Request for Joint Sponsorship of a MSA-GS Workshop on 'Thermochronology' - October 2005

2005年10月在犹他州的雪鸟举行了一个题为“热年代学”的讲习班。讲习班参加者有：本次研讨会的两个主要目的是：（1）评估热年代学的最新进展，并确定该领域未来的潜在问题和突出问题;（2）教育学生和早期职业科学家掌握热年代学的方法、概念和应用。与会者将参加该领域主要专家的讲座、扩展讨论部分和动手计算机软件培训课程。研讨会的参与者包括研究生，早期职业科学家，以及来自地球科学领域代表性不足的群体的科学家。讲习班的成果将通过美国矿物学学会出版一本特刊广泛传播。

A workshop entitled "Thermochronology" is being held in Snowbird, Utah in October of 2005. Workshop participants are: The two primary aims of this workshop are the (1) assessment of the state of the art of thermochronology and the identification of future potential and outstanding problems in the field, and (2) education of students and early career scientists in methods, concepts, and applications of thermochronology. Participants are attending lectures by leading experts in the field, extended discussion sections, and hands-on computer software training sessions. Workshop participants include graduate students, early career scientists, and scientists from underrepresented groups in the geosciences. Workshop results will be disseminated broadly through publication of a special volume by the Mineralogical Society of America.