Environmental Aquatic Resource Sensing Basic Science Business Education

Environmental Aquatic Resource Sensing Basic Science, Business Education and Outreach

What is IGERT? w IGERT = Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship w Funded by the National Science Foundation w “IGERT is the National Science Foundation's flagship interdisciplinary training program, educating U. S. Ph. D. scientists and engineers by building on the foundations of their disciplinary knowledge with interdisciplinary training. ” www. igert. org

What is EARS IGERT? w interdisciplinary, dual-institution (Kent State and Miami University) w Environmental Aquatic Resource Sensing (EARS). w theme training of doctoral students in environmental sensing, focused on freshwater resources, accentuated with business experiences, to develop professionals equipped for diverse careers.

An incremental process How did we get to this point?

Participating Units w The sciences n n Miami—geology, geography, chemistry, zoology, microbiology Kent---geology, geography, chemistry, biology chemical physics w Business w Technology and computer science

Our vision w Training a new generation of scientists that can talk across disciplines and to those in business w Help prepare doctoral students for future careers in a range of areas w Helping push sensor technology and its use forward in environmental research

Program Elements

The pieces w Curriculum w Interactions with and among trainees n Cohort project w Networking n Newsletter, web page w Outreach w Career development w Research!

The curriculum w This workshop n Lake Metabolism w Sensor technology n n Introduction to Environmental Sensors Wireless Sensor Technology l Chitra Rajagopal w Business and technology transfer n Greg Wilson, Don Coates, Rick Schroath (Entrepreneurship Extravaganza) w Ethics w And all the usual disciplinary requirements

Pedagogy w strategies of instruction w Use of short burst format w Hands on, active learning w Learning by doing w Team work w Build connections with the real world

Career Development Workshops n n n An unexpected bonus! http: //www. facebook. com/group. php? v=wall&gid=1027 98126423790 Grantsmanship-last Academic year New Kent State science graduate student orientation o http: //libguides. library. kent. edu/sciences Fellowships (including post-docs) l n Monday, Sept 13 th, 4 PM, Robin Selinger—will be taped an made available to all students Career paths—future events l Academia

Who else is involved? w Internal advisory committee w External evaluators w Assessment person (Ginny Anderson) w Program assistant (Margie Nagella) w A teacher (outreach) w NSF w The rest of the IGERT community

Virginia (Ginny) Anderson w Towson

Outreach w www. lakescientist. com

Annual Meeting

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Acknowledgements w The National Science Foundation w The Miami and Kent State offices of sponsored programs, grants accounting, and units w The college and university administration at Miami and Kent State