University of Oregon
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DETAILED WORK REQUIREMENTS: CO-I DR. CAROL PATY WILL SERVE AS DEPUTY-PI AND THE DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH. SHE WILL FOCUS ON INTEGRATING THE THEME I AND II ACTIVITIES, AND COORDINATE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS CARRYING ON RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CALCULATING ENERGETIC PARTICLE FLUXES TO VARIOUS SURFACES IN SPACE. GOALS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS PROJECT: - COORDINATE SCIENTIFIC EFFORTS FOR THEME I AND THEME II INFORMATION FLOW AND COHERENCE. - CREATE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ESTABLISHING A ROBUST AND ORGANIZED OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR REVEALS. - CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMULATIONS FOR QUANTIFYING PLASMA DYNAMICS RELEVANT FOR IMPACT SPUTTERING AND SURFACE PROCESSING; INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARGED PARTICLE TRACKING SIMULATIONS APPLICABLE FOR DETERMINING SPATIAL ENERGY FLUXES FROM A RANGE OF PLASMA SPECIES, AND ENERGY AND PITCH ANGLE DISTRIBUTIONS.
THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, THE SMOKE CENTER WILL PLAY AN ONGOING ROLE IN ENSURING THE PROJECT RESEARCH IS RELEVANT AND USEFUL TO THE SMOKE CENTER AND OTHER PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, THE SMOKE CENTER WILL: ● SUPPORT OBJECTIVE 2, 3, AND 4 BY ADVISING ON THE SAMPLING AND INTERVIEW GUIDE DEVELOPMENT ● ADVISE AND PARTICIPATE IN OBJECTIVE 5, TO DEVELOP AND TEST GEOSPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK (I.E., A DECISION TREES THAT ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS COULD USE TO HELP THEM PLAN PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS).