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

Board of Trustees Meeting16 October 2009

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

Geoscience Development Report

Jeff Schuffert, USSSP Director

• U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP)

• Marine Geoscience Leadership Initiative (MGLI)

• Antarctic Drilling Program (ANDRILL)

Geoscience Development

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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