Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, June 16-18, 2014

科罗拉多矿业学院构造地质学和构造论坛，科罗拉多州戈尔登，2014 年 6 月 16-18 日

• 批准号: 1439508
• 负责人: Yvette Kuiper
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: Colorado School of Mines
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-01 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1439508&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Structural; Geology; Tectonics; Forum; Colorado

This award will support the third biannual Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum, which will be held in May 2014, at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The forum will bring together specialists in structural geology and tectonics for oral and poster presentations, field trips, and short courses. The meeting will include three days of presentations that will include six technical sessions, including topics such as geoscience learning and spatial cognition; lithospheric deformation and rheology; the relationship between tectonics and earth surface processes, including neotectonics; linkages between structural geology and natural resources; and quantitative approaches towards structural analysis, and geoscience education. Each session will highlight an important area of current research and/or education, will be anchored by a distinguished keynote speaker, and will showcase relevance of work on the topic. Poster sessions with abundant time for full participant interaction will accompany each session. The forum will be organized to maximize the exchange of ideas between participants in open discussions. Sessions will provide ample opportunity to ask questions of individual presenters, assess the current state of our knowledge, and consider productive areas for future research. In addition to the formal meeting, there will be pre- and post-meeting field trips to examine the geology of selected areas in and around the Colorado Front Range. Short course topics will include: teaching structure lab with linear algebra and simple computing; the application of shear sense indicators in shear zones; introduction to terrestrial laser scanning (Ground-Based LiDAR) for Earth science research; using geodesy data in undergraduate structural geology and geophysics courses; strain programs for teaching and research; and preparing for academic careers in the geosciences.The forum is designed to facilitate community building and personal interaction within different segments of the structural geology community. It will bring together faculty from research universities, liberal arts colleges, community and two-year colleges, and minority-serving institutions. Importantly, there will be group discussions on critical developments in structural geology and tectonics, and what future research priorities should be. This community building effort will help create a stronger, more vibrant group of scientists and help introduce graduate students and advanced undergraduates to the structural geology and tectonics disciplines. The setting will be particularly useful for graduate students, who will be able to use the venue and informal nature of the forum to find out what research is taking place at other institutions, meet a wide range of faculty, and develop useful contacts which will be of great value to their future careers. Students will also be able to present their own work in a friendly environment where they can obtain thoughtful and useful feedback, as well as providing opportunity to build new scientific collaborations. Abstracts, field guides, and short course notes will be disseminated through a dedicated website that will be publicly accessible.

该奖项将支持第三届构造地质学和构造论坛，该论坛将于 2014 年 5 月在科罗拉多州戈尔登的科罗拉多矿业学院举行。该论坛将汇集构造地质学和构造学方面的专家，进行口头和海报展示、实地考察和短期课程。会议将包括三天的演讲，其中包括六场技术会议，主题包括地球科学学习和空间认知等；岩石圈变形和流变学；构造运动与地球表面过程（包括新构造运动）之间的关系；构造地质学与自然资源之间的联系；结构分析和地球科学教育的定量方法。每场会议都将突出当前研究和/或教育的一个重要领域，由一位杰出的主讲人主持，并将展示该主题工作的相关性。每场会议都会有海报会议，并有充足的时间供参与者充分互动。举办论坛的目的是为了在公开讨论中最大限度地交流参与者的想法。会议将提供充足的机会向个别演讲者提出问题，评估我们的知识现状，并考虑未来研究的富有成效的领域。除了正式会议外，还将进行会议前和会议后的实地考察，以检查科罗拉多弗朗特山脉及其周围选定区域的地质情况。短期课程主题将包括：线性代数和简单计算的教学结构实验室；剪切感应指示器在剪切带中的应用；介绍用于地球科学研究的地面激光扫描（地基激光雷达）；在本科结构地质学和地球物理学课程中使用大地测量数据；教学和研究应变计划；并为地球科学的学术生涯做好准备。该论坛旨在促进结构地质学社区不同领域的社区建设和个人互动。它将汇集来自研究型大学、文理学院、社区和两年制学院以及少数族裔服务机构的教师。重要的是，将就构造地质学和构造学的关键发展以及未来的研究重点应该是什么进行小组讨论。这一社区建设工作将有助于创建一个更强大、更有活力的科学家群体，并帮助向研究生和高年级本科生介绍结构地质学和构造学学科。该设置对于研究生来说特别有用，他们将能够利用论坛的场地和非正式性质来了解其他机构正在进行哪些研究，结识广泛的教师，并建立有用的联系，这些联系将成为未来的发展方向。对他们未来的职业生涯具有重要价值。学生还可以在友好的环境中展示自己的作品，获得深思熟虑且有用的反馈，并提供建立新的科学合作的机会。摘要、现场指南和简短的课程笔记将通过一个可供公众访问的专门网站传播。