PA23D:
Science to Action: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Interdisciplinary Research I eLightning


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Session ID#: 62845

Session Description:
Interdisciplinary research (or integration across fields) is necessary to both understand human and natural systems feedback and translate basic science into decision-making. Emergence of community science, translational research, and socio-hydrology all indicate the growing interest of geophysical scientists in this arena. These interdisciplinary approaches are motivated by numerous goals including sustainability, resilience, and adaptive mitigation. Our speakers will share insights into effective interdisciplinary research that sheds light into a broad range of applications, including wild rice management, disease analysis, nutrient pollution, forest thinning, and irrigation water development. We will also hear about general best practices and opportunities for improvement from experts with backgrounds in education (e.g., IGERT and EMBeRS), government (e.g., NASA and NSF), and interdisciplinary academic organizations (e.g., SESYNC and AGU). Audience participation is encouraged through group discussion and individual interaction with speakers during the eLightning session.
Primary Convener:  Thushara Gunda, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Convener:  Margaret Ellen Garcia, Arizona State University, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Tempe, AZ, United States
Primary Liaison:  Margaret Ellen Garcia, Arizona State University, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Tempe, AZ, United States
Chairs:  Margaret Ellen Garcia, Arizona State University, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Tempe, AZ, United States and Thushara Gunda, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Margaret Ellen Garcia, Arizona State University, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Tempe, AZ, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • GH - GeoHealth
  • H - Hydrology
  • NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:

0240 Public health [GEOHEALTH]
1910 Data assimilation, integration and fusion [INFORMATICS]
4327 Resilience [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

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