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4 INITIAL AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES
4 INITIAL AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES
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4 INITIAL AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES Initial 2015–2016 Activities 41 Next Steps for 2015–2020 45 Next Steps in Identifying Long-Term Initiatives 46
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The initial activities are primarily short term and foundational, to allow activity to begin while planning for larger and longer-term activities continues. The Program's 30-year time frame and the unique role played by the National Academies hold special potential.
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In the Gulf of Mexico and outer continental shelf, these workers in the offshore oil and gas industry and health professions play key roles in maintaining the safety of people and the environment and in improving disaster preparedness and response. The focus of this opportunity is to explore new and innovative approaches for educating and training middle-skilled workers in the oil and gas industry and health professions (including individuals working as emergency responders and environmental specialists)
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Fellowships The Program is committed to the long-term task of capacity building in the Gulf, including the development of future generations of scientists, engineers, and health professionals prepared to work at the intersections of oil system safety, environmental resources, and human health in the Gulf region and to think holistically and at the community and ecosystem levels about the region's challenges. As a first step toward enhancing the breadth and leadership capacity of leading early-career science, engineering, and health professionals, the Program will initiate two new fellowship opportunities and participate in one ongoing NAS fellowship program.
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This existing National Academies fellowship program brings two dozen talented early-career professionals from a variety of disciplines to Washington, DC, each year for 12 weeks and provides a broad introduction to the role of science in the federal government.8 The fellow hosted by the Program will work directly with staff and Advisory Board members and have broad opportunities to learn about the role of science at the federal level and contribute directly to the Program's work in the Gulf of Mexico. Integration and Synthesis of Monitoring Data In 2015, the Program anticipates announcing its first competition in the area of environmental monitoring.
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Program initiatives are expected to be informed by ongoing work. For example, the Program's oil system safety portfolio will be informed by a recently initiated study on improving safety culture by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.
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One example is the idea of supporting the design and development of an interdisciplinary or cross-boundary center to specifically address oil system safety, human health, and environmental resources in a holistic 46 THE GULF RESEARCH PROGRAM A Strategic Vision
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To encourage cross-boundary innovation and collaboration, the Program will continue to conduct additional planning, program development, and community engagement. The Ideas Lab administered by the National Science Foundation or the Keck Futures Initiative administered by the National Academies are examples of opportunities that bring together experts from a range of disciplines to develop bold and innovative approaches to address critical societal challenges.
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