MANAGEMENT MODELS FOR FUTURE
SEISMOLOGICAL AND GEODETIC
FACILITIES AND CAPABILITIES
PROCEEDINGS OF A WORKSHOP
Sammantha Magsino, Rapporteur
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
Division on Earth and Life Studies
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON CATALYZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH IN THE EARTH SCIENCES (CORES): WORKSHOP ON MANAGEMENT MODELS FOR FUTURE SEISMOLOGICAL AND GEODETIC FACILITIES
DOUG HOLLETT, Chair, Melroy & Hollett Technology Partners, LLC, Arlington, Virginia
GREG C. BEROZA, Stanford University, California
TIM H. DIXON, University of South Florida, Tampa
HOLLY GIVEN, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
GENE HUBBARD, RiVidium, Inc., Manassas, Virginia
NETTIE LA BELLE-HAMER, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Staff
SAMMANTHA MAGSINO, Study Director
RAYMOND (REMY) CHAPPETTA, Senior Program Assistant
DEBORAH GLICKSON, Senior Program Officer
ERIC EDKIN, Program Coordinator
ELIZABETH EIDE, Senior Board Director
BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES
ISABEL P. MONTAÑEZ, Chair, University of California, Davis
ESTELLA A. ATEKWANA, University of Delaware, Newark
BRENDA B. BOWEN, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City
CHRISTOPHER (SCOTT) CAMERON, Geological Consulting, LLC, Houston, Texas
NELIA W. DUNBAR, New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Socorro
RODNEY C. EWING (NAE), Stanford University, California
CAROL P. HARDEN, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
ROBERT L. KLEINBERG (NAE), Institute for Sustainable Energy, Boston University, Massachusetts
THORNE LAY (NAS), University of California, Santa Cruz
ZELMA MAINE-JACKSON, Washington State Department of Ecology, Richland
MICHAEL MANGA (NAS), University of California, Berkeley
MARTIN W. MCCANN, Stanford University, California
JEFFREY N. RUBIN, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Tigard, Oregon
JAMES A. SLUTZ, National Petroleum Council, Washington, District of Columbia
SHAOWEN WANG, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ELIZABETH J. WILSON, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Staff
ELIZABETH A. EIDE, Senior Board Director
ANNE M. LINN, Scholar
DEBORAH GLICKSON, Senior Program Officer
SAMMANTHA L. MAGSINO, Senior Program Officer
NICHOLAS D. ROGERS, Finance Business Partner
COURTNEY R. DEVANE, Administrative Coordinator
ERIC J. EDKIN, Program Coordinator
RAYMOND (REMY) CHAPPETTA, Senior Program Assistant
Acknowledgments
This Proceedings of a Workshop was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
Jon Alberts, University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
Gregory Beroza, Stanford University
Florian Haslinger, Swiss Seismological Service
Susan Owen, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lory Mitchell Wingate, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the proceedings nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by George Hornberger, Vanderbilt University. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the rapporteur and the National Academies.
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Contents
Interpreting the Statement of Task
Organization of This Proceedings
2 CURRENT, EMERGING, AND FRONTIER CAPABILITIES OF SEISMOLOGICAL AND GEODETIC FACILITIES
Description of the 2015 Community Workshop
Description of Current, Emergent, and Frontier Capabilities
Moderated Questions and Answers
3 MANAGEMENT OF CURRENT DIVISION OF EARTH SCIENCES–SPONSORED SEISMOLOGICAL AND GEODETIC FACILITIES
Management of Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
UNAVCO Management of the Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (GAGE)
Moderated Discussion with IRIS and UNAVCO Management and Boards of Directors
4 OTHER FACILITY MANAGEMENT MODELS
Management of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)
Management of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Management of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)
Moderated Discussion with Facility Managers
Summary of Breakout Group 1 Discussion Themes
Summary of Breakout Group 2 Discussion Themes
7 MANAGEMENT MODELS FOR FUTURE SEISMOLOGICAL AND GEODETIC FACILITIES
Management Structures for Independent Seismological and Geodetic Capabilities
Management Structures for Centralized Seismological and Geodetic Capabilities
8 OBSERVATIONS REGARDING MANAGING FACILITY CAPABILITIES AND POTENTIAL USES FOR THIS PROCEEDINGS
Potential Uses for This Workshop Proceedings
A Workshop Planning Committee Member Biographies