UNM's Earth & Planetary Sciences receives NSF grant for Grand Canyon research
November 19, 2023 - Dani Rae Wascher
University of New Mexico Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Professors Laura Crossey and Karl Karlstrom have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for Developing Partnerships Among Tribes, Geoscientists, and the National Park Service to Advance Informal Geoscience Learning at Grand Canyon.
This planning grant is from the Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) Division at NSF, whose mission includes promoting innovative research, development, and evaluation of learning and teaching across all STEM disciplines by advancing cutting-edge knowledge and practices in both formal and informal learning settings.
The 18-month, $147,758 grant is divided among partner institutions Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
UNM’s Professor Laura Crossey & Karl Karlstrom will be instrumental in building these connections among Tribes, geoscientists, and National Park Services to advance the learning at the Grand Canyon.
They will partner with Professor Steve Semken from Arizona State University, Professors Karletta Chief and Cherie Devore at the University of Arizona.
Semken previously partnered with Karlstrom and Crossey around a decade ago on designing and building the Trail of Time, a large geoscience exhibit at Grand Canyon National Park’s south rim. Devore is a UNM alum (from BS in EPS to Ph.D. in Env. Engineering).
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