scholarly journals Network Analysis of the American Geophysical Union's Fall Meetings

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Narock ◽  
Sarah Hasnain ◽  
Ronie Stephan
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Science Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Outer Planets ◽  
Deep Interior ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
American Geophysical Union

Abstract. The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an Earth and space science professional society based in the United States. AGU publishes scientific journals, sponsors meetings, and supports education and outreach efforts to promote public understanding of science. Research conducted by AGU members ranges from the Earth's deep interior to the outer planets of our solar system. Little research exists on the AGU meeting itself. In this work, we apply network analysis and scientometrics to seventeen years of AGU Fall Meetings. We are interested in what the structure of the AGU network and its properties can tell us about how the procedures of the AGU Fall meeting could be enhanced to facilitate better scientific communication and collaboration.

scholarly journals Identifying and improving AGU collaborations using network analysis and scientometrics

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Narock ◽  
Sarah Hasnain ◽  
Ronie Stephan
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Scientific Communication ◽  
The United States ◽  
Program Committee ◽  
Outer Planets ◽  
Deep Interior ◽  
Network Properties ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
American Geophysical Union ◽  
Science Professional

Abstract. The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an Earth and space science professional society based in the United States. Research conducted by AGU members ranges from the Earth's deep interior to the outer planets of our solar system. However, little research exists on the AGU meeting itself. In this work, we apply network analysis and scientometrics to 17 years of AGU Fall Meetings. We are interested in the AGU network structure and what its properties can tell us about how the procedures of the AGU Fall Meeting can be enhanced to facilitate better scientific communication and collaboration. We quantify several network properties and illustrate how this type of analysis can enhance meeting planning and layout. We conclude with practical strategies for the AGU Program Committee.

Muslim Perceptions of Biological Evolution: A Critical Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Research

2019 ◽  
pp. 147-170
Author(s):  
Jessica Carlisle ◽  
Salman Hameed ◽  
Fern Elsdon-Baker
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Biological Evolution ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
Theory Of Evolution ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
Science In Society

The topic of Muslims’ attitudes towards the theory of biological evolution has received increasing attention at the margins of the fields of public understanding of society, science communication or education and science in society. The methodology and methods employed in this work are primarily informed by research on attitudes towards evolution in the ‘West’, particularly in the US where the issue is highly politicized. Small, interview based qualitative and larger, survey based quantitative studies have explored degrees of acceptance or rejection of non-human and human evolution in a number of Muslim majority and Muslim minority contexts. The underlying rationale for these studies is often underpinned by a ‘deficit model’ in which Islam, or being Muslim, is usually posited as a particular obstacle to public understanding and acceptance of theory of evolution. This chapter summarizes these studies, analyzes the particularities of how deficit model approaches might be implicitly informing their findings, and reflects on the lack of reflexivity in much public understanding of science research on Muslim contexts.

Editorial

1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Susan E. Cozzens
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Human Freedom ◽  
Public Understanding Of Science ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
Rational Knowledge

It is widely thought that the state of public understanding of science in the United States, and indeed throughout much of the industrialized world, is in need of fundamental reexamination…. Regardless of its philosophical soundness, the old model of value-free science unlocking the secrets and powers of nature for man's benefit has had profound social and intellectual consequences. Today, however, there is growing resistance to this model; in various quarters, allegiance is shifting to another image, one that projects science as almost mindlessly giving virtually uncontrolled powers over nature and human life to unprepared people…. We seem to be in a crisis of reason in which commitment to rational knowledge as a source of human freedom is being seriously challenged.

scholarly journals Jolivet Receives 2017 Jason Morgan Early Career Award

Eos ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
New Orleans ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Fall Meeting ◽  
Research Education ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
Education And Outreach ◽  
American Geophysical Union

Romain Jolivet will receive the 2017 Jason Morgan Early Career Award at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, held 11–15 December in New Orleans, La. The award is for “outstanding and significant early career contributions to tectonophysics through a combination of research, education, and outreach activities.”

scholarly journals Providing Greater Context for Earth and Space Science Research

Eos ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Lunn ◽  
Brooks Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Science Research ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
American Geophysical Union

A new "highlights" page, plain-language summaries, and other recent initiatives further enhance the material in journals and books published by the American Geophysical Union.

scholarly journals Lau and O'Rourke Receive 2016 Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Focus Group Graduate Research Award

Eos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Fall Meeting ◽  
Research Award ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Graduate Research ◽  
Deep Interior ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
American Geophysical Union

Harriet Lau and Joseph O'Rourke will receive the 2016 Study of the Earth's Deep Interior Focus Group Graduate Research Award at the 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, to be held 12–16 December in San Francisco, Calif. This award is given annually for advances that contribute to the understanding of the deep interior of the Earth or other planetary bodies using a broad range of observational, experimental, and/or theoretical approaches.

scholarly journals Richard C. J. Somerville Receives 2015 Climate Communication Prize

Eos ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Climate Science ◽  
Fall Meeting ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
American Geophysical Union

Richard C. J. Somerville was awarded the 2015 Climate Communication Prize at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting Honors Ceremony, held on 16 December 2015 in San Francisco, Calif. The Climate Communication Prize is funded by Nature's Own, a purveyor of fossils, minerals, and handcrafted jewelry in Boulder, Colo. The prize honors an "AGU member-scientist for the communication of climate science, and highlights the importance of promoting scientific literacy, clarity of message, and efforts to foster respected and understanding of science-based values as they relate to the implications of climate change."

scholarly journals Evans Receives 2014 Basu United States Early Career Award for Research Excellence in Sun-Earth Systems Science

Eos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Systems Science ◽  
Physical Processes ◽  
Earth Systems ◽  
American Geophysical ◽  
Research Excellence ◽  
American Geophysical Union

Rebekah Evans received the 2014 Basu United States Early Career Award for Research Excellence in Sun-Earth Systems Science at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, held 15–19 December in San Francisco, Calif. This award is given annually to one early career scientist (no more than 3 years post-degree) from the United States in recognition of significant work that shows the focus and promise of making outstanding contributions to research in Sun-Earth systems science that further the understanding of both plasma physical processes and their applications for the benefit of society.

What Role Can Science Education Play?

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-74
Author(s):  
Gale M. Sinatra ◽  
Barbara K. Hofer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Understanding Of Science ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
K 12 ◽  
National Trends

In international tests, the United States lags behind other developed nations in scientific knowledge, consistently scoring in the middle of the pack, motivating calls to strengthen the science curriculum in the United States, as reflected by the current standards movements in education. As educators, the authors make the case in Chapter 3, “What Role Can Science Education Play?,” that while increases in science instruction in K–12 education would be a net gain for increasing public understanding of science, education alone has its limits in addressing the broader problem. They provide examples from their own research and that of others of national trends that show the value of focusing science education on the process of how scientific knowledge is created and vetted. The authors offer suggestions to educators, communicators, and policy makers for supporting public understanding of science.

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