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: 2341099
• 负责人: Maureen Davies Walczak
• 金额: $ 2.3万
• 依托单位: Oregon State 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=2341099&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海洋考察（1872-1876）首次系统地采集海底样本以来，科学家们对海底的研究已有150年的历史。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，也使社会受益。通过采集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、极端环境下的生命、火山活动、地球磁场、气候突变、经济资源、生物多样性等的理解。今天，美国海底采样的资源正在发生变化，从关键研究船的退役和增加到技术改进。本次研讨会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年科学海洋钻探科学框架，以及未来解决这些优先事项所需的基础设施。为了实现这一目标，我们将把该领域的顶尖科学家、刚刚开始他们职业生涯的科学家、设施操作员、技术人员和工程师聚集在一起。本次研讨会旨在确定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。研讨会将包括主题发言人，他们将讨论现有资源和未来的潜在能力，以及针对特定主题的分组讨论。与会者将撰写一份免费向公众提供的研讨会报告。最近美国海洋学资产（船舶、基础设施等）和用例的景观变化突出表明，需要进行广泛的海洋学社区讨论，以规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，科学需求——特别是由职业生涯早期到中期的海洋学家定义的需求——将推动各种规模的新基础设施的发展和设计。该奖项将支持为期2.5天的美国海洋学社区研讨会，题为“美国海底和海底采样能力的未来”，并为来自不同背景，科学领域，机构和职业阶段的约80名参与者提供旅行。与会者将探索美国海洋资产内外的海底和海底采样方法，包括但不限于岩石、沉积物、气体、流体和微生物采样。研讨会将使参与者熟悉现有的技术和样本/数据存储库，以支持NSF的科学研究，并制定明确的前瞻性设施计划，以满足当前和未来的需求。讲习班将通过三种综合方法促进社区讨论：尽可能多地收集依赖海洋采样的科学学科，讨论作为“资产”的材料（例如岩心和岩石样本）和存储库和数据库中的数据，以及吸引科学和工程/技术社区。通过识别和优先考虑社区提出的关键科学问题和目标，特别是职业生涯早期到中期的科学家，研讨会讨论将这些需求与现有和理想的技术能力相匹配，这些技术能力可以从现有和/或不久的将来在nsf支持的系统中运行的船舶中部署。讲习班将强调社区希望更好地了解海底样本/核心储存库的可访问性和功能，以便规划未来的巡航和综合工作。该研讨会将于2024年3月在伍兹霍尔海洋学研究所举行，美国科学界、unools设施运营商社区和资助机构代表将参加。我们的目标是邀请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。最终报告将发表在具有数字对象标识符（DOI）的同行评议期刊上，并在大学-国家海洋学实验室系统年会上发表。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。