H022
Advancing Water Science with Convergence Research

Session ID#: 83187

Session Description:
Many of the next great advancements in science lie at the nexus of multiple traditional disciplines. Pressing societal shifts like a changing climate, urbanization, and population growth require new knowledge created by interdisciplinary teams to address specific, complex questions. This is particularly true in hydrology, where it is common to find physical scientists, computer engineers, and policy makers working together to solve some of the greatest water science issues. The U.S. National Science Foundation has defined this as Convergence Research and advertises the concept as one of its Ten Big Ideas for Future Investment due to the potential impact of “integrating knowledge, methods, and expertise from different disciplines and forming novel frameworks to catalyze scientific discovery and innovation.” This session will highlight the successes and challenges of interdisciplinary teams as they develop frameworks and resources for progress in hydrology, particularly advances that may not have been possible without collaborative knowledge. 
Index Terms:

1899 General or miscellaneous [HYDROLOGY]
1904 Community standards [INFORMATICS]
1934 International collaboration [INFORMATICS]
1938 Knowledge representation and knowledge bases [INFORMATICS]


Primary Convener:  Danielle Tijerina, CUAHSI, Cambridge, MA, United States
Conveners:  Jon Pollak, CUAHSI, Boston, MA, United States, Anthony M Castronova, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, Washington, DC, United States and Lilit Yeghiazarian, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
Primary Liaison:  Danielle Tijerina, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States
 
Pursuing Convergence Research and Training in the Living Laboratory of Louisiana and throughout the Gulf of Mexico (Invited) (552707)
Scott C Hagen, Louisiana State University, Center for Coastal Resiliency, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Denise DeLorme, Louisiana State University, Environmental Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States and Zakiya Wilson-Kennedy, Louisiana State University, College of Science, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
 
Challenges and Opportunities for Building Coastal Resiliency through Convergence Research (557096)
Denise DeLorme, Louisiana State University, Environmental Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Scott C Hagen, Louisiana State University, Center for Coastal Resiliency, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Sonia H Stephens, University of Central Florida, English and Texts & Technology, Orlando, FL, United States, Renee Collini, Northern Gulf of Mexico Sentinel Site Cooperative Coordinator, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL, United States and Katya Wowk, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
 
Migration and Transformation of Stable Isotopes and Cations in Rainfall-runoff Process (576894)
Tao Ma, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Hydrology and Water Resources Department, Nanjing, China and Jiufu Liu, NHRI, Nanjing, China
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