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LTER Network News is a forum for sharing news and activities from across the LTER Network. If you know of personnel changes, new grants, or cross-Network activities that might interest your LTER colleagues, please send them along to Gabriel De La Rosa (delarosa@nceas.ucsb.edu). |
2024 Request for Proposals |
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2024 Competition for Full Synthesis Proposals
To promote analysis and synthesis of LTER data, the LNO requests proposals for two synthesis working groups to begin in Autumn 2024.
An informational webinar will provide details on the proposal process and resources for developing strong proposals (see key dates below). |
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Proposers should also feel free to contact LNO Director Marty Downs: (downs@nceas.ucsb.edu) for questions or to discuss research ideas.
Key Proposal Dates and Deadlines Informational Webinar: Wed. April 9 at 9 am PST Proposal Due Date: Wed. June 26, 5pm PST Awards announced August 2024 Projects begin September 2024
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Announcements |
Learning Opportunity: Synthesis Skills for Early Career Researchers |
Graduate students learn how to conduct solo research as part of their degrees, but how do they learn what’s involved in conducting synthesis research? The LTER Network Office is offering a new, year-long experiential learning course to build the technical and interpersonal skills that synthesis research demands. Deadline to apply is May 15, 2024. |
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LTER Visual Media Series: Kelso Harper | Kelso Harper works across visual media and science journalism, from photography to podcasts to video. They currently run Scientific American’s vertical video operation.
In our final Visual Media Series webinar, Kelso will present on their career in multimedia journalism, covering strategies for capturing content, generating ideas, and general career advice.
The webinar will be followed by a 30-minute show and tell, where participants receive feedback on their own work.
When: April 19, 2024, 10am PT/1pm ET
Show and tell submission deadline:
April 12, 2024. |
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The Entering Mentoring program is an evidence-based approach to building mentoring skills, specifically tailored to STEMM researchers. The LTER Network is piloting a free in-network offering of this workshop series. Learn more and apply to join the two-session series (April 18 and May 2). |
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In 2024, the LTER Network Office will offer two FieldFutures workshops designed to prevent harassment and assault in fieldwork. These workshops are designed for LTER researchers who expect to be in leadership roles in the coming field season. This includes, but is not limited to, investigators, graduate students, postdocs, and staff. Tuesday April 23 at 10:30-Noon PT (1:30-3:00 p.m. ET) Tuesday, May 14 at 10:30-Noon PT (1:30-3:00 p.m. ET) The May workshop has reached capacity.
For more information and registration, see the program webpage. |
Save the Dates |
LTER Committee Meetings and LTER-related events are available for your reference at any time on the LTER Network Calendar. March 27, 2024, 9am PT: Community Call: Synthesis Skills for Early Career Researchers. View the slides and the video. April 9, 2024 at 9am PST/12am EST: Synthesis RFP Informational Webinar April 18, 2024: Entering Mentoring Workshop Part 1 of 2 April 23 at 10:30-Noon PT: FieldFutures Bystander Intervention Training (registration required) May 2, 2024: Entering Mentoring Workshop Part 2 of 2 May 14 at 10:30-Noon PT: FieldFutures Bystander Intervention Training Workshop is full. June 10-14, 2024: LTER Science Council Meeting, Fairbanks, AK October 14-19, 2024: International LTER Open Science Meeting, hosted by CERN in Xishuangbanna, China
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DEIA Resource of the Month |
 | Dr. Marshall Shepherd describes NASA's role in understanding hurricanes using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. Credit: NASA via Flickr (CC BY-2.0 DEED). |
| Science Engagement Shapes Lives And Changes Perceptions | This Forbes piece by Marshall Shepherd chronicles his experience as an aspiring Black scientist, and how mentorship is the most critical component of bringing new people into science.
Read the story >> |
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DEIA Resource of the month is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Contact Committee chairs Nameer Baker (nameerbaker@gmail.com) or Mariah Patton (mtpatton@unm.edu) for additional information. |
Story Spotlights |
 | Barrier Island Retreat Drives Blue Carbon Losses | —by Nick Link
Sea level rise is eroding Virginia’s barrier islands, potentially flipping carbon rich coastal ecosystems from sinks to sources at the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER. Read more >> | |
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 | New LTER initiatives broaden participation in LTER Science | —by Gabriel De La Rosa
In 2023, several initiatives emerged to increase access to our network, fieldwork in general, and especially for those from marginalized communities. Read more >> |
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The following posts are part of the LTER’s Short Stories About Long-Term Research (SSALTER) Blog, a graduate student driven blog about research, life in the field, and more. For more information, including submission guidelines, see lternet.edu/SSALTER |
The Dock |
| —by Paul Leoni and Jess Liu “During my summer fieldwork, I felt isolated from the world around me and questioned the practical implications of my contributions. Yet, at the same time, I loved taking pictures of my team. In retrospect, I will always remember the LTER as the place where I transformed a personal passion into a professional purpose.” Read the full story >> |
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| Success Stories in Sustainability from the Southernmost Site |
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| —by Emily Reynebeau “The cost of doing this science, or any science really, can often feel like a drain on resources. Because of this, the MCM-LTER, and the newly formed Sustainability Committee, has taken steps to help reduce our carbon footprint.” Read the full story >> |
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Around the Network |
| We are deeply saddened to share the news that Diana Wall, renowned Antarctic ecologist, member of the National Academy, scientific chair of the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and friend and mentor to many in our community, passed away on March 25, 2024. Read the Colorado State University announcement |
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Meet Natalie Aranda, a McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER student, in this blog post.
Konza Prairie LTER’s Kalea Nippert presented her research at the capital this month.
Harvard Forest hosted their annual symposium on March 19, and the theme was “New Directions and Graduate Student Research in the Harvard Forest LTER.”
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LTER in the News |
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LTER Publications of Interest |
We only have space for a small sample of the dozens of papers published by LTER researchers each month. Search the full LTER Network bibliography on our website or follow our Zotero Group Library for regular updates. |
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Jobs & Fellowships |
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Funding |
Synthesis Opportunities
Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunities Actionable Science Research and Career Opportunities Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education Opportunities |
Community Forum Posts of the Month |
A new section following the launch of our Community Forum, containing select posts that you may have missed each month. We’re toying with the best way to bring this information to our network, but for now, the section lives here. As always, let us know what you think!
Our newsletter only goes out once a month. That doesn’t always let us promote events or jobs at the most effective time. The Community Forum this month was varied set of posts from all corners of the network—be sure to sign up to stay informed! |
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We’re still on social media, of course. Check us out at the links below, and remember that we also have a Mastodon and BlueSky page. |
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LTER Network NewslettersFrom LTER: LTER Network News (monthly) | DataBits (semi-annually) | LTER Opportunities |
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Photo Credits (top to bottom): (Barrier Island Retreat) Gordon Campbell, used with permission; (Broaden Participation) Moorea Coral Reef LTER, Paul Leoni, Mary Linabury, CC BY-SA 4.0.; (The Dock) Paul Leoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.; (Success Stories) Emily Reynebeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award # DEB-1545288, 10/1/2015-9/30/19 and DEB-1929393, 09/01/2019-08/31/2024. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. |
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