Addressing Questions on Life in Terrestrial Geothermal Systems: Symposium on China‐US Collaborative Research on Life in Terrestrial Geothermal Springs; Kunming, China, 26–28 June 2013. (10th September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hedlund, Brian P.; Li, Wen‐Jun; Zhang, Chuanlun
• Is Part Of: Eos. Volume 94:Number 37(2013)
• Page Start: 325
• Page End: 325
• Publication Date: 2013-09-10
• Subjects: geobiology -- geothermal -- thermophiles -- China; Geophysics -- Periodicals; 551
• DOI: 10.1002/2013EO370007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0096-3941

Abstract

Abstract : A binational research team met on the campus of Yunnan University in Kunming, China, to discuss recent progress and future plans to leverage binational support to address major questions on life in terrestrial geothermal systems. The symposium included about 90 faculty, postdocs, and students from China and about 30 faculty, postdocs, students, and high school teachers from the United States. The introductory session reviewed the progress of the Tengchong PIRE project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program (OISE‐0836450). It also introduced a new collaborative project funded as a Key Project of International Cooperation by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, 2013DFA31980), which is the first project funded through a memorandum of understanding between NSF and MOST to promote China‐U.S. collaboration.