Student Support for participation in a Penrose Conference - Linkages and feedbacks in orogenic processes: a conference honoring the career of Robert D. Hatcher, Jr

该提案为学生参与美国地质学会彭罗斯会议“造山过程中的联系和反馈”提供了支持，该会议是为了纪念罗伯特·D·Hatcher，Jr，将于3月30日举行？2014年4月4日，北卡罗来纳州阿什维尔。会议将提供一个论坛，以综合我们对造山系统的理解，特别强调多个数据集的一致整合，这些数据集表征了过程联系和理论-数值与现场衍生模型的协调。例如，在许多造山带中，断层运动学控制了产热物质的再分配并驱动平流，这反过来又建立了造山带的热结构。热结构控制着岩石圈流变学，而岩石圈流变学又决定着变形和应变局部化的性质和分布。构造结构控制着断层运动学，断层运动学与气候共同作用，集中了侵蚀和折返过程。因此，这些环节及其相关的反馈的明确表征是了解造山系统的演化至关重要的。这次会议代表了一个独特的机会，研究生提出自己的研究成果在一个集中的科学场所，并与科学家谁是进行创新研究碰撞造山带互动和网络。支持学生在会议上将直接加强科学教育，通过参与者提高认识和能力，整合领域，分析和基于模型的科学。参与者将能够很好地向研究界和公众传播这些想法，这些经验将大大提高他们未来的科学事业。

This proposal provides support for student participation for students to participate in the Geological Society of America Penrose Conference "Linkages and feedbacks in orogenic processes - a conference honoring the career of Robert D. Hatcher, Jr, which will be held 30 March?4 April 2014 2014 in Asheville, NC. The conference will provide a forum to synthesize our understanding of orogenic systems, with specific emphasis placed on the consistent integration of multiple datasets that characterize process linkages and reconciliation of theoretical-numerical vs. field-derived models. For example, in many orogens, fault kinematics control the redistribution of heat-producing material and drive advection, which in turn sets up the thermal structure of the orogen. Thermal structure controls lithospheric rheology, which determines the nature and distribution of deformation and strain localization. The structural architecture governs fault kinematics, which act in conjunction with climate to focus erosional and exhumation processes. Therefore, explicit characterization of these links and their associated feedbacks are critical for understanding the evolution of orogenic systems. This conference represents a unique opportunity for graduate students to present their own research results within a focused scientific venue and to interact and network with scientists who are conducting innovative research on collisional orgogenic belts. Support for students in the conference will directly enhance science education through the participants increased awareness and ability to integrate field, analytical, and model based science. Participants will be in an excellent position to disseminate these ideas to the research community and the general public, and the experience will greatly enhance their future scientific careers.