Support for the 2020 Gordon Research Conference/Seminar on Rock Deformation: Combining Laboratory Measurements with Observational Constraints to Understand Tectonic Processes

该项目为研究生和早期职业研究人员参加2020年戈登岩石变形研究会议和研讨会提供旅费和注册费。会议将于2020年8月8日至14日在缅因州刘易斯顿的贝茨学院举行。戈登研究会议和研讨会为展示和讨论前沿科学研究提供了一个国际论坛，受邀的演讲将在展望未来科学途径的背景下突出最新成果。本次活动的主题包括与岩石变形有关的各种主题的前沿演讲和讨论，包括岩石圈流变学，小型实验，基本摩擦过程，地震力学；自然环境下的断层滑动、下地壳动力学、地幔流变学以及浅、深俯冲过程。戈登研究会议和研讨会为早期职业科学家提供了一个独特的机会，在一个高度刺激和非恐吓的环境中讨论当前的研究，并建立可以导致终身合作和科学成就的网络。此外，该项目将通过招募来自代表性不足群体的参与者，为扩大代表性不足群体在科学、技术和数学（STEM）领域的参与做出贡献。戈登研究会议和相关的戈登研究研讨会将促进岩石变形新研究方向的发展，并将有助于培养多样化和具有全球竞争力的STEM劳动力。会议计划包括与社会相关的主题，这些主题与了解地质灾害有关，这对社会有益。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。

The project provides travel and registration costs for graduate students and early career researchers to attend the 2020 Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Rock Deformation. The conference will be held from August 8th to the 14th, 2020 at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. The Gordon Research Conferences and Seminars provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier scientific research, and invited presentations will highlight the latest results in a context that looks towards future scientific avenues. The topics that will be the topic of this activity include cutting-edge presentations and discussions of a variety of topics pertaining to rock deformation, including lithospheric rheology from small-scale experiments, fundamental frictional processes, earthquake mechanics; fault slip in natural environments, lower crustal dynamics, mantle rheology, and shallow and deep subduction processes. The Gordon Research Conferences and Seminars provide a unique opportunity for early-career scientists to come together in a highly stimulating and non-intimidating environment to discuss current research and build networks that can lead to a lifetime of collaboration and scientific achievement. In addition, the project will contribute to broadening of participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, and mathematics (STEM) through recruitment of participants from underrepresented groups. The Gordon Research Conference and associated Gordon Research Seminar will foster development of new research directions in rock deformation and will contribute to the development of a diverse and globally competitive STEM workforce. The conference program includes topics of societal relevance that bear on the understanding of geologic hazards, which is of benefit to society.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.