Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research

动力地球研究所合作研究所

• 批准号: 1664595
• 负责人: Bruce Buffett
• 金额: $ 41.28万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-06-01 至 2021-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1664595&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Cooperative; Institute; Dynamic; Earth; Research

Advances in disciplinary tools and major infrastructure efforts have fueled impressive progress in our ability to probe the interior of the Earth. New data sets and new methodologies offer valuable insights, yet many of the fundamental processes in the Earth's interior are still poorly understood. Part of the impediment to progress is the disciplinary nature of research conducted so far. A more integrated approach that leverages the knowledge and latest achievements in each of the relevant disciplines is needed to generate new ideas and to identify new observations that distinguish between competing hypotheses. This award will support a training program for the Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research (CIDER) on the theme of relating geochemical and geophysical heterogeneity in the Earth's interior. The six-week summer program will bring together a cohort of senior graduate students and postdocs from institutions across the country to tackle important and unsolved research problems in Earth Sciences research. The senior participants are experts from different disciplines relevant to the theme and serve as instructors and mentors for group research projects. CIDER addresses the barriers to more integrated research by promoting cross-disciplinary education for researchers at all career levels. The central aim of the program is to develop a workforce that can more effectively engage in interdisciplinary research and accelerate progress on unsolved problems of long-standing interest.CIDER summer activities will address two issues of great societal relevance. One issue deals with natural hazards such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. A better understanding of these hazards will be linked to the broader context of the Earth's overall dynamics. The second issue deals with the Earth's budget and cycling of volatile elements, particularly water and carbon dioxide. The long-term stability of climate on our planet is regulated by these processes. CIDER contributes to the following broader impacts: (1) it facilitates the cross-disciplinary education of earth scientists at all career levels; (2) it aims to educate a new generation of Earth scientists with a breadth of competence across disciplines, which is crucial for solving many of the important and outstanding research questions. CIDER's web resources include posting and webcasting of lectures given during the summer programs, as well as planned web forums and open publications. The site is designed to reach the entire community of earth scientists. CIDER will impact undergraduate education by producing a more broadly knowledgeable faculty cohort.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

学科工具的进步和主要基础设施的努力推动了我们探测地球内部的能力取得了令人印象深刻的进展。新的数据集和新的方法提供了宝贵的见解，但地球内部的许多基本过程仍然知之甚少。阻碍进展的部分原因是迄今为止进行的研究的学科性质。需要一种更加综合的方法，利用每个相关学科的知识和最新成就，以产生新的想法，并确定区分相互竞争的假设的新观察。该奖项将支持动态地球研究合作研究所（CIDER）的培训计划，主题是地球内部地球化学和地球物理异质性的相关性。为期六周的暑期课程将汇集来自全国各地机构的一批高年级研究生和博士后，以解决地球科学研究中重要和未解决的研究问题。高级参与者是来自与主题相关的不同学科的专家，并担任小组研究项目的讲师和导师。CIDER通过促进所有职业水平的研究人员的跨学科教育来解决更综合研究的障碍。该计划的中心目标是培养一支能够更有效地从事跨学科研究的员工队伍，并加速长期感兴趣的未解决问题的进展。CIDER夏季活动将解决两个具有重大社会意义的问题。一个问题涉及地震和火山爆发等自然灾害。更好地了解这些危害将与地球整体动态的更广泛背景相联系。第二个问题涉及地球的预算和挥发性元素的循环，特别是水和二氧化碳。地球上气候的长期稳定是由这些过程调节的。CIDER有助于以下更广泛的影响：（1）它促进了地球科学家在所有职业水平的跨学科教育;（2）它的目的是教育新一代的地球科学家与跨学科的能力，这是至关重要的解决许多重要和突出的研究问题。CIDER的网络资源包括夏季课程期间的讲座发布和网络广播，以及计划的网络论坛和公开出版物。该网站旨在覆盖整个地球科学家社区。CIDER将通过培养更广泛知识的教师队伍来影响本科教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。