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Environmental Aquatic Resource
Sensing
Basic Science, Business Education and Outreach
What is IGERT?
IGERT = Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
Funded by the National Science Foundation “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?
interdisciplinary, dual-institution (Kent State and Miami University)
Environmental Aquatic Resource Sensing (EARS).
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
The sciences Miami—geology, geography, chemistry,
zoology, microbiology Kent---geology, geography, chemistry, biology
chemical physics
Business Technology and computer science
Our vision
Training a new generation of scientists that can talk across disciplines and to those in business
Help prepare doctoral students for future careers in a range of areas
Helping push sensor technology and its use forward in environmental research
Program Elements
The pieces
Curriculum Interactions with and among trainees
Cohort project Networking
Newsletter, web page Outreach Career development Research!
The curriculum
This workshop Lake Metabolism
Sensor technology Introduction to Environmental Sensors Wireless Sensor Technology
Chitra Rajagopal
Business and technology transfer Greg Wilson, Don Coates, Rick Schroath (Entrepreneurship
Extravaganza) Ethics And all the usual disciplinary requirements
Pedagogy
strategies of instruction Use of short burst format Hands on, active learning Learning by doing Team work Build connections with the real world
Career Development Workshops
An unexpected bonus! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=102798126423790
Grantsmanship-last Academic year New Kent State science graduate student orientation o http://libguides.library.kent.edu/sciences Fellowships (including post-docs)
Monday, Sept 13th, 4PM, Robin Selinger—will be taped an made available to all students
Career paths—future events Academia Private/public sector
Who else is involved?
Internal advisory committee External evaluators Assessment person (Ginny Anderson) Program assistant (Margie Nagella) A teacher (outreach) NSF The rest of the IGERT community
Virginia (Ginny) Anderson
Towson
Outreach
www.lakescientist.com
Annual Meeting
RECRUITMENT!
Start getting the word out now
Acknowledgements
The National Science Foundation The Miami and Kent State offices of
sponsored programs, grants accounting, and units
The college and university administration at Miami and Kent State