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Using Collaboration and Team Science to Increase Grant Success

September 24, 2014, 2:30 pm
Location Mallory Hall - 161
SponsorOffice of Research and Sponsored Programs; Passaic River InstitutePosted InCollege of Science and Mathematics
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This discussion will explore how interdivisional and interdisciplinary faculty teams at MSU can create competitive grant proposals in the broad areas of Water Resources, Innovation, and Land Use and Management. 

Topics for discussion will include:

  • Interdisciplinary project concepts
  • Team Science at MSU
  • Building interdisciplinary teams
  • Funding opportunities for team science
  • Team science resources

Research directions in the area of Water Resource:

  • modeling
  • biodiversity
  • economic assessment
  • water pollution
  • impact of built environment
  • water availability
  • earth surface processes
  • recreation use
  • public health
  • climate change adaptation
  • contaminated sediments
  • navigation
  • and more

Research directions in the area of Innovation:

  • using molecular techniques
  • disease modeling
  • links to climate change
  • sustainable solutions
  • social entrepreneurship
  • new business models
  • cloud computing
  • large/public data collection
  • education/public awareness
  • new education techniques
  • forewarning-natural disasters/impact approaches
  • computer/cellphone app. building
  • and more

Research directions in the area of Land Use and Management:

  • built environment
  • green infrastructure
  • environmental design
  • flood mitigation
  • policy
  • incentives
  • public health
  • transportation
  • economic assessment
  • modeling
  • climate adaptation
  • and more

Refreshment will be served.  All are welcome!