Science Research Groups
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Reddy Lab at Loyola University Chicago Apr 22, 2017 BioCircuits Institute at UC San Diego Mar 30, 2017 MIALAB: Medical Image Analysis Lab Feb 22, 2017 |
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NASA Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn & Titan Jan 15, 2017 Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Jan 04, 2017 USGS Astrogeology Science Center Dec 31, 2016 |
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Culham Centre for Fusion Energy Mar 28, 2017 Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics Mar 11, 2017 |
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Data & Society Apr 25, 2017 UC Boulder Information Science Apr 17, 2017 MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society Apr 10, 2017 |
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Banff International Research Station Jan 16, 2017 Mathematical Biosciences Institute Jan 07, 2017 Max Planck Institute for Mathematics Jan 07, 2017 |
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Submitted Sep 28, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Earth Science The Center investigates scientific processes related to societal problems arising in coastal and marine environments, including natural hazards, resources, and environmental change. Increased understanding of these topics will provide the basis for: predicting future coastal erosion, the fate of wetlands and coral reefs, accumulation of sediments, sediment transport and stability, circulation, movement of pollution through aqueous environments, and the locations of economically valuable minerals.
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Submitted Sep 28, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Earth Science Since 1976, the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center (NHRAIC) has served as a national and international clearinghouse of knowledge concerning the social science and policy aspects of disasters. The Center collects and shares research and experience related to preparedness for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters, emphasizing the link between hazard mitigation and sustainability to both producers and users of research and knowledge on extreme events. A basic goal of the Center is to strengthen communication among researchers and the individuals, organizations, and agencies concerned with reducing damages caused by disasters. More than a quarter century of cultivating discourse among these groups has placed NHRAIC center-stage in both the national and global hazards communities.
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Submitted Sep 26, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Reflection Seismology News The 12th International Symposium on "Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents and Their Margins" will be held at Shonan Village Center, Hayama, near Tokyo, Japan. The symposium, partly sponsored by JSPS and IGCP 474, will take place from Sunday September 24, 2006 to Friday September 29, 2006. We invite submission of research papers concerning deep seismic techniques for imaging and constraining the structure, composition and tectonics of the continental lithosphere. The focus of the scientific program will be studies of the Earth's crust and lithosphere using seismic reflection, refraction and teleseismic methods, and integration of these studies with other geophysical techniques and geological data. Because of the strong interest by Japanese earth scientists in disastrous earthquakes which occur in and around the Japanese islands, we add two sessions on "Subduction structures of megathrust zones" and "Seismic investigations for disastrous earthquake areas". Both oral and poster contributions are encouraged.
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Submitted Sep 23, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Reflection Seismology News Ridge 2000 Progress and Planning Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 30 October - 2 November 2005. Please register as soon as possible if you would like to attend this meeting. For more information on the meeting and the registration page: www.ridge2000.org/science/m....php?workshopID=Vancouver5
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Submitted Sep 22, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Earth Science The Mid-American Geospatial Information Center (MAGIC) provides access to NASA remote sensing data. Users include state agencies, federal agencies, regional and local governments, academic institutions, public schools, businesses and the general public. As a catalyst for advanced technology, MAGIC combines products from NASA's remote sensing programs with Texas-based developments in leading-edge information technology, computer visualization techniques and Internet2 data transmission network.
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Submitted Sep 22, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Reflection Seismology News Craig Beasley, President of SEG, announced today that "At this writing, we find our members under the threat of another potentially devastating hurricane. Today as Hurricane Rita approaches the Texas Gulf Coast it already has been measured as the third largest Atlantic storm ever. With many variables it is difficult to predict an outcome. We expect that with the time remaining before the SEG 75th Annual Meeting that Houston will be able to recover and host our convention. We will be in touch with e-mail updates as events unfold."
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Submitted Sep 21, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Reflection Seismology News Academic seismic reflection and refraction data center. Metadata and data from seismic cruises worldwide. The purpose of this project was to organize UTIG seismic reflection data into a modern relational database management system accessible through the Internet. The system is designed principally for academic scientific use. Users include scientists, research staff and students from around the world that have high bandwidth Internet access. The main features include using Excel files to enter and update metadata, which are uploaded into mySQL, a public-domain SQL server, and then PHP scripts query the metadata and directories, creating web pages, displaying images, and providing ftp links.
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Submitted Sep 20, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Reflection Seismology News SYMPOSIUM on 3-D Seismic Reflection Imaging: A new opportunity for Marine Geoscience Research. Agenda, speakers, hotels, proposal, steering committee. September 8-10, 2005. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; Palisades, NY
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Submitted Sep 19, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Reflection Seismology News Larry Clark, Director of the NSF Division of Ocean Sciences, announced today that after 17 years of service Dave Epp is retiring from his position as Program Director of the Marine Geology and Geophysics (MG&G) Program effective September 30th. In a written statment to the Marine Geology and Geophysics research community, Larry Clark said, "Dave has been a very valuable member of the Division of Ocean Sciences who is valued by the community for his expertise and leadership in many areas of MG&G, especially for the RIDGE (and later R2K) Program with which he has been affiliated since its inception. We wish Dave the very best in his retirement."
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Submitted Aug 31, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences GFDL's mission is to be a world leader in the production of timely and reliable knowledge and assessments on natural climate variability and anthropogenic changes and in the development of the required earth system models. GFDL works cooperatively in NOAA to advance its expert assessments of changes in national and global climate through research, improved models, and products.
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Submitted Aug 08, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology The Food Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse is the responsibility of the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), a collaboration between the University of Maryland (UM) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A steering committee, comprised of five members from the JIFSAN and the FDA, oversees the development and operation of the Clearinghouse.
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Submitted Aug 05, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution is dedicated to exploring the world's oceans, integrating the science and technology of the sea with the needs of humankind. Our staff of over 250, includes scientists, engineers, mariners and support personnel. We are involved in research and education in the marine sciences; biological, chemical, and environmental sciences; marine biomedical sciences; marine mammal conservation; aquaculture; and ocean engineering. We have a wide variety of educational programs and products to raise public awareness of the marine environment, illustrating how the health of our planet is inextricably linked to the state of our oceans.
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Submitted Aug 03, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences The West Coast & Polar Regions Undersea Research Center supports highly-rated, peer-reviewed proposals to conduct in situ research in the region offshore California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and the Arctic and Antarctic. NURP Centers specialize in placing U.S. scientists under the sea directly using scuba, manned submersibles, and underwater labs, or remotely using robots and seafloor observatories, to conduct ocean research important to NOAA. The program is a national leader in investigations of coral reefs and beds, deep water reefs, submarine canyons, seamounts, ancient submerged shorelines, water mass boundaries, polar environments and development of advanced undersea technologies.
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Submitted Aug 03, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences NOAA's Undersea Research Program (NURP), within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), is a unique national service that provides undersea scientists with tools and expertise that they need to work in the undersea environment. Undersea research results in a greater understanding of the world's oceans, which make up more than 99% of the living volume of our planet. In spite of their prevalence, the oceans are still a frontier area. The Mid-Ocean Ridge, a mountain range spanning the ocean basins, was recognized only in the 1960s. Vents and seeps surrounded by life that exists without sunlight discovered in the 1980s revolutionized modern scientific theory about the origin and sustenance of life on Earth. NURP-funded scientists are a part of this advance on the frontier. Our research programs cover many undersea environments from the shoreline to the deep sea, capturing nearly all the scientific disciplines. Our recent scientific studies show the significance of gathering information from the ocean, and the delight and dedication associated with ocean research and discovery. Our reward comes from overcoming the obstacles of the sea and helping humans understand and live on the "water planet."
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Submitted Jul 31, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) led the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) contribution to the International Human Genome Project, which had as its primary goal the sequencing of the human genome. This project was successfully completed in April 2003. Now, the NHGRI's mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease. To that end NHGRI supports the development of resources and technology that will accelerate genome research and its application to human health. A critical part of the NHGRI mission continues to be the study of the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genome research. NHGRI also supports the training of investigators and the dissemination of genome information to the public and to health professionals.
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Submitted Jul 31, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Biology Stem cell therapy can be defined as a part of a group of new techniques, or technologies that rely on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy, functioning ones. These new techniques are being applied experimentally to a wide range of human disorders, including many types of cancer, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's Disease and ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease), spinal cord injuries, and diabetes. It is the goal of the Stem Cell Research Foundation (SCRF) to help realize these hopes by supporting innovative basic and clinical research in the emerging and critical area of stem cell therapy. Since 2000, SCRF has awarded more than $1.8 million in research grants. SCRF is currently supporting a total of 6 research grants. A complete list of all research grants is available in PDF format for viewing or printing.
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Submitted Jul 28, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences It's true! We fly airplanes right into the eye of the hurricane, and we invite you along for the ride-in Cyberspace! This is the place to see unique photos inside the hurricanes. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve, is one-of-a-kind: the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes--since 1944. Our ten Lockheed-Martin WC-130 aircraft and crews are part of the 403rd Wing, based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.
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Submitted Jul 28, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Earth Science This web site offers a cyberspace glimpse into the world of Dr. Robert Reisz's vertebrate palaeontology research group at the University of Toronto's Mississauga Campus. Robert and his associates study the fauna of the Late Palaeozoic, a fascinating interval of Earth's history that saw the first flowering of groups that were ultimately ancestral to modern mammals, reptiles and amphibians. This period of evolutionary experimentation appears to have been suddenly terminated at the end of the Palaeozoic, probably by a cataclysmic mass extinction that made way for the earliest dinosaurs and many other new forms.
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Submitted Jul 28, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Physics KamLAND stands for "Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Anti-Neutrino Detector". KamLAND is the largest scintillation detector ever constructed. Apart from measuring reactor anti-neutrinos, the KamLAND experiment has sensitivity to detect electron anti-neutrinos produced by the decay of 238U and 232Th within the Earth (so-called geoneutrinos). Earth composition models suggest that the total radiogenic power due to these decays is 16TW, approximately half of the measured heat dissipation rate from the Earth. KamLAND has searched for these geoneutrinos and, assuming a Th/U mass concentration ratio of 3.9, finds that the 90% C.L. for the total number of detected geoneutrinos is 4.5 to 54.2. This result is consistent with the central value of 19 events predicted by geophysical models. While the present data has limited statistical power, it nevertheless provides an upper limit of 60TW for the radiogenic power of U and Th in the Earth, a quantity that is currently poorly constrained.
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Submitted Jul 24, 2005 to Science Research Groups » Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans is an international network of major oceanographic institutions and their consortia. It has been established to promote and enhance the implementation and integration of global oceanographic activities.
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