GeoPRISMS Office Support - Building Beyond MARGINS

从2010年10月到2013年9月，莱斯大学的地质科学办公室将获得资金支持。地质系统项目提供了一个框架，通过跨海岸线的重点研究，对大陆边缘的起源和演化有一个综合的认识。在边际十年审查委员会和边际后续计划研讨会的指导下，该计划绘制了科学调查的路径。该计划将包括：(1)两个广泛的计划，重点研究裂谷的形成和演化以及俯冲旋回和变形；(2)五个贯穿构造类别的总体科学主题；(3)跨学科团队进行观察、实验和建模研究；(4)通过重点地点和基于主题的研究实现科学目标。地球科学研究也将使人们更多地关注美国的边缘和设施，如地球范围和卡斯卡迪亚两栖阵列。这项科学计划将由地质系统指导和监督委员会（GSOC）指导，该委员会将为该计划提供支持、评估和监督，并将成为与更广泛的科学界的主要联系。地质系统办公室将为社区活动提供组织支持，这些活动将反馈到“科学计划”中。该办公室将通过支持GSOC和相关委员会，以及通过促进规划会议和研讨会，组织规划和协调工作。更广泛的影响。地质系统办公室的主要职能是通过讲习班支持科学基础设施，并通过出版物传播科学成果。地质系统在资源管理和可用性以及了解和减轻地质灾害方面也有实际应用。教育和外联将是该办公室的一项主要活动，为K-12至早期职业科学家开发资源和提供机会，包括杰出讲座系列、地质系统本科生迷你课程、博士后奖学金和最佳学生论文奖。

Funds are provided to support the GeoPRISMS Office at Rice University from October 2010 through September 2013. The GeoPRISMS Program provides a framework for developing an integrated understanding of the origin and evolution of continental margins through focused studies that cross the shoreline. the Program maps a pathway of scientific investigation, guided by the MARGINS Decadal Review Committee and the MARGINS Successor Planning Workshop. The program will include: (1) two broad Initiatives focusing research into Rift Initiation and Evolution and Subduction Cycles and Deformation, (2) five overarching scientific themes that cross-cut tectonic categories, (3) interdisciplinary teams carrying out observational, experimental, and modeling studies, and (4) implementation of science objectives through focus-site and thematic-based studies. GeoPRISMS research will also see increased attention on US margins and facilities such as EarthScope and the Cascadia Amphibious Array. This science initiative will be guided by the GeoPRISMS Steering and Oversight Committee (GSOC), which will provide support, evaluation and oversight for the program, and will form the principal link to the broader scientific community. The GeoPRISMS Office will provide the organizational support for the community activities, which will feed back into the "science plans". The Office will organize planning and coordination efforts through support of the GSOC and related committees, and through promotion of planning meetings and workshops. Broader Impacts. Primary functions of the GeoPRISMS Office will be the support of scientific infrastructure through workshops, and dissemination of scientific results through publications. GeoPRISMS also has practical application to resource management and availability, and understanding and mitigating geohazards. Education and outreach will be a major activity of the Office, developing resources and providing opportunities for K-12 to early career scientists, including Distinguished Lecture Series, GeoPRISMS mini-lessons for undergraduate courses, postdoctoral fellowships, and Best Student Paper awards.