research ambassador

Research Ambassadors

For the preliminary stage of the Research Ambassador program, six Research Ambassadors have expressed interest in this program. These encompass a wide range of scientists with respect to geographical location, areas of research, and relationship with the home institution.

Roman Dial

Institution: Alaska Pacific University
Field of Interest: Forest structure & airspace
History with NSF/NN's projects: Collaborator on NN's BD&I grant, ROA award
Potential links to non-scientist audiences: Architects: Amer. Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention and Design Expo, May, 2004; Architectural Record trade magazine.

Jane Carter Ingram

Institution: Univ. Oxford, U.K.
Field of Interest: Tropical forest nutrient cycling & remote sensing
History with NSF/NN's projects: Collaborator on NN's Ecology grant
Potential links to non-scientist audiences: Bankers: Amer. Bankers Assn. annual meetings; Independent Community Bankers of America America's Community Banker trade magazine.

John Longino

Institution: The Evergreen State College
Field of Interest: Invertebrate biodiversity & taxonomy
History with NSF/NN's projects: Biotic Surveys & Inventories ('92-'05)
Potential links to non-scientist audiences: Exterminators/pest control: National Pest Control Assn (NPCA) region meetings; Bee Culture trade magazine.

David Briggs

Institution: Univ. Washington
Field of Interest: Wood anatomy
History with NSF/NN's projects: None
Potential links to non-scientist audiences: Washington Wood Carvers Association (WWCA) quarterly meetings (statewide); Popular Woodworking magazine.

Romina Rader

Institution: James Cook Univ., Australia
Field of Interest: Canopy rodent ecology
History with NSF/NN's projects: None
Potential links to non-scientist audiences: Pet stores & hobby mouse breeders: Amer. Fancy Rat and Mouse Assn. (AFRMA) regional competitions 6x/hr; Pet Age, pet industry's trade magazine.

Sam Bowser

Institution: New York State Univ., Albany
Field of Interest: Antarctic Foraminifera
History with NSF/NN's projects: NN
Potential links to non-scientist audiences: Veteran's of Foreign Wars (VFW)