• the best collaborations occur when there are a common interest, shared
funding, and clear expectations of the results;
• funding and programmatic responsibilities of each agency should be
delineated to reflect the culture of the agency (e.g., mission versus basic
science, subject versus technique);
• good working relationships between program managers are essential; and
• agencies must be aware of perceptions in the community, such as which
agency is getting the credit.
Potential Partnerships with Other Agencies and NSF Programs
The following federal agencies have programs with an Earth science
component relevant to the research opportunities discussed in this report.
Department of Defense. The Department of Army, Office of Naval
Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Advanced Applied
Technology Demonstration Facility support research related to the Critical Zone,
particularly detoxification of military bases and arsenals; refueling plants; land
degradation; global soil surveys; and soil erosion, compaction, and traffic-ability
(i.e., ability of soils to withstand a load).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA supports research
related to geobiology, microorganisms in the environment, and the Critical Zone.
In particular, the Microbiological and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research
Division supports studies to determine the levels of hazardous chemical and
microbials in environmental matrices and the environmental pathways by which
hazardous contaminants are transported via air, water, food, and soil to
populations at risk. EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research sponsors
research on environmental biology, environmental chemistry, and ecological
effects of environmental stressors.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA supports
research related to the Critical Zone, particularly studies related to mitigation,
response, recovery, and loss estimation for all natural hazards, as well as surveys
and studies of flood hazard and erosion. FEMA also supports the multiagency
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.
National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH supports research related to
geobiology, the Critical Zone, and microorganisms in the environment. In
particular, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences supports
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funding, and clear expectations of the results;
• funding and programmatic responsibilities of each agency should be
delineated to reflect the culture of the agency (e.g., mission versus basic
science, subject versus technique);
• good working relationships between program managers are essential; and
• agencies must be aware of perceptions in the community, such as which
agency is getting the credit.
Potential Partnerships with Other Agencies and NSF Programs
The following federal agencies have programs with an Earth science
component relevant to the research opportunities discussed in this report.
Department of Defense. The Department of Army, Office of Naval
Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and Advanced Applied
Technology Demonstration Facility support research related to the Critical Zone,
particularly detoxification of military bases and arsenals; refueling plants; land
degradation; global soil surveys; and soil erosion, compaction, and traffic-ability
(i.e., ability of soils to withstand a load).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA supports research
related to geobiology, microorganisms in the environment, and the Critical Zone.
In particular, the Microbiological and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research
Division supports studies to determine the levels of hazardous chemical and
microbials in environmental matrices and the environmental pathways by which
hazardous contaminants are transported via air, water, food, and soil to
populations at risk. EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research sponsors
research on environmental biology, environmental chemistry, and ecological
effects of environmental stressors.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA supports
research related to the Critical Zone, particularly studies related to mitigation,
response, recovery, and loss estimation for all natural hazards, as well as surveys
and studies of flood hazard and erosion. FEMA also supports the multiagency
National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.
National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH supports research related to
geobiology, the Critical Zone, and microorganisms in the environment. In
particular, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences supports
APPENDIX A
143
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original work has been recomposed from XML files created
from the original paper book, not from the original
typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths,
word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific
formatting, however, cannot be retained,
and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted.
Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative
version for attribution.