NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute for FY 2012 in New Zealand

Stumpner Paul R, Sacramento CA

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Abstract

This action funds Paul Stumpner of University California, Davis to conduct a research project, entitled "Determining Proxies for Environmental Variability stored in an Alpine Lake Sediment Core," during the summer of 2012 at GNS Science in Wellington, New Zealand. The host scientists are Dr. Richard Levy and Dr. Marcus Vandergoes. The Intellectual Merit of the research project is a contribution to paleoclimatology and better undertanding of sediment transport, by determining environmental proxies for sediment records stored in an alpine lake. Varve counting technique for resolving sub-annual variability is dependent on determining relationships between the hydrologic forcing mechanism and the sediment deposit. This research helps determine those relationships. The Broader Impacts of an EAPSI fellowship include providing the Fellow a first-hand research experience outside the U.S.; an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and an orientation to the society, culture and language. These activities meet the NSF goal to educate for international collaborations early in the career of its scientists, engineers, and educators, thus ensuring a globally aware U.S. scientific workforce.