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气候与大规模动力学(CLD)计划相关的会议和实地活动的职业早期科学家的旅行。还将为资深科学家提供旅行支助，以便他们参加旨在促进初级科学家职业生涯的教学和辅导活动。通过这笔赠款提供的旅行支助的动机是，教育、指导和外联机会往往迅速出现，而开展这些活动所需的财政资源往往并不容易获得。有了这项提议的资金，JOSS可以迅速做出反应，为初级和高级科学家提供参加世界任何地方的实地项目或科学聚会的旅费和相关费用补贴。将根据讲习班、会议或项目的科学机会的质量；初级科学家的学术成就，包括证明的独立性、预计的成就和成功的可能性；以及征集和挑选申请者的可信计划，包括适当强调多样性和地理分布，来评估旅行支助申请。请求通常来自研讨会或实地活动的组织者，他们联系CLD的工作人员，讨论他们的需求和资格。拟议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，使他们有机会1)接触尖端研究；2)更广泛地了解他们的工作与当今更大的科学问题之间的联系；3)接触对科学和专业问题具有宝贵见解的资深科学家；以及4)与不同机构的同行建立网络联系。除了给科学界带来这些好处外，这项工作还具有社会效益，因为利益攸关方和政策制定者对气候科学专业知识的需求日益增长，他们担心气候多变和变化对人类的影响。

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.