Board of Trustees Meeting 16 October 2009 Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

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Board of Trustees Meeting 16 October 2009 Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Geoscience Development Report Jeff Schuffert, USSSP Director

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Board of Trustees Meeting 16 October 2009 Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Geoscience Development Report Jeff Schuffert, USSSP Director. Geoscience Development. U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP) Marine Geoscience Leadership Initiative (MGLI) Antarctic Drilling Program (ANDRILL). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Board of Trustees Meeting16 October 2009

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

Geoscience Development Report

Jeff Schuffert, USSSP Director

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• U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP)

• Marine Geoscience Leadership Initiative (MGLI)

• Antarctic Drilling Program (ANDRILL)

Geoscience Development

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• Under 10-year cooperative agreement with NSF

• Fiscal Year 6 began March 2009 – $6.95M

• USSSP personnel – 4.3 FTEs

USSSP Management

Jeff SchuffertDirector

Emily PowellProgram Assoc.

Charna MethAssist. Director

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U.S. Advisory Committee for ScientificOcean Drilling (USAC)

• 12 members drawn from academic institutions, government, and industry

• Acts on behalf of U.S. scientific ocean drilling community

• Fosters effective contributions to and interactions with IODP by U.S. scientific community

• Fosters an effective and productive USSSP

• Promotes effective U.S. planning for IODP activities

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• Salary support to U.S. science party members on 10 expeditions

• New USAC chair: Liz Screaton, University of Florida

• Funds awarded for workshop on Subseafloor Ocean Biosphere and Borehole Observatory Science – $40,000

• 2009-2010 Distinguished Lectures awarded to 44 institutions, including 3 museums, 4 minority-serving institutions, and 2 women’s colleges; 2010-2011 Distinguished Lecturers selected by USAC

• School of Rock 2009 completed aboard JOIDES Resolution

• Increased public awareness of Ocean Leadership and USSSP through media communications, publications and brochures, and website updates

USSSP Highlights

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• Synthesize and summarize state of knowledge across major interdisciplinary geoscience themes

• Identify emerging science fields

• Develop new research initiatives and recommend scientific implementation strategies

• Address societal relevance of future drilling

• Outline fiscal and technological needs

INVEST Conference Goals

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• Supported 121 scientists with $202,500 in funding

• 41 students and early career scientists

• 38% have not sailed on an ocean drilling expedition

• Initial Science Plan themes:

28% Deep Biosphere and Subseafloor

41% Environmental Change

30% Solid Earth

INVEST - USSSP Support

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• Scientific leader will work closely with NSF to establish a strategic plan for next several years on how best to accomplish renewal of ocean drilling

• Funding for scientific leader will flow through USSSP

Scientific Leader of theU.S. Ocean Drilling Community