NSF EPSCoR Water Dynamics Workshop, November 2008, Burlington, VT

该提案寻求NSF的支持，以研讨会的形式将NSF EPSCoR管辖区的科学家，工程师，资源管理人员和政策制定者聚集在一起。讲习班的目标包括：（i）在NSF EPSCOR管辖区之间分享关于水资源问题性质的信息（管理，政策）和国家的最先进的研究（科学）在水的NSF EPSCoR管辖区，（ii）探索合作和推广战略的研究人员，管理人员和决策者，以及（iii）确定NSF董事会在水动力学研究支持方面的机会，这些机会将与NSF EPSCoR管辖范围内的科学家和工程师的专业知识保持一致，以提高资金竞争力。研讨会发言人将强调和分享关于水动力学新兴科学创新的想法。这些讲座和海报展示将介绍新的研究，重点是研究水系统变化的动态，以及科学家和工程师可以用来记录和模拟这些变化的新研究工具。该研讨会是专门为建立NSF EPSCoR研究人员之间的合作，从而加强国家？讲习班与会者将讨论研究与水资源管理和政策的相关性。演讲者将强调通过社区研究进行STEM教育推广和劳动力发展的机会。将探讨水文系统的社会动态，以及使水研究人员和学生的多样性符合国家人口统计的战略，使所有管辖区和特殊人群参与我们的国家研究使命。

The proposal seeks NSF support to bring together scientists, engineers, resource managers and policy makers across NSF EPSCoR jurisdictions in a workshop format. The objectives for the workshop include (i) sharing information among NSF EPSCoR jurisdictions on the nature of water resources issues (management, policy) and the state-of-the-art in research (science) on water in the NSF EPSCoR jurisdictions, (ii) exploration of collaboration and outreach strategies for researchers, managers and policy makers, and (iii) identification of opportunities across NSF directorates for research support in water dynamics that will align with the expertise of scientists and engineers in NSF EPSCoR jurisdictions in order to improve funding competitiveness. Workshop speakers will highlight and share ideas on emerging scientific innovations in water dynamics. These talks and poster presentations will profile new studies that focus on examining the dynamics of change in water systems and new research tools available to scientists and engineers to document and model these changes. The workshop is specifically designed to build collaborations among NSF EPSCoR researchers, thereby strengthening the nation?s research capacity.Workshop participants will address the relevance of research to water resource management and policy. Speakers will highlight the opportunities for STEM educational outreach and workforce development through community based research. The social dynamics of the hydrological systems will be explored, as will strategies for bringing the diversity of water researchers and students in line with national demographics, engaging all jurisdictions and special populations in our national research mission.