NSF Org:	OPP Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Recipient:	COLGATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date:	March 7, 2005
Latest Amendment Date:	March 7, 2005
Award Number:	0516290
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Thomas P. Wagner OPP  Office of Polar Programs (OPP) GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	April 1, 2005
End Date:	March 31, 2006 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$22,900.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$22,900.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2005 = $22,900.00
History of Investigator:	Amy Leventer (Principal Investigator) aleventer@colgate.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Colgate University 13 OAK DR HAMILTON NY  US  13346-1386 (315)228-7457
Sponsor Congressional District:	22
Primary Place of Performance:	Colgate University 13 OAK DR HAMILTON NY  US  13346-1386
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	22
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	D4P7H8NWZER7
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	ANT Earth Sciences
Primary Program Source:	0100CYXXDB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	511200
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.078

ABSTRACT

This award supports U.S. participation in the international Polar Diatom Workshop, to be held in Japan during August 2005. Diatoms are critical indicators of paleoenvironmental conditions, and are very important to understanding the marine record of global climate change. The workshop will facilitate communication among Polar diatomists on a variety of themes, but especially in developing uniform taxonomies. This meeting will advance the field by supporting the exchange of ideas concerning the use of modern and ancient diatoms in both the Arctic and Antarctic for determining sea ice history. In addition, the participants hope to develop a more uniform taxonomy of polar diatoms, which is essential to micropaleontological study in general.

In terms of broader impacts, this workshop will promote international collaboration, broaden the perspective of U.S. polar diatomists, and provide an opportunity for the next generation of micropaleontologists to interact with leaders in the field. Results will be submitted for peer-reviewed publication and made generally available to the scientific community.

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