Conference: 2024 Geobiology GRC/GRS

这笔资金支持2024年1月13日至19日在德克萨斯州加尔维斯顿举行的地球生物学戈登研究研讨会(GRS)和戈登研究会议(GRC)。地球生物学领域研究地球历史上的生命和环境，包括现代现象和对未来的社会相关影响。近年来，该领域产生了一支强大的地球生物学家队伍，GRS和GRC有助于加强社区并加强跨小组和学科的沟通。2024年地球生物学GRS和GRC提供了许多正式和非正式的社交和网络机会。背景和规模(最多60人和200人参加)促进了初级和高级同事之间的联系。这笔资金将支持25名参与者出席，优先考虑职业生涯早期和背景不足的科学家。2024年大会将把这些在不同地球生物学学科工作的不同科学家聚集在一起，使交流思想、工具和专业知识成为可能，以促进这些学科的进一步交叉授粉和发展。地球生物学使用古生物学、地质学、地球化学、微生物学和工程学等工具，但由于对生物、化学和物理过程、大空间尺度和进化时间尺度之间的复杂关系和反馈的兴趣而与这些更传统的学科分开。会议促进了各分支学科之间的互动，以了解生命和环境正在进行的共同进化。地球生物学GRC/GRS 2024会议的重点是解决该领域的悬而未决的问题，以及地球生物学家如何利用他们的知识来缓解人为问题并了解生命对地球和其他地方的影响。戈登研究会议鼓励开放和诚实的智力辩论，作为欢迎和包容的氛围的一部分，每一届会议主席都以尊重所有与会者的方式促进对所有科学的严格分析。这些互动促进了整个地球生物学的发现和理解，同时促进了导师、培训和社区。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。

This funding supports the Geobiology Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Galveston, TX from January 13 to 19, 2024. The field of Geobiology investigates life and the environment over Earth history, including both modern phenomena and societally-relevant impacts on the future. In recent years, the field has produced a strong cohort of Geobiologists, and the GRS and GRC serve to strengthen the community and enhance communication across subgroups and disciplines. The 2024 Geobiology GRS and GRC offers numerous formal and informal opportunities to socialize and network. The setting and size (60 and 200 participants maximum) promote connections between junior and senior colleagues. The funding will support the attendance of 25 participants, prioritizing scientists who are early career and from underrepresented backgrounds. The 2024 conference will bring together these diverse scientists who work in different Geobiology disciplines to enable the exchange of ideas, tools, and expertise to promote further cross-pollination and development of these disciplines. Geobiology uses the tools of paleontology, geology, geochemistry, microbiology, and engineering but is separated from these more traditional disciplines by an interest in the complex relationships and feedbacks among biological, chemical, and physical processes, large spatial scales, and evolutionary timescales. The conference facilitates interactions among sub-disciplines to understand the ongoing co-evolution of life and the environment. The sessions for Geobiology GRC/GRS 2024 focus on addressing the outstanding questions in the field, and how geobiologists can use their knowledge to mitigate anthropogenic problems and understand life’s impacts on Earth and beyond. Gordon Research Conferences encourage open and honest intellectual debate as part of a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere and each session chair fosters rigorous analysis of all science in a manner respectful to all conferees. These interactions advance discovery and understanding across Geobiology while promoting mentorship, training and community.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.