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Internships
Internships STEM professionals are essential for developing our country's technological and global competitiveness. Although STEM occupations are projected to grow at a rate twice that of non-STEM occupations, the supply of STEM professionals is not 鈥� - 3057
History
History A Telescope Trained on Earth The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) was conceived in the late 20th century as an instrument to advance the ability of scientists to examine and understand the interactions between life and the 鈥� - 3058
Data and Samples
Data and Samples NEON takes millions of measurements and collects thousands of samples every year. This is your portal to access them. Data NEON delivers hundreds of data products including organismal counts and measurements, water quality, energy fluxes, 鈥� - 3059
Contact Us
Contact Us Not finding the information you are looking for? Our team is ready to help you with any inquiries or comments you may have.聽 For questions related to the NEON Biorepository at Arizona State University, use the Contact the NEON Biorepository web 鈥� - 3060
Terms of Use
Terms of Use TERMS OF USE, DISCLAIMER & PRIVACY POLICY These Terms of Use, Disclaimer & Privacy Policy (鈥淭erms鈥�) constitute a limited license to view and make use of the www.neonscience.org website; These Terms are the entire Agreement between聽Battelle 鈥� - 3061
Aquatic Organisms
Aquatic Organisms Image Aquatic organisms are sensitive to changes in their environment and are good indicators of freshwater ecosystem health. NEON collects data that characterizes a suite of aquatic communities at 34 freshwater aquatic field sites (24 鈥� - 3062
Terrestrial Organisms
Terrestrial Organisms Image NEON collects data that characterize a suite of terrestrial plants, animals, and microbes at terrestrial field sites across the United States. NEON's field technicians regularly sample and observe organisms at field sites, 鈥� - 3063
Soils and Sediments
Soils and Sediments NEON collects a variety of soil measurements and samples at all terrestrial field sites聽for physical and biogeochemical analyses, and one-time soil characterization. At aquatic sites, physical data of sediments are also collected.聽 鈥� - 3064
NEON Concludes Site Assessments
NEON Concludes Site Assessments Science staff from the National Ecological Observatory Network have now completed detailed site assessments of all 20 candidate core sites chosen for the continental-scale ecological research platform. Each candidate site, 鈥� - 3065
Blue Ribbon Review Panel Reports on the NEON Observatory Design
Blue Ribbon Review Panel Reports on the NEON Observatory Design In February 2009, a review team led by Dr. Alan P. Covich completed a rigorous assessment of NEON's science implementation plan and scientific scope. The review was high-level and appraised 鈥� - 3066
Success for NEON: A $433M Slot in Obama鈥檚 Budget Plans
Success for NEON: A $433M Slot in Obama鈥檚 Budget Plans NEON staff and colleagues celebrated a major achievement on Monday when the Obama Administration鈥檚 Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget request to Congress was unveiled. NEON has been included in the National 鈥� - 3067
Finding of No Significant Impact on NEON Environmental Assessment
Finding of No Significant Impact on NEON Environmental Assessment In Fall 2009 NSF prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) that evaluated the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with construction and operation of NEON, and 鈥� - 3068
NEON Clears Important Hurdle, Awaits Construction Money
NEON Clears Important Hurdle, Awaits Construction Money The National Science Board (NSB), governing body of the National Science Foundation (NSF), has authorized the NSF Director, at his discretion, to make an award for construction of the National 鈥� - 3069
NEON in Prototype
NEON in Prototype We've completed the reviews, written the documents, and the last item on our planning agenda is to await FY2011 Congressional budget approval for NSF funding to begin construction. So what鈥檚 next for NEON? In order to ensure NEON will 鈥� - 3070
Grapes, Vines and Towers: A Look at the Engineering Behind a NEON Site
Grapes, Vines and Towers: A Look at the Engineering Behind a NEON Site If you view the elements of a NEON site in isolation, they鈥檙e pretty simple. NEON鈥檚 plans to build its 62 sites don鈥檛 call for brand new inventions or earth shattering designs; they鈥檒l 鈥� - 3071
Prototyping Continued: Bridging the Gap From Land to Sky
Prototyping Continued: Bridging the Gap From Land to Sky Prototyping events during the last three weeks have been integral to establishing a clear and consistent link between NEON organismal and airborne measurements, and are a critical step toward 鈥� - 3072
NEON Completes New Prototype Site
NEON Completes New Prototype Site NEON has completed civil construction of its first production-grade prototype site, located near Sterling, Colorado. The site is located in an agricultural area. Construction of the prototype site helped NEON facilities 鈥� - 3073
NEON to Adopt Community Standards for Soil Microbe Samples
NEON to Adopt Community Standards for Soil Microbe Samples NEON will adopt the "Minimum Information about an ENvironmental Sequence" (MIENS) specification for metadata associated with soil genomes. 聽The MIENS document advances the Genomic Standards 鈥� - 3074
NEON CEO Testifies to House Committee on Appropriations on Large Facility Funding, Funding for NSF
NEON CEO Testifies to House Committee on Appropriations on Large Facility Funding, Funding for NSF On Friday, Dave Schimel presented testimony on the Obama Administration鈥檚 Fiscal Year 2012 request to Congress for NSF鈥檚 MREFC (Major Research Equipment and 鈥� - 3075
NEON Completes Successful Pre-Construction Review
NEON Completes Successful Pre-Construction Review NEON has recently completed a Pre-Construction review conducted by an NSF-convened panel on April 4-6, 2011. During this review, the panel carefully reviewed project management, engineering, facilities and 鈥�