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A AGeS1 Proposal Submissions 2015-17
AGeS1 Awards 2015-17 time-frames for lab visits, and the educa- For more information about AGeS2,
tion and training experiences provided go to www.geosociety.org/ages. As in
for visitors. This wealth of information AGeS1, interested students apply to
about labs enhances lab accessibility, AGeS2 by first initiating contact with an
makes the geochronologists behind the AGeS lab to discuss a potential project.
facilities more approachable to the greater If the lab feels that the proposed work is
user community, and serves as an unprec- mutually beneficial, the lab helps the
edented resource for scientists interested student refine and clarify the project.
in using geochronology regardless of their Students apply by submitting a project
relationship to the grant program. description and detailed budget with
B AGeS Labs justification. Letters of support from the
THE AGeS2 PROGRAM: home institution project supervisor and
AN EXPANDED INITIATIVE host lab director complete the application.
Motivated by widespread support for
AGeS1, new cross-programmatic funding ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
from NSF has now built AGeS2 into a AGeS2 is supported by NSF EAR-1759200,
wider initiative. AGeS2 expands its -1759353, and -1759201 awards to R.M. Flowers,
purview beyond the primarily North JR. Arrowsmith, and V. McConnell. AGeS1 was
supported by NSF EAR-1358514, -1358554,
American–based focus of the EarthScope -1358401, and -1358443 awards to R.M. Flowers,
AGeS1 program, to encompass the JR. Arrowsmith, T. Rittenour, B. Schoene, and J.R.
C Techniques Available at AGeS Labs broader science supported by the Division Metcalf. We thank the AGeS1 review panel for their
time invested in the proposal evaluation process.
of Earth Sciences of NSF, which aims at
10 “...improving the understanding of the
structure, composition, and evolution of REFERENCES CITED
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behavior of the Earth’s materials” (NSF-
4 GEO website). AGeS2 has double the student research and training program:
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2 annual award funding of AGeS1, and thus Harrison, T.M., Baldwin, S.L., Caffee, M.,
expects to support a total of 54–60 gradu- Gehrels, G.E., Schoene, B., Shuster, D.L., and
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A new partnership with GSA is enabling
Figure 1. (A) Map showing locations of home types of science that receive funding. Lay, T.H., Bender, M.L., Carbotte, S., Farley,
Figure 1 institutions of the 135 submitted student pro- successful management of this effort. Mao, H.-K., Montanez, I.P., Montgomery,
Flowers et al. posals over three AGeS (Awards for Geochro- D.R., Olsen, P.E., Wiberg, P.L., Zhang, D.,
nology Student research) proposal cycles, AGeS2 will also take advantage of new Lange, M., Ortego, J.R., and Gibbs, C.R.,
along with the funded projects. (B) Map show- opportunities for cohort- and community- 2012, New Research Opportunities in the
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labs. (C) Plot of techniques available at AGeS National Academies Press, 117 p.
labs. LA-ICP-MS—laser ablation–inductively larity to maximize the educational and Nadin, E.S., 2015, Good Times, Better Ages,
coupled plasma–mass spectrometry; SIMS— scientific outcomes of AGeS investments.
secondary ion mass spectrometry; TIMS— How the EarthScope AGeS program evolved:
thermal ionization mass spectrometry. These activities will include regular inSights: The EarthScope Newsletter, Winter
teleconferences with each year’s AGeS 2015–16, p. 3–4.
territories can become an AGeS lab by student cohorts and AGeS cohort gather- National Science Foundation (NSF-GEO), 2017,
providing a one- to two-page lab profile ings prior to the 2020 and 2021 GSA About Earth Sciences: www.nsf.gov/geo/ear/
about.jsp (accessed 29 Mar. 2017).
that is posted on the AGeS lab database Annual Meetings. Ongoing student–lab- Williams, R.T., Goodwin, L.B., Sharp, W.D.,
webpage (http://www.geosociety.org/ advisor interactions will be encouraged and Mozley, P.S., 2017, A 400,000-year record
GSA/grants/ages2/labs.aspx) to help geo- throughout the typical two-year AGeS of earthquake frequency for an intraplate fault:
chronology users connect with potential project duration to further promote proj- Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences of the United States of America,
host facilities. The lab database only ect success and publication productivity. v. 114, no. 19, p. 4893–4898, https://doi.org/
includes facilities that have self-identified We recognize the value of these sustained 10.1073/pnas.1617945114.
as being interested in new collaborations. relationships and expect to characterize
The lab profiles offer details about ana- their quality and the networks that Manuscript received 17 Oct. 2018
lytical costs, sample preparation, realistic develop as part of our assessment effort. Manuscript accepted 20 Nov. 2018

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