26th International Conference on Mathematical Geophysics: Student and Early Career Scientist Support; Tiberias, Israel; June 4-8, 2006

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0624648Spiegelman26th International Conference on Mathematical Geophysics: Requestfor student travel supportMarc Spiegelman (LDEO/Columbia), David Yuen (U. Minn) and Peter Fox (NCAR)This proposal requests funds to help support travel and meeting costs for students andearly career scientists at U.S. institutions to the 26th International Conference on MathematicalGeophysics Coupling in Earth Systems: Solids, Fluids, Life to be held inJune 4 - 8, 2006 near Tiberias, Israel on the Sea of Galilee. The conference website ishttp://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/CMG2006/.Intellectual merits This conference brings together Earth scientists from across the disciplineswith physicists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists to discussadvances in mathematical and computational techniques for understanding properties andprocesses in the earth. This years meeting emphasizes understanding coupled systemssuch as coupled convective systems (ocean-atmosphere, mantle-lithosphere), coupled fluidsolidmechanics, interactions between the biosphere and geosphere, and in particular, interactionsbetween humans and the earth through natural hazards. Many, if not all, ofthese problems require techniques for investigating, multi-scale, multi-physics problemsand the meeting will emphasize both analytical and advanced computational methods forsuch problems. This meeting provides a single multi-disciplinary forum for the exchangeof ideas and techniques across the disciplinary boundaries in the Earth Sciences. Fundsare requested to support travel costs for 20 students, post-docs and early career scientistswhich is approximately half the number attending past meetings.Broader Impacts This meeting is highly interdisciplinary and international in nature andprovides an important opportunity for U.S. students and early-career scientists from acrossthe earth sciences and applied mathematics to interact with senior scientists in a small informalsetting. This year there will also be an increased emphasis on mathematical aspectsof natural hazards in an attempt to understand how to merge fundamental knowledge ofearth processes with risk management and societal needs.