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U.S. competitiveness compromised by outdated research facilities
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

American industrial competitiveness is compromised by the effects of outdated university research and educational facilities, by the resulting slowed pace of university research, by a diminished knowledge base, and by an inability to train students in technological disciplines, according to the president of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.Steven Muller testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in support of H.R. 1905, the University Research Facilities Revitatilization Act of 1987. The bill, introduced by Rep. Robert A. Roe (D‐N.J.), would create in the National Science Foundation (NSF) a 10‐year, $250‐million‐per‐year program for the repair, renovation, and replacement of research laboratories in U.S. colleges and universities.
Waterman Award nominations sought
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking nominations of candidates for the Alan T. Waterman Award. This honor, which gives recognition to an outstanding young researcher in any field of science, mathematics, or engineering, was established by Congress in 1975 to mark NSF's 25th anniversary.According to NSF's announcement, candidates for the award must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are 35 years of age or younger (or not more than 5 years beyond receipt of a Ph.D. degree) by December 31, 1987. They should have completed enough scientific or engineering research to have demonstrated, by their own accomplishments, that they have outstanding capability and exceptional promise for significant achievements in the future. In addition, NSF states, the candidates should exhibit quality, innovation, and potential for discovery in their research.
NASA establishes office of exploration
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a new Office of Exploration that will coordinate agency activities that would “expand the human presence beyond Earth,” particularly to the moon and Mars.Sally K. Ride is serving as the office's acting assistant administrator until mid August. Ride, the first U.S. woman in space, has been in charge of a NASA study to determine a possible new major space goal for the United States. Her study group recently identified four major areas for concentrated examination as possible initiatives for a new national space objective:

intensive study of Earth systems for better understanding of how to protect Earth's environment,
a stepped‐up robotic program to explore the planets, moons, and other solar system bodies,
the establishment of a scientific base and a permanent human presence on the moon, and
intensive exploration of Mars by robot, followed by human exploration of the planet.
Louis J. Battan 1923”1986
Authors: Atlas David 
Published: October 2011

Dr. Louis J. Battan died on October 29, 1986, after a short illness. Although he had been a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizon a since 1958 and director of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics there from 1973 to 1982 (and associate director from 1958 to 1973), his activities on the national and international scenes were so varied that he was known in different ways by the numerous communities with which he was involved. However, all who knew him shared his uncommonly good humor, took pride in his friendship, and respected his wisdom and good judgment. Lou is survived by his wife Jeanette, daughter Suzette, and son Paul.Battan was born in New York City on February 9, 1923. He was the second of four sons born to Annibale and Luisa Battan, immigrants to the United States from the village of Vigo in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., in a family environment that encouraged the highest moral standards and a devotion to hard work and self‐reliance, qualities that remained with him throughout his life.
Ocean Sciences Section objectives
Authors: Gordon Arnold L. 
Published: October 2011

Earlier this year, I set up an ad hoc Objectives Committee for the AGU Ocean Sciences Section (OSS). This committee met and discussed two topics of growing concern to U.S. oceanographers: the schedule of AGU/OSS national meetings, and the future of The Oceanography Report (TOR) in Eos.The committee members present for the discussion were the current OSS section officers, President Arnold Gordon, President‐Elect Barbara Hickey, and Secretary Rana Fine; past OSS presidents Chris Mooers and Worth Nowlin, Jr.; TOR Editor David Brooks; American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) President Richard Barber; and invited members Melbourne Briscoe and Constance Sancetta. Past OSS presidents Joe Reid and James O'Brien were unable to attend the meeting. AGU headquarters (Washington, D.C.) was represented at the meeting by William Sackett, who was the 1986–1987 Richard Montgomery Field Fellow.
Chapman Conference on Ionospheric Plasma in the Magnetosphere
Authors: Gallagher D. L. , Burch J. L. , Klumpar D. M. , Moore T. E. , Waite J. H. 
Published: October 2011

An AGU Chapman Conference dedicated to discussion of the role of ionospheric plasma in the magnetosphere was held in Yosemite, Calif., during February 3–6, 1986. Conference sponsors were the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Office of Space Science and Applications, and the American Geophysical Union.The conference was structured around three major topics: the sources of ionospheric plasma in the magnetosphere, the mechanisms for ionospheric outflow into the magnetosphere, and the consequences of ionospheric plasma in the magnetosphere. Experimental data was presented to illustrate the outflow of ionospheric ions from the dayside cusp/cleft region and from regions of electron precipitation, as well as ion outflows associated with Birkeland currents and inverted V events. The interaction between these ionospheric ions and magnetospheric particles and fields was explored, with special attention to the generation of waves and to the subsequent nonlinear interaction of the waves back on the plasma. Topics of interest included the generation of broadband electrostatic noise and the heating of light ion populations near the magnetic equator. Special emphasis was placed on the mechanisms of transverse ion energization responsible for the formation of ion conies, particularly the heating that is associated with ion cyclotron waves, lower hybrid waves, and electrostatic shocks.
Best Student Papers for 1987 Spring Meeting
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

As they did at previous national meetings, several AGU sections selected Best Student Papers at the 1987 Spring Meeting in Baltimore, Md., during May 1987 as a means of encouraging student participation.Pal Wessel was selected by the Geodesy Section to receive their Best Student Paper Award for his paper entitled “Global Gravity Crossover Corrections: Implications and Applications,” which was coauthored by A. B. Watts (Lamont‐Doherty Geological Observatory (LDGO), Palisades, N.Y.). Wessel received his B.Sc. (1982) and M.S. (1984) from the University of Oslo, Norway, in applied geophysics, while working on inversion of gravity anomalies over a continental rift (Oslo Graben). He is currently a Ph.D. candidate at LDGO. Wessel's research in gravity includes statistical analysis of shipboard gravity data, gridding algorithms, and computation of gravimetric geoids. He is also working on flexre of young oceanic lithosphere caused by thermal stresses.
AGU Forum to meet in San Francisco
Authors: Anderson Don 
Published: October 2011

In conjunction with the AGU Fall Meeting, there will be a meeting of the AGU Forum: Members are the AGU Executive Council, the Past President, and the Presidents and Presidents‐Elect of all of the sections. At the Forum meeting, opportunities and priorities for scientific activities that will advance geophysics and contribute to our understanding of Earth and the Solar System will be discussed. The results will be published in Eos. Subsequent AGU efforts to make sure these important scientific activities take place will be based on the results of the Forum meeting.The results of this Forum activity could affect much of geophysics. Your views and opinions are important, and I encourage you to make them known before the 1987 Fall Meeting. To facilitate this process, we will publish them as letters to the editor in the Forum section o f Eos. The scientific importance of increasing the ties between individual disciplines of geophysics makes such a broad exposure of the issues particularly appropriate. You can, of course, also communicate your views directly to members of the Forum.
Applications available for NSF, NATO Fellowships
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

About 810 fellowships will be awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) next spring, including 685 NSF Graduate Fellowships, 75 NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships, and about 50 NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships. Competition for the fellowships is open to citizens and nationals of the United States; applications are now available.NSF Graduate Fellowships are awarded for study leading to a master's or doctoral degree at any nonprofit U.S. or foreign institution of higher education offering advanced degrees in science or engineering. New Fellows will receive a stipend of $12,300 for 12 months of tenure, and a cost‐of‐education allowance of up to $6000 per year, in lieu of tuition and fee charges, will be provided to the institution chosen by the Fellow.
NOZE 3 proposals wanted
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Division of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced a special proposal selection process for research projects related to the annual decrease in stratospheric ozone over Anarctica in the austral spring.The NSF division has, along with other agencies, supported the first and second National Ozone Expeditions (NOZE 1 and 2) during August–October 1986 and 1987. NOZE 3 is expected to be flown to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in August 1988. Palmer Station is also accessible during the austral winter. The deadline for proposals for logistical support and research to be conducted during NOZE 3 is January 15, 1988. Proposal kits may be ordered by calling NSF's Division of Polar Programs at 202‐357‐7817.
U.S. Seismology Network announced
Authors: Simpson David W. 
Published: October 2011

The recording of earthquakes in the United States will take on a new dimension over the next decade with the announced development of a National Seismic Network by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While a new National Seismic Network will significantly improve the U.S. ability to monitor earthquakes at the national and global scale, its capabilities will complement and enhance, rather than replace, most existing networks for detailed monitoring of regional and local seismicity.As described by USGS in a report released in June 1987, the National Seismic Network will be aimed primarily at providing uniform coverage of felt earthquakes in the United States and significant events worldwide. The network will allow the National Earthquake Information Service (NEIS) to improve significantly its ability to provide immediate and accurate locations of earthquakes for emergency response and public information. Installation of the network will start in 1988 in the eastern half of the country, with support from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Remote instruction in groundwater hydrology
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) is preparing for the seventh cycle of the Interactive Remote Instructional System (IRIS) Groundwater Hydrology Program. The IRIS Program consists of two comprehensive hydrogeology courses that are offered simultaneously, with sessions beginning in mid‐January and mid‐July.Each course lasts 22 weeks. Course 1 covers the principles of hydrogeology, groundwater flow behavior, hydrogeochemistry and groundwater exploration, and measurement techniques. Course 2 takes the technical aspects of hydrogeology and applies them to situations commonly found in the field and industry. The IRIS P r o g r am evolved to meet the needs of participants by developing a curriculum which reflects current trends in groundwater investigations and enabling the participant to continue in their present job.
History of hydrology: Developments in hydrometeorology
Authors: Clark Robert A. 
Published: October 2011

This 1986 AGU Fall Meeting session included six papers. The first three related to bridging the gap between hydrology and hydrometeorology, and the last three related to the concepts of probable maximum precipitation (PMP) and precipitation frequency estimates. The session was well attended and created considerable discussion concerning some historical aspects related to hydrometeorological development.The paper by V. Yevjevich (George Washington University, Washington, D.C.) discussed historical progress in three areas: understanding and description of geophysical processes, precipitation‐to‐runoff transfer processes, and understanding of modeling of space/time runoff processes. He cited examples taken from African studies that related to these areas. D. Dawdy (hydrologic consultant, San Francisco, Calif.), presented an overview of rainfall runoff modeling that began with the 1960 development of the Stanford Watershed Model by R. K. Linsley (then at Stanford). His discussion was of considerable interest, since he outlined developments in that field over the past 25–30 years, including some developments in which he was an active participant. D. A. Woolhiser (Agricultural Research Service, Tucson, Ariz.), presented an excellent summary of the history of watershed hydrology research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Many experimental watersheds were developed by ARS after its creation in 1954. Excellent sets of hydrometeorological data are available for many of these watersheds.
Advanced sensors fly on Landsat 6
Authors: Maggs William Ward 
Published: October 2011

New systems to sense ocean color and temperature and to acquire data in thermal infrared wavelengths will form part of a 6000‐pound (∼2700‐kg) payload on Landsat 6, due to be launched in early 1991. The new remote sensing satellite will carry the Sea Wide Field Sensor (Sea‐WiFS) and a thermal infrared (TIR) capability, in addition to the Enhanced Thematic Mapper now used on Landsats 4 and 5.The color and temperature data from Sea‐WiFS will provide information on currents, weather, and the global distribution of phytoplankton and fish that feed on them. TIR applications include measurement and evaluation of vegetation patterns, groundwater resources, snow cover, and crop yield.
[Reply to “Space Station?” by L. H. Meredith] Yes
Authors: Banks Peter M. 
Published: October 2011

In Eos, September 29, p. 770, Editor in Chief A. F. Spilhaus Jr., invited readers to respond to the Forum piece Space Station? by L. H. Meredith. Meredith observed that most space station discussion has been about its design and cost, arguing that objectives and use also merit discussion. He asserted “that the only basis on which the Space Station can be justified is that of reasserting U.S. pre‐eminence in space by creating a permanent manned presence and of providing a required step toward the manned exploration of the Solar System.” Letters in this Forum are replies to Meredith's opinions.After 3 years of service on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Advisory Committee devoted to studying the U.S./International space Station in the context of scientific uses, I have come to the following conclusions that may be of interest to the geophysics research community.
[Reply to “Space Station?” by L.H. Meredith] On the future of the United States in space
Authors: Van Allen James A. 
Published: October 2011

It is no news that the space programs of the United States, both civil and military, have been acutely disabled since the Challenger accident in January 1986. Billions of dollars' worth of high‐priority commercial, scientific, and military spacecraft are backing up in the launching queue, but within the civil sector, no effective effort has yet been made to remedy this disgraceful situation. In fact, the present inflexible policy runs in the opposite direction — that is, to worsen the situation.The likelihood of such a national disability was foreseen in testimony before a subcommittee of the Senate appropriations committee on June 29, 1971, by then—Senator Walter Mondale, Thomas Gold, Brian O'Leary, and myself. At that time, advocates of the development of a fleet of manned space shuttles promised the Congress that each of the proposed shuttles would deliver 50,000 pounds of payload into low Earth orbit at a launching cost of $100 per pound; that each shuttle would have a useful lifetime of 100 missions; that by the early 1980s the United States would be conducting 50 shuttle flights per year (i.e., about one per week) for civil purposes alone; and that all expendable launch vehicles would thereby be rendered obsolete.
Publication Committee highlights
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Publications Committee met at AGU headquarters on November 17, 1987. Seven members of the committee, one invited guest, and several staff members participated in a lively full‐day meeting.The committee is responsible for the oversight of all Union publications, for developing policies to guide this area of Union activities, and for advising Council on matters related to the program. The journals, books, translations, and electronic information services are under the committee's purview.
Mineral Information Office opens
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines opened their Mineral Information Office June 21 in Washington, D.C. The new office joins the Survey's recently renovated Earth Science Information Center in the Department of Interior building.The Mineral Information Office offers computer and video disc access to the geologic, geophysical, hydrologic, and cartographic information of both agencies, including the 127,000 items in the Survey's library and current statistics compiled by the Bureau of Mines on worldwide mineral production and use of more than 100 commodities. The staff has mineral experts to help customers.
Defense to Double Fellowship Grants
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Department of Defense will award in April 1989 about 150 new 3‐year graduate fellowships, in addition to the 140 grants already scheduled under the $10 million National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program. DOD started the program from concern that a declining number of U.S. citizens are pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering fields important to national defense, according to the news release announcing the awards.Fellowships go to students working toward doctoral degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, biological sciences, chemical engineering, chemistry, cognitive, neural and behavioral sciences, computer sciences, electrical engineering, geosciences, manufacturing sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, mechanical engineering, naval architecture and ocean engineering, oceanography, physics, and toxicology.
New award for young scientist
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Geological Society of America is soliciting nominations for its new Young Scientist Award, the gold Donath Medal. An endow merit established by Fred A. Donath and his wife makes possible the medal and a cash prize, $10,000 this year, to a scientist who is 35 or younger. In addition, the winner will be given a complimentary life membership in GSA and complimentary lifetime affiliation in the GSA divisions of the medalist's choice.The first award will be given at the 1989 GSA annual meeting in November in St. Louis. The award will be made on the basis of outstanding achievement in contributing to geologic knowledge through original research that marks a major advance in the Earth sciences.
Space physics program
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration solicits proposals for Fiscal Year 1990 for the support of basic research in the general area of space physics, including cosmic and heliospheric physics, solar physics, magnetospheric physics, and ionospheric physics.The Space Physics Division of NASA supports investigations of the origin, evolution, and interactions of particles and electromagnetic fields in space plasmas. Focus of their studies is on interactions between solar wind and solar system bodies, including studies of the ionosphere and magnetospheres of the Earth, other planets, comets, primordial bodies, and of magnetosphere‐ionosphere‐atmosphere interactions; on the Sun as a star and source of solar system energy, plasma, and energetic particles; and on the origin, acceleration, and transport of solar and galactic cosmic rays.
ONR supports “educators”
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The Office of Naval Research announced a new program that supports ocean scientists (“Educators”) who have a distinguished record of educating high‐quality doctoral or postdoctoral students and who will be able to draw postdoctoral scientists from other disciplines into the ocean sciences.To be eligible, Educators must be U.S. citizens. U.S. institutions that offer doctoral degrees in the ocean sciences, plan to attract and train postdoctoral students from other disciplines, and have a commitment to ocean science education at the postdoctoral level are encouraged to participate. As many as five awards will be made by grants to institutions for a period of 3 years at $75,000 per year (at least $65,000 is intended for direct support of Fellows).
Los Alamos offers Fellowships
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is calling for applications for postdoctoral appointments and research fellowships. The positions are available in geoscience as well as other scientific disciplines.The laboratory, which is operated by the University of California for the Department of Energy, awards J. Robert Oppenheimer Research Fellowships to scientists that either have or will soon complete doctoral degrees. The appointments are for two years, are renewable for a third year, and carry a stipend of $51,865 per year. Potential applicants should send a resume or employment application and a statement of research goals to Carol M. Rich, Div. 89, Human Resources Development Division, MS P290, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 by mid‐November.
Professorships for women
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

Three geophysicists have been named National Science Foundation Visiting Professors. They are among 27 scientists and engineers selected by NSF for the 1989–1990 Visiting Professorships for Women program.VPW participants do advanced research and teach at host institutions. They also guide and encourage women interested in research careers. VPW activities at the host institution, such as special seminars or publications, increase awareness of students and faculty of the contributions of women scientists and engineers to the nation's scientific effort and demonstrate to students, especially women, opportunities for careers in science and engineering.
Computers for GIS
Authors: Anonymous  
Published: October 2011

The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) announced October 30 a joint project with International Business Machines Corp. to work on the next generation of geographic information systems (GIS).Under the 3‐year contract, IBM's University and College Systems organization will supply $23 million in computer equipment. The center will evaluate the IBM hardware and software and make available to IBM hardware, software, curriculums and other materials developed using the computers.