From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Wed Mar 7 10:23:04 2018 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 10:23:04 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG Webinar: ** TOMORROW ** 8 March @2P - Where have all my dimensions gone? Eric Mittelstaedt Message-ID: <94A3125C-47C6-4058-9C01-189C251AB60C@ucdavis.edu> THURSDAY, MARCH 8 @2PM PT Where have all the dimensions gone? Hands on methods for introducing students to non-dimensional numbers in laboratory and numerical modeling Eric Mittelstaedt, University of Idaho Experienced modelers are familiar with how non-dimensionalizing mathematical systems can help improve numerical stability, reduce the number of free variables needed to explain a physical system, capture the essential driving processes of a problem of interest, and scale laboratory experiments to the Earth. However, when first introduced to non-dimensional numbers, students often have difficulty understanding how the mantle can have a depth of 1, or how numbers such as the Nusselt number or the Rayleigh number are derived. In this webinar, I will discuss a hands-on, in-class experiment involving a simple oscillator (mass on a spring) that I have used to introduce students to non-dimensionalizing equations, deriving non-dimensional numbers, and scaling experimental results. The mass-spring system is familiar to many students from their introductory physics classes and the mathematical system is simpler than many problems of interest in geodynamics. The combination of familiarity, basic mathematics, and a hands-on experiment facilitate student comprehension and future application of non-dimensional numbers. These methods are aimed at an introductory graduate course or senior level undergraduate course on modeling. 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We encourage you to share your expertise with a wider audience on topics such as software, outreach, modeling, computation etc. that are applicable across domains. https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/session-proposals/tutorial-proposals/ The new Tutorial Talks provide an expert review and synthesis of multiple results from a number of researchers, so that the audience can gain a current understanding of the topic. Proposals for Tutorial Talks are being accepted for the first time in 2018. The deadline for proposals is 18 April 2018, 11:59 PM ET and are submitted via the same system as session proposals. These talks should be designed to have a broad appeal to participants seeking an overview of a given topic, and are not primarily a presentation of the proposer’s own work. View the Tutorial Talks presented at the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting as a reference. Accepted talks will be grouped into dedicated 30-minute concurrent sessions by the Program Committee, and consist of a 25-minute presentation with time for questions and for changeover of each tutorial program. There will be no submission fee charged for Tutorial Talks. Acceptance notifications for talks will be distributed in early June 2018. Accepted tutorial speakers will also be allowed to submit an abstract for topical sessions if they choose. Tutorial Talks must include an informative title (20–180 characters) and brief description of the session topic (limit 200 words). The proposal must be submitted by a presenter of the tutorial. Up to one (1) co-presenter may be entered at the time of submission. Best, -Lorraine ***************************** Lorraine Hwang, Ph.D. Associate Director, CIG 530.752.3656 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Thu Mar 15 11:10:23 2018 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:10:23 -0700 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CGU-CIG Abstracts Deadline - 1 1/2 days remaining Message-ID: ****** DEADLINE March 16, 2018 at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME **** Don’t forget - tomorrow midnight ET is your deadline to submit your abstracts for the joint CIG CGU meeting in Niagara Falls Canada June 10-14. Submit Abstracts: https://meeting2018.cgu-ugc.ca/program/ Join CGU as an Associate Member for the best rates and select CGU as your affiliation when submitting an abstract: http://cgu-ugc.ca/aboutcgu/membership/join-cgu/ Travel support is available through CIG. Deadline for full consideration is March 31: https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/calendar/2018-cgu-cig/?eID=1338 Best, -Lorraine ***************************** Lorraine Hwang, Ph.D. Associate Director, CIG 530.752.3656 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Fri Mar 16 10:27:41 2018 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:27:41 -0700 Subject: [CIG-ALL] StagLab 3.0 Joins CIG Zenodo community Message-ID: ***** Congratulations to StagLab 3.0 for minting its first DOI through Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/ ) ***** Authored by Fabio Crameri (University of Oslo), StagLab (www.fabiocrameri.ch/software ) is a software package that incorporates an extensive suite of fully-automated Geodynamic diagnostics and, crucially, applies state-of-the-art, scientific visualisation to produce publication-ready figures and movies, all in a blink of an eye, all fully reproducible. Indeed, StagLab is the first fully scientific visualisation software as it uses only perceptually uniform colour maps (from www.fabiocrameri.ch/visualisation ) to prevent significant visual errors that would otherwise distort the underlying data and mislead the reader. StagLab, a simple, flexible, efficient and reliable tool, is written in MatLab and adjustable for use with Geodynamic mantle-convection codes. StagLab can be found as part of the Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics zenodo community: https://zenodo.org/communities/geodynamics/?page=1&size=20 Looking for a repository for your software or data? zenodo is an OpenAIRE project sponsored by the EC. They are a free repository which accepts all types of research artifacts with a record size limit of 50gb. zenodo supports git integration which will create a new zenodo entry with your git release. See CIG’s best practices to get started: https://github.com/geodynamics/best_practices/blob/master/ZenodoBestPractices.md . CIG also maintains a zenodo community. This community is intended for use for codes in the CIG repository, their associated research products and other domain relevant research products from the geodynamics community. Just choose the “Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics” community when creating a zenodo entry and increase the discoverability of your research. Remember, whether you are using zenodo for a repository or not, obtain a unique identifier such as a DOI. DOIs promote citation, are machine readable, persistent, resolvable and widely recognized. DOI’s for CIG codes can be found on their respective software landing pages. Full citation information for your publications can be found on our website: Software > Citation Best, -Lorraine ***************************** Lorraine Hwang, Ph.D. Associate Director, CIG 530.752.3656 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aj.schaeffer at gmail.com Sun Mar 25 16:43:16 2018 From: aj.schaeffer at gmail.com (Andrew Schaeffer) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 17:43:16 -0600 Subject: [CIG-ALL] Tectonophysics Session Proposals for the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Please consider submitting a Session Proposal to Tectonophysics for the 2018 AGU Fall Meeting [https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/], which will be held this year in Washington, DC, from December 10-14. Apologies for the inevitable cross-posting. The deadline for submitting Session Proposals is 18th April @ 23:59 EDT (~4 weeks away). The scientific program is community driven, and your participation is what makes such a broad and comprehensive range of session topics possible. More information for submitting sessions can be found here: Session Submission Guidelines: * To submit a Session Proposal to Tectonophysics, go to the page https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/preliminaryview.cgi/programs.html [https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/preliminaryview.cgi/programs.html], select the Tectonophysics link, and then “Submit a Session”. * Please note that in addition to the standard Oral and Poster Sessions, there are a range of new session formats [https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/session-proposals/alternate-session-formats/] to consider this year, including: * Panel Discussions, * Short Talks, * eLightning Digital Poster Sessions, * poster-only sessions, * and Tutorial Talks [https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/session-proposals/tutorial-proposals/?utm_medium=email]. * Please note a new Section and Focus Group for the 2018 Fall Meeting, GeoHealth [https://fromtheprow.agu.org/exciting-section-focus-group-news-american-geophysical-union-announces-new-engagement-pilots-simplified-naming-structure-new-geohealth-section/], which can be considered for trans-disciplinary subjects illuminating how conditions on our changing planet affect public and ecological health issues. * A list of currently proposed sessions can be viewed here  https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/preliminaryview.cgi/Program1790 [https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/preliminaryview.cgi/Program1790] and additional information about session formats and submission guidelines can be found here https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/session-proposals/ [https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/session-proposals/] Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. 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We will then turn to the evolution of carbon reservoirs in the first billion years of Earth history, and explore early deep life, the population of terrestrial niches, the challenges that were overcome, and the feedbacks and interactions between the geosphere and the biosphere. The final phase of the conference will address the carbon cycle and how it has evolved through time. A goal of the conference is to engage a diverse and interdisciplinary group of Earth scientists, planetary scientists, and geobiologists. Attendees will include a mix of leading junior and senior scientists. The conference will provide opportunities for junior scientists to present their work in poster format and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. In addition to programmed discussion sessions, Gordon Conferences provide a collegial, open atmosphere, and opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons, evenings and during meals. They are ideal for scientists from different disciplines to initiate cross-disciplinary collaborations in the various research areas represented. We anticipate that there will be some funds to assist with travel and registration fees for select students. The link for the conference is: https://www.grc.org/deep-carbon-science-conference/2018/ Attendance is limited, so early registrations are encouraged. Hope to see you at the conference, Craig Manning, Isabelle Daniel, Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Ed Young -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Tue Mar 27 09:29:36 2018 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:29:36 -0700 Subject: [CIG-ALL] 2018 CGU CIG Joint Meeting: Mantle Convection and Lithosphere Workshop. June 10-14, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Message-ID: <35C8E3F5-E4C1-4D5E-8B62-8D7D8265FB81@ucdavis.edu> Registration for the 2018 Joint Meeting is now available online and can be accessed here: https://meeting2018.cgu-ugc.ca/registration/ Note that "early bird" fees apply through April 27. We encourage you to book your housing via the links on the meeting website (https://meeting2018.cgu-ugc.ca/accommodation/ ) early so as not to be disappointed about later availability. Our discounted hotel options are open to attendees through May 10. Travel information regarding flight options and transport from airports to the conference will be posted on the meeting website shortly. We look forward to seeing you in Niagara Falls in June. Sincerely, The 2018 Joint Meeting Local Organizing and Scientific Programming Committees -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Tue Mar 27 09:26:42 2018 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:26:42 -0700 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG Event Deadlines and Updates; PyLith & ASPECT Hacks, CGU Abstracts Message-ID: <9CE4CFA5-CA09-41AA-9044-A8155E68E9D8@ucdavis.edu> HI Application for travel support and registration for CIG sponsored events CLOSES this Saturday March 31. Please note the following updates: ASPECT and PyLith Hackthons The location of this event has been MOVED. In addition, the dates of the ASPECT Hackathon will be adjusted. We anticipate starting a day earlier and hence, ending earlier. We will update all applicants on the new West Coast location and dates when they are confirmed. The event website will be updated as more information becomes available. ASPECT Hackathon > PyLith Hackathon > Joint CGU & CIG Meeting, Niagara Falls, Ontario Please see separate email on registration and housing for this event. To be fully considered for travel support, apply before the March 31 deadline. Early bird registration fees apply through April 27 2018 CGU CIG Joint Meeting > Best, -Lorraine ***************************** Lorraine Hwang, Ph.D. Associate Director, CIG 530.752.3656 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: