Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research

动力地球研究所合作研究所

• 批准号: 1903727
• 负责人: Bruce Buffett
• 金额: $ 41.52万
• 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: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1903727&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 and characterize the evolution of the surface environment. New data sets and new methodologies offer valuable insights, yet the emergence of habitable environments on our planet is still poorly understood. Part of the impediment to progress is due to the disciplinary nature of research. 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. The investigators plan a summer program for the Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research (CIDER) on the theme of early Earth and the evolution of habitable environments. They seek to lower barriers to more integrated research by promoting cross-disciplinary education of researchers at all career levels. They also intend to develop a workforce that can more effectively engage in interdisciplinary research with the goal of enabling more rapid progress on an important and unsolved research problem.The proposed four-week summer program brings together a cohort of senior graduate students and postdocs from institutions across the country to tackle the important question of how the early Earth developed a habitable environment. Senior participants from various US institutions, and representing a range of disciplines, will serve as instructors and mentors for group research projects. The first two weeks of the program are devoted to lectures and tutorials, covering the basic tools and approaches of the various disciplines. The second two weeks are used to develop research projects in groups with a good mix of disciplinary expertise. The outcome will be a better understanding of Earth evolution, including important questions related to the cycling of water and carbon through the Earth system, which regulates the long-term stability of climate.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.

学科工具和重大基础设施工作的进步推动了我们探测地球内部和表征地表环境演化的能力取得了令人瞩目的进步。新的数据集和新的方法提供了宝贵的见解，但我们对地球上宜居环境的出现仍然知之甚少。阻碍进步的部分原因在于研究的学科性质。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来产生新想法并确定区分相互竞争的假设的新观察结果。研究人员为动态地球研究合作研究所（CIDER）计划了一个以早期地球和宜居环境演化为主题的夏季项目。他们寻求通过促进各个职业级别的研究人员的跨学科教育来降低进行更综合研究的障碍。他们还打算培养一支能够更有效地参与跨学科研究的劳动力队伍，目标是在一个重要且尚未解决的研究问题上取得更快的进展。拟议的为期四周的暑期项目汇集了来自全国各地机构的一批高年级研究生和博士后，以解决早期地球如何形成宜居环境的重要问题。来自美国各机构、代表多个学科的资深参与者将担任团体研究项目的讲师和导师。该计划的前两周主要是讲座和教程，涵盖各个学科的基本工具和方法。接下来的两周用于在具有良好学科专业知识的小组中开发研究项目。其结果将是更好地了解地球演化，包括与地球系统中水和碳循环相关的重要问题，该系统调节气候的长期稳定性。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。