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Session Proposal: Societal Impact of Earth and Space Sciences: Past Achievements and Future Opportunities (AGU25)

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Societal Impact of Earth and Space Sciences: Past Achievements and Future Opportunities

Session ID#: 250087

Session Description:
Geosciences includes a wide range of disciplines within the Earth and space sciences, from Atmospheric Sciences and Hydrology to Education and GeoHealth. Thus, AGU (and similar societies) represent a diverse range of scientific activities that have led to some of the most innovative and impactful discoveries, solutions, and changes in the last century. At the same time, these disciplines have also led to better understanding of key gaps, challenges and areas of opportunities and improvements within the Earth and Space sciences. In this unique union session, we will invite leaders from several AGU Sections to present on the top three societal impacts and contributions from their sections in the last decade. We will then have a facilitated discussion with these leaders on exciting new areas of future work, key gaps and challenges, as well as avenues for continued societal impact by Earth and Space scientists.
Index Terms:

1799 General or miscellaneous [HISTORY OF GEOPHYSICS]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener:  Thushara Gunda, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Conveners:  Kripa Akila Jagannathan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, United States and Asa K Rennermalm, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Geography, New Brunswick, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Bianca Corpuz, Johns Hopkins University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Baltimore, MD, United States
 
Building partnerships in Science and Society (Invited) (1856696)
Kevin A Reed, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States, Kripa Akila Jagannathan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division, Berkeley, United States and Thushara Gunda, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
 
Big Discoveries and Future Prospects from Space Physics and Aeronomy (Invited) (1861719)
Katharine Reeves, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, United States and Michael Warren Liemohn, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
 
Planetary Science and Society – 60 Years of Discovery (Invited) (1874906)
Wendy M Calvin, Univ of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV, United States and Dr. Ingrid Daubar, Brown University, Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Providence, United States
 
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology – Physical and Chemical Constraints on the Structure of the Earth. (Invited) (1916958)
Tyrone O Rooney, Michigan State University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, East Lansing, MI, United States and Marie Edmonds, University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences, Cambridge, United Kingdom
 
Scientific Advances in the Cryosphere Inform the Broad Societal Reach of Snow, Ice, and Permafrost Decline (Invited) (1955121)
McKenzie Skiles, University of Utah, Environment, Society & Sustainability, Salt Lake City, UT, United States and Asa K Rennermalm, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Geography, New Brunswick, United States
 
From Earthquakes to Whales, Volcanoes to Clean Energy, and Beyond, Seismology is Benefiting Society in More Ways Than Most of us Know (Invited) (1960957)
Rachel E Abercrombie, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States and Edward Garnero, Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, AZ, United States
 
Real-world Impact of Research from the AGU Atmospheric Science Section (Invited) (1965952)
Amy C Clement, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Miami, United States
 
Strengthening the STEM Workforce and the Scientific Literacy of Society through Evidence-based Education (Invited) (1982074)
Laura Lukes, University of British Columbia, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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