SummerInstitute2014

Summer Institute on Earth-Surface Dynamics, August 12 - 21, 2014

Introduction

NCED (National Center for Earth Surface Dynamics) and CSDMS teach the Summer Institute on Earth-Surface Dynamics, SIESD, designed to engage young scientists in a focused topic in Earth-surface dynamics. The topic of the 2014 Summer Institute will be Complexity and Predictability in Depositional Systems. NCED shares expertise on laboratory experiments and fieldwork and CSDMS brings numerical modeling experiments. This two-week institute invites PhD students and young faculty to participate in integrated modeling.

Summer School 2014 Topic

This year's theme builds on the 2013 SIESD theme, linking surface processes and depositional records, with a new focus on formal, quantitative analysis of complexity and its effect on prediction both of evolution and change in present-day systems and of 3D structure in the subsurface. The key objective of the 2014 SIESD is to develop a working knowledge of analysis tools that can help us navigate the complexity of the surface-process interactions to provide insights into the behavior of depositional systems. In particular, the SIESD will combine classical methods of process analysis and prediction with methods related to emerging ideas in reduce complexity modeling, network analysis, multi-scale analysis, non-locality, pattern formation, and quantification of change. Students will participate in taught class-room sessions, hands-on work with computational tools, and a physical experiement that the course participants will design and run over the duration of the course.

Application is through a competitive process, NCED will select approximately 40 participants.Participants costs (enrollment, accommodations, and on-site meals) are supported by NCED. However, applicants should remember that they are responsible for the cost of transportation to and from Minnesota and for all incidental expenses.

Deadline for Application: June 20th, 2014

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