"All in a two-week course, I received outstanding lectures from our Brazilian collaborators, gained access to a dynamic field site (Biodiversity Dynamics of Forst Fragments Project) and tree inventory data for that site, visited several eddie-covariance (ecosystem exchange) tower sites, and made lasting friendships with many Brazilian students. Those friendships have since facilitated a subsequent research trip to Brazil, and will do so again this summer."
"It was a pleasure to exchange knowledge with people from different areas and cultures. I believe that courses like Amazon-PIRE are the pillars of scientific society really engaged in their projects because it promotes the full integration of researchers with news about the technologies, dissemination of ideas, friendships and a direct contact with the field."
"I previously had no idea just how much research Brazilians were doing on their Amazon forests, nor of the high standard of that research and numerous opportunities for collaboration."
"It was a great learning experience all around and a very, very interesting and exciting scientific workshop. The possibility to study and understand better the Amazon ecosystem with top-notch scientists during the whole stay is unmatched. Not to mention the possibility to collect your own research data and work it during the workshop. Outstanding research opportunity."
"I already had good experience of all of these aspects. But PIRE provided a great opportunity to make friends with potential Brazilian collaborators."
"This experience drove me to pursue a career in academia, because it just reiterated what I already know (that I loved research). However, the companionship and mentoring at this program game me the courage to pursue this goal, whereas before I may not have thought it was possible."
