Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium VI and VII

根据该奖项，首席研究人员将于2010年10月3日至7日和2012年10月7日至11日在夏威夷火奴鲁鲁组织第六届和第七届物理海洋学论文研讨会(PODS)会议。这些专题讨论会设立于2002年，目的是为了科学讨论和互动的目的，将一群刚刚毕业或即将毕业的海洋学家聚集在一起，获得物理海洋学博士学位。这些会议的目的是为这些人提供一个在公开论坛上向他们的专业同行展示他们的论文研究的机会，并在参与者之间建立专业关系，这将促进他们未来的研究和学术生涯。该计划仿照1978年首次召开的化学海洋学(DISCO)会议上非常成功的论文，并以类似的方式编排。预计迪斯科专题讨论会将与吊舱专题讨论会同时举行，这两次会议的与会者之间将进行互动，从而拓宽所有与会者的视野。对迪斯科会议的支持正在一项单独的提案中进行，但两个群体之间的互动是拟议的吊舱专题讨论会目标的组成部分。将向在美国和其他国家的学术机构工作的物理海洋学家发布广泛的国际公告，以发展申请者队伍。经纪公司人员将从这个池中选择受邀者。会议包括一系列按研究主题领域分组的会议，由选定的受邀者主持，还将包括学生主导的讨论时段。除了由该领域的一名特邀资深科学家作初步介绍外，还将由机构人员作介绍并与之讨论，解释供资机制和战略。参与者将组成分组讨论当前研究中的问题，以及在该领域的职业道路上的障碍和机会，然后通过正式陈述向机构人员提供关于这些问题的反馈。通过邀请两个不同的研讨会受邀者在围绕特定主题的晚间讨论会议上聚在一起，目标是拓宽与会者的学科专业知识，促进未来的合作，并将他们的研究与未来几代科学家的教育联系起来。这些研讨会的后勤支助将由夏威夷大学S会议中心(山下皮)以及来自海洋学系的两名教员(共同的山下先生和塞尔夫)提供。更广泛的影响：吊舱研讨会将产生一批物理海洋学领域的早期职业专业人员，有助于创建一个将持续整个职业生涯的同行指导小组。此外，迪斯科和吊舱会议结合产生的跨学科联系将促进未来跨学科的理解和合作。这些人在提高我们对海洋和地球科学进程的理解方面发挥了关键作用，这些进程为制定合理的气候相关政策提供了至关重要的科学框架。

Under this award the principal investigators will organize the sixth and seventh Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium (PODS) conferences in Honolulu, Hawaii from 3-7 October, 2010 and 7-11 October 2012. These symposia were established in 2002 to bring together, for the purposes of scientific discussion and interactions, a group of oceanographers who had either recently graduated, or were soon to graduate with PhDs in physical oceanography. The goal of these meetings is to provide these individuals with an opportunity to present their dissertation research in an open forum in front of their professional peers and to forge professional relationships between the participants that would facilitate their future research and academic careers. This program is modeled after the highly successful Dissertations in Chemical Oceanography (DISCO) meetings, which first met in 1978, and is formatted in a similar manner. It is anticipated that the DISCO symposia will be held in parallel with the PODS symposia and that there will be interaction between the participants in both of these meetings, broadening the perspectives of all participants. Support for the DISCO meetings is being pursued in a separate proposal, but interaction between the two groups is an integral part of the goals of the proposed PODS symposia. A broad international announcement of the PODS symposia will be made to physical oceanographers working at academic institutions in both the US and other countries to develop an applicant pool. From this pool, agency personnel will select invitees. The meeting consists of a series of sessions grouped by research subject area that are chaired by selected invitees and will also include student-led discussion periods. In addition to an initial presentation by an invited senior scientist in the field, there will also be presentations by, and discussion with, agency personnel explaining funding mechanisms and strategies. Participants will form break-out groups to discuss current issues in research, as well as obstacles and opportunities to career paths in the field, then provide feedback on these issues to agency personnel through formal presentations. By bringing the two separate symposia invitees together in evening discussion sessions revolving around specific topics, the goal is to broaden the disciplinary expertise of the participants, promote future collaborations, and to make connections between their research and the education of future generations of scientists. Logistical support for these symposia will be provided by the University of Hawaii?s Conference Center (PI Yamashita) in the Outreach College, as well as from two faculty members (co-PIs Measures and Selph) from the Department of Oceanography. Broader Impacts: The PODS symposia will produce a cohort group of early career professionals in the field of physical oceanography, serving to create a peer-mentoring group that will last throughout their careers. In addition, the cross-disciplinary contacts arising from the combination of the DISCO and PODS meetings will foster future inter-disciplinary understanding and collaborations. These individuals play a critical role in improving our understanding of Ocean and Earth Science processes, which provide the scientific framework vital for developing rational climate related policies.