Summary
The Pathways Program provides U.S. students with interdisciplinary, international, and interorganizational (I3) research experiences in the Andean Mountain Range to develop a global workforce capable of addressing water-related challenges.
Collaborative Research: IRES: Partnerships Along the Headwaters of the Americas for Young Scientists Program
US · IL
National Science Foundation
grant
awarded
#nsf-2505480
What they want
The program focuses on training U.S. students in problem-based learning and teamwork-oriented collaboration to cross disciplinary, organizational, and international borders in water resource management. It involves collaborations with international researchers in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina to explore water resource system connections, advance fundamental knowledge of socio-ecological systems, and enhance I3 competency with community engagement to evaluate socio-ecological patterns and climate adaptation. The training prepares U.S. students for I3 research to develop elite water resources professionals with scientific and cultural sophistication for international settings.
Deliverables
- Build, deliver, and disseminate a novel model for graduate-level international research experiences including research-related professional development
- Use and expand an international research network to advance fundamental knowledge of socio-ecological systems
- Enhance competency in I3 with community engagement to evaluate socio-ecological patterns and climate adaptation
- Student research results that improve society's ability to build adaptive capacity to changes in climate
- Increased international research capacity for U.S. graduate students and early career faculty
Key personnel
- U.S. students
- International researchers
- Early career faculty
How they evaluate
- Intellectual merit
- Broader impacts
