Initial Publication Date: July 19, 2006

Schedule for Early Career Geoscience Faculty Visit to the National Science Foundation on June 12, 2006


6:45 am Depart for NSF (meet bus outside dorm at 6:35)

9:45-10:15 Check in (get visitor badge). You must have photo identification.

10:15-10:55 Introduction to the National Science Foundation and Geoscience-Related Programs (Room 110)

Dr. Marge C. welcomes 2006 Early Career workshop participants to NSF
  • Welcome and Introduction to the Directorate for Geosciences - Margaret Cavanaugh
  • Welcome from the Division of Undergraduate Education, Directorate for Education and Human Resources - Keith Sverdrup
  • Welcome from the Division of Ocean Sciences - Julie Morris
  • Education Initiatives in the Geosciences Directorate: Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences, Geoscience Education Program - Jill Karsten

11:00-12:00 Small-Group Meetings OR individual meetings with relevent program officers for those whose research interests are different than the programs listed below. Small-group meetings are scheduled based on the number of participants with interests in these programs and the availability of program officers.

  • Advanced Technological Education and Other Opportunities of Particular Interest to Two-year College Faculty - Keith Sverdrup (Room 110)
  • Earth System History/Paleoclimate - Howard Spero (Room 320)
  • Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry - Enriqueta Barrera (room 330)
  • Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics - Mike Ellis (Room 365)
  • Hydrologic Sciences - Douglas James and Chris Cirmo (Room 730)
  • Marine Geology and Geophysics - Rodey Batiza and Barbara Ransom (Room 110)
  • Petrology and Geochemistry - Sonia Esperanca (Room 370)
  • Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology - Rich Lane (Room 110)
  • Tectonics - David Fountain and Steve Harlan (Room 770)

12:00-1:00 Lunch on your own or with small groups

Afternoon - Concurrent sessions and individual meetings to discuss research goals/projects with NSF Program Officers.

1:30-2:10 Concurrent Sessions

  • Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) and the GEO-Education program - Jill Karsten (Room 770)
  • Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities - Russell Kelz and David Lambert (Room 730)

2:15-2:55 Concurrent Sessions

  • EarthScope - Kaye Shedlock (Room 730)
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) - Steve Harlan, Gisele Muller-Parker, Lisa Rom (Room 770)

3:00-3:40 Integrating research and education: NSF's CAREER Program and fulfilling the "Broader Impacts" requirement - Sonia Esperanca (EAR), Gisele Muller-Parker (OCE), and Sarah Ruth (ATM) (Room 730)

3:45-4:25 Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) programs in the Division of Undergraduate Education - Keith Sverdrup (Room 730)

4:30-5:00 Debriefing Session (Room 730)

5:15 Dinner at Tara Thai, 4001 N. Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA (703-908-4999)

6:45 Bus departs for Williamsburg (leave from restaurant)

Information about NSF

The NSF web site provides information about all their programs, including the Program Directors. Particular web pages that may be useful give information about the Geoscience Directorate (this includes links to the Divisions of Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Sciences, and Ocean Sciences) and Geoscience Staff . Information about the Division of Undergraduate Education in the Education and Human Resources Directorate is found here .