26th International Conference on Mathematical Geophysics: Student and Early Career Scientist Support; Tiberias, Israel; June 4-8, 2006

第26届国际数学地球物理会议：申请学生旅行支持Marc Spiegelman(LDEO/Columbia)，David袁(U.Minn)和Peter Fox(NCAR)本提案请求资助学生和美国研究机构的职业科学家参加第26届国际数学地球物理会议的旅费和会议费用，该会议将于2006年6月4-8日在以色列加利利海附近的泰伯利亚斯举行。会议网站ishttp://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/CMG2006/.Intellectual Fortents这次会议将来自各学科的地球科学家与物理学家、应用数学家和计算科学家聚集在一起，讨论在数学和计算技术方面的进展，以了解地球的性质和过程。今年的会议强调了解耦合系统，如耦合对流系统(海洋-大气、地幔-岩石圈)、耦合流体-固体力学、生物圈和地圈之间的相互作用，特别是人与地球之间通过自然灾害的相互作用。这些问题中的许多，如果不是全部，都需要研究多尺度、多物理问题的技术，会议将强调此类问题的分析和先进计算方法。这次会议为地球科学中跨学科边界的思想和技术交流提供了一个单一的多学科论坛。基金会被要求资助20名学生、博士后和早期职业科学家的旅费，这大约是过去参加会议人数的一半。Broader Impact这次会议具有高度跨学科和国际性的性质，为来自地球科学和应用数学领域的美国学生和早期职业科学家提供了一个在小型非正式场合与资深科学家互动的重要机会。今年还将更加重视自然灾害的数学方面，试图了解如何将地球过程的基本知识与风险管理和社会需求结合起来。

0624648Spiegelman26th International Conference on Mathematical Geophysics: Requestfor student travel supportMarc Spiegelman (LDEO/Columbia), David Yuen (U. Minn) and Peter Fox (NCAR)This proposal requests funds to help support travel and meeting costs for students andearly career scientists at U.S. institutions to the 26th International Conference on MathematicalGeophysics Coupling in Earth Systems: Solids, Fluids, Life to be held inJune 4 - 8, 2006 near Tiberias, Israel on the Sea of Galilee. The conference website ishttp://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/CMG2006/.Intellectual merits This conference brings together Earth scientists from across the disciplineswith physicists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists to discussadvances in mathematical and computational techniques for understanding properties andprocesses in the earth. This years meeting emphasizes understanding coupled systemssuch as coupled convective systems (ocean-atmosphere, mantle-lithosphere), coupled fluidsolidmechanics, interactions between the biosphere and geosphere, and in particular, interactionsbetween humans and the earth through natural hazards. Many, if not all, ofthese problems require techniques for investigating, multi-scale, multi-physics problemsand the meeting will emphasize both analytical and advanced computational methods forsuch problems. This meeting provides a single multi-disciplinary forum for the exchangeof ideas and techniques across the disciplinary boundaries in the Earth Sciences. Fundsare requested to support travel costs for 20 students, post-docs and early career scientistswhich is approximately half the number attending past meetings.Broader Impacts This meeting is highly interdisciplinary and international in nature andprovides an important opportunity for U.S. students and early-career scientists from acrossthe earth sciences and applied mathematics to interact with senior scientists in a small informalsetting. This year there will also be an increased emphasis on mathematical aspectsof natural hazards in an attempt to understand how to merge fundamental knowledge ofearth processes with risk management and societal needs.