Gustavus Adolphus College received a $184,999 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will fund a collaborative research project to study the impact of climate change on glacier retreat and downstream effects on water, vegetation, and elemental cycling in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. The interdisciplinary research plan combines field observations, remote sensing, laboratory analyses, and computational modeling, while co-producing predictive models with Indigenous Kichwa communities. The project aims to provide the first systematic investigation of glacier mass balance processes in the inner tropics, model plant succession in deglaciated landscapes, and assess sulfur and metal controls on páramo carbon stores. The project will also develop educational activities to support Indigenous and Latin American students interested in science careers. The award period is from September 15, 2023 to August 31, 2027. No subawards are planned for this grant.