Outreach, Mentoring and Training in Climate Dynamics

该奖项由大学大气研究公司（UCAR）地球系统科学推进合作计划（CPAESS）颁发，旨在为寻求参加与美国国家科学基金会气候与大规模动力学（CLD）计划相关的会议和实地活动的早期职业科学家提供旅行支持。还为高级科学家参加旨在促进初级科学家职业发展的教学和指导活动提供旅费支助。奖励的动机是教育、指导和扩展机会可以迅速出现，并且使这些活动能够进行所需的财政资源通常不容易获得。有了这项建议的资金，CPAESS可以迅速作出反应，为参加世界任何地方的实地项目或科学聚会提供旅费和相关费用补贴。出差支持的申请将根据研讨会、会议或项目的科学机会的质量进行评估；青年科学家的学术价值，包括表现出的独立性、预期的成就和成功的可能性；一个可信的征集和选择申请人的计划，包括适当强调多样性和地域分布。请求通常来自研讨会或实地活动的组织者，他们联系CLD员工讨论他们的需求和资格。该活动的更广泛影响在于为气候动力学和相关科学界提供机会，使学生和初级科学家获得1)接触前沿研究；2)对他们的工作与当今更大的科学问题之间的联系有更广阔的视野；3)接触对科学和专业问题有宝贵见解的资深科学家；4)有机会与不同机构的同龄人建立联系。除了对科学界的这些好处之外，由于关注气候变率和变化对人类影响的利益攸关方和决策者对气候科学专业知识的需求日益增加，这项工作还具有社会效益。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award at the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has the goal to support travel for early-career scientists seeking to participate in meetings and field campaigns related to the NSF Climate and Large-scale Dynamics (CLD) program. Travel support is also be provided for senior scientists to engage in teaching and mentoring activities intended to further the careers of junior scientists. The award is motivated by the fact that educational, mentoring, and outreach opportunities can arise quickly, and the financial resources needed to enable these activities are often not readily available. With funding of this proposal, CPAESS can react quickly to provide subsidies for travel and related costs to participate in a field project or scientific gathering in any part of the world. Requests for travel support are evaluated on the basis of the quality of scientific opportunities at the workshop, meeting, or project; the academic merit of the junior scientists, including demonstrated independence, projected achievement and probability of success; and a credible plan for the solicitation and selection of applicants, including appropriate emphasis on diversity and geographical distribution. Requests typically come from the organizers of workshops or field campaigns, who contact CLD staff to discuss their needs and eligibility.The broader impact of the activity lies in the benefit to the climate dynamics and related scientific communities in providing opportunities for students and junior scientists to gain 1) exposure to cutting edge research; 2) a broader view of the connections between their work and the larger scientific issues of the day; 3) access to senior scientists with valuable insights on scientific and professional issues; and 4) a chance to network with their peers at different institutions. In addition to these benefits to the scientific community, the work has societal benefit due to the increasing demand for expertise in climate science from stakeholders and policy makers concerned about the human consequences of climate variability and change.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.