RII Track-1

What is SMART FIRES? SMART FIRES (Sensors, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Fire Science)* is a partnership among Montana State University, University of Montana, Salish Kootenai College, Little Big Horn College, Montana Technical University and Flathead Valley Community College. The project expands jurisdictional research capacity to address knowledge gaps in prescribed fire usage and its impact on individuals and communities….

The Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS) project is a five-year, $20M NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 partnership between the University of Montana, Montana State University, Montana Technological University, Salish Kootenai College, Little Bighorn College, and business and government partners to study Montana’s environmental water systems and specific water quality issues. CREWS’ science focus is on water quality impacts related to hard…

The 2011–2018 MT EPSCoR project examined how climate change affects ecosystems by linking research across microbiology, ecology, and climatology, ultimately helping establish the Montana Institute on Ecosystems. Originally funded for 2011–2016 and later extended through a no‑cost extension to August 31, 2018, the project sought to understand the physical and biological processes that shape ecosystem…

The Montana EPSCoR research infrastructure project is a strategic initiative focusing on two areas of vital importance to both the state and the nation: Hydrogen and the Environment (HE) and Large River Ecosystems (LRE). Led by Montana State University, the HE program leverages the state’s unique natural laboratories—including Yellowstone National Park and the Berkeley Pit—to…

The Montana EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement award will build national competitiveness through research infrastructure improvements in four areas. The Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics at the University of Montana(UM) will be established to study the molecular mechanisms for biologically and medically important processes and the molecular rearrangements that accompany these processes. A new Chemical…

The Montana EPSCoR Infrastructure project is a strategic initiative designed to elevate the state’s research profile by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across three key pillars. First, the Integrative Analysis of Complex Biological Systems bridges environmental sciences with the physical and social sciences at both the University of Montana and Montana State University to tackle multifaceted ecological…