Coordination of the DFG Priority Program 1803 (Phase I): EarthShape- Earth Surface Shaping by Biota

DFG 优先计划 1803（第一阶段）的协调：EarthShape - Biota 塑造地球表面

• 批准号: 289322798
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Friedhelm von Blanckenburg
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Fachrichtung Geochemie, Hydrogeologie, Mineralogie
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Priority Programmes
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2014-12-31 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/289322798?language=en
• 关键词: Coordination; DFG; Priority; Program; 1803

The EarthShape priority program defines four testable hypotheses centered on quantifying the influence of biota on Earth surface processes. We do this by creating a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary research that spans traditional boundaries between the geosciences, biology, geomorphology, soil science, and hydrology. This coordination proposal tackles several administrative challenges related to testing our scientific hypotheses and fostering an interdisciplinary research atmosphere for future surface processes research in Germany. These challenges include: a) providing essential instrumentation and data sets that benefit many EarthShape subprojects; b) coordinating field work, permits, and international collaborations in remote field areas in Chile; and c) ensuring the development and mobility of participants as interdisciplinary researchers through young-scientist complimentary skills workshops, gender equality measures, and project meetings. In this proposal, we highlight key goals and administrative and financial needs of the EarthShape Priority Program for the next 3 years. In doing so, we draw attention to the important ingredients the coordinators and steering committee have envisaged over the preceding 4 years as essential elements of a successful priority program. These considerations include: a) the need for participants to address the research clusters and timescale bridging that are outlined in the original EarthShape scientific proposal, b) pairing of investigators from distinctly different disciplines to foster interdisciplinary research, and c) the need for participants to work within (or very near) the selected focus study areas to enable a cross comparison and integration of results from different projects.

EarthShape优先计划定义了四个可测试的假设，重点是量化生物群对地球表面过程的影响。我们通过创造跨学科研究的独特机会来做到这一点，这些跨学科研究跨越了地球科学，生物学，地貌学，土壤科学和水文学之间的传统界限。这一协调建议解决了与测试我们的科学假设和培养跨学科的研究氛围，为未来的表面处理研究在德国的几个行政挑战。这些挑战包括：a）提供有益于许多地球形状子项目的基本仪器和数据集; B）协调智利偏远地区的实地工作、许可证和国际合作;以及c）通过科学家-科学家互补技能讲习班、性别平等措施和项目会议，确保参与者作为跨学科研究人员的发展和流动性。在本提案中，我们强调了未来三年地球形状优先计划的主要目标和行政及财务需求。在这样做时，我们提请注意协调员和指导委员会在过去四年中设想的重要因素，这些因素是成功的优先方案的基本要素。这些注意事项包括：a）参与者需要解决最初的EarthShape科学提案中概述的研究集群和时间尺度桥接，B）来自明显不同学科的研究人员配对，以促进跨学科研究，以及c）参与者需要在选定的重点研究领域内（或非常接近）工作，以实现不同项目结果的交叉比较和整合。