NSF Org:	EF Emerging Frontiers
Recipient:	LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	February 14, 2008
Latest Amendment Date:	January 8, 2009
Award Number:	0751584
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Matthew Kane mkane@nsf.gov  (703)292-7186 EF  Emerging Frontiers BIO  Directorate for Biological Sciences
Start Date:	February 15, 2008
End Date:	January 31, 2010 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$79,085.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2008 = $79,085.00
History of Investigator:	Gary King (Principal Investigator) gking@lsu.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Louisiana State University 202 HIMES HALL BATON ROUGE LA  US  70803-0001 (225)578-2760
Sponsor Congressional District:	06
Primary Place of Performance:	Louisiana State University 202 HIMES HALL BATON ROUGE LA  US  70803-0001
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	06
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	ECQEYCHRNKJ4
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	PHYSIOLOG & STRUCTURAL SYS, ECOSYSTEM STUDIES, MICROBIAL GENOME SEQUENCING, NEON-Concept & Development
Primary Program Source:	01000809DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	1089, 9169, EGCH
Program Element Code(s):	114100, 118100, 718700, 735000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.074

ABSTRACT

A workshop will be held at Louisiana State University, Feb. 14-17 to help integrate contemporary and future efforts in microbial biology with the vision and implementation of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). NEON represents a transformative approach in ecological studies through its ability to address questions that involve large spatial scales and long time periods. The Observatory Network is especially amenable to understanding the dynamics of ecological phenomena in response to changes in climate and other human-induced environmental changes. To better inform microbial biologists about NEON and to engage them with its research, approximately 65 individuals representing diverse aspects of microbial biology will participate in a workshop with 10-15 representatives of NEON's administration and geographic domains. Participants will be provided with details about NEON's organization, goals and implementation, and will then be challenged to develop a set of research questions for microbial biology consistent with those goals. Participants will be asked to recommend observations that should be incorporated into the NEON framework, and to identify associated technological and computational needs. The organizing committee will use recommendations and associated discussions to prepare a "white paper" on options for better integrating microbial biology with NEON. The white paper will be distributed to participants in NEON and to the community of microbial biologists. Broader This workshop will include a diverse community of microbial biologists. Specific efforts will be made involve a significant fraction of junior scientists and members of underrepresented groups.

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