<div dir="ltr">And, the reviews are in. Haven't started reading them yet.<div><br></div><div>jes</div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Jess K. Zimmerman<br>Professor</div><div>Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program<br>Department Environmental Sciences<br>University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<br><br><span>Direct Office Line: 787-350-0350</span><br>Or: 787-764-0000 ext. 1-XXXX-# where XXXX is:<br> LTER Program Office: 2867<br> El Verde Field Station: 4381<br></div><div></div><div>Mobile: 787-380-3311</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Twombly, Saran</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stwombly@nsf.gov">stwombly@nsf.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:53 AM<br>Subject: DEB 1546686 - Luquillo renewal<br>To: "<a href="mailto:jesskz@ites.upr.edu">jesskz@ites.upr.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:jesskz@ites.upr.edu">jesskz@ites.upr.edu</a>><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As we discussed rather briefly at the All Scientists’ Meeting last week, your renewal proposal for the Luquillo LTER reviewed quite well and we plan to recommend
it for 3 years of support at the levels requested. The proposal received 7 reviews – 2 Excellents and 5 Very Goods. Several of the reviews contain constructive comments and concerns that you will find useful as you plan the next three years of research. I
(of course) cannot help but elaborate on these, and all comments are provided in order for you to strengthen your future research. The reviews and my comments won’t be released officially until NSF releases an award letter; I have provided them in advance
so that you can get a head start. We won’t be able to move our recommendation forward until October at the earliest.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We talked about some of the subawards included in the proposal. I am particularly concerned about those from Uriarte/Columbia, Crowl/Florida International, Willig/UConn,
and Cantrell/Universidad del Turabo. NSF will need a more complete description of what each of these subawardees will do for the project before we can make a recommendation. The budget justifications provided do little more than re-state the numbers listed
on the budget forms. PI names are associated with the different hypotheses posed in the proposal, but it is not possible to figure out what research activities each PI will do or have responsibility for. As a result, the subawards are not adequately justified,
with the exception of Silver’s. You mentioned wanting to submit a revised budget to take care of these changes – do you still think this is the best route?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Finally, do you need IACUC permits for the work you will do? You mention sampling bats and lizards – will you sample fish as well? Or maybe there aren’t fish in your
streams? <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please let me know if you have questions about the reviews attached, once you have time to read them over. Also please let me know if you will be submitting a revised
budget. I will work here to forward our recommendation as quickly as possible, noting that you have requested a starting date of 1 December 2015.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Congratulations to you and your team, Jess. You have overcome significant difficulties over the past 2 years, and put together a convincing proposal. I look forward
to working with you to make the project even stronger over the coming 3 years,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Saran Twombly,
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Program Director Population and Community Ecology Division of Environmental Biology,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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