<> IODP SCIENCE ADVISORY STRUCTURE
Call for Interest and Nominations to the IODP Science Advisory Structure
Deadline: June 25, 2003
USSAC invites expressions of interest and nominations to serve in
the Science Advisory Structure (SAS) of the new Integrated Ocean Drilling
Program (IODP). At its July 2003 meeting, USSAC will set rotation
schedules for U.S. Science Advisory Structure (SAS) members and appoint
new SAS members where needed. The SAS includes the Science Planning
Committee (SPC), an Operations Committee (OPCOM), two Science Steering
and Evaluation Panels (SSEPs), a Scientific Measurement Panel (SciMP), a
Site Survey Panel (SSP), a Pollution Prevention and Safety Panel (PPSP),
a Technology Advice Panel (TAP), and an Industrial Liaison Panel (ILP).
USSAC will also consider nominations for the U.S. Co-Chair of the SPC.
Committee/Panel mandates and functions can be found at
www.isas-office.jp. U.S. members will
serve staggered three-year terms beginning October 1, 2003, the start of
IODP.
If you are a U.S. scientist and are interested in representing the
U.S. ocean drilling community in the IODP SAS, please send a two-page
CV and a cover letter to: Margo Cortes, JOI/U.S. Science Support Program
at
mcortes@joiscience.org.
Successful nominees should have a demonstrable record of scientific
leadership and a keen interest in ODP/IODP science and related activities.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit
www.iodp.org or contact Warren Prell, USSAC
Chair, at
warren_prell@brown.edu.
<> GEOSCIENCE WIRELESS NETWORK
The LDEO wireless network has been extended to cover the entire
Geoscience building. The lawn area and picnic tables bounded by Geoscience,
New Core and Seismology also has wireless coverage. There are four
802.11b (11Mbit/sec) access points in the halls which provide coverage
for all offices and public spaces.
While the wireless net will provide mobility and flexibility, the
wired office connections are still the primary network connection as they
provide at least nine times more bandwidth than a wireless connection.
As usual, set your networking for a dynamic IP address (DHCP) and
you may use the wireless SSID 'LDEO-wireless' or 'ANY'.
<> LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
It remains true that the vast majority of the undergraduates on Morningside
do not know that our campus exists, and do not realize the great opportunities
provided for education about the earth, by the courses taught by our
faculty and staff. We are discussing ways to correct this sorry
state-of-affairs, and there are many good ideas. One specific notion
is to get on the calendar of official events for new undergraduates (this
fall) with a major one-hour lecture-discussion event followed by a reception.
For this to work, we need some good ideas about how to make it interesting
and exciting for a broad spectrum of undergraduates - maybe it should
not be a single 45-minute presentation, but a set of 3-4 15-minute talks
that are dynamic and exciting and convey both the significance of our research
and the excitement that it engenders. How do we do this? Our
colleagues at the Earth Institute Education office are working with us
on this. Bill Menke with help from Nick Christie Blick and Carol Mountain
have the lead at this end. Your ideas and thoughts are solicited and
will be valued greatly.
Carolyn Sanzone, a Deputy Vice President at UDAR visited our campus
on Wednesday - this was an extremely productive visit - we talked about
development goals, plans for the future and how we will coordinate our
fund raising activities with the soon-to-be-hired Development Director for
the Earth Institute. UDAR has changed in every way over the past few
months. Lamont development Director Tim Harwood and I look forward
to working closely with Carolyn and her colleagues in the coming years as
we bring our development efforts into the 21st century. Finally we
are joining UCAR (University Consortium for Atmospheric Research - the folks
who run NCAR - the National Center for AR in Boulder). But before we
can, we must pass a site visit!! That is scheduled for next Tuesday
- Arnold Gordon is heading this up on behalf of all interested players within
Columbia.
We are making good progress with the Observatory's recruiting campaign.
The process for three of the areas is essentially complete and we believe
we have attracted some absolutely superb people. As soon as the
deals are closed and the appointments are complete I will go public with
names and disciplines but the important point is that it is clear that
over the next year or so we will be adding excellent new talent to our
ranks.
It is budget season right now, George Papa is on vacation, and I
am buried with strategic planning activities within the Earth Institute.
But it is Friday. And I have Wally worried about yellow robots -- always
a good sign.
Have a good weekend,
Mike