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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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”

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

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

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

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