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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Jess, </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would suggest Melinda Smith. She gave a real solid presentation on the drought net she is developing with collaborators at ASM last year. There could be nice overlap with the drought focus. She is doing nice work with many of the grassland LTER sites, not exactly a tropical forests, but could help alleviate some of the “grassland envy” perhaps by bringing that perspective to the table [if she has the time]. I find her to be fair in recent collaborative discussions. Just what came to mind. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That is all, AA</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>J. Aaron Hogan<br>(970) 485 1412</p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:jesskz@ites.upr.edu">Jess Zimmerman</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, September 8, 20,16 4:35 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:luq-a@lternet.edu">luq-a@lternet.edu</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[LTER-luq-a] suggestion researchers for site review</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hi Folks,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The next phase in preparing for the Site Visit next year is to suggest people for NSF to invite for the review. Can you please suggest good scientists in your area that would give a fair review but don't have any connections (i.e., conflicts of interest) with our LTER.? Alan Covich has already suggested Alan Wilson as a stream person finishing up at NSF. Please make suggestions and I will work out if there are conflicts based on the list we provided NSF.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>jess<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Jess K. Zimmerman<br>Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Director, El Verde Field Station<br>Department Environmental Sciences<br>University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Tel: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:<br> LTER Program Office: 88233<br> El Verde Field Station: 83467<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Mobile: 787-380-3311<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>