AGU Student & Early Career Scientist Conference!

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1 Welcome to the 2016 AGU Student & Early Career Scientist Conference! It all started with enthusiasm and an idea! At the 2013 AGU Fall Meeting, a group of enthusiastic Ph.D. students brainstormed ideas for Fall Meeting events specifically geared toward students and early-career scientists. How could we help our peers to better connect, interact, and learn during Fall Meetings, which can overwhelm anyone, especially student attendees? Our solution is this event, and we will achieve all three of our goals before the actual Fall Meeting even begins! The AGU Student and Early Career Scientist Conference aims to build off the inaugural effort and create a social, scientific, and informal setting to network with our student and early-career peers, who may become Fall Meeting dinner buddies and/or future lifelong research partners. We hope that today s activities, guided by inspiring senior scientists, lecturers, and experts, will engage, excite, and teach us essential skills to be able to connect with fellow students from all over the world. We also hope you re encouraged to propose similar initiatives at your own universities, labs, or institutions or even for the 2017 AGU Fall Meeting. Tell your section or focus group leaders and student representative what your ideas are, so you can turn your enthusiasm and ideas into reality as well! Enjoy and be inspired, On behalf of the 2016 AGU Student and Early Career Scientist Conference organizers Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso Evan Kipnis

2 Student & Early Career Professional Development Track 11 December 2016 San Francisco Marriott Marquis All talks for this track are held in Room Salon 9. 8:15 A.M. 8:45 A.M. Registration outside Room Salon 9 Coffee, badges, and networking 8:45 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Welcome Address Introduction by conveners/agu 9:00 A.M. 9:45 A.M. Icebreaker 9:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M. Being a Responsible Author and Reviewer Presenter Brooks Hanson (American Geophysical Union) This session will present some general guides, resources, and tips on how to be a good and responsible author and reviewer. You will learn how to navigate the publication process and respond to reviews. The presentation will also provide an overview of AGU publishing and highlight future directions in scholarly publishing. 10:30 A.M. 11:00 A.M. Coffee Break and Gallery Walk Grab some refreshments and peruse the series of engaging questions posted on the walls around the conference. Attendees are encouraged to write down their thoughts and engage others in conversation concerning these topics. 11:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. Improving Your Science Through Better Data Management: Tips and Techniques Presenter Shelley Stall (American Geophysical Union) As geoscientists accumulate more and more data and work with larger data sets, data management is more important than ever. This session will discuss the importance of data management and preservation and provide tips and techniques for attendees to take back to their research institutions and share with their colleagues. 12:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. Lunch (provided on site by AGU) 1:30 P.M. 2:30 P.M. Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Earth and Space Sciences Presenters Mary-Anne Holmes (University of Nebraska Lincoln) Erika Spiotta (University of Wisconsin Madison) This session will introduce the problem of sexual harassment in the geosciences and why we are talking about it now. Attendees will discuss scenarios of inappropriate behavior and the best methods for addressing these situations. The session will also discuss what AGU as an organization is doing to combat the problem AGU Student & Early Career Conference

3 2:30 P.M. 3:30 P.M. Up-Goer Five: Explaining Your Research One Ten-Hundredth at a Time Presenter Shane Hanlon (American Geophysical Union) Do you want to make your science more compelling to the public? This interactive session will explore some of the tips and tools on reducing and eliminating jargon, from the sublime to the ridiculous. 3:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Break and Gallery Walk 4:00 P.M. 4:30 P.M. Gallery Walk Discussion The conference organizers will select a few of the Gallery Walk questions and facilitate deeper discussion among small groups of conference attendees. 4:30 P.M. 5:30 P.M. Keynote: The Convergence Presenter David Harwell (American Geophysical Union) The scope of Earth and space science research has changed dramatically over the last few decades. The problems that we can address today are more complex and more comprehensive. The fields of science have also started to converge. As a result, we have the ability and the responsibility to think on a systems level using massive data sets and computational systems that were beyond comprehension just a lifetime ago to solve the problems that plague our planet AGU Student & Early Career Conference 3

4 Student & Early Career Interdisciplinary Science Track 11 December 2016 San Francisco Marriott Marquis After the welcome address, interdisciplinary science track attendees should proceed to Room Salon 8. 8:15 A.M. 8:45 A.M. Registration outside Room Salon 9 Coffee, badges, and networking 8:45 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Welcome Address in Room Salon 9 Introduction by conveners/agu Proceed to Room Salon 8. 9:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M. Icebreaker 9:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M. Data Visualization Presenters Christa A. Kelleher (Syracuse University) Doug McNeall (invited; Met Office Hadley Centre) Hosts Harsh Beria (Université de Lausanne) Sheila Saia (Cornell University) Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso (University of New Mexico) This workshop aims to expose graduate students and early-career scientists to data visualization best practices, as well as the available techniques and resources that can improve effective communication of results to the general public. In this session, we will couple the lectures with interactive and hands-on activities that will encourage attendees to share and explain their figures while getting constructive feedback from peers and the speakers. 10:30 P.M. 11:00 P.M. Coffee Break and Gallery Walk Grab some refreshments and peruse the series of engaging questions posted on the walls around the conference. Attendees are encouraged to write down their thoughts and engage others in conversation concerning these topics. 11:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. Modeling Presenters Brian Arbic (University of Michigan) Nick Engdahl (Washington State University) Hosts Chelsea Morris (Cornell University) Paige Martin (University of Michigan) Classically, the scientific method is envisioned as a feedback loop between theory and observations, but where does modeling fit in? This session will attempt to answer this question and introduce the basic concepts of geophysical modeling. Our two speakers will discuss how they use models in their different disciplines and offer advice on getting started with your own models. Through an audience poll and open discussion, we will explore the role of modeling in current-day research. The session will conclude with some crowd-sourced tips from modelers around the world! AGU Student & Early Career Conference

5 12:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M. Lunch (provided on site by AGU) 1:30P.M. 2:30 P.M. Food-Water-Energy Nexus Expert Panel Presenters Michael Webber (University of Texas at Austin) Paolo D Odorico (University of Virginia) Tara Troy (University of Virginia) Hosts Luis Galindo (University of British Columbia) Allison Goodwell (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Evan Kipnis (University of Utah) Kevin Roche (Northwestern University) Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso (University of New Mexico) We will examine the thoughts and actions related to the food-water-energy nexus. Our panel will comprise academic experts in each of the components of the nexus to provide input on the current state of the art of this emerging field. We would like all the attendees to leave this session feeling excited and empowered to propose strategies and initiatives that can lead to transforming ideas into action. 2:30P.M. 3:30P.M. Food-Water-Energy Nexus Activity and Discussion This workshop will cover tips and tricks on how to lure people into your scientific posters and presentations using fun, engaging, and interactive methods. Communicating science is not only important in order to share your research with scientists from other fields but also to engage and inform the public. The planned activities in this session will be hands-on, useful, and catered to the demographic of attendees. Students and early career scientists will leave this workshop with knowledge of how to put together and present a winning presentation that will leave lasting impressions on listeners. Return to Room Salon 9 for the remainder of the conference. 3:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M. Coffee Break and Gallery Walk 4:00 P.M. 4:30 P.M. Gallery Walk Discussion The conference organizers will select a few of the Gallery Walk questions and facilitate deeper discussion among small groups of conference attendees. 4:30P.M. 5:30 P.M. Keynote: The Convergence Presenter David Harwell (American Geophysical Union) The scope of Earth and space science research has changed dramatically over the last few decades. The problems that we can address today are more complex and more comprehensive. The fields of science have also started to converge. As a result, we have the ability and the responsibility to think on a systems level using massive data sets and computational systems that were beyond comprehension just a lifetime ago to solve the problems that plague our planet AGU Student and Early Career Conference Organizers Harsh Beria, Université de Lausanne Luis Galindo, University of British Columbia Vanessa Garayburu-Carusom, University of New Mexico Allison Goodwell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Erik Hankin, American Geophysical Union David Harwell, American Geophysical Union Evan Kipnis, University of Utah Natasha Krell, College of the Atlantic Paige Martin, University of Michigan Chelsea Morris, Cornell University Kevin Roche, Northwestern University Sheila Saia, Cornell University 2016 AGU Student & Early Career Conference 5