International Travel Grant to Support U.S. Researcher Participation in the March 6-7, 2013 J-RAPID Symposium in Sendai, Japan

国际旅行补助金支持美国研究人员参加 2013 年 3 月 6 日至 7 日在日本仙台举行的 J-RAPID 研讨会

• 批准号: 1322307
• 负责人: Ian Buckle
• 金额: $ 5.04万
• 依托单位: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-02-15 至 2014-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1322307&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: International; Travel; Grant; Support; U.S.

The magnitude 9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 impacted an extensive region of Japan and subjected the built environment and social systems of a technologically advanced society in a way unparalleled by any previous earthquake. The subsequent tsunami inundated and destroyed cities and infrastructure along hundreds of kilometers of coastline. The March 2011 event has significant implications for the northwest United States, particularly in understanding the likely impact of a great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. As a consequence, the March 2011 event has been closely studied by U.S. researchers to understand these impacts, identify knowledge gaps, and begin to fill these gaps to mitigate future losses from events of this scale in the United States. Rapid response research investigations of this Japanese earthquake and ensuing tsunami were supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under a series of RAPID awards and supplements. RAPID grantees participated in a workshop at NSF in February 2012 to identify emerging research needs from this event and from major New Zealand earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. This workshop also included researchers from Japan supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) under J-RAPID awards to investigate the March 2011 event and from New Zealand who had investigated those recent earthquakes. This award supports travel for up to 15 U.S. researchers to participant in the final J-RAPID Symposium to be held in Sendai, Japan on March 6-7, 2013. Organized by JST and Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), this international event will include participation by researchers from France, Indonesia, Japan, and United States. Participation in this workshop will allow U.S. RAPID grantees to review progress since the February 2012 workshop in defining emerging research needs with Japanese colleagues and other international participants. Major topics to be discussed at symposium include research needs in geosciences (oceanography and geotechnical engineering), structures (tsunami impacts), nuclear power plants (communications and social sciences), and advanced technologies (information technology, social media, and robotics). The symposium will enable exchange of international experiences and reactions to the March 2011 disaster and share how different countries have realigned their priorities for research, preparedness, and recovery as a result of studying this event. Knowledge gained by participation in this symposium will be used to set research agendas and priorities for the next decade and beyond. Symposium participants will also identify collaborative opportunities for joint research and contribute to an acceleration of advances in earthquake hazard mitigation. Safer, more resilient communities in earthquake hazard zones in the United States and around the world are expected to be the long term impact. Dissemination of the findings and recommendations from the symposium will be made through the distribution of Symposium Proceedings to be published by the Japanese organizing committee. This award is co-funded by the Directorate for Engineering, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, and the Office of International and Integrative Activities.

2011年3月发生的里氏9.0级东日本大地震影响了日本的广大地区，对一个科技发达社会的建筑环境和社会体系造成了前所未有的冲击。随后的海啸淹没并摧毁了数百公里海岸线上的城市和基础设施。2011年3月的地震对美国西北部有着重要的意义，特别是在了解卡斯卡迪亚俯冲带大地震的可能影响方面。因此，美国研究人员对2011年3月的地震进行了密切研究，以了解这些影响，确定知识空白，并开始填补这些空白，以减轻未来美国这种规模的地震造成的损失。这次日本地震和随之而来的海啸的快速反应研究调查得到了美国国家科学基金会（NSF）的一系列Rapid奖励和补充的支持。2012年2月，RAPID的受资人参加了NSF的一个研讨会，以确定这次地震以及2010年和2011年新西兰大地震的新研究需求。本次研讨会还包括日本科学技术机构（JST）在J-RAPID奖励下支持的研究2011年3月地震的日本研究人员，以及研究最近地震的新西兰研究人员。该奖项支持最多15名美国研究人员参加将于2013年3月6日至7日在日本仙台举行的J-RAPID研讨会。这项国际活动由JST和日本教育、文化、体育、科学和技术部（MEXT）组织，将有来自法国、印度尼西亚、日本和美国的研究人员参加。参加本次研讨会将使美国RAPID受助人能够回顾自2012年2月研讨会以来在确定新兴研究需求方面的进展，与日本同事和其他国际参与者一起。研讨会将讨论的主要议题包括地球科学（海洋学和岩土工程）、结构（海啸影响）、核电站（通信和社会科学）和先进技术（信息技术、社交媒体和机器人）方面的研究需求。研讨会将交流2011年3月灾难的国际经验和反应，并分享不同国家在研究这一事件后如何重新调整其研究、准备和恢复的优先事项。通过参加本次研讨会获得的知识将用于制定下一个十年及以后的研究议程和优先事项。研讨会与会者还将确定联合研究的合作机会，并为加速减轻地震灾害方面的进展作出贡献。在美国和世界各地的地震危险地区，更安全、更有弹性的社区预计将受到长期影响。将通过分发将由日本组织委员会出版的《专题讨论会论文集》来传播讨论会的调查结果和建议。该奖项由工程理事会、土木、机械和制造创新司以及国际和综合活动办公室共同资助。