Travel Support for Junior Scientists to Attend a Workshop on the Transport Properties of the Lower Mantle

下地幔的导电性、导热性和粘性等输运性质对于了解地幔动力学和地幔的热演化具有重要意义。一个国际研讨会定于10月21日至24日在日本东北部举行，为期3天。三天的议程有来自实验和理论矿物物理、观测电磁学、地震学和地幔粘度领域的演讲者。组织者是来自日本TiTech的KeiHiRose，来自明尼苏达大学的David A.袁和来自德国拜罗伊特地球科学研究所的David Rubie。他们预计将有来自世界各地的约50至55名科学家出席。日本为此次活动提供了大量资金，约为3.6万美元。资金将用于支付来自美国机构的5至6名初级科学家的机票费用。这次研讨会的结果将在《地球物理和行星内部》特刊中传播，并将摘要放在明尼苏达超级计算机研究所的网站上。

The transport properties of the lower mantle, such as the electrical conductivity, thermalconductivity and viscosity are important to the understanding of mantle dynamics and thermal evolution of the mantle. An international workshop is scheduled to take place in northeastern Japan for 3 days between October 21 and 24. Agenda for the three days have speakers from the areas of experimental and theoretical mineral physics, observation electromagnetism, seismology, and mantle viscosity. The organizers are KeiHirose from Titech, Japan David A. Yuen from University of Minnesota and David Rubie from Bayreuth Geoscience Institut, Germany. They anticipate attendance of around 50 to 55 scientists from around the world. Japanese funding for this event is substantial, around $36,000. Funds will cover the airfare of 5 to 6 junior scientists from American institutions. Findings of this workshop will be disseminated in a special issue of Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interior and put the abstracts on a website at the Minnesota Supercomputer Institute.