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TI: Scientific Ocean Drilling: A Legacy of ODP Education and Community Engagement by JOI/USSSP
AU: Johnson, A
EM: ajohnson@joiscience.org
AF: Joint Oceanographic Institutions, 1755 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Ste. 700, Washington, DC 20036-2102 United States
AU: * Cortes, M
EM: mcortes@joiscience.org
AF: Joint Oceanographic Institutions, 1755 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Ste. 700, Washington, DC 20036-2102 United States
AU: Farrell, J W
EM: jfarrell@joiscience.org
AF: Joint Oceanographic Institutions, 1755 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Ste. 700, Washington, DC 20036-2102 United States
AB: The U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP) was established in 1986 to support the participation of U.S. scientists in the international Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). Since inception, USSSP has been managed by Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI), through a cooperative agreement with NSF, and guided by the U.S. Science Advisory Committee (USSAC). One of USSSP's primary goals has been to enhance the scientific contribution of ocean drilling and to maintain its vitality through a broad range of education and outreach activities. USSSP's first educational program, the Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship, was established to encourage doctoral candidates to conduct research aboard the ODP drill ship, JOIDES Resolution. Since 1987, 74 fellowships have been awarded and the program has been expanded to include shorebased ODP-related research and Masters degree candidates. USSSP's second major educational activity is the Distinguished Lecturer Series. To date, 70 scientists have spoken about their ODP research at 334 institutions, effectively reaching new and diverse educational communities. In addition, USSSP has developed and distributed two interactive educational CD-ROMs (ODP: Mountains to Monsoons and Gateways to Glaciation) and an educational poster (Blast from the Past). All three items are popular supplements in classrooms from middle school to college because they present accessible scientific content, demonstrate the scientific method, and illustrate the collaborative and international nature of scientific research. USSSP's outreach efforts have included publishing the JOI/USSAC Newsletter since 1988 and ODP's Greatest Hits (abstracts written by U.S. scientists). The latter is broadly used because it communicates exciting scientific results in lay terms. USSSP has sponsored other educational efforts including a workshop to seek recommendations for educational activities to be associated with future scientific ocean drilling. NSF is currently considering the response to their solicitation of proposals to manage a successor program to USSSP, which will support the involvement of U.S. scientists in the new Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. The educational and outreach component of the new USSSP will target students at all levels, building upon improving on the USSSP-ODP achievements.
UR: http://www.joiscience.org/USSSP/
DE: 3099 General or miscellaneous
DE: 4299 General or miscellaneous
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting