Bioaerosols in the Earth System: A Symposium at IUGG 2011 in Melbourne, Australia

这项资助将为参加2011年6月28日至7月7日在澳大利亚墨尔本举行的IUGG（国际大地测量与地球物理联合会）生物气溶胶专题研讨会的学生和早期职业科学家提供旅费支持。研讨会的动机来自于人们日益认识到初级生物粒子（细菌、孢子和花粉）在大气过程中的重要性，包括与云和降水形成有关的过程。本次研讨会将探讨当前的知识状况和未来研究的相关挑战/前景。特别是，将促进和强调跨学科的联系，作为广泛的国际ugg论坛的一部分。这项活动的智力价值来自于努力提高对调节地球天气和气候过程的定性和定量理解，以及来自传统上独立的科学学科（即生物学和地球物理学）之间日益增长的联系。该奖项将产生更广泛的影响，使学生和早期职业科学家能够参与会议，从而为加强下一代科学家的教育和培训提供机会。

This grant provides travel support for students and early-career scientists to attend a special Symposium focusing on biological aerosols, to be held in conjunction with the 2011 IUGG (International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics), to be held 28 June-7 July 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. Motivation for the symposium comes from a growing recognition of the importance of primary biological particles (bacteria, spores and pollen) in atmospheric processes, including processes involved in the formation of clouds and precipitation. This symposium will explore the current state of knowledge and relevant challenges/perspectives of future research. In particular, interdisciplinary connections will be facilitated and emphasized as part of the broad IUGG forum.The Intellectual Merit of this activity derives from efforts to increase qualitative and quantitative understanding of processes regulating Earth's weather and climate, and from growing interface between traditionally separate scientific disciplines (viz. biology and geophysics). Broader Impacts of this award will arise through enabling participation of students and early career scientists in the conference, thereby providing for the enhanced education and training of the next generation of scientists.