IRES: Research Opportunities in Extensional Dynamics for US Undergraduate and Graduate Geosciences Students in Western Turkey

0728519 Catlos该项目是为了支持美国-土耳其合作的IRES，为土耳其西部的美国本科生和研究生地球科学学生提供伸展动力学方面的支持。 美国PI是俄克拉荷马州斯蒂尔沃特的俄克拉荷马州州立大学地质系的Elizabeth Catlos博士、Estella Atekwana博士和Ibrahim Cemen博士。 外国合作者是安卡拉中东技术大学的Cemal Goncuoglu博士和土耳其Denizli棉花堡大学的Mete Hancer博士。 自2005年以来，PI一直在土耳其西部与共同PI Cemen和中东技术大学的Cemal Goncuoglu博士以及Pamukkale大学的Mete Hancer博士合作进行NSF支持的研究。合作工作的重点是对土耳其西部的Menderes Massif进行实地和地球化学研究。俄勒冈州立大学的两名硕士研究生参加了该项目，并在土耳其进行了密集的实地工作和培训。 在这个项目中，PI将利用正在进行的研究活动和俄勒冈州立大学新教师（Atekwana）的专业知识，为9名美国学生（6名本科生和3名研究生）提供研究和培训机会。 该提案将侧重于传统上在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）领域代表性不足的学生的教学和培训。 在三年多的时间里，这些学生将与METU和棉花堡大学的同行合作，在多学科框架内进行实地研究，重点是调查地球岩石圈内的扩展动态。其目标是为有才华和有动力的美国学生提供地球物理测量，野外测绘，GPS测绘，采样以及进行地球化学和岩石学观察所需的工具方面的实践经验。 智力优点：这项建议的科学重点是更好地了解地球上最大的变质核杂岩-门德雷斯地块-的形成和演变。造成该地区伸展的机制，以及门德雷斯地块与爱琴海地区其他伸展域的关系尚不清楚。爱琴海这一大型基本组成部分的构造历史非常重要，因为它为控制和促进地球岩石圈扩展的大规模过程提供了相当多的见解。已提出的形成俯冲带的模型包括俯冲回滚、造山塌陷和挤压构造。这些概念经常在各种地球科学课程中讨论。岩石圈延伸的主题也是目前的调查和积极讨论的领域和实验室的许多研究人员证明了最近的NSF和美国地质学会workshops.Broader影响：该项目集成到俄勒冈州立大学本科生和研究生的教育领域和地球化学研究活动。该提案是面向谁是在物理科学代表性不足的学生。PI将与俄勒冈州立大学相关“多样性”办公室的研究人员和教育工作者合作，招募和资助学生。 该项目将为OSU电子探针和UCLA离子探针实验室提供访问和支持。俄勒冈州立大学和加州大学洛杉矶分校的实验室是研究和指导大量学生的网站。将鼓励学生在专业会议上介绍他们的研究成果，包括那些旨在促进少数群体参与的会议。随着中东可能成为美国最重要的地区舞台之一在未来几年的外交政策，并与土耳其挑选出作为一个关键的国家，培训管道应扩大在各个层面，该项目通过发展国际合作伙伴关系和提高美国学生的土耳其语技能提供好处。 资金由国际科学和工程办公室和地球科学司提供。

0728519CatlosThe project is to support an IRES for US-Turkey Collaboration on the extensional dynamics for U.S. undergraduate and graduate geosciences students in Western Turkey. The US PIs are Dr. Elizabeth Catlos, Dr. Estella Atekwana and Dr. Ibrahim Cemen, Department of Geology, Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, Oklahoma. The foreign collaborators are Dr. Cemal Goncuoglu, Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara and Dr. Mete Hancer, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. Since 2005, the PI has been conducting NSF-supported research in western Turkey in collaboration with co-PI Cemen and with Dr. Cemal Goncuoglu at Middle East Technical University and Dr. Mete Hancer, Pamukkale University. The collaborative efforts have centered on field and geochemical studies of the Menderes Massif in western Turkey. Two Master's level graduate students from OSU have participated in the project and have conducted intensive field work and training in Turkey. In this project the PIs will take advantage of ongoing research activities and the expertise of a new OSU faculty member (Atekwana) to provide research and training opportunities for 9 US students (6 undergraduates and 3 graduate students). The proposal will focus on the teaching and training of students that are traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Over three years, these students will partner with peers at METU and Pamukkale University to conduct field-based research within a multidisciplinary framework focused on investigating the dynamics of extension within the Earth's lithosphere. The goal is to provide talented and motivated US students with hands-on field experience in geophysical surveying, field mapping, GPS mapping, sampling, as well as the tools necessary to make geochemical and petrologic observations. Intellectual merits: The scientific focus of this proposal is to develop a better understanding of the creation and evolution of the planet's largest metamorphic core complex, the Menderes Massif. The mechanism(s) that created extension in this region, and, consequently, how the Menderes Massif relates to other extensional domains in the Aegean Region is unclear. The tectonic history of this large and fundamental component of the Aegean is important, as it lends considerable insight into the large-scale processes that control and facilitate extension of the Earth's lithosphere. Proposed models for the creation of the massif include subduction roll-back, orogenic collapse, and extrusiontectonics. These concepts are often discussed in a variety of Geoscience courses. The topic of lithospheric extension is also a subject of current investigation and active discussion by numerous researchers in the field and laboratory as evidenced by recent NSF and Geological Society of America workshops.Broader Impacts: This project integrates field and geochemical research activities into the education of OSU undergraduate and graduate students. The proposal is geared towards students who are underrepresented in the Physical Sciences. The PI will partner with researchers and educators in OSU's relevant "diversity" offices to recruit and fund students. The project will provide access and support for the OSU Electron Microprobe and the UCLA Ion Microprobe Laboratory. The OSU and UCLA labs are sites of research and mentoring for a large number of students. Students will be encouraged to present the results of their research at professional meetings, including those geared towards advancing minority participation. With the Middle East likely to become one of the most crucial regional arenas for U.S. foreign policy in the coming years, and with Turkey singled out as a key country where the training pipeline should be expanded at every level, this project provides benefits by developing international partnerships and improving the Turkish language skills of US students. Funding is provided by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Earth Sciences.