U.S.-India Planning Visit: Tectonic and Metallogenic History of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone and Bordering Terranes

0431929斯坦描述：该奖项支持美国科罗拉多州立大学(CSU)的Pi Holly Stein和合作者Pi Judith Hannah进行为期两周的实地规划访问，以建立与印度地质学家的合作，其中包括哈拉格普尔印度理工学院的Santanu Bhowmik博士。这项研究的题目是《中印度构造带及其邻近地体的构造和成矿史》。将美国在地质年代学方面的专业知识与印度在油田关系方面的知识结合起来，将使他们能够解决构造和成矿方面的重大问题。他们将与印度同事一起访问几个已经确定的地方，以便(1)评估曝光率和可及性，以改进更大项目的规划；(2)评估目前对实地关系的了解和了解；(3)收集样本进行初步分析，以指导未来的实地工作；以及(4)巩固多年期合作研究项目的计划。随后，调查人员将向NSF的岩石学和地球化学项目提交一份完整的提案，预计该项目将提供有关大陆生长和各种印度地体在板块构造重建中位置的重要信息。范围：该奖项包括对一名CSU研究生的支持，这也将是一次最先进的分析技术的培训机会，沉浸在复杂的构造中，并介绍印度独特的地质和文化。PI和学生获得的新概念和对区域构造的更广泛的理解将进入课堂。与印度地球科学家的合作有望建立长期的研究关系，实现互利互动。该项目将有助于维持CSU的共享研究设施，在过去六年中，该设施支持了来自工业界、学术界和政府机构的个人。该奖项将使印度的地球科学界能够参与进来，目前印度的地球科学界缺乏类似的设施和专业知识。

0431929Stein Description: This award supports a two-week, field-based planning visit for US PI Holly Stein and co-PI Judith Hannah of Colorado State University (CSU) to build collaborations with Indian geologists including Dr. Santanu Bhowmik of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The title of the research is "Tectonic and Metallogenic History of the Central Indian Tectonic Zone and Bordering Terranes." Combining US expertise in geochronology with Indian knowledge of field relationships will enable them to address major questions in tectonics and metallogenesis. With their Indian colleagues, they will visit several already identified localities in order to (1) assess exposures and accessibility to improve planning of the larger project; (2) assess the current knowledge and understanding of the field relationships; (3) collect samples for preliminary analyses that can guide future field work; and (4) solidify plans for a multi-year collaborative research project. Following this, the investigators will submit a full proposal to NSF's Petrology & Geochemistry Program, which is expected to yield important information on the growth of continents and the position of various Indian terranes in plate tectonic reconstructions. Scope: This award includes support for one CSU graduate student, which will also be a training opportunity in state-of-the-art analytical techniques, an immersion in complex tectonics, and an introduction to the unique geology and culture of India. New concepts and broadened understanding of the regional tectonics acquired by both PIs and student will find there way into the classroom. The collaboration with Indian geoscientists is expected to build long-lasting research relationships with mutually beneficial interactions. This project will help sustain a shared research facility at CSU, which during the past six years has supported individuals from industry, academia, and government agencies. This award will enable the inclusion of India's geosciences community, which currently lacks comparable facilities and expertise.