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RCSA supports early career researchers in the physical sciences (astronomy, chemistry, physics) at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1912, RCSA is the nation’s oldest foundation dedicated solely to science.

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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 15/09/2026
Applying to the Team Science Accelerator? Join Andrew Feig for Letter of Intent Office Hours on Fri., Sept. 25 (9-10:30 a.m. AZ time). Get your questions answered before the Nov. 9 deadline. Register: tinyurl.com/mr36v4p8
Team Science Accelerator Letter of Intent Office Hours. Research Corporation for Science Advancement logo.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 04/09/2026
Congrats to the RCSA community members named 2027 ACS National Award winners: Michael Hill, Paul Chirik, Chi-Huey Wong, David MacMillan, Clifford Kubiak, Garret Miyake, Kieron Burke & Yang Yang. Proud of this group! Full list: cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs...
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 24/08/2026
Reminder: If you've been thinking about applying to Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, applications for the 2027 cohort are due Sept. 1. Info: wp.me/Pgj04D-9PX Thanks to our sponsors: @allenphilanthro.bsky.social, @kavlifoundation.org, and Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation.
Blue squiggly background with words "Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems" and orange banner with words "2027 applications due Sept. 1, 2026"
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 10/08/2026
Introducing the Team Science Accelerator: RCSA's new program funding interdisciplinary teams up to $1M to tackle high-risk, high-reward science — plus coaching & mentoring to build effective teaming skills. Letters of interest due Nov 9, 2026. More: wp.me/pgj04D-aPK
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 05/08/2026
What happens when you put AI alongside the telescope, the microscope, and the computer as tools that have transformed discovery? We talked about AI, welcomed our new #CottrellScholars, and more at the 2026 Cottrell Scholars Conference. Recap: wp.me/pgj04D-aO5
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 03/08/2026
Leadership doesn't wait for a title. RCSA's new free guide "Lead Better: Disrupt Barriers, and Have an Impact," written by 17 Cottrell Scholars, shows faculty how to lead from anywhere in the institution. Free PDF download: bit.ly/4xcQwEw
Promotional graphic for 'Lead Better, Disrupt Barriers, and Have an Impact,' a Cottrell Scholars Collaborative book published by Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Text reads 'Learn to LEAD BETTER' and 'A free guide on leadership in academic science,' with a 'Download Free PDF' button. Book cover shown with a colorful spiral swirl design.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 30/07/2026
Each researcher has a distinct connection to RCSA through a Cottrell Scholar award, Scialog fellowship or another RCSA initiative. We’re pleased to celebrate this latest achievement by members of our research community. Please join us in congratulating them!
Blue RCSA graphic reading: “Supporting promising scientists creates lasting impact. These six researchers became part of the RCSA community through Cottrell Scholar awards, Scialog fellowships and other RCSA initiatives. Join us in congratulating them!” The RCSA logo appears at the bottom.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 30/07/2026
The projects, led by Theodor Agapie, Joshua Atkinson, Fateme Rezaei, Chad Risko, Kyle Shen, and Justin Wilson, span critical-mineral recovery, chemical manufacturing, bioengineering, materials research, and more.
Portrait of Chad Risko, professor of chemistry at the University of Kentucky, RCSA Cottrell Scholar and Scialog Fellow. Risko was selected for “From Edisonian Optimization to Predictive Molecular Design: AI-Driven Discovery and Engineering of Advanced Semiconductor Interfaces.”Portrait of Kyle Shen, professor of physical sciences at Cornell University and an RCSA Cottrell Scholar. Shen was selected for “SPECTRA: Spectral Prediction and Electronic Characterization Through Rapid AI.”Portrait of Justin Wilson, associate professor of chemistry at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an RCSA Cottrell Scholar. Wilson was selected for “HARVEST-CMM: Hybrid AI-driven Chelator-protein Co-design for Robust Extraction and Selective Separation of Critical Mineral Materials.”
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 30/07/2026
Six members of the RCSA community are using their expertise to lead projects selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission. Meet the researchers and explore their projects in this thread.
Blue RCSA graphic reading: “Celebrating the RCSA Community! Six RCSA scholars and fellows selected for Genesis Mission projects. Meet the researchers on this thread.” The Research Corporation for Science Advancement logo appears at the bottom.Portrait of Theodor Agapie, professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology and an RCSA Cottrell Scholar. Agapie was selected for the Genesis Mission project “AI-Enabled Electrochemical Refinery.”Portrait of Joshua Atkinson, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering with Princeton University’s Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute and an RCSA Scialog Fellow. Atkinson was selected for “MOBILE-PATH: Machine-Learning Optimization of Biological Interfaces for Lateral Gene Exchange Pathways.”Portrait of Fateme Rezaei, professor of chemical, environmental and materials engineering at the University of Miami and an RCSA Scialog Fellow. Rezaei was selected for “Selective Recovery of Light and Heavy Rare-Earth Element Pairs via Functionalized Magnetic Sorbents with Induction-Assisted Regeneration.”
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 28/05/2026
RCSA is building on our cornerstone programming while adapting thoughtfully to emerging challenges and opportunities. Read our 2025 Annual Report. wp.me/Pgj04D-9ne
2025 RCSA Annual Report cover with title " Charting a New Path"
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 12/05/2026
RCSA welcomes the newest members of its Board of Directors: Mahooya Dinda, Senior Vice President of Finance at MNTN, and Vicky Kalogera, Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished University Professor and Director of CIERA at Northwestern University. wp.me/Pgj04D-9qZ
Mahooya DindaVicky Kalogera
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 19/04/2026
As the final meeting of #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories comes to a close, many thanks to our participants & cosponsors for a fun and fruitful initiative! – with the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, Walder Foundation
Group photo of participants at the 2026 meeting of Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories in Tucson
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 17/04/2026
#Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories continues! Thanks to Christopher Welch, Indiana Consortium for Science and Engineering, for kicking off discussions with a great talk, “Advancing the Automation of Chemical Laboratories through Industry-Academia Research Collaborations.”
Christopher WelchBreakout group of Fellows and Facilitators in the shade with desert in bloom behind them.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 17/04/2026
The 3rd meeting of #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories -- cosponsored by RCSA, the Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, with additional support from Walder Foundation – has begun in Tucson. Special welcome to our new Fellows!
10 early career scientists hold certificates given to new Fellows of the Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 20/03/2026
Chemists! If you're attending #ACSSpring2026 in Atlanta, bring colleagues & students and join us at the RCSA/PRF Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, in International Ballroom F, Omni at Centennial Park. Meet RCSA program directors, learn more about #Scialog, #CottrellScholar & #RCSAFellows.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 16/03/2026
Attending #APSSummit26 in Denver? Come meet our program directors and learn about #Scialog, #CottrellScholar & #RCSAFellows programs at RCSA’s reception -- 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, Hyatt Agate Room.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 15/03/2026
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems ends today with pitches for team research projects to explore how neural systems adapt to today’s rapid environmental changes. - with @allenphilanthro.bsky.social, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, @kavlifoundation.org.
Group photo of Scialog conference participants.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 13/03/2026
Many thanks to Joellen Russell, University of Arizona Geosciences, for an inspirational & engaging keynote talk, “Climate and the Deep Blue Sea,” to kick off discussions at #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 13/03/2026
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems has begun in Tucson! Special welcome to all our new Fellows. Cosponsored with @allenphilanthro.bsky.social, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and @kavlifoundation.org.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 03/02/2026
RCSA is a sponsor of this free, 4-lecture series starting Feb. 4 exploring how today’s scientific discoveries lay the foundation for a better future. Attend in Tucson or watch later at @uazscience6106 on YouTube. bit.ly/3MlZVb6
2026 College of Science Lecture Series
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 11/12/2025
#CottrellScholars Lou Charkoudian, Haverford College, and Daniela Fera, Swarthmore College, recently joined forces to host a cross-campus #CURE symposium where students presented their research to each other as part of their classes. bit.ly/48z19s2
Group photo of CURE symposium participants
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 16/11/2025
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST closes with pitches for team projects to ignite discovery with @vrubinobs.bsky.social. Initiative cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with additional support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells.
Group photo of participants at Scialog LSST
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 14/11/2025
#Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST continues! Thanks to Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social for a terrific keynote talk, “The Calm Before the Boom: Astrophysical Transients & Stellar Stories with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.”
Speaker Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz at a lectern, with brown dwarf image onscreen.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 14/11/2025
Special welcome to our new Fellows as the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the LSST begins in Tucson! Cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells. #RubinObservatory #LSST
Scialog Fellows showing off their certificates from RCSA.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 06/11/2025
Congratulations to Daniel A. Pitonyak, Lebanon Valley College, winner of the APS 2026 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution. The prize is sponsored by RCSA. tinyurl.com/4hnvndz8
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 27/10/2025
Our 2025 #RCSAFellows are having transformative mock-interview experiences at campuses across the country. Many thanks to all the host institutions!
Collage of RCSA Fellows giving talks or visiting campuses of their host institutions.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 19/10/2025
The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information concludes with pitches for blue-sky interdisciplinary projects, and a better-networked quantum science community. See you next year! #IYQ2025
Group photo of Fellows, Facilitators and guests at RCSA's first Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information conference.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 17/10/2025
Thanks to Xiaoyang Zhu, Columbia University, and Rana Adhikari, California Institute of Technology, for thought-provoking keynote talks at #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information! #IYQ2025
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 17/10/2025
The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information, a new 3-year initiative cosponsored by RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, @simonsfoundation.org, and Kevin Wells, has begun in Tucson. Congratulations to our QMI Fellows! #IYQ2025
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 08/10/2025
Meet the newest member of our team, Office Manager Phoebe Best. Welcome to RCSA, Phoebe! bit.ly/4o4Ckcc
Phoebe Best
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 07/10/2025
RCSA President Emeritus Daniel Linzer shares his thoughts on the funding environment for basic research in this podcast. bit.ly/48fceyA
INNOVATORS graphic from Harris Search Associates with Dan Linzer headshot and podcast title: Federal Support for Scientific and Biomedical Research
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 30/09/2025
Congratulations and best wishes to Lisa Jo Kastigar, who is retiring after more than a decade of dedication to RCSA. We are grateful for your contributions to the success of the foundation and wish you health and happiness as you begin your next chapter!
Smiling face of Lisa Jo Kastigar
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 13/09/2025
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials comes to a close today. Thanks, everyone, for great discussions & ideas on how to acquire, use, and recycle the critical materials that sustain our high-tech society. – with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
Group photo of Fellows, Facilitators and guests at Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials conference
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 11/09/2025
Thanks to keynote speaker Eric Schelter @upenn.edu for kicking off discussions at #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials with a terrific talk, “Challenges and Opportunities in Critical Metals Separations Chemistry.” - with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 11/09/2025
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials has begun in Tucson. Special welcome to this year’s new Fellows! – with @sloanfoundation.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org
New Fellows holding their Scialog Fellows certificates
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 10/09/2025
Nominations for 2026 Holland Awards are now being accepted! To nominate an outstanding senior scientist for their commitment to excellence in research and teaching, creativity, and mentorship, please contact a #CottrellScholar or Holland awardee. Due November 4. bit.ly/3QH75TZ
Robert Holland Jr. image with text: Holland Award for Research and Leadership Excellence
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 18/07/2025
Members of all but four cohorts of #CottrellScholars since 1994 were in Tucson this week to welcome a new group of outstanding teacher-scholars to this special community. Congratulations!
New Cottrell Scholars and Holland Award recipients raise their trophies in celebration.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 18/07/2025
2025 Holland Awardees Enrico Ramirez Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social, Angel Martí, Rice University, and Kevin Hewitt @cise-atlantic.bsky.social @dalhousieu.bsky.social, gave talks about their research and mentorship, receiving a warm welcome as new members of the #CottrellScholar community.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 17/07/2025
31st Annual #CottrellScholars Conference is underway in Tucson! Thanks to keynote speaker Archie Holmes @utexasece.bsky.social‬ for exploring the recent consensus study report from the National Academies, “Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Supporting Equitable and Effective Teaching.”
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 11/06/2025
RCSA, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation have funded seven team projects in the second year of the #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative. bit.ly/4e15oxp
Top row: Daniel Schwalbe-Koda, Shijing Sun, Zakaria Al Balushi, Pieremanuele Canepa, Michael McGuirk. 2nd row: Andrew Zahrt, Cailin Buchanan, Daniel Tabor, James Grinias, Long Luo, Glen O'Neil. 3rd row: Badri Narayanan, Johanna Schwartz, Mark Hendricks, Jessica Sampson, Martin Seifrid.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 04/06/2025
2nd Annual #RCSAFellows Conference is underway in Tucson! Congrats to 2024 & 2025 Fellows, and thanks to our speakers, Facilitators & advisors for giving their time and advice so generously to help prepare these outstanding postdoctoral scholars for the faculty search process and the professoriate.
Group photo of participants at the 2nd Annual RCSA Fellows Conference in a desert garden landscape.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 30/05/2025
Applications to participate in 2026 #Scialog meetings are now open in RCSA's grants management system. Please check details on each initiative's page. bit.ly/3FxNvtm
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 23/05/2025
Congratulations to Shainaz Landge, Georgia Southern University, who has been named 2025 recipient of the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award! The award was established in 2022 by a gift from RCSA. bit.ly/3SgibSP
Shainaz Landge
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 20/05/2025
Many thanks to #CottrellScholar 2018 Abigail Vieregg, CS 2002 & #Scialog CMC Facilitator Neil Kelleher, MND Fellow Stephanie Cologna, and CS 2004 & TDA Facilitator Vicky Kalogera, who spoke at last week’s RCSA Board of Directors meeting in Chicago.
Group shot of 4 distinguished panelists.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 06/04/2025
Thanks to all who participated in the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories! – with Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and Walder Foundation.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 04/04/2025
When designing new technologies, where do people fit in? Thanks to Nikki Pohl, Indiana University, Bloomington, for kicking off the dialogue at #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories with a terrific keynote talk, “Toward Human-Centered Lab Automation.”
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 04/04/2025
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories has begun. Special welcome to our new AUT Fellows!
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 03/04/2025
The 2nd meeting of Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories begins today in Tucson! Cosponsored by RCSA, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, and the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, with support from Walder Foundation.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 16/03/2025
As the 1st meeting of #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems comes to a close, thanks to all participants and cosponsors The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group @alleninstitute.bsky.social, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and @kavlifoundation.bsky.social. See you next year!
Participants at the first meeting of Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems smile and wave at the camera.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement @rescorp.org · 15/03/2025
Creating cross-disciplinary connections at #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems! Special thanks to keynote speakers Martin Tresguerres, University of California, San Diego @adc-neuroenv.bsky.social, and Christina Grozinger, Penn State University.
Martin TresguerresChristina GrozingerScialog participants in a breakout discussionScialog Fellows and their certificates
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