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EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, VOL. 85, NO. 16, doi:10.1029/2004EO160011, 2004

Young Solid Earth Researchers of the World Unite!

Frederik J. Simons

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Thorsten W. Becker

University of California, San Diego, California, USA

James B. Kellogg

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Magali Billen

University of California, Davis, California, USA

Jeanne Hardebeck

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USA

Cin-Ty A. Lee

Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA

Laurent G. J. Montési

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole,, Massachusetts, USA

Wendy Panero

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Shijie Zhong

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Abstract

In early January 2004, one of us attended a workshop on “science priorities and educational opportunities that can be addressed using ocean observatories.” The attendees constituted a broad group—men and women, scientists, engineers, educators, representatives from the private and public sector—but lacked diversity in at least one important aspect: age. A well-known marine geophysicist (with a published record stretching over 30 years) came to me at the ice-breaker party and said (and I paraphrase): “I'm glad you're here: you're young, you might actually see this project flourish before you retire. There're not enough young people here.“ At some point or another, every young scientist may have a similar experience.

Published 20 April 2004.

Index Terms: 9930 Forum; 6605 Public Issues: Education; 8124 Tectonophysics: Earth's interior—composition and state.

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Citation: Simons, F. J., T. W. Becker, J. B. Kellogg, M. Billen, J. Hardebeck, C.-T. A. Lee, L. G. J. Montési, W. Panero, and S. Zhong (2004), Young Solid Earth Researchers of the World Unite!, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(16), doi:10.1029/2004EO160011.

Copyright 2004 by the American Geophysical Union.