NSF Org:	EAR Division Of Earth Sciences
Recipient:	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE
Initial Amendment Date:	April 16, 2010
Latest Amendment Date:	April 16, 2010
Award Number:	1025013
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Robin Reichlin EAR  Division Of Earth Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	April 15, 2010
End Date:	March 31, 2012 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$32,795.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$32,795.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2010 = $32,795.00
History of Investigator:	Bruce Buffett (Principal Investigator) bbuffett@berkeley.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of California-Berkeley 1608 4TH ST STE 201 BERKELEY CA  US  94710-1749 (510)643-3891
Sponsor Congressional District:	12
Primary Place of Performance:	University of California-Berkeley 1608 4TH ST STE 201 BERKELEY CA  US  94710-1749
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	12
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	GS3YEVSS12N6
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	STUDIES OF THE EARTHS DEEP INT
Primary Program Source:	01001011DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 1031, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	158500
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This award will cover participant costs for the 12th Symposium on Study of Earth?s Deep Interior (SEDI). The meeting will be held in Santa Barbara, CA from July 19 - 23, 2010. The funds will be used to support approximately 30 young researchers at US institutions to attend the SEDI meeting in 2010.

SEDI is an international scientific organization dedicated to the Study of the Earth's Deep Interior. The primary research focus of SEDI is to advance our understanding of the past, current and future state of the Earth's deep interior and to explore the consequences for structures and processes observed at the Earth's surface. The 'deep interior' is broadly interpreted to include the core and lower mantle, but interest inevitably extends to the surface, for example, in the study of mantle plumes or dynamics of descending lithospheric slabs. The scientific questions and problems of interest to SEDI include the geomagnetic dynamo and secular variation, paleomagnetism and the evolution of the Earth's deep interior, material properties at extreme conditions, structure and dynamics of the core and mantle, core-mantle interactions, and the nature and location of deep geochemical reservoirs, etc.

This proposal will contribute to interdisciplinary education of US graduate students and young researchers by fostering dialog with researchers at all levels at a relatively small workshop-style meeting. The international format complements efforts by US national groups such as CIDER and will be useful to those funded under or seeking funding from the NSF CSEDI program. The structure of SEDI is intrinsically interdisciplinary, providing many opportunities for intra- and international collaborations on a broad range of topics that contribute to our understanding of the deep earth and other planetary interiors.

PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT

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Funds from this project were used to partially support participant costs for the 12th Symposium on Study of Earth's Deep Interior (SEDI). The meeting was held in Santa Barbara, CA, from July 19-23, 2010, and featured a broad range of sessions convened by internationally renown researchers.

The meeting was organized to emphasize interdisciplinary research with the goal of advancing our understanding of deep Earth processes. About 180 researchers from around the world attended the meeting. There was particularly strong representation from Europe, Japan and North America. The informal format of the meeting provided an excellent opportunity for younger researchers to interact with senior people n the field and gain an indepth understanding of pressing scientific questions and key areas of research. We were also fortunate to coordinate the SEDI meeting with the CIDER program (an NSF-funded initiative to train young researchers in interdisciplinary research), which was run through the Kavli Institute at UCSB over a 6-week period prior to the SEDI meeting. Graduate students and postdocs who participated in the CIDER program were encouraged to stay on for the SEDI meeting, and many did. These students had the opportunity to participate in a lively debate of current research topics with international experts.

Priority in funding participants was given to graduate students and young researchers who would not have other sources of support to attend the meeting. A total of 21 young researchers from US institutions were supported through this project. Additional support through the Green Foundation (through UCSD) and the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics was used to fund foreign participants. The international presence greatly enhanced the experience of US researchers.

All graduate students and postdocs who received support gave poster presentations of their research. 

Last Modified: 06/02/2012
Modified by: Bruce Buffett

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