Future Directions in Karst Research: A Workshop Proposal

Martin 0608945学术价值喀斯特沃茨研究所计划赞助一个关于喀斯特研究方向的跨学科研讨会。本次研讨会的目的是汇集生物学家，地球化学家，微生物生态学家，水文地质学家和地貌学家谁有兴趣在推进岩溶科学的各个方面。研讨会将部分评估知识的现状，但其主要功能将是确定知识的差距，并描述（和写下）缩小这些差距的路线图。讲习班的讨论将包括岩溶科学以外的学科（如古气候、微生物学）中可以在岩溶地区解决的问题。这次研讨会并不打算仅仅讨论最近的科学发现;相反，研讨会将是一次结构紧凑的会议，旨在确定未来十年需要研究的关键科学问题。研讨会暂定在2006年秋季举行，为期三天，并有严密的后勤安排。在一个简短的介绍性全体会议之后，与会者将被分成学科小组，讨论他们专业领域内的重要科学问题。三个全体会议将穿插在整个研讨会的学科分组会议，以允许跨学科的讨论和主题科学问题的整合。在研讨会结束时，主要参与者（学科领导人和研讨会召集人）将在研讨会现场撰写一份报告的初稿，概述岩溶研究的科学状况，并重点关注未来10年应调查的问题。报告的最终草案将由研讨会召集人在会议后几个月内完成。更广泛的影响研讨会应积极影响包括岩溶科学、水文学、微生物学和生态学在内的各种学科的人力资源。这里要求的资金将用于抵消参与者的差旅费和每日津贴，主要支持学生，初级教师和学科小组领导人。研讨会将在网络资源、地球观测系统、地理时报、今日GSA和美国生态学会公报等专业媒体上进行宣传，以确保广泛的跨学科参与。正在向其他机构申请额外资金，KWI已为讲习班拨款10，000美元，用于旅行支助、广告、出版费用和其他杂费。

Martin0608945Intellectual Merit The Karst Waters Institute plans to sponsor an interdisciplinaryworkshop on Research Directions in Karst Research. This workshop is designed tobring together biologists, biogeochemists, microbial ecologists, hydrogeologists, andgeomorphologists who have an interest in advancing all aspects of karst science. Theworkshop will in part assess the current state of knowledge, but its primary function willbe to identify gaps in that knowledge and to describe (and write down) a road map forclosing those gaps. The workshop discussions will include questions from disciplinesoutside of karst science (e.g. paleoclimate, microbiology) that can be addressed in karstareas. The workshop is not intended to be a meeting at which only recent scientificfindings are discussed; instead, the workshop will be tightly structured leading toidentification of the critical science questions to be investigated over the coming decade.The workshop is tentatively planned for three days in Fall of 2006 with tightlyorchestrated logistics. Following a short introductory plenary session, the participantswill be broken into disciplinary groups to discuss the important current science questionswithin their specialties. Three plenary sessions will be interspersed with the disciplinarybreak-out sessions throughout the workshop to allow cross-disciplinary discussions andintegration of topical science questions. At the end of the workshop and while still onlocation at the workshop venue, the key participants (disciplinary leaders and workshopconveners) will write the initial draft of a report outlining the state of the science in karstresearch and focus on what questions should be investigated over the next 10 years. Thefinal draft of the report will be completed by the workshop conveners within severalmonths of the meetingBroader Impacts The workshop should positively impact the human resources of avariety of disciplines including karst science, hydrology, microbiology, and ecology. Thefunding requested here will be used to offset travel and per diem expenses incurred by theparticipants, with the primary support going to students, junior faculty and disciplinarygroup leaders. Efforts will be made to include under-represented groups in the workshop.The workshop will be advertised in several professional outlets including web resources,EOS, Geotimes, GSA Today, and Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America to assurebroad interdisciplinary participation. Additional funding is being requested from otheragencies and KWI has allocated $10,000 toward the workshop for travel support,advertising, publication costs and other incidental expenses.