Collaborative Research: Conference: Future of US Marine Seafloor and Subseafloor Sampling Capabilities Workshop

合作研究：会议：美国海洋海底和海底采样能力研讨会的未来

• 批准号: 2341097
• 负责人: Brendan Reilly
• 金额: $ 1.91万
• 依托单位: Columbia University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-11-15 至 2024-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2341097&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Conference; Future; US

Scientists have studied the bottom of the ocean for the last 150 years, since the first systematic seafloor samples were taken during the HMS Challenger oceanographic expedition (1872-1876). This 150 years of seafloor sampling has not only transformed our understanding of processes within Planet Earth but also benefited societies. Science knowledge built through acquisition and analyses of seafloor samples include revolutionizing our understanding of plate tectonics, the carbon cycle, ice sheet dynamics, life in extreme environments, volcanism, Earth’s magnetic field, abrupt climate change, economic resources, biodiversity, and much more. Today, the resources for US seafloor sampling are changing, from the retirement and additions of key research vessels to technological improvements. This workshop aims to further help identify science priorities identified in various documents, including the 2050 Science Framework for Scientific Ocean Drilling, and infrastructure needed to address these priorities going forward. We will achieve this by bringing together scientists from the top of the field along with those just starting their careers as well as facilities operators, technical staff, and engineers. This workshop will aim to define what US infrastructure is needed to address grand scientific questions of the next few decades. The workshop will include keynote speakers who will discuss existing resources and future potential capabilities, along with breakout group discussions on specific topics. Participants will write a workshop report that will be made freely available to the public.Recent landscape changes in US oceanographic assets (vessels, infrastructure, etc.) and use cases highlight the need for a broad oceanographic community discussion to plan how to maintain and grow their research momentum over the next decade. Equally true, scientific need – particularly as defined by early- to mid-career oceanographers – will drive the evolution and design of new infrastructure on a variety of scales. This award will support a 2.5-day US oceanographic community-wide workshop, entitled: “Future of US seafloor and subseafloor sampling capabilities” and travel for ~80 participants from diverse backgrounds, scientific fields, institutions, and career stages. Participants will explore approaches to seafloor and sub-seafloor sampling within and beyond US oceanographic assets, including but not limited to rock, sediment, gas, fluid, and microbiologic sampling. The workshop will familiarize the participants with existing technologies and sample/data repositories that are currently available to support NSF science, and develop clear forward-thinking facility plans that meet present and future requirements. The workshop will facilitate community discussions with three comprehensive approaches: gathering as many marine sampling-dependent science disciplines as possible, having discussion of materials (e.g., cores and rock samples) and data in repositories and databases as “assets”, and engaging both science and engineering/technical communities. Through identifying and prioritizing critical science questions and goals raised by the community, especially early to mid-career scientists, the workshop discussion will match those needs to existing and aspirational technological capabilities that could be deployed from existing and/or near-future vessels operating in the NSF-supported system. The workshop will highlight the community desire for better understanding of the seafloor sample/core repositories’ accessibilities and functionalities for both planning future cruises as well as synthesis efforts. The workshop will be held in March 2024 at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with participation from the US science, UNOLS facility operators’ community and representatives of funding agencies. We will aim to invite ~ 60% early career science participants, as these discussions directly impact their future. The final report will be published in a peer-reviewed journal with Digital Object Identifier (DOI) as well as being presented at University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System annual meetings.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.

自从英国皇家海军挑战者号(HMS Challenger)海洋探险(1872-1876)期间采集了第一批系统的海底样本以来，科学家们对海底的研究已经持续了150年。这150年的海底采样不仅改变了我们对地球内部过程的理解，也造福了社会。通过获取和分析海底样本建立的科学知识包括彻底改变我们对板块构造、碳循环、冰盖动力学、极端环境中的生命、火山作用、地球磁场、突然气候变化、经济资源、生物多样性等的理解。如今，美国海底采样的资源正在发生变化，从关键考察船的退役和增加，到技术改进。该讲习班旨在进一步帮助确定各种文件中确定的科学优先事项，包括2050年科学海洋钻探框架，以及今后解决这些优先事项所需的基础设施。我们将通过聚集来自该领域顶尖的科学家以及那些刚刚开始他们的职业生涯的科学家以及设施操作员、技术人员和工程师来实现这一目标。这次研讨会的目的是定义美国需要什么样的基础设施来解决未来几十年的重大科学问题。研讨会将包括主题演讲者，他们将讨论现有的资源和未来的潜在能力，以及关于特定主题的分组讨论。学员将撰写一份研讨会报告，免费向公众提供。美国海洋资产(船舶、基础设施等)最近的景观变化使用案例突出表明，需要进行广泛的海洋学界讨论，以计划如何在未来十年保持和发展他们的研究势头。同样正确的是，科学需要--尤其是职业生涯早期和中期的海洋学家所定义的--将在各种规模上推动新基础设施的演变和设计。该奖项将支持一个为期2.5天的美国海洋学社区范围内的研讨会，题为“美国海底和海底下采样能力的未来”，并支持来自不同背景、科学领域、机构和职业阶段的约80名参与者的旅行。与会者将探索在美国海洋资产内外进行海底和海底下采样的方法，包括但不限于岩石、沉积物、气体、流体和微生物采样。研讨会将使与会者熟悉目前可用于支持国家科学基金会科学的现有技术和样本/数据储存库，并制定明确的前瞻性设施计划，以满足当前和未来的要求。讲习班将通过三种综合办法促进社区讨论：收集尽可能多的依赖于海洋采样的科学学科；将储存库和数据库中的材料(例如岩心和岩石样本)和数据作为“资产”进行讨论；以及让科学界和工程界/技术界参与进来。通过确定社区提出的关键科学问题和目标并确定优先顺序，特别是职业生涯早期和中期的科学家，研讨会的讨论将使这些需求与现有和期望的技术能力相匹配，这些能力可以从在国家科学基金会支持的系统中运行的现有和/或不久的将来的船只上部署。讲习班将突出表明，社区希望更好地了解海底样品/核心储存库的可获得性和功能性，以便规划未来的巡航和综合工作。研讨会将于2024年3月在伍兹霍尔海洋研究所举行，美国科学界、联合国最不发达国家办事处设施运营商社区和资助机构的代表将参加。我们的目标是邀请约60%的早期职业科学参与者，因为这些讨论直接影响他们的未来。最终报告将发表在带有数字对象识别符(DOI)的同行评议期刊上，并在大学-国家海洋实验室系统年度会议上提交。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。