{"id":9987,"date":"2016-11-08T18:54:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T18:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkenergybiosphere.org\/?page_id=9987"},"modified":"2021-01-06T11:16:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T19:16:45","slug":"workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.darkenergybiosphere.org\/research-activities\/research-support\/workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Workshop Support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is a rolling call.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

DOC version of the C-DEBI Workshop Proposal Call<\/a><\/p>\n

The NSF Science and Technology Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI) invites proposals for $15,000 on average (and up to $20,000) in direct funds for community workshops<\/strong> that will help to advance C-DEBI’s central research agenda: to investigate the subseafloor biosphere deep in marine sediment and oceanic crust, and to conduct multi-disciplinary studies to develop an integrated understanding of subseafloor microbial life at the molecular, cellular, and ecosystem scales. C-DEBI’s research agenda balances exploration-based discovery, hypothesis testing, data integration and synthesis, and systems-based modeling. C-DEBI welcomes proposals from applicants who would enhance diversity in C-DEBI and STEM fields.<\/strong><\/p>\n

C-DEBI Research Themes<\/h2>\n

Workshop proposals should clearly describe the workshop’s objectives and their explicit relation to primary C-DEBI goals and the three central research themes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Fluxes, Connectivity, and Energy <\/em>centers on subseafloor environmental conditions and processes<\/li>\n
  2. Activities, Communities, and Ecosystems <\/em>emphasizes resident microbial communities<\/li>\n
  3. Metabolism, Survival, and Adaptation <\/em>concentrates on the actions and traits of individual microbe species<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Although proposals are not limited to these areas, successful proposals will clearly state how they will advance knowledge within these themes. C-DEBI also seeks to integrate across these themes and encourages knowledge transfer and collaboration between laboratories and institutions, and projects that emphasize synthesis of results from multiple settings or using a variety of tools.<\/p>\n

    Proposal Parameters<\/h2>\n

    Workshop proposals should focus on expected workshop deliverables and clearly articulate how the workshop will help move C-DEBI forward. The workshop\u2019s target community should also be described, as should the proposed method of participant recruitment, and the anticipated number of workshop participants (typically 12-20). Early career scientists are encouraged to lead as well as be significant participants in each workshop.<\/p>\n

    Workshop proposals should include:<\/p>\n