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Deep Carbon Observatory Summer School call for applications
From: Katie Pratt <
katie_pratt@xxxxxxx>
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The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) will hold its second Summer School in Yellowstone National Park from 23 - 28 July 2016. This Summer School will build on the success of the first DCO Summer School,
held in Yellowstone National Park in 2014, and will introduce
approximately 35 students and early career researchers to the
interdisciplinary concepts which are the cornerstone of DCO’s approach
to understanding Earth.
The
weeklong Summer School program will incorporate a variety of classroom-
and field-based experiences, including lectures, poster sessions, field
trips, and interactive problem-solving exercises. DCO will cover
participants' lodging, meals, and field trips, as well as a portion of
their transportation costs.
Themes the Summer School will explore include:
- Why
is Yellowstone hot, how long has it been active, and will it erupt? How
do hydrothermal fluids circulate through Earth's crust? What is the
connection to the deeper crust and mantle?
- How does Yellowstone connect deep carbon to the surface of the Earth? What systems are involved? How do we measure them?
- How does life operate below the ground? How deep and how hot can life survive? How, where, and when did life evolve on Earth?
- How
does carbon degassing contribute to global CO2? Where is it coming
from, and will it change with time? What is the source of deep energy?
To
participate in the DCO Summer School, you must be a current graduate
student or a postdoc within 3 years of earning your PhD, and pursuing
research related to deep carbon science.
To apply, fill out our online application form (
https://form.jotform.com/53406372152954).
You will be asked to attach a two page CV and a one page statement of
interest to the application form. You must also submit two letters of
reference, which should be emailed to Michelle Hoon-Starr (
mhoonstarr@xxxxxxx) by the application deadline.
Application deadline: 1 March 2016
Applicants
from traditionally underrepresented groups in the geosciences may be
eligible for full funding through the AGI/DCO diversity grant program (http://www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/dco-diversity-grants). Questions regarding this opportunity should be sent to Heather Houlton (hrh@xxxxxxxxxx).
More about the Deep Carbon Observatory here
More about the second DCO Summer School here
--
Katie Pratt, Ph.D.
Communications Director, Deep Carbon Observatory
Office of Marine Programs, Graduate School of Oceanography,
University of Rhode Island, 215 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882-1197
Tel: +1 401 874 6146
Twitter: @deepcarb | @katie_phd
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