Colorado mountains
From Long-Term Data to Understanding: Toward a Predictive Ecology
2015 LTER ASM Estes Park, CO - August 30 - September 2, 2015
 

LTER and society: broader impacts of long-term research (Monday)

Ten years of student gains from undergraduate research at the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology

Poster Number:  110 Presenter/Primary Author:  Aaron Ellison Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) in STEM fields (e.g. REU Sites) provide many students with their first hands-on experience in doing real research.

Data Nuggets: An Avenue for Broader Impacts and Increasing K-16 Student Quantitative Literacy

Poster Number:  98 Presenter/Primary Author:  Melissa Kjelvik Sharing research findings with the non-science public is an important part of the science process, yet is often one of the most challenging to achieve.

Roles and Controls of Snowmelt in Alpine Groundwater Recharge

Poster Number:  65 Presenter/Primary Author:  Alice Hill High altitude mountainous regions are vital source areas of water.

Broader Impacts: Lessons learned from designing, implementing, and sustaining place-based citizen science projects

Poster Number:  64 Presenter/Primary Author:  Monica Elser The Central Arizona–-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) program has been involved in several citizen science initiatives over its 17-year history.

Voices of the Valleys: Putting the science of the McMurdo LTER program into context through oral histories

Poster Number:  41 Presenter/Primary Author:  Poppie Gullett When one considers fields of study, generally two categories come to mind: the sciences and the humanities.