Student Travel Support to Advance US Soil Science

土壤对人类的生存至关重要。土壤提供食物、纤维和生态系统服务。因此，了解土壤的功能有助于人类社会。认识到土壤对全人类的重要性，2015年被命名为国际土壤年。为了进一步增进对土壤及其提供的服务的了解，土壤科学家组织了一次会议来讨论最近的知识进展。学生和早期职业研究人员将从参加这次会议中受益。此外，处于职业生涯早期阶段的科学家往往有新的想法可以贡献。在职业生涯早期进行密集的培训和指导将加强美国的劳动力。该奖项将支持10名来自美国的研究生和早期职业科学家在第21届世界土壤科学大会上展示他们的研究成果。这次国际会议的主题是“土壤科学：超越粮食和燃料”。预计将吸引来自世界各地的5000多名科学家。该项目建立在支持土壤科学领域的学生和早期职业科学家的悠久传统之上。该奖项将为美国学生和早期职业科学家提供一个独特的机会，在国际水平上展示他们的研究。学生和早期职业研究人员也将接受高质量的培训。他们将与领先的土壤科学家互动，了解最新的科学发展，并建立有价值的研究联系。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Soil is essential for human survival. Soil provides food, fiber, and ecosystem services. Understanding how soil functions therefore helps human society. In recognition of the importance of soils to all of humanity, the year 2015 was named the International Year of Soils. To further advance the understanding of soil and the services it provides, soil scientists have organized a meeting to discuss recent advances in knowledge. Students and early career researchers would benefit from attending this meeting. Additionally, scientists at this early career stage often have new ideas to contribute. Intensive training and mentoring in an early career stage will strengthen the U.S. workforce.This award will provide support for ten graduate students and early career scientists from the United States to present their research results at the 21st World Congress of Soil Science. This international meeting has the theme "Soil Science: Beyond Food and Fuel." It is expected to attract more than 5,000 scientists from all over the world. This project builds on a long tradition of supporting students and early career scientists in the field of soil science. This award will provide U.S. students and early career scientists a unique opportunity to showcase their research at the international level. The students and early career researchers will also receive high quality training. They will interact with leading soil scientists, hear about the latest scientific developments, and make valuable research connections.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.