SU scientist awarded nearly $1 million in grants for climate change study
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Posted By: LaKeeshia Giddens on August 15, 2011 Southern University’s Urban Forestry Program Professor Dr. Zhu H. Ning has received two nationally competitive funding awards totaling nearly $1 million to study climate change in the U.S. and China. Both grants will help SU students in the study of the effects of climate change. NASA awarded her $725,512 for her project “An Ecosystem Approach to Climate Change Education.” The second award, $150,000, is from the National Science Foundation for her project “IRES: Enhancing Global Competence and Research Skills in Climate Change and Urban Ecosystems through Collaborative Research in China.” Photo by John Oubre, SU Office of Publications & Electronic Media. The major goals of the NASA-funded project is to increase the level of climate change literacy, engagement of Southern students and to enhance students’ marketability and preparedness in global climate change related fields. Students will be able to engage in NASA-related education and research activities. They will also have opportunities to develop partnerships with NASA Goddard Institute for Space Students and the Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research. The project is also under the direction of Southern’s Urban Forestry Professor and Program Leader Dr. Kamran Abdollahi and SU’s Vice Chancellor for Research and Strategic Initiatives Michael A. Stubblefield. The project, “IRES: Enhancing Global Competence and Research Skills in Climate Change and Urban Ecosystems through Collaborative Research in China,” will provide Southern students and faculty the opportunity to conduct international research in climate change, natural resources, urban forestry, and urban-rural interface ecosystems. “By examining China’s experiences and lessons, SU students and faculty will acquire the fundamental methodologies and gain hands-on experiences of executing a research agenda,” said Ning. “They will also learn technologies in terrestrial ecosystems responses, climate change mitigation and natural resource conservation.” Partners for the project are the Chinese Academy of Science Institute for Applied Ecology, the CAS Dinghushan Research Station, CAS Southern China Botanical Garden, and the Beijing Forestry University. Photo by John Oubre, SU Office of Publications & Electonic Media. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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