The International GeoBiology Summer Course: Engaging the Geology / Biology Community in Education and Outreach

科罗拉多矿业学院和南加州大学的科学家们已经获得了资助，以部分支持国际地质学暑期课程。这项活动的目标是吸引具有不同学术背景的研究生参与地球生物学研究，包括有机和无机化学、微观和分子生物学、物理学和地质学。在资深研究人员的指导下，参与者将在地质学和生物学的界面上检查过程，并探索岩石记录中留下的生命过程的证据。预计每年将有20名学生和20名教师参与以理论、实地和实验室工作为基础的研究项目。课程为期4-5周；在此期间，参与者将在科罗拉多矿业学院（由该基金支持）和加利福尼亚州卡塔利娜岛的南加州大学瑞格利环境研究所度过一段时间。预期成果将包括会议报告和出版物，作为研究努力和新合作的结果。每年将由3-6名资深科学家组成的咨询委员会协助选择研究主题。其他资金来源包括Agouron研究所、Gordon and Betty Moore基金会和NASA。

Scientists from Colorado School of Mines and University of Southern California have received funding to partially support the International Geobilogy Summer course. The goal of this activity is to engage graduate students with different academic backgrounds in Geobiology research merging organic and inorganic chemistry, micro and molecular biology, physics, and geology. Guided by senior researchers, participants will examine processes at the interface of geology and biology and explore the evidence that life's processes have left in the rock record. It is expected that 20 students and 20 instructors will participate each year in research projects that are founded on theoretical, field, and lab work. The course will last for 4-5 weeks; during this time, participants will spend time in the field, at Colorado School of Mines (supported by this grant), and at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Catalina Island, California. Expected outcomes will include conference presentations and publications as a result of the research efforts and new collaborations. An advisory committee, 3-6 senior scientists, will assist in selecting the research themes each year. Additional funding sources include the Agouron Institute, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and NASA.