Join us for an informational session on UMaine’s National Science Foundation, Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), E-RISE and E-CORE awarded projects.
E-CORE- Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: “Maine-SMART“, or Strengthening Maine’s Research Ecosystem and Pathways Through Strategic Capacity Building, will support more than 200 early career faculty and 2,500 undergraduate students at colleges across Maine, and an additional 120 educators and 9,000 K–12 students. The new program seeks to foster collaboration between the state’s leading voices and institutions through new K–12 and collegiate curricula, outreach, development and coordination efforts. Shane Moeykens, Maine EPSCoR director and PI of Maine-SMART
E-RISE: Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement: “Maine-Forest“, or Forest-Based Opportunities for Resilient Economy, Sustainability, and Technology, is a multiyear, statewide effort that will help transform the state’s forest-based economy by integrating new knowledge on the forest with emerging products and rural communities is essential for future climate-smart progress in Maine. Aaron Weiskittel, professor of forest biometrics and modeling, director of the Center for Research on Sustainable Forests and the project’s lead investigator.