DESCRIPTION
The Committee on Solid Earth Geophysics (COSEG) serves as a focal point for community discussion and community-agency interaction on issues related to the structure, dynamics, and evolution of the Earth. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking suggestions for up to 3 volunteer experts to be considered for membership on the committee as well as collecting information on potential future membership and meeting participants. Self-nominations are welcome and U.S. citizenship, U.S. residence, or Academy membership are not required.
COMMITTEE MEMBER DUTIES
COSEG members are expected to help organize regular public meetings that discuss and showcase emerging questions in geophysics, highlight recent advances, and explore topics of societal relevance. Members may also engage in additional activities such as writing issue papers, meeting with agency representatives, and developing projects. Members serve 3-year terms and may be asked to serve a second term.
In addition to disciplinary topics, COSEG meetings often engage in transdisciplinary discussion. Some examples include:
- Geophysical instrumentation, observing networks, facilities, and field operations
- Data systems, open science, geoinformatics, and cyberinfrastructure
- Education, workforce development, public communication, and community engagement
- Energy, mineral, water, geothermal, carbon storage, and other subsurface resources
- National security, nuclear monitoring, explosion/source monitoring, and treaty verification
- Hazards, risk, resilience, infrastructure, land use, and public policy applications
REQUESTED INFORMATION
At the end of this form, there is an opportunity to articulate why this nominee should be considered for COSEG service. Submitters are encouraged to provide any information that may help National Academies staff evaluate the nomination. Examples could include:
- The nominee's relevant experience and additional areas of expertise
- How their perspective would benefit the committee
- Issues, opportunities, or perspectives the nominee could help the committee address
- Examples of contributions beyond a technical specialty
- Examples of advisory service, community leadership, agency engagement, interdisciplinary or intersectoral experience
INQUIRIES
Please feel free to contact Jonathan Tucker (jtucker@nas.edu) with any questions about the committee or this call for nominations.