Award Abstract # 1655221
RII Track-1: Rhode Island Consortium for Coastal Ecology Assessment, Innovation, and Modeling

NSF Org: OIA
OIA-Office of Integrative Activities
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
Initial Amendment Date: September 15, 2017
Latest Amendment Date: July 19, 2023
Award Number: 1655221
Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager: Andrea Johnson
andjohns@nsf.gov
 (703)292-5164
OIA
 OIA-Office of Integrative Activities
O/D
 Office Of The Director
Start Date: September 1, 2017
End Date: August 31, 2024 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $19,000,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $19,993,095.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2017 = $4,535,519.00
FY 2018 = $4,033,113.00

FY 2019 = $7,065,445.00

FY 2021 = $3,365,923.00

FY 2023 = $993,095.00
History of Investigator:
  • Geoffrey Bothun (Principal Investigator)
    gbothun@uri.edu
  • Jennifer Bissonnette (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Baylor Fox-Kemper (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Bethany Jenkins (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Lewis Rothstein (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Breea Govenar (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Neal Overstrom (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Jeffrey Morgan (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: University of Rhode Island
75 LOWER COLLEGE RD RM 103
KINGSTON
RI  US  02881-1974
(401)874-2635
Sponsor Congressional District: 02
Primary Place of Performance: University of Rhode Island
RI  US  02881-1967
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): CJDNG9D14MW7
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s): EPSCoR RII Track-1,
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure
Primary Program Source: 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
01001718DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT

01001819DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT

01001920DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT

01002122DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s): 7715, 9150, EGCH, SMET
Program Element Code(s): 193Y, 7217
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.083

ABSTRACT

Non-technical Description
The University of Rhode Island (URI) will establish the Consortium for Coastal Ecology Assessment, Innovation, and Modeling (C-AIM) to coordinate research, education, and workforce development across Rhode Island (RI) in coastal marine science and ecology. C-AIM addresses fundamental research questions using observations, computational methods, and technology development applied to Narraganset Bay (NB), the largest estuary in New England and home to important ecosystem services including fisheries, recreation, and tourism. The research will improve understanding of the microorganisms in NB, develop new models to predict pollution and harmful algal bloom events in NB, build new sensors for nutrients and pollutants, and provide data and tools for stakeholders in the state. Observational capabilities will be coordinated in an open platform for researchers across RI; it will provide real-time physical, chemical, and biological observations ? including live streaming to mobile devices. C-AIM will also establish the RI STEAM (STEM + Art) Imaging Consortium to foster collaboration between artists, designers, engineers, and scientists. Research internships will be offered to undergraduate students throughout the state and seed funding for research projects will be competitively awarded to Primarily Undergraduate Institution partners.

Technical Description
C-AIM will employ observations and modeling to assess interactions between organisms and ecosystem function in NB and investigate ecological responses to environmental events, such as hypoxia and algal blooms. Observations of the circulation, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem will be made using existing and new instrument platforms. The Bay Observatory ? a network of observational platforms around NB - will be networked to trigger enhanced water sampling and sensing during specific environmental events, such as hypoxic conditions or phytoplankton blooms. Biogeochemical, ecological, and coastal circulation models will be integrated and coupled to focus on eutrophication and pollutant loading. Data and models will be integrated on multiple scales, from individual organisms and trophic interactions to food-web responses, and from turbulence to the regional ocean circulation. New sensing technologies for nutrients and pollutants will be developed, including affordable, micro-fluidic (Lab-on-a-Chip) devices with antifouling capabilities. The results will be synthesized and communicated to stakeholders.

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