Pan American Advanced Studies Institute: The Science of Predicting and Understanding Tsunamis, Storm Surges, and Tidal Phenomena; Valparaiso, Chile, January 2013

由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）和美国能源部（DOE）联合支持的泛美高级研究所（PASI）奖将于2013年1月2日至15日在智利瓦尔帕莱索的tsamicnica Federico Santa大学María举行。该研究所由波士顿大学（Boston University）机械工程助理教授洛雷纳·巴尔巴（Lorena Barba）博士组织，将包括一系列高级讲座和实践教程，内容涉及描述我们对影响沿海地区的海洋现象的理解的数学模型，以及使用最先进的计算机模拟这些物理过程来预测其影响。PASI将汇集应用数学、海洋动力学、物理海洋学、大气和海洋耦合现象、计算机科学和土木工程方面的杰出科学家。这个PASI的目标是在这个迅速发展的领域培养一批年轻科学家，为他们参与海啸和风暴潮模拟的积极研究提供坚实的基础。除了让年轻科学家接触和指导最先进的建模方法外，该PASI还将促进美国和美洲研究人员之间的国际合作。Barba博士将为与会的年轻研究人员领导指导活动，并努力从代表性不足的群体中招募学生参与者，争取广泛参与。这个PASI的传播计划包括制作视频和材料，将在网上免费提供。

This Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) award, jointly supported by the NSF and the Department of Energy (DOE), will take place on January 2-15, 2013 at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María in Valparaiso, Chile. Organized by Dr. Lorena Barba, an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, the institute will consist of a series of advanced lectures and hands-on tutorials on the mathematical models that describe our understanding of ocean phenomena affecting coastal areas, and the use of state-of-the-art computer simulations of these physical processes to predict their effects. The PASI will bring together distinguished scientists in applied mathematics, ocean dynamics, physical oceanography, atmospheric and ocean coupled phenomena, computer science, and civil engineering. The goal of this PASI is to train a cohort of young scientists in this rapidly growing field, providing a solid foundation for their involvement in active research in tsunami and storm-surge simulation. In addition to the exposure and mentoring of young scientists to state-of-the-art methods in modeling, this PASI will foster international collaboration among researchers from the US and the Americas. Dr. Barba will lead mentoring activities for the young researchers attending, and strive for broad participation by leading efforts to recruit student participants from underrepresented groups. The dissemination plan for this PASI includes the production of videos and materials that will be made freely available online.