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The National Academies is seeking experts for a study that will develop a vision for the National Science Foundation for using an interdisciplinary, systems approach to studying the Earth. The study will identify facilities, infrastructure, coordinating mechanisms, computing, and workforce development needed to support that goal. Nominations for committee members who have cross-disciplinary expertise related to the study are invited. Expertise is needed in the fields of behavioral, social, and economic sciences; atmospheric science; climate science; biology and ecology; oceanography; hydrology; geology and geophysics; cryosphere; computer and data science; education and workforce development; engineering; and complex systems, biogeochemistry, and critical zones. Nominations can be submitted until May 13, 2020 at https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5558837/Advancing-a-Systems-Approach-to-Studying-the-Earth-A-Strategy-for-the-National-Science-Foundation?utm_source=Division+on+Earth+and+Life+Studies&utm_campaign=964ce59a9b The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is seeking experts to serve on the committee to guide the Ocean Studies Board to provide an update of the 2003 report: Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects. The Oil in the Sea IV study aims to identify, categorize, and quantify sources of hydrocarbons with an emphasis on North American waters and assess the state of the science on the fate and effects of fossil fuel hydrocarbons in t...
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