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

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).

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

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  1. Board of Trustees Meeting16 October 2009Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Geoscience Development Report Jeff Schuffert, USSSP Director

  2. Geoscience Development • U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP) • Marine Geoscience Leadership Initiative (MGLI) • Antarctic Drilling Program (ANDRILL)

  3. Jeff SchuffertDirector Charna MethAssist. Director Emily PowellProgram Assoc. USSSP Management • Under 10-year cooperative agreement with NSF • Fiscal Year 6 began March 2009 – $6.95M • USSSP personnel – 4.3 FTEs

  4. 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

  5. USSSP Highlights • 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

  6. INVEST Conference Goals • 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

  7. INVEST - USSSP Support • 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

  8. Scientific Leader of the U.S. Ocean Drilling Community • 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

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