The Status of Scientific Research in Relation to the Gulf Oil Spill: Better Science for Better Policy

这一奖项将促进在洛杉矶新奥尔良组织一次全国会议，探讨与最近墨西哥湾漏油事件有关的关键研究问题和问题。会议的组织是由阿拉巴马州、路易斯安那州和密西西比州的联盟领导的，该联盟是在2005年卡特里娜和丽塔飓风后成立的。这次会议将成为一种催化剂，将所需的人员、工具和研究想法聚集在一起，以开发与漏油和灾害预防、响应、缓解、恢复和规划相关的研究的长期合作方法。智力价值这次会议建立在现有的网络基础设施和三个国家(AL、MS和LA)之间在灾害管理、沿海脆弱性研究和降低风险方面的合作潜力的基础上。它将使规划和讨论能够协调中期和长期研究优先事项，并在区域和国家范围内建立公私部门伙伴关系。此外，会议将有一个海报环节，来自墨西哥湾沿岸学术机构的研究人员和最近获得NSF快速反应研究奖的人将讨论正在进行的与漏油有关的研究。更广泛的影响这次会议将为邻近的AL、MS和LA州的墨西哥湾漏油相关研究工作提供广泛的重点和协调。这次活动将加强现有的合作，在三个州内外建立新的合作，并帮助培训学生进行与该地区相关的跨学科研究。研究人员和学生将致力于向公民宣传和教育，并将对政策和决策过程产生积极影响。

This award will facilitate the organization of a national conference in New Orleans, LA to explore key research questions and issues related to the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The organization of the conference is led by the alliance of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi which was formed after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The conference will serve as a catalyst for bringing together the people, tools, and research ideas necessary to develop long term collaborative approaches to research related to oil spill and disaster prevention, response, mitigation, recovery, and planning.Intellectual MeritThis conference builds on the existing cyberinfrastructure and potential for collaboration among the three states (AL, MS, and LA) for hazard management, coastal vulnerability studies, and risk reduction. It will enable planning and discussion to coordinate intermediate and long term research priorities and to build public-private sector partnerships regionally and nationally. In addition, the conference will have a poster session in which researchers from the Gulf Coast academic institutions and recent NSF Rapid Response Research Awardees will discuss the ongoing research related to the oil spill. Broader ImpactsThis conference will provide broad focus and coordination for the Gulf oil spill related research efforts in the neighboring states of AL, MS, and LA. The event will strengthen existing collaborations, forge new collaborations within and beyond the three states, and help to train students in cross-disciplinary research that is relevant to the region. The researchers and students will engage in efforts to inform and educate the citizens, and will positively impact on the policy and decision making process.