Conference and Symposia Grants: Microscale Ocean Biophysics
Abstract
The focus of the proposed meeting will be on the physics underlying the biological and ecological interactions among microscopic aquatic biota and the impact on larger scales within the ocean. The fundamental rationale underpinning this meeting is that the study of the microscale dynamics of aquatic systems will significantly benefit from a stronger input by mathematicians and physicists and will present scientists with a new set of problems in need of quantitative tools and mechanistic thinking. The conference will take place over five days between October 30 and November 4, 2016, and will consist of a series of talks on a number of topics. Key topics to be covered during the meeting include: ¥ Diffusion dynamics of solutes and organisms within ocean ecosystems ¥ The influence of small-scale turbulence and advection on organism and substrate transport and distributions ¥ Organismal sensing of microscale physical and chemical features of the marine environment ¥ Foraging behaviors and strategies of organisms within a heterogeneous seascape ¥ The interaction of fluid flow and organism movement and the effects on encounter rates ¥ The physics of propulsion at small scales ¥ The mass transport and filtration processes involved in filter feeding by marine organisms ¥ The ecological role of chemical signaling between marine organisms ¥ Physical flows generated by marine organisms ¥ Particle interactions and dynamics ¥ Plankton dynamics ¥ New tools and techniques for studying microscale physical, chemical and biological processes ¥ Multiscale tools and techniques to connect the microscale to larger scales The funding from ARO is requested to allow the conference organizers to invite approximately 12 top speakers from around the world and to help to defray costs of participants, in particular for junior scientists and underrepresented minorities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1610442
Entities
People
- Shilpa Khatri
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of California