Forward Looking Workshop in the Mathematical Geosciences

这次研讨会的目的是确定数学和计算地球科学方面的新的研究和教育机会，特别侧重于国家科学基金会在数学地球科学方面的合作计划。研讨会将汇集领先的资深和有前途的初级研究人员，讨论数学和计算地球科学的当前研究趋势。研讨会计划将包括该领域领导人的演讲，这将激励致力于子领域以及交叉、跨学科研究的分组会议。与会者将讨论从事该领域的研究人员面临的科学、教育和组织挑战。讨论的结果和结论将汇总在一份白皮书中，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。研讨会的与会者将通过公开讨论，确定数学和计算地球科学领域有前途的研究趋势和热点问题。这反过来将刺激新的数学和计算研究的发展，以支持对地球科学和耦合的能源-环境系统中现象的理解。它还将支持对能源资源管理方法的理解。与会者将确定该领域的研究和教育如何能够为新的NSF可持续发展科学、工程和教育倡议(SEE)以及2013地球数学等项目做出贡献的重要方式。

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.