Board of Trustees Meeting16 October 2009
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Geoscience Development Report
Jeff Schuffert, USSSP Director
• U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP)
• Marine Geoscience Leadership Initiative (MGLI)
• Antarctic Drilling Program (ANDRILL)
Geoscience Development
• Under 10-year cooperative agreement with NSF
• Fiscal Year 6 began March 2009 – $6.95M
• USSSP personnel – 4.3 FTEs
USSSP Management
Jeff SchuffertDirector
Emily PowellProgram Assoc.
Charna MethAssist. Director
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
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• 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
USSSP Highlights
• 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
INVEST Conference Goals
• 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
INVEST - USSSP Support
• 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
Scientific Leader of theU.S. Ocean Drilling Community