inform the HBCUs and MSIs of relevant research, education and funding opportunities affiliated with the NEON project.
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