Early Career Polar Research Conference: Building Collaborative Networks and Providing Professional Training Opportunities to Facilitate Success

最新一代的极地研究人员将需要对跨学科方法有深刻的理解，以了解极地地区的快速变化。下一代极地研究会议（NGPR-3）旨在培训和帮助早期职业极地研究人员建立网络，为他们的跨学科研究事业定位。这个为期一周的研讨会将在南加州大学的瑞格利海洋科学中心举行，将为新的极地科学家提供一个重要的机会，让他们了解跨学科研究方法的好处，这些方法可以更好地为社会和利益相关者提供信息，并了解更多关于极地研究安全有效的物流的信息。来自大气科学、海洋生态系统、湖沼学、冰科学、陆地生态系统、地球空间、政策和经济学等领域的34位早期职业科学家（即5年内的博士）将被竞聘参加会议。研讨会的目的是促进沟通、团队建设和领导技能，重点是发展跨学科研究。与会者将获得重要的交流机会，同时参加由社会科学、自然科学和物理科学研究分支领域的资深导师领导的全体会议、特别会议、海报会议和专业发展培训。该研讨会有助于实现NSF的战略目标，即培养一支更有能力、更多样化的研究队伍，提高国家的科学和创新技能。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。

The newest generation of polar-focused researchers will need a strong understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to understand the rapid changes in polar regions. The Next Generation Polar Research Conference (NGPR-3) is designed to train and help network early career polar researchers to position them for interdisciplinary research careers. This week-long symposium, to be held at the University of Southern California's Wrigley Marine Science Center, will provide an important opportunity for newer polar scientists to understand the benefits of interdisciplinary research approaches that can better inform society and stakeholders and to learn more about safe and effective logistics for research in polar regions.Thirty four early career scientists (i.e., within 5 years of Ph.D.) from the fields of atmospheric science, marine ecosystems, limnology, ice science, terrestrial ecosystems, geospace, and policy and economics will be competitively selected to attend the conference. The symposium will be designed to foster communication, team-building and leadership skills with a focus on the development of interdisciplinary research. Participants will gain important networking opportunities while attending plenary talks, special sessions, poster sessions and professional development training led by senior mentors from the research subfields of social sciences, natural sciences and physical sciences. The workshop contributes to NSF's strategic objectives to foster the growth of a more capable and diverse research workforce and advance the scientific and innovation skills of the Nation.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.