Workshop Proposal: Travel Support for US participants to the International Geophysics of Slab Dynamics Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea, August 19-22, 2012

本提案将为参加2012年8月19日至8月22日在韩国济州岛举行的平板动力学地球物理学会议的美国研究生、博士后和初级教员提供部分旅费支持。所有获得支持的参与者都需要发表演讲或海报。会议旨在通过讨论大逆冲地震和海啸模型、俯冲动力学和地幔对流、俯冲系统中的流体、流变学和板块动力学、俯冲板块和诱导地幔流的地震成像以及俯冲和构造，提供对俯冲过程的全面研究。该项目包括实地考察，目的是简要介绍济州岛的地质情况。济州岛是一座火山岛，因其壮观的熔岩管而被联合国教科文组织认定为世界遗产。该提案将为该领域新兴科学家的发展提供机会，为他们提供与国内和国际领先的研究人员会面和互动的机会，获得对该领域更深入的理解和更广阔的视角，并为未来的合作奠定基础。

This proposal will provide partial travel support for graduate students, postdocs, and junior faculty members from the US to attend the Conference on the Geophysics of Slab Dynamics to be held in the Jeju Island, South Korea, from August 19 to August 22nd, 2012. All participants receiving support are required to present a talk or a poster. Conference is aimed to provide a holistic examination of subduction processes by discussing megathrust earthquakes and tsunami modeling, subduction dynamics and mantle convection, fluids in subduction systems, rheology and slab dynamics, seismic imaging of subducting slabs and induced mantle flow, and subduction and tectonics. The program includes a field trip aimed to provide a brief introduction of the Jeju Island geology. The Jeju island is a volcanic island recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site for its spectacular lava tubes.This proposal will contribute to the development of the emerging scientists of the field by providing them with the opportunity to meet and interact with leading national and international researchers, gaining deeper understanding and broader perspective of the field, and forming the basis for future collaborations.