A Graduate Student Travel Assistance Program for the 2006 V. M. Goldschmidt Conference; Melbourne, Australia; August 27 - September 2006

2006年在澳大利亚墨尔本举行的戈德施密特会议将是世界上最先进的地球化学研究的一线汇聚，但对于美国研究生项目中许多聪明而有献身精神的年轻专业人士来说，这将超出他们的承受能力。前往墨尔本的机票和注册费相当可观，比戈德施密特最近在国外召开的会议要高得多。这项旅行援助计划旨在部分减轻希望在这个世界级专业场所展示自己研究成果的美国研究生的墨尔本戈德施密特旅行费用。本提案中概述的研究生旅行援助计划将征求美国及其领土上大学的研究生（硕士和博士候选人）的申请。申请人必须提供一份个人简介和一份描述其研究更广泛影响的简短提案，提交的戈德施密特摘要（带有指定的摘要编号）的副本，以及包括需求声明的预算理由。申请将由两个小组审查，其中包括PI和高级人员，他们将根据成绩和财政需要评估每一份申请。这项旅行援助计划将提供最高1,000美元的奖励，用于支付与2006年度国际学生奖相关的旅行和出席费用。戈德施密特会议。不需要资金来支持间接费用、PI或高级人员、材料和用品或广告费用。预计至少有30名研究生将通过该计划获得资助。对于许多寻求进入专业阶段的年轻科学家来说，正是通过像Goldschmidt这样的会议，他们遇到了与未来的导师、雇主和同事建立联系的第一个重要机会。Goldschmidt会议是定期举行的规模最大的专门地球化学会议，受益于受欢迎和重点突出。在这样的会议上，年轻的研究生可以了解广泛的专业知识，听取他们所选领域的主要人物的演讲，并与他们将在以后的职业生涯中与之互动的同事见面。对于一个寻求成名的年轻科学家来说，像戈德施密特这样的会议可能会产生深远的影响。在一个重要的会议上，口头和海报会议聚集了最活跃的研究人员在一个专业的前沿。参加这些课程的学生不仅可以了解学科的前沿，还可以了解当前研究的趋势，以及他们自己的研究如何融入更广阔的视野。地质科学专业的学生除了通过演讲、张贴海报和与作者讨论等有力的智力练习外，还可以通过参观会场附近的经典或著名的实地遗址，获得巨大的教育效益。在墨尔本，来自美国的学生将被带到相对接近一些世界级的地质环境和环境。通过会议赞助的实地考察、短期课程和校外游览，学生将有机会直接体验一些行星最有趣的地质和地球化学特征，以及不同的文化和生活方式。在许多方面，参加像戈德施密特这样的国外会议是一个理想的教育机会，而这个旅行援助计划希望为我国一些最优秀、最聪明的学徒科学家提供这样的机会。

HAASEAR-0601124The 2006 Goldschmidt Conference in Melbourne, Australia will be a first-tier convergence of the best cutting-edge geochemical research in the world, but will be out of the affordable range of many bright and dedicated young professionals in US graduate programs. Costs for airfare to Melbourne and registration are considerable, and much higher than those for recent Goldschmidt conferences abroad. This travel assistance program is intended to partially mitigate Melbourne Goldschmidt travel costs to US graduate students who wish to present the results of their own research at this world-class professional venue. The graduate student travel assistance program outlined in this proposal will solicit applications from graduate students (Masters and Ph.D. candidates) at universities in the US and its territories. Applicants must provide a biographical summary and a short proposal describing the broader impacts of their research, a copy of their submitted Goldschmidt abstract (with assigned abstract number), and a budget justification that includes a statement of need. Applications will be reviewed by two panels that include the PI and the senior personnel, who will assess each application on the basis of merit and financial need. This travel assistance program will provide awards of up to $1,000 toward travel and attendance costs associated with the 2006 V. M. Goldschmidt Conference. No funds are requested to support indirect costs, PI or senior personnel, materials and supplies, or advertising expenses.Broader Impacts It is expected that at least thirty graduate students will be awarded funds through this program. For many young scientists seeking to enter the professional stage, it is through conferences such as Goldschmidt that they encounter their first major opportunities to network with future mentors, employers, and colleagues. The Goldschmidt meetings are the largest dedicated geochemistry conferences held on a regular basis, and benefit from being both popular and focused. At such a meeting young graduate students can survey a wide range of specialties, hear talks by the major players in their chosen fields, and meet colleagues with whom they will interact for the remainder of their careers. To a young scientist seeking to make her reputation, the broader impacts of a meeting like Goldschmidt can be profound. Oral and poster sessions at a major meeting gather the most active research minds at the forefront of a specialty. Students attending these sessions learn not only where the frontier of a discipline lies, but also where the current trends of investigation are heading, and how their own research fits into the broader perspective. In addition to the vigorous intellectual exercises of talks, posters and discussions with authors, students in the geological sciences can often gain immense educational benefit from visiting classic or well-known field sites near the conference venue. In the case of Melbourne, students attending from the US will be brought into relatively close proximity to a number of world-class geologic settings and environments. Through conference-sponsored field trips, short courses, and extramural excursions, students will have to opportunity to experience directly some of the planets most intriguing geologic and geochemical features, as well as a different culture and way of life. In many ways, a foreign conference such as Goldschmidt is an ideal educational opportunity, and this travel assistance program hopes to make that opportunity possible for some of the best and brightest apprentice scientists in our country.