The International GeoBiology Summer Course: Engaging the Geology / Biology Community in Education and Outreach

国际地球生物学暑期课程：让地质/生物学界参与教育和推广

• 批准号: 1019054
• 负责人: John Spear
• 金额: $ 13.79万
• 依托单位: Colorado School of Mines
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-15 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1019054&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; GeoBiology; Summer; Course; Engaging

Scientists from Colorado School of Mines and University of Southern California have received funding to partially support the International Geobilogy Summer course. The goal of this activity is to engage graduate students with different academic backgrounds in Geobiology research merging organic and inorganic chemistry, micro and molecular biology, physics, and geology. Guided by senior researchers, participants will examine processes at the interface of geology and biology and explore the evidence that life's processes have left in the rock record. It is expected that 20 students and 20 instructors will participate each year in research projects that are founded on theoretical, field, and lab work. The course will last for 4-5 weeks; during this time, participants will spend time in the field, at Colorado School of Mines (supported by this grant), and at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Catalina Island, California. Expected outcomes will include conference presentations and publications as a result of the research efforts and new collaborations. An advisory committee, 3-6 senior scientists, will assist in selecting the research themes each year. Additional funding sources include the Agouron Institute, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and NASA.

来自科罗拉多矿业学院和南加州大学的科学家已经收到了部分资金，用于支持国际地质学暑期课程。这项活动的目标是让不同学术背景的研究生参与将有机化学和无机化学、微生物学和分子生物学、物理学和地质学结合在一起的地球生物学研究。在资深研究人员的指导下，参与者将研究地质学和生物学交界处的过程，并探索生命过程在岩石记录中留下的证据。预计每年将有20名学生和20名教师参与以理论、实地和实验室工作为基础的研究项目。课程将持续4-5周；在此期间，参与者将在实地、科罗拉多矿业学院(由这笔赠款支持)和加利福尼亚州卡塔琳娜岛的南加州大学箭牌环境研究所花费时间。预期成果将包括作为研究努力和新合作的结果的会议介绍和出版物。一个由3-6名资深科学家组成的咨询委员会将每年协助选择研究主题。其他资金来源包括阿古隆研究所、戈登和贝蒂·摩尔基金会以及美国国家航空航天局。