Preparing the Next Generation of Earth Scientists: An Examination of Federal Education and Training Programs (2013)
Chapter: Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
National Academies Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
September 17-18, 2012
| Monday, September 17 | ||
| 8:00 |
Continental breakfast available in the meeting room |
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| 8:30 |
Welcome and overview of the workshop |
Arthur Goldstein, Chair |
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8:40 |
The academic sea in which earth science swims |
Geoffrey Feiss |
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9:00 |
Panel on what makes a successful education and training program |
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Creating a successful earth science training and education program |
John McLaughlin |
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9:20 |
Building the hiring base: Thoughts on ExxonMobil’s support for geoscience outreach programs |
Mike Loudin |
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9:30 |
Lessons learned from experience in starting and evaluating university programs: What works, what doesn’t, and why |
Timothy Bralower |
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Discussion (all morning presentations) |
All |
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10:00 |
USGS motivations for the study and workshop |
Marcia McNutt |
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10:10 |
Break |
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10:20 |
Charge to the working groups: Identify criteria for evaluating the success of earth science education and training programs |
Arthur Goldstein |
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Divide into four working groups |
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12:00 |
Working lunch |
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1:00 |
Working groups report back |
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Working group 1 |
Lisa White or Raquel Gonzalez |
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| Working group 2 |
Isaac Crumbly or Matthew Dawson |
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| Working group 3 |
Eric Riggs or Jim Kahler |
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| Working group 4 |
Lisa Lauxman or Marcia Barton |
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Discussion |
All |
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1:45 |
Flagship successful programs |
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Cooperative Summer Field Training Program |
Robert Ridky, USGS |
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Earth Science Research Experience for Undergraduates |
Lina Patino, NSF |
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Education Partnership Program |
Louisa Koch, NOAA |
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GeoFORCE Texas |
Eleanour Snow, University of Texas |
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2:45 |
Charge to the working groups: Factors that make education programs successful |
Arthur Goldstein |
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Divide into four working groups |
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4:15 |
Break and working groups prepare reports |
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4:30 |
Working groups report back |
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Working group 1 |
Pranoti Asher or Stephanie Stockman |
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| Working group 2 |
Robert Ridky or Louie Tupas |
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| Working group 3 |
Eric Jolly or Heather Houlton |
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| Working group 4 |
Lina Patino or Brandon Jones |
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Discussion |
All |
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5:15 |
Plans for the next day |
Arthur Goldstein |
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Tuesday, September 18 |
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8:00 |
Continental breakfast available in the meeting room |
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8:30 |
Overview of the second day of the workshop |
Arthur Goldstein |
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8:35 |
Expanding participation of underrepresented groups |
Eric Jolly |
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9:05 |
Charge to the working groups: Identify successes and gaps in expanding the participation of underrepresented groups |
Arthur Goldstein |
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Divide into four working groups |
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11:00 |
Break and working groups prepare reports |
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11:20 |
Working groups report back |
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Working group 1 |
Geoffrey Feiss or John Baek |
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| Working group 2 |
Timothy Bralower or Peter Lea |
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| Working group 3 |
Cathryn Manduca or Peter Lyttle |
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| Working group 4 |
Karl Turekian or Jill Karsten |
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Discussion |
All |
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12:00 |
Working lunch |
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1:00 |
Charge to the working groups: Identify program synergies and describe ways that federal agencies can leverage their education and training efforts to improve to recruitment of a diverse population |
Arthur Goldstein |
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Divide into four working groups |
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3:00 |
Break and working groups prepare reports |
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3:20 |
Working groups report back |
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Working group 1 |
Susan Cozzens or Don Sweet |
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| Working group 2 |
Elizabeth Day-Miller or Vince Santucci |
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| Working group 3 |
Eric Pyle or Lynne Murdock |
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| Working group 4 |
Louisa Koch or Eleanour Snow |
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Discussion |
All |
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4:00 |
Synthesis and discussion |
Committee |
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4:30 |
Workshop adjourns |
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