Education and Outreach in Climate Dynamics

该奖项在大学大气研究公司（UCAR）的科学支持联合办公室（JOSS）拨出资金，用于支持寻求参加与NSF气候和大规模动力学（CLD）计划相关的会议和实地活动的早期职业科学家的旅行。还将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。由于教育、指导和拓展的机会经常很快出现，而开展这些活动所需的财政资源往往不容易获得，因此通过这笔赠款提供旅行支助的动机是这样的。有了这项提案的资助，JOSS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的初级和高级科学家提供旅费和相关费用补贴。将根据研讨会、会议或项目中科学机会的质量对差旅支助请求进行评估；初级科学家的学术成就，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。拟议活动的更广泛影响在于气候动力学和相关科学界的利益，为学生和初级科学家提供机会，以获得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。

This award sets aside funds at the Joint Office for Science Support (JOSS) at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) 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 will also be provided for senior scientists to engage in teaching and mentoring activities intended to further the careers of junior scientists. The travel support to be provided through this grant is motivated by the fact that educational, mentoring, and outreach opportunities often arise quickly, and the financial resources needed to enable these activities are often not readily available. With funding of this proposal, JOSS can react quickly to provide junior and senior scientists 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 would be evaluated on the basis of the quality of scientific opportunities at the workshop, meeting, or project; the academic merit of the junior scientist, 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 proposed 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.