Cedar Creek Research Proposal

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All proposals for new research at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve are reviewed by the Site Scientist, Associate Director, other researchers who have existing projects that may be impacted by the proposed work, and, as needed, the Director. No research may be initiated until a proposal has been reviewed and formally approved. Decisions are typically made within two weeks of proposal submission, though some proposals require more or less time for evaluation.

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Information about research policies and procedures should be reviewed before submitting a proposal. It can be found here: https://cbs.umn.edu/cedarcreek/research/conducting-research

Direct questions to Cedar Creek's site scientist, Dr. Maowei Liang (liang929@umn.edu)

Email *

Your first (given) name *

Your last (family) name *

Your email address *

Your phone number *

Your institution/agency *

Your department *

Your address *

Your role *

Faculty

Postdoctoral researcher

Graduate student

Undergraduate student

Non-student research intern

Citizen scientist

Other research professional

Provide full names, email addresses, affiliations, and roles (using the above categories) for all other investigators on your project. *

Title of proposed project *

Abstract for proposed project (limit 300 words). Summarize the proposed project's importance, objectives, size and location, design and methods, and potential impacts on Cedar Creek's existing projects and ecosystems. *

What questions will your project help answer or what hypotheses will your project test? Please provide some background and contextual information for your project. *

When do you propose to begin the project? *

YYYY

When do you propose to end the project? Long-term projects will be reviewed every five years. *

YYYY

Where is the proposed location for the project? Include latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal degrees for a bounding box that would contain your project, or for a list of points where you plan to sample. These coordinates can easily be obtained from Google Maps. For example, the Big Biodiversity experiment is located in the box defined by the following four points: 45.4042, -93.1870; 45.4017, -93.1870; 45.4042, -93.1875; 45.4017, -93.1875. *

Describe in words the location of your project (e.g., Field B, savanna burn units) *

How much area will the project require? Include units such as square meters or ha. *

What manipulations are proposed? If there will be no manipulations, then please state this. *

Describe the study design. *

What types of data will be collected? Describe the proposed methods. *

Where will data and samples be archived? Note that Cedar Creek is able to host some types of data, even before they are made available to other researchers. *

Do you a plan for managing and sharing your data? If yes, what is it? For example, some funding agencies require data be made available within two years of the project end date, or stored in a particular field-specific database. *

What is the source of funding for the project? If grant funded, please list both the funding source and the amount. *

How might other studies or ecosystems at Cedar Creek be impacted by the proposed project? *

Please check all relevant boxes below. The proposed study involves:

human subjects (if so, you must also obtain and submit IRB approval)

animal subjects (if so, you must also obtain and submit IACUC approval)

biotechnology (if so, you must also obtain and submit IBC, SCRO, DURC, and/or FTR approval)

export of controlled items (if so, you must also meet EAR and/or ITAR requirements)

Please check all boxes below to confirm that you will: *

before initiating your project, ensure that your project as an approved Safety Plan on file at Cedar Creek (template available at https://z.umn.edu/cc_safetyplan)

before each field season, complete an annual resource request form, orientation and any required safety or ethics trainings

each day you visit Cedar Creek, check in online or in person

by the end of each field season, pay appropriate site use fee (if applicable)

at the end of each field season, pay any fees for use of equipment, vehicles, or lab/office space

at the end of each year, submit an annual report of your research activities

at the end of your project, clean up all materials or pay a cleanup fee

Required

Would you like your work featured in Cedar Creek's other programs? Check the boxes below to be contacted about the following opportunities:

Presenting at Lunch with a Scientist lecture series (https://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/lwas)

Writing a piece for Field Notes, Cedar Creek's quarterly newsletter (https://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/fieldnotes

Creating content for our Highlighted Research StoryMap (https://z.umn.edu/highlightedresearch)

Mentoring summer interns on independent programs

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