Forward Looking Workshop in the Mathematical Geosciences

本次研讨会的目的是确定数学和计算地球科学领域的新研究和教育机会，特别关注美国国家科学基金会的数学地球科学合作项目。研讨会将汇集顶尖的高级和有前途的初级研究人员，讨论当前数学和计算地球科学的研究趋势。研讨会计划将包括来自该领域领导者的演讲，这将激发专门针对子领域以及跨领域，跨学科研究的分组会议。与会者将讨论从事该领域研究人员所面临的科学、教育和组织方面的挑战。讨论的结果和结论将总结在一份白皮书中，该白皮书将提交给美国国家科学基金会，用于规划未来的数学地球科学倡议。在研讨会上，与会者将通过公开讨论，确定数学和计算地球科学领域的前景研究趋势和热点问题。反过来，这将刺激新的数学和计算研究的发展，支持对地球科学现象和耦合能量-环境系统的理解。它还将支持对能源管理方法的理解。与会者将确定该领域的研究和教育可以为新的NSF-Wide Science， Engineering and education for Sustainability （SEES）和诸如《2013年地球数学》等项目做出贡献的重要途径。

The purpose of this workshop is to identify new research and educational opportunities in the mathematical and computational geosciences with particular focus on the NSF program on Collaboration in the Mathematical Geosciences. The workshop will bring together the leading senior and promising junior researchers to discuss current research trends in the mathematical and computational geosciences. The workshop program will include presentations from the leaders in the field which will inspire break-out sessions devoted to subfields as well as to cross-cutting, interdisciplinary research. The participants will discuss the scientific, educational, and organizational challenges faced by researchers engaged in the field. The results of the discussions and conclusions will be summarized in a white paper that will be presented to NSF for use when planning future initiatives in mathematical geosciences.The participants at the workshop, through open discussion, will identify the promising research trends and hot topics in the field of mathematical and computational geosciences. This, in turn, will stimulate the development of new mathematical and computational research supporting the understanding of phenomena in the geosciences and the coupled energy-environment system. It will also support understanding of approaches to the management of energy resources. The participants will identify important ways in which research and education in the field can contribute to the new NSF-Wide Initiative on Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES) and programs such as Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013.