NSF-IFREE
MARGINS Workshop
on the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Subduction System
Date: September 8-12,
2002
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Organizers: Jim
Gill, Simon
Klemperer, Bob Stern,
Yoshihiko Tamura,
Doug Wiens
Applications: before April
26th, 2002
A four-day workshop will be held in Hawaii in
association with the Japanese Institute for Frontier Research
on Earth Evolution (IFREE)
to synthesize, prioritize, and plan for further advances in
our understanding of the
Izu, Bonin, and Mariana (IBM) arc system. Along with Central
America, IBM is one of the two focus areas for the Subduction
Factory experiment of the MARGINS program (See Subduction
Factory Science Plan, available on the
Subduction Factory web pages). The Subduction Factory
experiment is an interdisciplinary effort to advance understanding
of three fundamental aspects of mass and energy transfer in
sub-duction zones: 1) How do forcing functions such as convergence
rate and plate thickness regulate production of magma and
fluid from the Subduction Factory? 2) How does the volatile
cycle impact chemical, physical, and biological processes
from trench to deep mantle? and 3) What is the mass balance
of chemical species and material across the Subduction Factory
and how does this balance affect continental growth and evolution?
The first two days of the meeting will provide
current information and syntheses about the characteristics
of the IBM arc as they relate to themes in the Subduction
Factory science plan. Day three will address general topics
important to the USA and Japanese Subduction Zone science
plans. Day four will be devoted to revising and planning future
collaborations to meet these objectives.
Participants will be chosen from applicants
to this announcement. Selected applicants will be provided
with full or partial funding of their costs for air travel,
accommodation and meals. We encourage applications from all
those interested in participating in this scientific endeavor,
including those from outside the USA and Japan, and especially
encourage applications from assistant professors, post-docs,
and graduate students. Applicants should prepare a brief (no
more than two pages) resume, a brief (half-page) statement
of why they are interested in participating in the workshop,
and a 500-word abstract of material that they would like to
present.
Applications should be submitted via this
web form (no
longer active). Applications received by April 26 will
be given the highest priority, with applicant selection by
May 26.
Inquiries should be directed to the conveners
(e-mail links above).
