The Desert asLiving Laboratory - Scottsdale · 2017-07-31 · National Academy of Sciences Members...
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The Desert as Living Laboratory:ASU and the Desert Discovery CenterFerran Garcia Pichel, PhD, Dean, Natural Sciences, ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Christopher Boone, PhD, Dean, ASU School of SustainabilityWellington “Duke” Reiter, FAIA, Senior Advisor to the President, ASU
July 2017
The partnershipThe partnership between the Desert Discovery Center and Arizona State University represents a common interest in the future of our community as well as the planet and how we can contribute to the betterment of both.
The McDowell Sonoran Preserve is an extraordinary investment in our desert heritage and quality of life by the citizens of the City of Scottsdale. ASU, per its Charter, “assumes a fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.” The parallels are obvious, if not uncanny.
This combination of the largest urban preserve in the U.S. and a university lauded for its dedication to sustainability, world-class research, and community engagement could not be better aligned. Rarely have a city and an institution of higher learning had the opportunity to realize such a shared vision, one which will further demonstrate the wisdom of setting aside this unique desert landscape for generations to come.
ASU is honored to be a partner in the conceptualization of the Desert Discovery Center with the intent of making this facility one of wonder, revelation, and a commitment to stewardship for the benefit of all.
Table of ContentsASU overview
ASU research scope & capacity
ASU + DDC concepts, 2013-2014
Selected ASU programming
ASU contributing faculty
Selected ASU programming
ASU outreach programs
ASU’s international reach
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ASU overview1
ASU Charter
ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.
Leverage Our PlaceASU embraces its cultural, socioeconomic and physical setting.
Transform SocietyASU catalyzes social change by being connected to social needs.
Value EntrepreneurshipASU uses its knowledge and encourages innovation.
Conduct Use-Inspired ResearchASU research has purpose and impact.
Enable Student SuccessASU is committed to the success of each unique student.
Fuse Intellectual DisciplinesASU creates knowledge by transcending academic disciplines.
Be Socially EmbeddedASU connects with communities through mutually beneficial partnerships.
Engage GloballyASU engages with people and issues locally, nationally and internationally.
Design Aspirations
Faculty
3,439total facultymembers(fall 2016)
5Nobel laureates members of the
National Academy ofSciences
Members of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences
Members of theNational Academy ofEngineering
Pulitzer Prize winners Members of the National Endowment forThe Humanities
19 15
10 4 48
Students
Top10in graduate employability,ahead of MIT, Columbia, UCLA
5thin the nation forsuccessful FulbrightStudent grantapplications
public university chosenby international students
degrees awarded, 2016
of undergraduatesreceived Pell Grants (fall 2013)
best college in the nation for veterans
ASU programs ranked in the top 10 degree producers for minorities
#1 20K+
35% 2nd 27
ASU + DDC Partnership
ASU is a world leader in arid lands research and conservation.
Development of the Desert Discovery Center as envisioned would improve worldwide understanding of arid ecosystems and improve our ability to preserve and sustainably manage drylands in the face of unprecedented change.
ASU research scope + capacity2
About ASU ResearchTransdisciplinaryTearing down the walls between organizations and traditional disciplines in order to address some of the most complex challenges.
Use-inspired Making a positive impact, whether through educating a diverse population, producing reliable and sustainable energy, or developing new materials for tomorrow’s technologies.
AgileASU’s size does not hinder its speed. We identify and respond to new challenges quickly and nimbly in collaboration with our partners.
Rankings in externally-funded research
#3earth sciences Health and Human
Services (including NIH) funding among institutions without a medical school
overall amonginstitutionswithout a medicalschool
National Aeronautics& Space Administration(NASA) funding
humanities social sciences
#10 #10
#11 #12 #5
Externally-funded research growthASU’s research growth is more than triple that of all US Universities
All US Universities 44%
158%
3 ASU + DDC concepts 2013-2014
December 2013
DESERT CENTERMcDowell Sonoran
Preserve
School of Human Evolution + Social Change
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS +
SCIENCES
COLLEGE OFTECHNOLOGY +
INNOVATION
COLLEGE OFPUBLIC
PROGRAMS
GLOBALINSTITUTE OF
SUSTAINABILITY
School of Earth + Space Exploration
School of Historical, Philosophical, + Religious Studies EE
School of Life Sciences
Center for Science + the Imagination
CAP-Long Term Ecological Research Project
Decision Center for a Desert City
School of Sustainability
EESchool of Community Resources + Development
EELodestar Center for Philanthropy + Non-Profit Innovation
HERBERGER INSTITUTE FOR
DESIGN + THE ARTS
BARRETTTHE HONORS
COLLEGE
ASU Foundation
CRONKITESCHOOL OF
JOURNALISM
BIODESIGNINSTITUTE
Decision Theatre Tourism + Development Management
Office of the President
Office of the Provost
ASU Deer Valley Rock Art Center
School of Geographical Sciences
Department of Applied Sciences + Mathematics
American Indian Studies
Initial ASU-DDC partnership framework
January 2014
“Objective: with 27,800 acres as a living laboratory, create the premier institution for the study of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, desert ecology, arid regions worldwide, and the impact of urbanization on the environment, society, and planet.”
Further-developed ASU-DDC partnership framework
4 ASU/DDC programming
ASU + DDC focal subjects Sustainability Sciences Biogeochemistry Climate Change +
the Desert Earth and Space
Exploration Desert Zoology Geology
Biodiversity Desert Botany
Invasive Species Citizen Science
Desert Ornithology Resilience
Desert Reservoirs Invention + Discovery
Desert-City Interface Curating the Desert City Hydrology Biomimicry
Education + Community Outreach
Microbes + Soil Preservation
Sustainable Tourism +Community Engagement
Urban socio-ecological systems
The Global Drylands Institute
As a partner with the DDC, ASU will:
Locate the Global Drylands Institute (GDI) headquarters within the DDC facilities as a research anchor
Endow the GDI with up to 5 new facultypositions for the best research capacity + impact in areas of our common interest
Invest in scientific equipment and start-up funds for laboratory spaces within the DDC
Endowing world-class research
Global Drylands InstituteA collaboration between ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Sustainability.
Arid environments known as ‘Drylands' contain a large and rapidly increasing portion of the world’s human population, particularly in developing nations.Understanding the many types of links within ecosystems in drylands, particularly how they are affected by human activities is ASU’s focus in this field.
ASU/DDC programming
Single-Investigator
Research Projects
Local Naturalist
Organization Partnerships
National + Global
Organization Partnerships
Research Funding
Agencies + Foundations
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
Single-Investigator Research
Single-Investigator
Research Projects
Local Naturalist
Organization Partnerships
National + Global
Organization Partnerships
Research Funding
Agencies + Foundations
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
ASU contributing faculty5
ongoing research examples
Central Arizona–Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) Part of a network of LTER projects funded by the NSF.
In-depth ecological research teamsK-12 student engagement programsOver 20 community partnershipsCitizen scienceArts engagement
Urban Ecological ResearchSchool of Life SciencesEcological Science for Protected Areas + People in an
Urbanizing World
Effects of the urban atmosphere on Sonoran Desert ecosystemsCentral Arizona Community Wildflower SurveyEcological homogenization of urban AmericaCitizen science engagement
Saguaro Biology ResearchCollege of Integrative Sciences and Arts
The Saguaro Genome Project
Cross-border collaborations
DNA-barcoding to identify invasive and native species
Bat Biology ResearchCollege of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Emerging Infections & EpidemicsArizona Bat Winter EcologyGenetic bioinformatics Collaborations with:
AZ Game and Fish DepartmentMcDowell Sonoran Conservancy Field Institute
Hydrology ResearchSchool of Earth and Space ExplorationHydrological processes in natural and urban environments and
their interactions with ecological, atmospheric and geomorphic
phenomena
Ecohydrology and woody plant encroachmentLand surface hydrology in monsoon ecosystemsDistributed flood forecasting Ecohydrological interactions and modeling in natural and urban environments
Soil Crusts ResearchSchool of Life SciencesNature, evolution, role, adaptations, and effects of microbial
communities in their natural habitats.
Diversity and distribution of bacteria in natural communities, e.g. biological soil crusts.Interactions between microbial growth, photosynthesis, and mineral formationThe environments in which microbes have existed since their appearance on Earth and throughout time.
Sustainable TourismSchool of Community Resources & Development
Focusing on community outcomes
Long-term, system-wide, sustainable strategies
Connecting scientists and decision makers
Co-created solutions for community + tourism development
Development of collaborative relationships among public and private orgs for community needs
ASU/DDC programming
Single-Investigator
Research Projects
Local Naturalist
Organization Partnerships
National + Global
Organization Partnerships
Research Funding
Agencies + Foundations
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
Local Partnerships
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
Sustainable Cities NetworkConnecting communities, advancing sustainability,and cultivating solutionsProvides members with knowledge, resources, and innovations to accelerate the valley toward national leadership in sustainability.
Apache Junction Litchfield Park Casa GrandeAvondale Maricopa ClarkdaleBuckeye Maricopa County FlagstaffCarefree Mesa Oro ValleyCave Creek Paradise Valley PaysonChandler Peoria Pima CountyEl Mirage Phoenix Pinal CountyFort McDowell Yavapai Nation Queen Creek Prescott ValleyFountain Hills Scottsdale SedonaGila Bend Surprise SomertonGilbert Tempe TucsonGila River Indian Community Tolleson YumaGlendale Wickenburg Salt River-Pima Maricopa
Indian CommunityGoodyear Youngtown
ASU/DDC programming
Single-Investigator
Research Projects
Local Naturalist
Organization Partnerships
National + Global
Organization Partnerships
Research Funding
Agencies + Foundations
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
National/Global Partnerships
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
Conservation International +ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes
Addressing 1,200 protected areas across 78 countries and more than 730 million hectares of land, marine and coastal areas. Partnership goals:
protect biodiversity
promote sustainable development
train the next generation of conservation biologists
ASU/DDC programming
Single-Investigator
Research Projects
Local Naturalist
Organization Partnerships
National + Global
Organization Partnerships
Research Funding
Agencies + Foundations
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
Funding agencies + foundations
6 Related humanities research/programming
Pasts + Futures
Thought + Knowledge
Language Identities, Communities
+ Cultures
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
Humanities + Social Sciences
Humanities @ ASUSharing the human experience
The humanities and social sciences explore the past and present of human culture.Through them, we understand ourselves and create a better world for the future.Humanities is embedded in an wide variety of academic programs at the university, from engineering to arts.
Humanities + Social Sciences DDC focal areasCreative engagement as a learning toolStorytelling for museumsUrban-desert interfaceOral history and interpretationBorderlands interpretationUnderstanding “place”People + cultures of the SouthwestNative American, Latino and migrant communitiesInterpretive public art projectsDevelopment of public exhibitionsDigital humanitiesDigital curation of landscapeDigital archive curationDigital expertise, teaching + desert city historiesCuratescape toolsCenter for Science and the ImaginationSalt River Stories projectTomorrow Project
ASU outreach programs7
Outreach + education
General public
education
Local school districts
National Science
Foundation’s broader impacts
Specific ASU outreach programs
ASU Global Drylands Institute
Scottsdale Desert Discovery Center
community engagement examples
Contributing to the public missionASU will support the public education mission of the DDC by:
Establishing a research experience program for visitors
Providing content and scientific rigor for the development of general outreach programs and exhibits
Establishing connections between the DDC and specific academic programs at ASU
ASU Student “Desert Keepers”Student scientists develop research projects at the DDC with expert oversight + public programming / citizen science components
Student docents guide visitors to the DDC, assisting with interpretation, answering questions and prompting new thinking
Contributing to the public mission
In 2016:149 units hosted 361 events across 5 campusesAttendees were 73% K-20 students, 27% adults
“This is a fabulous event. My son said to me, ‘Now I understand what happens at the university and now I’m excited to go to college.’”
- Parent of Prospective Student
Night of the Open Door
Immersive Virtual Field TripsCenter for Education through Exploration
vft.asu.edu
ASU’s international reach8
Global Drylands issues
Global significanceASU will apply our work, our status as renowned innovators and our local, national and international partnerships to:
establish the DDC as the focal point of ASU’s preservation, restoration and ecological research with partner universities
establish the Preserve, the DDC and City of Scottsdale as the global exemplar for proactive and sustainable preservation of arid lands and urbanizing areas
Global drylands + urban regions
Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
GLOBAL DRYLANDS INSTITUTE
PLuS AllianceThree top-tier research universities and educational leaders combine strengths to impact global challenges and improve lives around the world.
871,000+combined alumni
worldwide
10,000+combined educators and
researchers+
Kings College LondonEngland
University of New South WalesAustralia
PLuS Alliance
Dublin City UniversityIreland
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes
Leuphana University of Lüneberg, Germany
Karlsuhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Universidad NacionalAutónoma de México
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Portland StateUniversity
Kings College LondonEngland
University of Toronto, Canada
University of New South WalesAustralia
Dublin City UniversityIreland
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
Additional GDI Partnerships
Leuphana University of Lüneberg, Germany
Karlsuhe Institute of Technology, GermanyUniversity of
Toronto, Canada
Universidad NacionalAutónoma de México
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Portland StateUniversity
Kings College LondonEngland
Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute for Science
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, Mexico
University of New South WalesAustralia
Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives
Global Sustainability Solutions ServicesExecutive Master of Sustainability LeadershipGlobal Sustainability Studies ProgramSustainability Solutions FestivalWalton Sustainability Fellowship ProgramSustainability in Science MuseumsNational Sustainability Teachers’ Academy