NSF Award Abstract - #9802816| NSF Award Abstract - #9802816 |
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| NSF Org | INT |
| Latest Amendment Date | July 13, 1998 |
| Award Number | 9802816 |
| Award Instrument | Fellowship |
| Program Manager |
Susan Parris INT Office of Internatl Science &Engineering; SBE DIRECT FOR SOCIAL, BEHAV & ECONOMIC SCIE |
| Start Date | July 15, 1998 |
| Expires | June 30, 1999 (Estimated) |
| Expected Total Amount | $37852 (Estimated) |
| Investigator |
Mark B. Edlund (Principal Investigator current) Eugene F. Stoermer (Co-Principal Investigator current) |
| Sponsor |
University of Michigan 3003 S State St. RM 1062 Ann Arbor, MI 481091274 313/764-1817 |
| NSF Program | 5956 INTL RESEARCH FELLOWS PROGRAM |
| Field Application | 0510602 Ecosystem Dynamics |
| Program Reference Code | 0000,1068,5956,OTHR, |
9802816 Edlund The International Research Fellow Awards Program enables U.S. scientists and engineers to conduct three to twenty- four months of research abroad. The program's awards provide opportunities for joint research, and the use of unique or complementary facilities, expertise and experimental conditions abroad. This award will support a twelve-month postdoctoral research visit by Dr. Mark B. Edlund of the University of Michigan to work with Dr. Ts. Jamsran at Mongolian State University in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia as well at the University of Michigan with Dr. Eugene Stoermer on biatom diversity and training in Lake Hovsgol National Park. Partial support is being provided by the East Asia-Pacific Program in the Division of International Programs. Dr. Edlund will study a component of the algal flora of Lake Hovsgol, completing a floristic survey, and create an herbarium of diatoms (single cell microscopic algae) and a reference collection. Lake Hovsgol is an ancient ecosystem in a tectonic basin. Lakes such as Hovsgol have existed for millions of years and are natural laboratories for the study of ecology and evolution. It has been named Mongolia's first International Long-Term Ecological Research site (LTER). Because this site is at risk ecologically, it is important to document its diversity. In addition to performing this documentation, Dr. Edlund will be working with Mongolian scientists, helping to train and prepare them for future research collaborations with the United States. ***
