PA14A:
Independent Science and the Role of Private Sector Funding in the Geosciences II

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Session ID#: 14757

Session Description:
Several high-profile instances in recent years have brought to the forefront conversations about geoscience funding sources, conflicts of interest, and disclosure. As public funding sources become increasingly competitive, scientists and scientific societies increasingly look to private sector funding options. Under such conditions, what safeguards are needed to uphold the independence of our science, including peer review, conflict-of-interest disclosure, and public access to data? What will this mean for the direction of geoscience research? A re-examination of what constitutes independent science is needed in order to meet the challenges of current funding needs and political realities.  This conversation will open a dialogue on considerations and challenges associated with the future of communication and funding of the geoscience research enterprise.
Primary Convener:  Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Conveners:  James J McCarthy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States and Catherine Gautier, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Chairs:  Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States and James J McCarthy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Index Terms:

6319 Institutions [POLICY SCIENCES]
6324 Legislation and regulations [POLICY SCIENCES]
6610 Funding [PUBLIC ISSUES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Valuing and Maintaining Independent Research with Private Sector Funding (164835)
Ronald G Prinn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy, Cambridge, United States
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative: A Funding Model for Science, Engineering, and Technology (164499)
Rita R Colwell, University of Maryland College Park, Institute of Advanced Computer Studies, College Park, United States
Private Sector Funding of Geoscience Societies: Can We Define Acceptability? (141718)
John W Geissman, University of Texas at Dallas, Department of Geosciences, Richardson, TX, United States
AGU, Science and Engagement with the Energy Industry (193643)
Margaret Leinen, UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States and Eric A Davidson, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD, United States
Understaning the "funding effect" (159263)
Naomi Oreskes, Harvard University, History of Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA, United States
On the Acceptability of Funding from Fossil Energy Companies (176448)
Peter C Frumhoff, Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, United States and Gretchen T Goldman, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
Exxon and AGU; Denying Deniers A Platform (Invited) (124991)
Alan Robock, Rutgers University, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, United States

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