Sections+and+Teams


 * Leader**: Catalina

**Goals and Summary:** Alex
 * Project in Brief
 * Once in a century opportunity
 * International Collaboration
 * Research Goals
 * Origin and evolution of biodiversity and climate change in the ancient New World Tropics
 * Geochronology and Stable Isotope Geochemistry
 * Questions to address:
 * Has alpha diversity (species richness) changed through time?
 * Were there episodes of increased origination and extinction of species through time?
 * Are changes in diversity and appearance correlated with changes in regional/global climate and/or the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama?
 * What is the biogeographic history of the faunas and floras before/after the rise of the Isthmus?
 * What is the antiquity of the rainforest and other ecosystem habitats in the NWT?
 * Outreach Goals
 * Engage undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral fellows in PCP research and outreach
 * PCP crew will be able to communicate research bilingually
 * Remove geographic barriers with web-based and video-linked courses
 * Museum visitor research and evaluation (for non-traditional students)
 * Mentoring at all educational levels
 * Bilingual traveling exhibit
 * Front-end, formative, and summative evaluations
 * Bilingual Web-based component
 * General audience
 * K-12 audience
 * Development of new major in Geosciences at Universidad de Panamá
 * educational, exhibit, and web-based programs at the new Biomuseo
 * develop an engaging and informative website for the PIRE project

**Current Research** : Austin, Aldo Quick notes: We should limit to research being conducted by parties involved in PCPpire at UF/FLMNH and STRI in Panama and adjacent regions (if relevant). I am unaware of the other partner institutes - we should review that next class. Austin and Aldo will communicate with the folks below in parentheses to assemble text appropriate for each section. Concerns: how to we differentiate this from the text that goes into the current participants section.

Brief outline:

Divided by:
 * Geology and Geochronology (Camilo)
 * Fossil vertebrates (Bruce & Jonathan)
 * Invertebrates (Austin)
 * Paleobotany (Steve)
 * Taphonomy and Paleoecology (Carlos?) - we could switch out this section or change title depending on demand

Each section with related projects:
 * Title
 * Abstract (short paragraph using only mildly technical verbiage)
 * Investigators (linked to Current Participants’section).
 * References (linked to Resources’ section). Aldo Rincon

**People Involved in PCP PIRE**: Carson Brief outline:

I. People Involved a. PI or Faculty b. Post-docs c. Graduate Students d. Undergraduate Students e. Other important people

II. PI or Faculty a. Name b. Title or Department (e.g., Assistant Professor of Biology) c. University d. Research Interests e. Link to Publications f. Link to personal website g. Picture h. Email and/or contact information

III. Post-docs a. Name b. Title (e.g., Post-doc in…) c. University (could include where they got their Ph.D.) d. Current Research Project e. Research Interests f. Link to Publications g. Link to personal website h. Picture i. Email and/or contact information

IV. Graduate Students a. Name b. University c. Current Research Project d. Research Interests e. Link or list any publications f. Link to personal website (if there is one) g. Picture h. Email and/or contact information

V. Undergraduate Students a. Name b. University/Institution c. Research Interests or Current Research Project d. Link or list any publications e. Picture f. Email address

VI. Other Important People Involved a. Name b. University or Institution c. Role in Panama PIRE d. Picture e. Email and/or contact inform

**Institutional Partners (info about countries)**: Jorge Brief outline:

(these image links don't seem to be working Jorge... (Andy Kilmer)) [] **Brief description**: -here we can add no more than one paragraph describing the type of institution (Governmental, non governmental, physical base-location) and the area of strength (teaching, granting, research, conservation, communication, journalism, etc.). We can ask to the contact of each institution to collaborate with this information. **Contact**: -there must be a contact person per institution, email address and contact phone could be added. I don’t think it will compete with the participant’s section; it will be less interactive.
 * __US Partners Institutions__**
 * National Science Foundation** / Fundacion Nacional para la Ciencia (NSF)



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 * University of Florida** / Universidad de Florida (UF)

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 * Florida Museum of Natural History** / Museo de Historia Natural de la Florida (FLMNH)

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 * Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute** / Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales (STRI)

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 * New Mexico Museum of Natural History** / Museo de Historia Natural de Nuevo Mexico
 * Florida State University –Panama** / Universidad del Estado de la Florida –Panama (FSU)


 * __International Partners Institutions__ or __Panamanian Partners Institutions__ ?**

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 * Museo de la Biodiversidad** / Biomuseo

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 * Universidad de Panama** / University of Panama (UP)

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 * Sociedad Mastozoologica de Panama** / Panama Mammal Society (SOMASPA)
 * Autoridad del Canal de Panama** / Panama Canal Authority (ACP)
 * Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion** / National Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT)

**Student Opportunities**: Andy Brief outline:

Other things needed:
 * Undergraduate Opportunities**
 * How to apply / forms /deadlines
 * Qualifications/Eligibility
 * Application deadlines
 * Field course opportunities
 * Graduate Opportunities**
 * How to apply / forms/ deadlines
 * Qualifications/Eligibility/Participating schools
 * Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities**
 * How to apply / forms/ deadlines
 * Qualifications/Eligibility
 * Other Postdocs/faculty that you'd be working with
 * link to see students that have already worked/are working on the project currently
 * descriptions of what exactly is expected, what accommodations will be like, how much it might cost, etc
 * Pictures of students

**Resources and Links**: Catalina and LuzHelena Brief outline: **Publications** Organized by (year? field? scientist?). **Maps of the area** **Links** NSF PIRE grant Media Reports (Press?) Traveling in Panama ACP (Autoridad del Canal de Panama) Fossil sharks from Panama website Links about the Panama Canal Grad student resources by Spencer Hal, Indiana University
 * BBC (Andy K.)
 * UF and NMMNHS (Andy K.)

From Austin: Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America (NMITA) [|NMITA] http://eusmilia.geology.uiowa.edu/

Panama Paleontology Project [|PPP] http://www2.fiu.edu/~collinsl/pppimagemapnew.htm

**Spanish translation**: LuzHelena

**Social networking:** We could start with: Flickr: Add some nice pics in flickr Facebook page linked to twitter (this won't be too hard. I could create the page, add you all as admins, and then decide what all to put on it... links to the website, pictures, etc. -Andy Kilmer)