Fostering International Research Collaboration Skills for Graduate Students: The ASLO Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) Program.

Aquatic science research is becoming increasingly global in nature. To do the science required to effectively address the complex environmental issues we face, the next generation of scientists will be required to collaborate more frequently across political borders and cultures. Recognizing this pressing need, ASLO has taken steps to introduce international, collaborative research training for graduate students with the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) Program. The LOREX Program (funded by NSF award #1831075 to A. Paytan, A. Sponberg, L. Duguay, and M. Pace) exposes U.S.-based graduate students to the full spectrum of collaborative and international research, starting with the initiation of a collaboration with a host research mentor in one of seven institutions in four host countries. In this presentation, we will discuss the motivations, goals, and components of the LOREX program. We will also present the experiences of and lessons learned from three cohorts of students that have gone through the program.

Primary Presenter: Brittany Schieler, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (bmschieler@gmail.com)

Authors:

Brittany Schieler, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography  (bmschieler@gmail.com)

Adina Paytan, University of California, Santa Cruz  (apaytan@ucsc.edu)

Michael Pace, University of Virginia  (mlp5fy@virginia.edu)

Linda Duguay, University of Southern California  (duguay@usc.edu)