2014 Research Grant Program awardees

The 2014 cycle of the CTFS-ForestGEO Research Grant Program was competitive. Approximately 35 interesting and diverse proposals were submitted from all over of the globe. Each proposal was read by network scientists, and ranked according to scientific merit, contribution to the network, educational contribution, and status of the Principle Investor (PI) to determine an overall rank. 5 proposals were selected for funding. Find a summary of each funded proposal below.  

Carlos Jaramillo, a Staff Scientist at STRI, submitted Pollen flora of the Amacayacu 25 Ha Plot: adding a geological time scale dimension to SIGEO plots, The research will take place at Amacayacu National Park, Amazons, Colombia.

Matthew Craig, a PhD student at Indiana University submitted A new framework for quantifying drivers of soil carbon dynamics within and among forests. The research will take place at Lilly Dicky Woods, SCBI, SERC, Tyson Research Center,  Wind River.

Jan Ng, a PhD student at University of California-Davis submitted Assessing shifts in tree spatial patterns following reintroduction of fire disturbance in the Yosemite Forest Dynamics plot. The researched will take place at Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot in California, USA.

Owen Lewis, an Associate Professor at Oxford University submitted Linking botanical and entomological datasets: A seed trap network for the Wanang 50-ha plot. The research will take place at Wanang, Papua New Guinea.

Jian Zhang, Postdoc at University of Alberta submitted See forests from drones: testing the potentials of drones in CTFS long-term monitoring network. The work will take place in Dinghushan, China.

To learn more about the CTFS-ForestGEO network, visit www.ctfs.si.edu