AGeS2 Program

Awards for Geochronology Student Research2

Administration

AGeS2 is coordinated by an Executive Committee that is co-chaired by Rebecca Flowers (CU) and Ramon Arrowsmith (ASU). Decision-making on the committee uses an open and consensus based approach. The Executive Committee discusses all major strategy decisions, helps communicate with user and lab communities, and promotes continued AGeS lab engagement.

The 10-member AGeS Review Committee will both evaluate proposals and act as the AGeS Advisory Committee. The committee will offer advice and discussion on the AGeS structure and review process.

Name	AGeS Roles	Expertise	Title	Institution
Rebecca Flowers	Principal Investigator; Executive committee co-chair; cohort mentor	(U-Th)/He geo- and thermochronology, tectonics	Associate Professor	Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
Ramón Arrowsmith	CoPI, Executive committee co-chair; award administration lead; cohort mentor	Tectonic geomorphology, Earthquake geology, Quaternary geochronology	Professor	School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University
Vicki McConnell	CoPI, Executive committee member; support of reviews and reporting	Volcanology, geologic hazards assessment, science/policy interface	Executive Director	Geological Society of America
Susan Eriksson	Ex officio executive committee member; assessment lead	Program monitoring and evaluation	President	Eriksson and Associates
James Metcalf	Executive committee member; student cohort lead; workshop and symposium logistics lead	(U-Th)/He lab manager, thermochronology, tectonics	Research Scientist and Lab Manager	Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
Tammy Rittenour	Executive committee member; cohort mentor	Luminescence dating, geomorphology, paleoclimate	Associate Professor	Geology, Utah State University
Blair Schoene	Executive committee member; cohort mentor	U-Pb geochronology, continental magmatism, tectonics	Associate Professor	Geosciences, Princeton University

Brief history of AGeS

AGeS was conceived in 2012 and initially implemented in 2014 within the framework of the NSF EarthScope program. AGeS1 supported 25 AGeS projects over 3 proposal cycles in 2015, 2016, and 2017. A total of 135 AGeS1 proposals including a diversity of geochronology techniques were submitted, each one involving new interactions between labs and students. The network of AGeS labs grew to include 75 senior scientists associated with 46 labs distributed across the U.S. AGeS1 was supported by NSF awards EAR-1358514, -1358554, -1358401, -1358443 to R. Flowers (CU), J.R. Arrowsmith (ASU), T. Rittenour (USU), B Schoene (Princeton), and J. Metcalf (CU).

Motivated by widespread support for AGeS1, new cross-programmatic funding from NSF has now built AGeS2 into a wider initiative. AGeS2 expands its purview beyond the primarily North American–based focus of the EarthScope AGeS1 program. AGeS2 includes a new partnership with the Geological Society of America (GSA) to successfully manage this broader effort. AGeS2 is supported by NSF EAR-1759200, -1759353, -1759201 awards to R.M. Flowers (CU-Boulder, J.R. Arrowsmith (ASU), and V. McConnell (GSA).