EarthCube 2014 All Hands Meeting

Description: A fundamental goal of cyber-infrastructure in the geosciences is to enable integration of multidisci-
plinary and computational thinking into research and applications. Ideally this cyberinfrastructure provides a
mechanism for globally collaborative research and development of computational models of geological processes
and their integration with complex geospatial, observational, and experimental data. In order to achieve these aspi-
rations, it is critical to develop resources, within the cyber-infrastructure itself, to promote the training of the next
generation of geoscientists in management of data, modeling and simulation.

Cyberinfrastructure platforms, like VHub, will enhance the academic experience of students, convey concepts in
code verification and validation, and train new researchers in model development and simulation. We are interest
ed in highlighting innovative methods to ease students and other learners through the process of development of
new research skills: from running code and manipulating data, considering model verification and validation
through to modifying existing code and contributing new code to the research community. Development of this
perspective is essential for EarthCube, not only for students but to increase the flexibility and long-term sustainabil-
ity of cyber-infrastructure and software used in the geosciences, as in other disciplines.

1. All Hands Meeting
2. EarthCube
3. Vhub