Student Funding to Attend the 12th International School/Symposium for Space Simulations (ISSS-12); Prague, Czech Republic; July 3-10, 2015

这是一项为美国学生参加在捷克共和国布拉格举行的国际空间模拟学校/研讨会(ISSS-12)提供机票费用的提案。ISSS-12是一所拥有世界级教师的著名国际学校和一个国际空间等离子体物理研讨会的协同组合，在研讨会上讨论了相关的尖端研究。计划中的学校为美国学生提供了一个令人兴奋的机会，让他们能够亲身体验复杂的等离子体模拟代码，并在完成后获得一些基本代码的副本。在接下来的研讨会上，学生们将接触到使用这些相同的和额外的尖端模拟技术进行的研究。在整个过程中，学生有机会与国际研究人员干部和学生一对一和小组建立联系。多年来，这种学校和研讨会的方法被证明在最大限度地提高学生获得的知识方面非常有效，此外，它还创造了一个环境，使这些学生能够建立国际联系并建立未来的合作。ISSS-12与国际STEM相关劳动力问题的强烈相关性使其成为NSF国际科学与工程办公室(OISE)全球风险基金项目的潜在兴趣。GVF同意与NSF地球航天部门共同审查该提案。尽管OISE通常不支持国际研讨会，但ISSS-12被认为是对10名初级美国研究人员/学生的坚实投资，他们将在职业生涯早期获得与捷克研究社区互动的特殊机会，捷克研究社区在等离子体物理和相关领域具有很强的实力。此外，捷克的研究基础设施是世界级的，拥有现有的模拟器、一个等离子体物理研究所、HILASE和一个由欧盟资助的名为ELI的新建设施。因此，这个目的地是对美国初级参与者的重要投资吗？职业未来。为了向美国学生提供这一机会，GVF与NSF GeSpace联手为这项计划提供资金。

This is a proposal to fund airfare for U.S. students to participate in the International School/Symposium for Space Simulations (ISSS-12), held in Prague, Czech Republic. ISSS-12 is the synergistic combination of a noted international school with world-class instructors and an international space plasma physics symposium during which related cutting-edge research is discussed. The planned school offers an exciting opportunity for U.S. students to get hands-on experience with complex plasma simulation codes and to obtain copies of some of the basic codes at its completion. In the subsequent symposium, students are exposed to research using these same and additional cutting-edge simulation technologies. Throughout this experience, students have the opportunity to network with an international cadre of researchers and students both one-on-one and in small groups. This school and symposium approach has proven over the years to be very effective in maximizing the knowledge that students gain but, in addition, it creates an environment that enables these same students to establish international contacts and build future collaborations.The strong relevance of ISSS-12 to international STEM-related workforce issues makes it of potential interest to the Global Venture Fund program housed in the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE). GVF agreed to co-review the proposal with the NSF Geospace section. Although OISE normally does not support international symposia, ISSS-12 was judged to be a solid investment in 10 junior US researchers/students who will gain an exceptional early-career opportunity to interact with the Czech research community, which is strong in plasma physics and related areas. Furthermore, Czech research infrastructure is world class, with existing simulators, an Institute of Plasma Physics, HILASE, and a newly built EU-funded facility called ELI. Thus, this destination is an important investment in the junior US participants? professional future. To make this opportunity available to U.S. students, the GVF joined with NSF Geospace to provide funding for this proposal.