[LTER-All-lter] LTER Network News | 2019 February

[Marty Downs]

February 2019

*LTER Network News is a forum for sharing news and activities from across
the LTER Network. This is our water cooler. If you have personnel changes,
new grants, cross-Network activities that might interest your LTER
colleagues, please send them along to weiss at nceas.lternet.edu.*
Save the Dates:

*LTER at ASLO*

The 2019 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting
<https://www.aslo.org/page/aslo-2019-aquatic-sciences-meeting> is taking
place Feb 23 - Mar 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A number of LTER researchers
are contributing to sessions, including members of the Luquillo LTER. To
view all sessions click here <https://www.aslo.org/sanjuan2019/sessions>.

*ILTER*

The deadline for abstracts for the ILTER Open Science Meeting in Leipzig
Germany 2-6 September, 2019 has been extended to *March 4, 2019*. The
organizers have added a workshop session-type to encourage the development
of collaborative projects. Please see the announcement of the deadline
extension <http://sh1.sendinblue.com/7savzy1ybsc.html?t=1550592026> and the
description of the Open Science Meeting <http://www.ilter-2019-leipzig.de/>
on the ILTER website.

*2019 LTER SCIENCE COUNCIL MEETING*

The 2019 LTER Science Council Meeting will be *May 13-16*, hosted by the
Luquillo LTER Site. Participants include Lead Principal investigators, the
LTER Executive Board, and the Decadal Self-Study Committee. For more
information, visit the News/Events
<https://lternet.edu/science-council-meeting-2019/> on the LTER Network web
site.
Recent Press

*From the National Science Foundation*

   - The flip side of a reef: Coral, seaweed -- or both?
   <https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297636>
   - Hurricanes in 2017 did not greatly damage corals, but reefs were
   already in trouble
   <https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297559>
   - UNH researchers find unexpected impact of hurricanes on Puerto Rico's
   watershed <https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297488>
   - After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s
   watersheds and forests
   <https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297288>

*Other media:*

   - Researchers show that tropical reefs can host coral or seaweed
   communities under the same conditions
   <https://phys.org/news/2019-02-tropical-reefs-host-coral-seaweed.html> |
   Phys.org
   - A water quality mystery, solved in Antarctica
   <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190201081511.htm> |
   Science Daily
   - VIMS: Antarctic krill declines as South Atlantic Ocean warms
   <https://www.dailypress.com/news/science/dp-nws-vims-krill-study-20190201-story.html>
   | Daily Press
   - Dr. Daniel Botkin selected as Top Environmental Scientist of the Year
   by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP)
   <https://www.nbc-2.com/story/39863943/dr-daniel-botkin-selected-as-top-environmental-scientist-of-the-year-by-the-international-association-of-top-professionals-iaotp>
   | NBC2
   - Rare and Diverse Giant Viruses Unexpectedly Found in a Forest Soil
   Ecosystem
   <https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/rare-and-diverse-giant-viruses>
   | UMass Amherst

Papers of Interest

   - Constraints on shrub cover and shrub–shrub competition in a U.S.
   southwest desert
   <https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.2590>
   - Phenology-adjusted dynamic curve number for improved hydrologic
   modeling <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.115>
   - Zooglider: An autonomous vehicle for optical and acoustic sensing of
   zooplankton
   <https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lom3.10301>
   - Mapping salt marsh soil properties using imaging spectroscopy
   <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330566756_Mapping_salt_marsh_soil_properties_using_imaging_spectroscopy>
   - From feedbacks to coproduction: toward an integrated conceptual
   framework for urban ecosystems
   <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-018-0751-0>.

Committees and Interest Groups

Several LTER committees and interest groups are experiencing a surge of
activity in the wake of the LTER All Scientists’ Meeting. Participation is
entirely voluntary, but if you are interested in the following issues and
activities, please reach out to the listed contact people for more
information:

*Cross-site REU proposal team*: A group of investigators and REU
coordinators are looking at developing a proposal for a cross-site REU
program. Sam Norlin (norlin at nceas.ucsb.edu) is coordinating interest

*Diversity Committee*: Interested in helping develop a set of resources and
best practices to apply across the Network? Alan Berkowitz (berkowitza@
caryinstitute.org) co-chairs this committee.

*International LTER Committee:* Are you involved in international research
or have ideas about how to expand international connections? Mark Watkins
(Mark.Watkins at asu.edu) is coordinating interest.

*Communications Committee*: Clarisse Hart (hart3 at fas.harvard.edu) and Julie
Doll (jedoll at msu.edu) chair this committee that is building a community of
practice among LTER communicators and investigators.
Around the Network

Dan Reed is stepping down as the Lead PI for Santa Barbara Coastal
LTER and Robert
Miller <http://msi.ucsb.edu/people/research-scientists/robert-miller> will
be stepping up.

Congratulations to PhD candidate Timothy J. Ohlert, who is a recipient of
the 2019 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA)
<https://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-the-news/esa-selects-2019-katherine-s-mccarter-graduate-student-policy-award-recipients/>,
awarded by the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Tim primarily conducts
research and mentors REU’s at Sevilleta LTER, and also conducts some of his
research at the Central-Arizona Phoenix and Cedar Creek LTER sites.

The Coweeta (CWT) LTER 40 Year Retrospective Symposium
<https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_50c4I2iwNFKx6YJ> will
review the major findings of the CWT LTER and highlight the current
ecosystem questions raised by our past research. Topics will include:
Forest composition trends, Climate change, Soil C and N pools, Watershed
biogeochemistry, Aquatic assemblage associations with land use, Organic
matter fluxes. All who are interested are welcome.

*LTER on social media: *Like the LTER Facebook page
<https://www.facebook.com/uslter> or join private Facebook groups to
continue the conversations from the ASM: Education
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/LTER.education>; Graduate Students
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/LTER.graduate/>; Communications and
Outreach <https://www.facebook.com/groups/LTER.Communications/>.  Follow
LTER on Twitter <https://twitter.com/USLTER> for the most current updates.
And now you can find behind-the-scenes pics and stories from across the
network on our new LTER community-led Instagram page
<https://www.instagram.com/lter_community/>!
Announcements

*Nature* is hosting its 2019 ScientistAtWork photo competition
<https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00589-w?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=69f4e297f5-briefing-dy-20190220&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-69f4e297f5-43912497>.
They’re interested in finding and celebrating arresting images of
scientists from around the world in the lab or in the field - and LTER
sites are ripe for great photos! Winners receive a cash prize, subscription
to Nature, and have their photos featured in an issue.
Jobs and graduate opportunities



*EDI Summer 2019 Fellowship Program
<https://environmentaldatainitiative.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c258a774cbd4d34290410d1ea&id=4fb1e2c443&e=6200f450f3>DataONE
Summer Internship Program
<https://lternet.edu/opportunities/dataone-summer-internship-program/>*



*Field Research Technician in Northern Alaska with Arctic LTER
<https://lternet.edu/opportunities/field-research-technician-in-northern-alaska/>Postdoc
in Computational Disease Ecology Modeling – Las Cruces, NM
<https://lternet.edu/opportunities/postdoc-in-computational-disease-ecology-modeling-las-cruces-nm/>LTER
Research Specialist, University of Virginia’s Coastal Research Center
<https://lternet.edu/opportunities/lter-research-specialist/>Biological
Science Administrator (Program Director), NSF (Temporary)
<https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524378100>*Biological Science
Administrator (Program Director), NSF (Permanent)
<https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524377000>
Funding Opportunities

*Harnessing the Data Revolution: Transdisciplinary Research in Principles
of Data Science Phase I:*
<https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505347&org=NSF&sel_org=XCUT&from=fund>
NSF’s Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Big Idea is a national-scale
activity to enable new modes of data-driven discovery that will allow
fundamental questions to be asked and answered at the frontiers of science
and engineering. Through this NSF-wide activity, HDR will generate new
knowledge and understanding, and accelerate discovery and innovation.
Letter of Intent (required): *March 25, 2019;* full proposal: *May 8, 2019*.

*ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic
Professions:*
<https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5383&org=NSF&sel_org=XCUT&from=fund>
The ADVANCE program seeks to develop systemic approaches to increase the
participation and advancement of women in academic STEM careers. Letter of
Intent (required): *May 15, 2019;* full proposal: *May 22 - June 3, 2019*

-- 
Marty Downs (she/her/hers)
Deputy Director, LTER Network Communications Office



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