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Vision and Management

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NEON's Vision 2030

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The National Ecological Observatory Network:

  • Provides trusted, freely available, high quality, national-scale, critical data and samples that are easily accessed and made rapidly available for use by researchers around the world to enable an informed and predictive understanding of ecological responses to environmental changes.
  • Is a respected platform that integrates with the environmental and ecological research community through collaboration, community-adopted standards, data usage, linked data, measurement methods, curriculum content, or assignable assets.
  • Adapts to frontier science needs to provide an optimized, forward-looking technological and observational platform to be used as a catalyst for research and innovation and inspire an expanding global scientific landscape of environmental monitoring infrastructure.
  • Delivers the educational and training resources to the next generation of ecologists and environmental scientists and expanding and diverse community for effective use of NEON data, samples, and technology.
  • Fosters an inclusive culture that attracts, retains and empowers a talented and diverse workforce where diverse perspectives and all community members are respected and valued.

 

Managed by Battelle

Battelle is proud to manage NEON, one of the most ambitious ecology programs of all time.

Since assuming management of the Observatory for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2016, our team completed construction of the Observatory and successfully transitioned all 81 field sites to operations, positioning the program to be a major contributor to ecological research for decades to come.

Battelle is the world's largest nonprofit independent research and development organization, operating at the forefront of scientific discovery for more than 90 years. We apply cutting-edge science and engineering to solve the most complex challenges of our time.

In the area of lab operations and research management, Battelle provides end-to-end facility operations and management; a highly skilled and trained research team; and systematic research, development, testing, and evaluation combined with systems integration, data management, advanced analytics, and simulation capabilities for complex programs and facilities. Battelle's approach ensures proactive, agile, and adaptive solutions and support.

Battelle's mission is to translate scientific discovery and technology advances into societal benefits. Profits are reinvested into research and development and STEM education. Learn more at www.battelle.org.

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