A Proposal for Travel Support for Students International Sedimentary Geoscience Congress Flagstaff, AZ, USA, 26-29 April, 2020

为学生提供差旅支持的提案 国际沉积地球科学大会 2020 年 4 月 26 日至 29 日美国亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫

• 批准号: 2000748
• 负责人: Howard Harper
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Society of Sedimentary Geology SEPM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-01-15 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2000748&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Proposal; Travel; Support; Students; International

The need for larger numbers of people in the geosciences workforce in the United States is great. Educational experiences outside of formal school curricula have been shown to increase not only student interest in the geosciences but the number of students choosing geosciences and STEM-related professions as well. The formal and informal interactions among geoscientists from all career stages that are facilitated in conference settings comprise excellent means to reinforce students' desires to continue the study of geosciences towards careers in academia, government or industry. Student travel grants to attend the International Sedimentary Geoscience Congress in Flagstaff, Arizona allow students opportunities to connect with one another and with a diverse range of early career and established sedimentary geoscientists across disciplines and broad geographic regions. These travel awards also allow students to attend specialized workshops, short courses, and field trips that are complementary to the core scientific program of the conference.The International Sedimentary Geoscience Congress is a global meeting devoted to sedimentary geoscience and was initiated by the Society for Sedimentary Geology in cooperation with the Sedimentary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America and the International Association of Sedimentologists. The meeting in April 2020 is the first of a planned series that will convene every four years and its theme is 'The past is the key to a sustainable future'. This award is funding undergraduate and graduate students typically underrepresented in the geosciences and related fields.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.

美国对地球科学劳动力的需求很大。事实证明，正规学校课程之外的教育经历不仅可以提高学生对地球科学的兴趣，还可以增加选择地球科学和 STEM 相关专业的学生数量。会议环境促进了各个职业阶段的地球科学家之间的正式和非正式互动，这是增强学生继续学习地球科学研究以在学术界、政府或工业界就业的愿望的绝佳手段。学生参加在亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫举行的国际沉积地球科学大会的旅费资助使学生有机会相互联系，并与跨学科和广泛地理区域的各种早期职业和成熟的沉积地球科学家建立联系。这些旅行奖励还允许学生参加专门研讨会、短期课程和实地考察，这些都是对会议核心科学计划的补充。国际沉积地球科学大会是一个致力于沉积地球科学的全球会议，由沉积学会发起地质学与美国地质学会沉积地质学部和国际沉积学家协会合作。 2020 年 4 月的会议是计划中的系列会议中的第一次，该系列会议每四年召开一次，其主题是“过去是可持续未来的关键”。该奖项为地球科学及相关领域中代表性不足的本科生和研究生提供资助。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。