Polar Early Career Chief Scientist Training Program

非技术性：美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation）支持在北极和南极地区进行海洋学研究的船只。在这些船上进行成功的研究航行需要科学家（特别是在调查旅行中担任监督角色的科学家-或“首席科学家”）了解如何申请船上时间、如何协调人员和设备、如何规划海上作业和调查任务、如何与船员和工作人员合作以及如何处理可能出现的意外问题等后勤工作。为了保持一支强大的科学队伍，能够有效地要求，计划和领导这类工作，早期的职业科学家需要获得培训和经验，并考虑到两极面临的一些独特挑战，例如规划穿过海冰的路线。鉴于北极研究兴趣的增加以及COVID-19大流行期间研究巡航（以及初级科学家培训）的滞后，目前特别需要这种培训和能力建设。为了装备和激励新一代的远洋极地海洋学家使用这些资产，项目团队将在四名科学导师和一名或多名社区观察员的支持下，为大约20名早期职业参与者举办USCGC希利的培训巡航。参与者将参加虚拟巡航前会议，为期一天的巡航前研讨会和各种巡航培训模块，以提高熟练程度，建立信心，并成为早期职业极地海洋学家群体的一部分。技术：北极和南极是环境变化和海洋学过程前沿研究的热点，涉及一系列学科。目前，美国科学界使用有限的船只进行极地海洋学研究，包括USCG破冰船以及一些外国和私人合同研究船。对于初级科学家来说，使用这些平台的准入门槛相对较高。调查人员必须熟悉请求这些专门船只的协议和程序，必须了解如何有效地规划和领导巡航（有时涉及多个和多国项目团队），并且必须有效地与极地社区的需求和敏感的生态系统对接。因此，新的调查人员可能会犹豫是否提议和领导这样的巡航，这反过来可能会限制为美国舰队提出的新研究的数量。为了装备和激励新一代的远洋极地海洋学家使用这些资产，项目团队将在四名科学导师和一名或多名社区观察员的支持下，为大约20名早期职业参与者举办USCGC希利的培训巡航。拟议的早期职业“首席科学家”培训计划将在希利通过西北航道的机会性过境上进行，以培训参与者规划国际研究巡航的复杂性，并与包括官员，社区观察员，船员和技术人员在内的多位专家以及跨学科同事合作。参与者将收集沿着的测量数据和数据，用于教育目的和/或为新提案提供试点数据。该计划将强调在海上物流，队列建设，积极和支持性的海上文化，与其他领导人和专家的沟通，解决问题的技能，以及业务意识和规划的培训。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估的支持。

Non-technical:The National Science Foundation supports ships dedicated to oceanographic research in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Conducting successful research cruises on these ships requires that scientists (particularly those in supervisory roles on the survey trips – or “chief scientists”) understand the logistics of how to request time on ships, how to coordinate personnel and equipment, how to plan for operations and survey tasks at sea, and how to work with vessel crew and staff – as well as how to deal with unexpected issues which may arise. To maintain a robust scientific workforce that can effectively request, plan, and lead this type of work, early career scientists need to gain training and experience, with consideration for some of the unique challenges faced at both poles such as planning routes through sea ice. There is a particular need for this training and capacity-building at the present time, given increasing arctic research interests and a lag in research cruises (and thus junior scientist training) during the COVID-19 pandemic. To equip and motivate a new generation of seagoing polar oceanographers to use these assets, the project team will host a training cruise on USCGC Healy for approximately twenty early career participants with support from four science mentors and one or more community observers. Participants will participate in virtual pre-cruise meetings, a one-day pre-cruise workshop, and a variety of training modules on the cruise to develop proficiency, build confidence, and become part of an early career polar oceanographer cohort. Technical:The Arctic and Antarctic are hotspots for environmental change and cutting-edge research on oceanographic processes spanning an array of disciplines. Presently the U.S. science community uses a limited suite of vessels for polar oceanographic research, including USCG icebreakers as well as some foreign and private contract research vessels. The barriers to entry for using these platforms are relatively high for junior scientists. Investigators must be familiar with protocols and procedures for requesting these specialized vessels, must have knowledge of how to effectively plan and lead cruises (which sometimes involve multiple and multi-national project teams), and must effectively interface with polar community needs and sensitive ecosystems. As a result, new investigators may be hesitant to propose and lead such cruises, which in turn may limit the amount of novel research being proposed for the U.S. fleet. To equip and motivate a new generation of seagoing polar oceanographers to use these assets, the project team will host a training cruise on USCGC Healy for approximately twenty early career participants with support from four science mentors and one or more community observers. The proposed early career “Chief Scientist” training program will be conducted on an opportunistic transit of Healy through the Northwest Passage, to train participants about the complexities of planning international research cruises and working with multiple specialists including officers, community observers, crew, and technicians as well as interdisciplinary colleagues. Participants will collect measurements and data along the route to use for educational purposes and/or provide pilot data for new proposals. The program will emphasize training in seagoing logistics, cohort building, a positive and supportive at-sea culture, communication with other leaders and specialists, problem-solving skills, and operational awareness and planning.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.