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 | International Geoscience - Think globally and act globally!
Are you doing research on volcanoes, hydrology, snow and ice, chemistry of the Earth’s interior, seismicity, geodesy, climate change, meteorology, and/or other Earth sciences? Are you interested in travel grants to attend international meetings, research grants from foreign scientific organizations, participating in international scientific activities, or collaborating with people in developing countries? Then get involved in international scientific unions and associations! View the flyer to find out more. Priscilla Grew Elected as a Lifetime National Associate
of the National Research Council
BISO would like to congratulate Priscilla Grew, former chair of the U.S. National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, for recently being elected as lifetime National Associate of the National Research Council of the National Academies. 2012 AAAS Symposium - “Toward Stabilization of Net Global Carbon Dioxide Levels”
Sponsored by the four USNCs for the Earth Sciences and spearheaded by the U.S. National Committees for Soils and for Geodesy and Geophysics, this session aims to provide a clear understanding and comparison of the attributes of the various sequestration strategies, including their capacity, economics, risks, application time-scales, and long-term stability. The symposium will be held February 17, 2012 at the AAAS meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Speakers include: - Isabel Montanez (University of California): Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Climate Sensitivity in a Warmer World
- Sally Benson (Stanford University): Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Deep Sedimentary Formations
- Peter Brewer (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute): Impacts of Stabilizing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels: The Role of the Oceans
- Keith Paustian (Colorado State University): Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture: Living Up to Potential?
- Karen Haugen-Kozyra (KHK Consulting Ltd.): Carbon Pricing Policies in North America: Past, Present, and Future
- Ben Yamagata (Coal Utilization Research Council): Managing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Today: An Industry Perspective
Organizer: Paul M. Bertsch, University of Kentucky
Co-Organizer: Ester Sztein, The National Academies
Discussants: James E. Hansen, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Cesar Izaurralde, Joint Global Change Research Institute 2012 AAAS Symposium - “Causes and Effects of Relative Sea-Level Changes in the Northeast Pacific"
This session, spearheaded by the U.S. National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, will first review the various contributing factors to relative sea-level changes in the Northeast Pacific and then examine likely adaptations with an emphasis on shores in British Columbia. The symposium will be held February 19, 2012 at the AAAS meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Speakers include: - John J. Clague (Simon Fraser University): Impacts of Rising Seas on the British Columbia Coast in the 21st Century
- Denise J. Reed (University of New Orleans): Surviving Sea-Level Rise: What Can Be Done To Maintain Viable Coastal Wetlands?
- David Flanders (University of British Columbia): Flood Adaptation Near Vancouver: A Regional Adaptation Collaborative
Organizer: Brian F. Atwater, U.S. Geological Survey
Co-organizers: C.K. Shum, Ohio State University and Ester Sztein, The National Academies
Moderator: Brian F. Atwater, U.S. Geological Survey
Discussants: Margaret Davidson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center and Philip R. Hill, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada  Canadian Climate Scientist Elected as Next President of the International Council for Science
Professor Gordon McBean, an internationally recognized meteorologist and climate change expert, has been named as the future President of the International Council for Science (ICSU). An established member of the ICSU community, McBean was elected by representatives from ICSU’s 120 National Members and 30 International Scientific Unions gathered at the 30th ICSU General Assembly in Rome, Italy, on 27–30 September 2011. He is set to succeed the current ICSU President, Yuan Tseh Lee, in October 2014, and will be the first Canadian to take up this office. View press release.
(Photo copied from people.uleth.ca; description copied from press release)
The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research Program (PEER)
The PEER program is a competitive grants program that will allow scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators on topics of importance to USAID. For more information and to view a list of eligible countries, please visit http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/dsc/peer/index.htm.
IRDR Conference 2011
The 2011 IRDR Conference, "Disaster Risk: Integrating Science & Practice", was held October 31-November 2, 2011 in Beijing, China. The conference focused on topics such as the characterization of hazards, understanding decision-making, reducing risk, and more. For more information, please visit http://www.irdrinternational.org/conference2011.php.
 “Unearthing Ancient Tsunamis”
USNC/GG committee member Brian Atwater was interviewed by PRI’s The World Science to gather his expertise on the risks we presently face from natural disasters based on tsunamis and earthquakes that occurred in the past. Listen to the interview…
USNC/GG Committee Member Lisa Grant Ludwig Speaks on Earthquakes along California's San Andreas Fault
 As principal investigator on the study of historic seismic activity, UCI seismologist and USNC/GG Committee Member Lisa Grant Ludwig reveals surprising information about earthquake frequency in the following articles:
MSNBC/OurAmazingPlanet: 'California overdue for major quake, study says'
Los Angeles Times: 'Study shakes up scientists' view of San Andreas earthquake risk'
UCI Irvine TODAY: 'Big quakes more frequent than thought on San Andreas fault'
*Photograph copied from UCI Irvine Today
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About the Union Established in 1919, the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) is a non-governmental scientific organization dedicated to the application of scientific knowledge to societal needs and the international promotion and coordination of scientific Earth studies (physical, chemical, and mathematical sciences), including:
- Earth’s shape, gravitational and magnetic fields, and its environment in space.
- The dynamics of the Earth as a whole and of its component parts.
- Earth’s internal structure, composition and tectonics, the generation of magmas, volcanism, and rock formation.
- The hydrological cycle including snow and ice, all aspects of the oceans.
- The atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere and solar-terrestrial relations, and analogous problems associated with the Moon and other planets.
- Mineral resources and the mitigation of natural hazards and environmental preservation.
The IUGG is comprised of eight semi-autonomous Associations.  The IUGG releases a monthly E-Journal available under News on the IUGG homepage.
The U.S. National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (USNC/IUGG) promotes the advancement of geophysical and geodetical sciences in the United States and throughout the world by participating in the activities of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). The USNC/IUGG serves to advance geodesy and geophysics in the United States and throughout the world by: - Representing the interests of the U.S. sciences community in all activities of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the U.S. adhering body to the IUGG.
- Fostering collaborative research through the organization and sponsorship of scientific meetings in the U.S. and abroad.
- Sending delegates as representatives of geophysicists in the United States to IUGG-sponsored international congresses and meetings.
- Advising the President of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on U.S. participation in the IUGG.
Joint Earth Sciences U.S. National Committee Activities
The USNC/IUGG and the U.S. National Committees for soil science (IUSS), geological sciences (IUGS), and Quaternary research (INQUA) actively collaborate throughout the year on various activities, including: “Global Sea Level Rise: Observation, Causes, and Prediction,” a symposium held on February 16, 2009 at the 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The three-hour session focused on the scientific understanding of sea level rise as a result of anthropogenic climate change. Leading scientists conveyed the latest findings, highlighted and increased public awareness of the consequences of sea level rise, and its potential social and economic impacts. The speakers included Richard Alley (Penn State), Anny Cazenave (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, France), Georg Kaser (Universität Innsbruck, Austria), Sydney Levitus (NOAA), Stefan Rahmstorf (Universität Potsdam, Germany), and C.K. Shum (The Ohio State University). Discussants included John Church (CSIRO, Australia) and Robert Muir-Wood (Risk Management Solutions, Inc., United Kingdom). The session was moderated by Bill Boicourt (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science). This jointly co-sponsored event was co-organized by USNC/GG members C.K. Shum, William C. Boicourt, and Robin Muench. View speaker presentations. “Global Connections among Earth Sciences, Health, and Policy,” BISO's September 2008 symposium representing the geosciences, biological sciences, chemistry, and the multidisciplinary areas of biodiversity and global change. The three-person advisory committee that helped plan the symposium included a past member of the USNC/Soil Science and the co-chair for medical science of the International Medical Geology Association, an IUGS-affiliate society. View the symposium program and list of speakers (72KB PDF). The event was supported by the National Science Foundation, the American Geological Institute, and the Geological Society of America.
"Planet Earth: Lessons Ignored, Lessons Learned,” an International Year of Planet Earth-themed symposium at the February 2008 AAAS meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts. The 90-minute symposium included the following presentations:
• I-Earth: Introduction to Planet Earth— Rosemary Knight, Stanford University;
• Soil: Sustaining Food, Energy, and Human Health—Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University and
Ian Pepper, Arizona State University (USNC/Soils current and past members, respectively);
• When the Sahara Was Green—Farouk El-Baz, Boston University (USNC/GS chair).
View symposium announcement (17KB PDF)
Support of the International Year of Planet Earth
The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE), which ran from January 2007 to December 2009, aimed to build safer, healthier and wealthier global societies through the effective use of accumulated knowledge by the world’s Earth scientists. The earth sciences USNCs sponsored the IYPE-themed symposium "Planet Earth: Lessons Ignored, Lessons Learned” at the February 2008 AAAS Meeting.
Learn more about IYPE activities in the United States
The U.S. National Committee for IYPE received grant support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for an IYPE partnership with the National Public Radio (NPR) program EarthSky to produce ten 90-second IYPE-themed radio podcasts.  EarthSky is a digital media company advocating science as a vital voice in 21st century decision-making. Discover EarthSky science podcasts for the Web community.
Participation in IUGG General Assemblies
The 24th International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly (GA) was held in Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007; the theme of the 2007 GA was “Earth: Our Changing Planet.” The U.S. Delegation to the Council and GA was led by USNC/IUGG Chair Priscilla Grew. Participation in IUGG's Semi-Autonomous Associations' Scientific Assemblies
The USNC/IUGG strives to increase awareness of IUGG's semi-autonomous associations. On July 4, 2007, the IUGG launched the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) as the 8th IUGG association. The IACS aims to promote research studies related to all aspects of Earth’s cryosphere and solar system. Learn more about the IUGG’s sister associations.
RECENT AND UPCOMING MEETINGS: 
IUGG General Assembly
June 27 - July 8, 2011, Melbourne, Australia
2011 AGU Fall Meeting
December 5-9, 2011, San Francisco, California
Abstract Submission opens: June 8, 2011
Abstract Submission closes: August 4, 2011
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CURRENT MEMBERSHIP - Jeffrey Freymueller, Chair
University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Mary C. Hill, Vice Chair
United States Geological Survey - Brian Atwater, NAS
U.S. Geological Survey at University of Washington - Eric Calais
Purdue University - Rana Fine
University of Miami - Jeanne Hardebeck
U.S. Geological Survey - Andrew Nyblade
Pennsylvania State University - Michael MacCracken
Climate Institute
Biographical Sketches of USNC/GG Members
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U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service - Stephen McNutt
University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Robin Muench
Earth and Space Research - Joyce Penner
University of Michigan - Tad Pfeffer
University of Colorado at Boulder - Terry Plank
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory - Michael E Purucker
National Aeronautics Space Administration
| EX-OFFICIO - President, American Geophysical Union
Michael J. McPhaden, NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory - Executive Director, American Geophysical Union
Christine W. McEntee - NAS Foreign Secretary
Michael Clegg (NAS), University of California, Irvine
NRC STAFF Ester Sztein, Assistant Director, BISO
Lina Stankute-Alexander, Program Associate
| LIAISONS - Treasurer, IAPSO
Fred E. Camfield - Treasurer, IAHS
Charles A. Onstad
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The USNC/IUGG is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. GEO-0701397. Banner Photo Credits: Geologist Kruawun Jankaew in research pit (Brian Atwater); Alaska's Pavlof Volcano (Steve McNutt); Scientists opening a trench across the San Andreas fault (Lisa Grant Ludwig); Arctic overlook (Steve McNutt) To comment on this Web page or report an error, please send feedback to BISO Site Manager.
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