Second Workshop to Promote Educating the Next Generation of Atmospheric Scientists for Industry Needs

第二次研讨会旨在促进培养下一代大气科学家以满足行业需求

• 批准号: 2146763
• 负责人: Andrea Lang
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: SUNY at Albany
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-02-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2146763&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Second; Workshop; Promote; Educating; Next

Weather, water, and climate impact nearly every sector of the economy and nearly every citizen of the United States. Atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists, in the private sector regularly advise clients in other sectors such as transportation, energy, agriculture, retail, insurance, financial services, recreation, communication, health, and government on risks or opportunities shaped by weather events, water availability, and climate variability and change. The evolving private sector landscape in the atmospheric sciences has exposed existing gaps between the education and preparation of the atmospheric science workforce and the skillsets needed for successful private sector employment. A 2019 NSF-sponsored workshop titled “Mind the Gap'' articulated and identified solutions to these gaps. As a follow-up of the 2019 workshop, this project plans a collaboration between the atmospheric science academic and private sectors to develop pedogeological materials to address several of the academic gaps via a series of virtual and in-person meetings and workshops. The outputs of the conference will include a set of modules, tools, and datasets aimed at preparing the next generation of atmospheric scientists with the skillsets and knowledge of the private sector and industry needs. The products developed will introduce students to atmospheric science data and methodologies applied in a variety of sectors including, energy, agriculture, transportation, finance, and risk management. The conference design will enable gathering of the diverse set of academic educators, students, and private sector professionals for the development of these free ready to adapt materials for existing atmospheric science curriculum. The network of professionals established through this conference will work with higher education institutions encourage implementation of the new materials and support them with documentation and training for educators. The goals of the pre-conference, conference, and post-conference activities are: a) Categorize curriculum gaps and the associated weak skills that lead to the lack of preparation for students pursuing careers in the private sector; b) Discuss these gaps to identify appropriate courses and creative pedogeological solutions to close the gaps; c) Create datasets of industry-relevant cases for use in the classroom, applicable across various private sectors; d) Create pedogeological materials with learning outcomes that include new skillsets and methodologies valuable in private sector employment for implementations in identified atmospheric science/meteorological courses; e) Develop a sustainable framework for collaborative projects or data sharing between private sector and academic community; f) Promote the usage of and engage the academic community on the development and benefits of the new pedological materials in the classroom. The benefits of this conference are intended for the entire atmospheric science higher education community and have the potential to impact the future workforce broadly.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.

天气、水和气候几乎影响到经济的每一个部门和几乎每一个美国公民。私营部门的大气科学家，包括气象学家，定期向交通、能源、农业、零售、保险、金融服务、娱乐、通信、卫生和政府等其他部门的客户提供有关天气事件、水的可用性以及气候变率和变化所形成的风险或机会的建议。私营部门在大气科学领域不断变化的前景暴露了大气科学工作人员的教育和准备与私营部门成功就业所需的技能之间存在的差距。2019年，美国国家科学基金会赞助了一个名为“注意差距”的研讨会，阐述并确定了这些差距的解决方案。作为2019年研讨会的后续行动，该项目计划在大气科学学术界和私营部门之间开展合作，开发土壤地质材料，通过一系列虚拟和面对面的会议和研讨会来解决一些学术差距。会议的产出将包括一套模块、工具和数据集，旨在培养具有私营部门和行业需求的技能和知识的下一代大气科学家。开发的产品将向学生介绍应用于能源、农业、交通、金融和风险管理等各个领域的大气科学数据和方法。会议的设计将使不同的学术教育工作者、学生和私营部门的专业人员能够聚集在一起，为现有的大气科学课程开发这些免费的、随时可用的材料。通过这次会议建立的专业人员网络将与高等教育机构合作，鼓励新材料的实施，并为教育工作者提供文件和培训。会前、会前和会后活动的目标是：a)对导致学生在私营部门从事职业时缺乏准备的课程差距和相关的薄弱技能进行分类；b)讨论这些差距，以确定适当的课程和创造性的土壤地质解决方案，以缩小差距；c)创建在课堂上使用的行业相关案例数据集，适用于各种私营部门；d)创建具有学习成果的土壤地质材料，其中包括在私营部门就业中有价值的新技能和方法，以便在确定的大气科学/气象课程中实施；e)为私营部门和学术界之间的合作项目或数据共享制定可持续的框架；f)促进在课堂上使用并让学术界参与到新教育学材料的开发和效益中来。本次会议的好处是针对整个大气科学高等教育界，并有可能对未来的劳动力产生广泛的影响。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。