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NSF and Idaho
- In FY 2002, NSF provided 46 awards totaling over $9 million to 3 institutions in the State of Idaho.
- Institutions that received NSF support in FY 2002 were Boise State University, Idaho State University, and the University of Idaho.
Examples of Projects Currently Funded by NSF in
the State of Idaho
- Geographic Information Technology Use in Collaborative Water Resource Planning —This IGERT award to the University of Idaho will establish an interdisciplinary, multi-institution graduate research and education program in conservation biology and sustainability of agricultural and forest systems. The need is acute for better disciplinary integration to achieve biodiversity conservation and sustainable productivity in anthropogenically fragmented landscapes. Students in this program will work in interdisciplinary teams to study aspects of biodiversity conservation and sustainable productivity in three distinct geographic regions characterized by habitat fragmentation. A group of educators and researchers from three Colleges and seven Departments at the University of Idaho and four Research Areas at the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, an international institution headquartered in Costa Rica, will participate in the project.
- Coupled Human and Natural Systems in the Yellowstone Northern Elk Winter Range — A primary issue in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is the ecology of the northern elk herd winter range (NEWR), where elk and wolves cross the Yellowstone National Park boundary into areas managed as "natural" and "altered" systems. A primary focus of this project at Idaho State University is to build robust ecosystem models that can be integrated with a human system model based on land use decisions and valuation of ecosystem services. By interacting with NEWR stakeholders and by developing key linkages within natural and human systems, this project will evaluate existing and potential land-use strategies and alternative policy options. Models will be extended to simulate potential future conditions based on sound scientific principles, past trends in human decision-making, and possible future human decisions. This project will serve as a model for protected areas worldwide that are undergoing similar boundary conflicts.
- Web Tools for Global Time Scale Development — This information technology project at Boise State University deals with the development of the geologic time scale, which is a fundamental tool of Earth Science research. The correlation of global events and the calculation of rates of processes during Earth's history all depend directly on the accuracy and precision of the geologic time scale. These processes include, for example, the rates and causes of extinction, climate change, plate motions, and mountain building. Despite its critical role, portions of the time scale have not been formally defined. The focus of this project will be to develop a method that will serve as a model for international discussion and agreement on the development of a complete time scale, and to use a particular part of the time scale that is presently undefined, as an example of how to achieve this goal.
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates —This REU is intended to address the shortage of information assurance researchers by providing opportunities for undergraduates to participate in ongoing research projects under the auspices of The Center for Secure and Dependable Software (CSDS). The CSDS at the University of Idaho (UI) was formed in 1998 as an Idaho Center to better organize and promote information security education and research. Ongoing assessment is emphasized in terms both of examining how student capabilities change through their participation in this program as well as in tracking student career choices after the program ends.
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