1. WELCOME MARGINS Education Planning Working Group Geoff Abers Chair, MARGINS Steering Committee Geoff Abers Chair, MARGINS Steering Committee Oct. 28-30, 2009

2. What is MARGINS?  “ to understand the complex interplay of processes that govern continental margin evolution globally ”  Four Initiatives  6 focus sites  Interdisciplinary, amphibious science; active processes  Ten year Science Plan: 2000-2010  now in synthesis mode  Next: Successor planning  “ to understand the complex interplay of processes that govern continental margin evolution globally ”  Four Initiatives  6 focus sites  Interdisciplinary, amphibious science; active processes  Ten year Science Plan: 2000-2010  now in synthesis mode  Next: Successor planning

3. Decadal Review & Successor Planning  2007-9: Meetings & Community input  Nov. 2008: Submit Review Documents  Feb. - Mar. 2009: Review, Response  see www.nsf-margins.org/Review2009  Feb. 15-18 2010: MARGINS Successor Planning Workshop (MSPW)  community plans Successor Program  Spring 2010: draft Science Plan to NSF  NSF decision follows  2007-9: Meetings & Community input  Nov. 2008: Submit Review Documents  Feb. - Mar. 2009: Review, Response  see www.nsf-margins.org/Review2009  Feb. 15-18 2010: MARGINS Successor Planning Workshop (MSPW)  community plans Successor Program  Spring 2010: draft Science Plan to NSF  NSF decision follows

4. Main Decadal Review Recomendations  NSF should authorize Successor  Not just active margins; rotate focus sites  Initiatives in SEIZE, SubFac, and Rift- sediment-fluids (RSF)  Experiments and Modeling are important  Work with major facilities, industry, etc.  Expand & strengthen educational programs  NSF should authorize Successor  Not just active margins; rotate focus sites  Initiatives in SEIZE, SubFac, and Rift- sediment-fluids (RSF)  Experiments and Modeling are important  Work with major facilities, industry, etc.  Expand & strengthen educational programs

5. MSC Perspective on Review  Decadal Review Report provides guidance  Given this perspective, how do we do best science?  Main MARGINS Principles continue ... but restructure Initiatives to target most compelling science for next decade  Leadership should come from a new generation  Decadal Review Report provides guidance  Given this perspective, how do we do best science?  Main MARGINS Principles continue ... but restructure Initiatives to target most compelling science for next decade  Leadership should come from a new generation www.nsf-margins.org/Review2009

6. What are MARGINS principles? (1)  A MARGINS Successor will investigate the coupled geodynamics, Earth surface processes, and climate interactions, that build and modify continental margins over a wide range of timescales (from s to My), with applications to margin evolution & dynamics, construction of stratigraphic architecture, accumulation of economic resources, and associated geologic hazards and environmental management.

7. What are MARGINS principles? (2)  Interdisciplinary, truely integrated research  Shoreline-crossing field studies  Integrate experiment & theory  Successor will broadly focus around: rifts and subduction zones  Interdisciplinary, truely integrated research  Shoreline-crossing field studies  Integrate experiment & theory  Successor will broadly focus around: rifts and subduction zones

8. MARGINS is relevant, teachable science  Most geohazards at continental margins  Great earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, mass- wasting, coastline erosion,...  Resources form at continental margins  Most hydrocarbon storage; metals  Law of the Sea  Large and growing populations  Earth Science where people live  Most geohazards at continental margins  Great earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, mass- wasting, coastline erosion,...  Resources form at continental margins  Most hydrocarbon storage; metals  Law of the Sea  Large and growing populations  Earth Science where people live

9. MSPW: MARGINS Successor Planning Workshop  Feb 15-18 2010, San Antonio  support for 150 participants  Goal: Community defines science, structure of a successor  Pre-meeting Preparation:  mini-WhitePapers (just announced)  “Vision statements” from groups like this  Result is preliminary Science Plan to NSF  April 2010  Feb 15-18 2010, San Antonio  support for 150 participants  Goal: Community defines science, structure of a successor  Pre-meeting Preparation:  mini-WhitePapers (just announced)  “Vision statements” from groups like this  Result is preliminary Science Plan to NSF  April 2010 Application Deadline Nov. 6

10. Main goal at this workshop: Elucidate Education Program Opportunities for a Successor  Continue with Undergraduate/graduate emphasis?  How could those audiences be better served?  Is there a model that makes sense for other targets?  How best to integrate education with basic science?  part of the program, not just add-ons  what are incentives for PI’s?  Endproduct: Vision Statement (3-8 pages) distributed to MSPW participants in advance  Continue with Undergraduate/graduate emphasis?  How could those audiences be better served?  Is there a model that makes sense for other targets?  How best to integrate education with basic science?  part of the program, not just add-ons  what are incentives for PI’s?  Endproduct: Vision Statement (3-8 pages) distributed to MSPW participants in advance

11. The Education Program’s strengths (personal view)  Close linkage between education and the science program: science drives  Undergrad/grad emphasis benefits PI’s  “enlightened self interest”  Efficient aproach to broader impacts  Manageable given size of program/Office  Close linkage between education and the science program: science drives  Undergrad/grad emphasis benefits PI’s  “enlightened self interest”  Efficient aproach to broader impacts  Manageable given size of program/Office

14. Current Education Program www.nsf-margins.org/EPO  Mini-Lesson Program (DUE support)  DLP: Distinguished Lectures @ PUI’s  Student Prize & Forum at AGU  Workshops and Meetings  Post-doc program  Resources  Data Portal www.marine-geo.org/portals/margins/  Speaker presentations from meetings  Research Nuggets, Newsletters,....  Mini-Lesson Program (DUE support)  DLP: Distinguished Lectures @ PUI’s  Student Prize & Forum at AGU  Workshops and Meetings  Post-doc program  Resources  Data Portal www.marine-geo.org/portals/margins/  Speaker presentations from meetings  Research Nuggets, Newsletters,....