Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research

动力地球研究所合作研究所

• 批准号: 1664595
• 负责人: Bruce Buffett
• 金额: $ 41.28万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-06-01 至 2021-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1664595&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cooperative; Institute; Dynamic; Earth; Research

Advances in disciplinary tools and major infrastructure efforts have fueled impressive progress in our ability to probe the interior of the Earth. New data sets and new methodologies offer valuable insights, yet many of the fundamental processes in the Earth's interior are still poorly understood. Part of the impediment to progress is the disciplinary nature of research conducted so far. A more integrated approach that leverages the knowledge and latest achievements in each of the relevant disciplines is needed to generate new ideas and to identify new observations that distinguish between competing hypotheses. This award will support a training program for the Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research (CIDER) on the theme of relating geochemical and geophysical heterogeneity in the Earth's interior. The six-week summer program will bring together a cohort of senior graduate students and postdocs from institutions across the country to tackle important and unsolved research problems in Earth Sciences research. The senior participants are experts from different disciplines relevant to the theme and serve as instructors and mentors for group research projects. CIDER addresses the barriers to more integrated research by promoting cross-disciplinary education for researchers at all career levels. The central aim of the program is to develop a workforce that can more effectively engage in interdisciplinary research and accelerate progress on unsolved problems of long-standing interest.CIDER summer activities will address two issues of great societal relevance. One issue deals with natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. A better understanding of these hazards will be linked to the broader context of the Earth's overall dynamics. The second issue deals with the Earth's budget and cycling of volatile elements, particularly water and carbon dioxide. The long-term stability of climate on our planet is regulated by these processes. CIDER contributes to the following broader impacts: (1) it facilitates the cross-disciplinary education of earth scientists at all career levels; (2) it aims to educate a new generation of Earth scientists with a breadth of competence across disciplines, which is crucial for solving many of the important and outstanding research questions. CIDER's web resources include posting and webcasting of lectures given during the summer programs, as well as planned web forums and open publications. The site is designed to reach the entire community of earth scientists. CIDER will impact undergraduate education by producing a more broadly knowledgeable faculty cohort.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

纪律工具和主要基础设施努力的进步推动了我们探究地球内部的能力的令人印象深刻的进步。新的数据集和新的方法论提供了有价值的见解，但是地球内部的许多基本过程仍然鲜为人知。进步的部分障碍是迄今为止进行的研究的学科性质。需要一种更一体化的方法来利用每个相关学科的知识和最新成就，以产生新的想法并确定区分竞争假设的新观察。该奖项将支持有关地球内部地球化学和地球物理异质性关联的主题的合作社动态地球研究所（CIDER）的培训计划。这项为期六周的夏季计划将汇集来自全国各地机构的一批高级研究生和博士后，以解决地球科学研究中的重要和未解决的研究问题。高级参与者是与主题相关的不同学科的专家，并作为小组研究项目的讲师和导师。苹果酒通过为各个职业水平的研究人员促进跨学科教育来解决更综合研究的障碍。该计划的核心目的是开发一个可以更有效地从事跨学科研究的劳动力，并加速对长期兴趣的未解决问题的进展。CiderSummer活动将解决两个与社会相关性的两个问题。一个问题涉及地震和火山喷发等自然危害。对这些危害的更好理解将与地球整体动态的更广泛背景有关。第二个问题涉及地球的预算和挥发性元素的循环，尤其是水和二氧化碳。气候在我们星球上的长期稳定性受这些过程的调节。苹果酒对以下更广泛的影响做出了贡献：（1）它促进了各个职业水平的地球科学家的跨学科教育； （2）它旨在教育新一代的地球科学家，跨学科的能力广泛，这对于解决许多重要和杰出的研究问题至关重要。苹果酒的网络资源包括发布和网络播放夏季节目中提供的讲座，以及计划的网络论坛和开放式出版物。该地点旨在到达地球科学家的整个社区。苹果酒将通过产生更广泛的知识渊博的教师队列来影响本科教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。