CENTER PROPOSAL CLAWS = Center for Land-Air-Water Studies EESI Presentation A M Thompson 7 May 08

Where & How - Approaches Proposed Activities Funding Targets CLAWS Outline Why – New and Re-new What Who Where & How - Approaches Proposed Activities Funding Targets Synergism with other Centers

Why CLAWS? CECG – 12-year Center of successes Networking, connecting environmental science across disciplines & Colleges Newsletter, Annual Reception, ECSS, Research Initiation Grants (RIGs) Spawn BRIE IGERT, CEKA (Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis), ChemXSeer, Hanford co-Project, > 10M !! CLAWS – Recognize need to add players, tools, targets, re-direct foci

What is CLAWS? Re-new Unique synergism of EMS, ECOS, Engr, Ag scientists Common language & tools – chemistry and analytical tools New Players – PSU and beyond Types of processes – vital interactions at interfaces Field observations & new sensors

Who is CLAWS? Renewed core – CLAWS Steering from CECG ECOS: K T Mueller, M Tien (Proposed CLAWS Associate Director) EMS: J Kubicki COAg: E Martinez COEngr: J Regan New players PSU: A Thompson (Proposed CLAWS Director), M Fantle, D Lampkin, T Kane, J Macalady Beyond PSU: J Fuentes (UVA), A Elmore (Frostburg), W Stockwell (Howard), N Donahue (CMU)

Vertical Biogeochemical Scaling CLAWS Approaches - I Column Closure – Vertical Biogeochemical Scaling Combine Observational Platforms in and around PSU – SRBSHO, Rock Springs, NATIVE Employ new technology – lidar, satellite remote sensing Fundamental Processes & Lab Characterization

Regional – Horizontal Scaling of Multiple Processes CLAWS Approaches - II Regional – Horizontal Scaling of Multiple Processes Ecosystem Gradients: Appalachians -> Atlantic Coast; Rural -> Urban CMU – Center for Aerosol Processes Studies (Donahue) Frostburg U – U Maryland Center for Environmental Studies – Appalachian Lab (Elmore) Howard U – Beltsville Research Site (Stockwell) UVA – REACCT – Regional Ecological & Atmospheric Chemistry-Climate Team (Fuentes)

Funding Targets NSF – Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles ETBC – Seeks “transformational advances in quantitative or mechanistic understanding of biogeochemical cycles that integrate physical-chemical-biological processes over the range of temporal or spatial scales in Earth environments” NSF - Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human systems (CNH) IGERTS – Already proposed with Howard, CMU NSF -- Science & Technology Centers – “Build Intellectual & Physical Infrastructures across Disciplines”

Activities to Date – Cross-Disciplinary Course on Techniques, Methods, Remote Sensing

CLAWS Activities, Annual Budget: 41K Regular Steering Meetings & Seminars (3-4 / semester) 3K Pilot Projects supported by Research Initiation Grants (RIGs) 2 x 10K Carry on CECG Successes Newsletter, website 1K Annual Wine & Cheese 2K Summer Student Fellowships 5K Environ. Chem Student Symposium 9K Miscellaneous 1K

CLAWS Commitments EESI Request 10K Dept of Meteorology Commit 10K ECOS Request 10K PSIEE Request 10K Note – ECSS raises 9K from Engineering, Agriculture, ECOS, EESI

Synergism with Other Centers – CEER & CRIM – “Beyond EESI,” ECCS -- Link to Past CLAWS = Fundamental