Collaborative Research: Conference: Future of US Marine Seafloor and Subseafloor Sampling Capabilities Workshop

合作研究：会议：美国海洋海底和海底采样能力研讨会的未来

• 批准号: 2341098
• 负责人: Kevin Konrad
• 金额: $ 1.79万
• 依托单位: University of Nevada Las Vegas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-11-15 至 2024-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2341098&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Conference; Future; US

Scientists have studied the bottom of the ocean for the last 150 years, since the first systematic seafloor samples were taken during the HMS Challenger oceanographic expedition (1872-1876). This 150 years of seafloor sampling has not only transformed our understanding of processes within Planet Earth but also benefited societies. Science knowledge built through acquisition and analyses of seafloor samples include revolutionizing our understanding of plate tectonics, the carbon cycle, ice sheet dynamics, life in extreme environments, volcanism, Earth’s magnetic field, abrupt climate change, economic resources, biodiversity, and much more. Today, the resources for US seafloor sampling are changing, from the retirement and additions of key research vessels to technological improvements. This workshop aims to further help identify science priorities identified in various documents, including the 2050 Science Framework for Scientific Ocean Drilling, and infrastructure needed to address these priorities going forward. We will achieve this by bringing together scientists from the top of the field along with those just starting their careers as well as facilities operators, technical staff, and engineers. This workshop will aim to define what US infrastructure is needed to address grand scientific questions of the next few decades. The workshop will include keynote speakers who will discuss existing resources and future potential capabilities, along with breakout group discussions on specific topics. Participants will write a workshop report that will be made freely available to the public.Recent landscape changes in US oceanographic assets (vessels, infrastructure, etc.) and use cases highlight the need for a broad oceanographic community discussion to plan how to maintain and grow their research momentum over the next decade. Equally true, scientific need – particularly as defined by early- to mid-career oceanographers – will drive the evolution and design of new infrastructure on a variety of scales. This award will support a 2.5-day US oceanographic community-wide workshop, entitled: “Future of US seafloor and subseafloor sampling capabilities” and travel for ~80 participants from diverse backgrounds, scientific fields, institutions, and career stages. Participants will explore approaches to seafloor and sub-seafloor sampling within and beyond US oceanographic assets, including but not limited to rock, sediment, gas, fluid, and microbiologic sampling. The workshop will familiarize the participants with existing technologies and sample/data repositories that are currently available to support NSF science, and develop clear forward-thinking facility plans that meet present and future requirements. The workshop will facilitate community discussions with three comprehensive approaches: gathering as many marine sampling-dependent science disciplines as possible, having discussion of materials (e.g., cores and rock samples) and data in repositories and databases as “assets”, and engaging both science and engineering/technical communities. Through identifying and prioritizing critical science questions and goals raised by the community, especially early to mid-career scientists, the workshop discussion will match those needs to existing and aspirational technological capabilities that could be deployed from existing and/or near-future vessels operating in the NSF-supported system. The workshop will highlight the community desire for better understanding of the seafloor sample/core repositories’ accessibilities and functionalities for both planning future cruises as well as synthesis efforts. The workshop will be held in March 2024 at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with participation from the US science, UNOLS facility operators’ community and representatives of funding agencies. We will aim to invite ~ 60% early career science participants, as these discussions directly impact their future. The final report will be published in a peer-reviewed journal with Digital Object Identifier (DOI) as well as being presented at University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System annual meetings.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.

自从挑战者号海洋探险队（1872-1876）首次系统地采集海底样本以来，科学家们在过去 150 年里一直在研究海洋底部。这 150 年的海底采样不仅改变了我们对行星内部过程的理解。通过获取和分析海底样本而建立的科学知识也使地球受益，包括彻底改变我们对板块构造、碳循环、冰盖动力学、极端环境中的生命、火山活动、地球磁场、气候突变、经济资源、生物多样性等等，如今，美国海底采样的资源正在发生变化，从关键研究船的退役和增加到技术改进，本研讨会旨在进一步帮助确定科学优先事项。包括 2050 年科学海洋钻探科学框架以及解决这些优先事项所需的基础设施中确定的目标，我们将通过汇集该领域的顶尖科学家和刚刚开始其职业生涯的科学家以及设施来实现这一目标。操作人员、技术人员和工程师。本次研讨会的目的是确定美国需要哪些基础设施来解决未来几十年的重大科学问题。研讨会将包括讨论现有资源和未来潜在能力的主旨演讲人，以及参与者将撰写的特定主题的分组讨论。一份将免费向公众提供的研讨会报告。美国海洋学资产（船舶、基础设施等）和用例的最新景观变化强调需要进行广泛的海洋学界讨论，以规划如何维持和发展其研究动力未来十年同样真实的科学需求。 – 特别是由职业生涯早期到中期的海洋学家定义的 – 将推动各种规模的新基础设施的发展和设计 该奖项将支持为期 2.5 天的美国海洋学界研讨会，题为“美国海底的未来”。来自不同背景、科学领域、机构和职业阶段的约 80 名参与者将探索美国海洋学资产内外的海底和海底采样能力，包括但不限于海底和海底采样能力。该研讨会将使参与者熟悉当前可用于支持 NSF 科学的现有技术和样本/数据存储库，并制定满足当前和未来要求的清晰的前瞻性设施计划。该研讨会将通过三种综合方法促进社区讨论：收集尽可能多的依赖于海洋采样的科学学科，对存储库和数据库中的材料（例如岩心和岩石样本）和数据作为“资产”进行讨论，并让科学和科学都参与其中。通过识别和优先考虑社区提出的关键科学问题和目标，特别是职业生涯早期到中期的科学家，研讨会讨论将把这些需求与现有和/或可以部署的现有和理想的技术能力相匹配。在 NSF 支持的系统中运行的近期船舶将强调社区希望更好地了解海底样本/核心存储库的可访问性和功能，以规划未来的航行以及综合工作。 2024 年 3 月在伍兹霍尔海洋研究所举行，美国科学界、UNOLS 设施运营商社区和资助机构代表将参加，我们的目标是邀请约 60% 的早期职业科学参与者，因为这些讨论将直接影响他们的未来。发表在具有数字对象标识符 (DOI) 的同行评审期刊上，并在大学-国家海洋学实验室系统年会上进行展示。该奖项是 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。