WK 16 - Conversations with NSF: Research, Diversity, and Training Challenges and Opportunities

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EDT

Location: Virtual Session (Zoom)

Organizer(s)

EB

Elizabeth R. Blood

Co-Organizer(s)

KM

Kendra McLauchlan

National Science Foundation
Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Co-organizer(s)

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Doug Levey

National Science Foundation, United States
BV

Betsy Von Holle

National Science Foundation, United States
AP

Andrea Porras-Alfaro

National Science Foundation, United States
GL

Gary Lamberti

National Science Foundation, United States
MK

Matt Kane

National Science Foundation, United States
RS

Robyn Smyth

National Science Foundation, United States
CD

Carla D'Antonia

National Science Foundation, United States
CO

Colin Orians

National Science Foundation, United States
JW

Jeremy Wojdak

National Science Foundation, United States
PM

Peter McCartney

National Science Foundation, United States
RB

Reed Beaman

National Science Foundation, United States
MF

Montona Futrell-Griggs

National Science Foundation, United States
SS

Sam Scheiner

National Science Foundation, United States
RR

Roland Roberts

National Science Foundation, United States
SH

Stephanie Hampton

National Science Foundation, United States
CD

Cheryl Dybas

National Science Foundation, United States

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Session Description: The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides many funding opportunities for basic research and training in ecology and evolutionary biology. NSF supports researchers at all career stages and efforts to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in the research community. The purposes of this session are to inform our communities about ongoing and new funding opportunities at NSF and to receive comments and suggestions on how the Foundation can best serve ecologists. NSF representatives will include program officers and division directors from programs broadly relevant to ecology and environmental research and training. Topics that will be covered include NSF’s responses to Covid and to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, NSF’s Pillars and their associated investments, BIO Directorate 2023 priorities, NEON, Integrating Biology, basic research proposals and the review process, core programs, new and continuing special competitions, cross-cutting programs, and network and observatory infrastructure support. Following a brief presentation, much of the session will be town-hall style Q&A. Audience members are encouraged to bring questions.