In order to increase opportunities for research collaboration between the National Center for Ear... more In order to increase opportunities for research collaboration between the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED) and Minority Serving Institution (MSI), a Faculty-to-Faculty program was designed at NCED. This presentation discusses one such initiative, which brought researchers from Texas A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK) to the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, headquarters of NCED. The research team is composed of a faculty member and two graduate students from Texas A&M University and three researchers from NCED. The two graduate students from TAMUK are Celina Camarena and Jessica Ruiz. The collaborative research was about the uptake of heavy metals by alder trees. Celina and Jessica spent five weeks at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. They toured various research facilities at the laboratory. Experiments were also set up by the students with the help of Jeff Marr and Miki Hondzo from NCED to grow the alder trees hydroponically and traditionally. Soil, water, and plant tissue samples were collected for investigation of the potential uptake of metals by alder trees. Both students got well trained with various research facilities and enjoyed the short visit. It is anticipated that the results from this collaboration will form the basis for continuous research collaboration between Jianhong Ren, faculty from MSI, and professors at NCED. This successful initiative demonstrates the possibilities for new types of collaborations between institutions.
In order to increase opportunities for research collaboration between the National Center for Ear... more In order to increase opportunities for research collaboration between the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED) and Minority Serving Institution (MSI), a Faculty-to-Faculty program was designed at NCED. This presentation discusses one such initiative, which brought researchers from Texas A&M University Kingsville (TAMUK) to the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, headquarters of NCED. The research team is composed of a faculty member and two graduate students from Texas A&M University and three researchers from NCED. The two graduate students from TAMUK are Celina Camarena and Jessica Ruiz. The collaborative research was about the uptake of heavy metals by alder trees. Celina and Jessica spent five weeks at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. They toured various research facilities at the laboratory. Experiments were also set up by the students with the help of Jeff Marr and Miki Hondzo from NCED to grow the alder trees hydroponically and traditionally. Soil, water, and plant tissue samples were collected for investigation of the potential uptake of metals by alder trees. Both students got well trained with various research facilities and enjoyed the short visit. It is anticipated that the results from this collaboration will form the basis for continuous research collaboration between Jianhong Ren, faculty from MSI, and professors at NCED. This successful initiative demonstrates the possibilities for new types of collaborations between institutions.
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