Outreach, Mentoring and Training in Climate Dynamics

该奖项在大学大气研究公司（UCAR）的地球系统科学促进合作计划（CPAESS）的目标是支持寻求参加与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。还为资深科学家提供旅费支助，以便他们参加旨在促进年轻科学家职业发展的教学和辅导活动。该奖项的动机是，教育，辅导和推广机会可以迅速出现，而使这些活动所需的财政资源往往不是现成的。有了这项提案的资金，该委员会可以迅速作出反应，为参加世界任何地方的实地项目或科学聚会的旅费和相关费用提供补贴。对旅行资助申请的评估依据是：讲习班、会议或项目的科学机会的质量;青年科学家的学术价值，包括表现出的独立性、预期成就和成功的可能性;以及征求和甄选申请人的可信计划，包括适当强调多样性和地域分配。请求通常来自研讨会或实地活动的组织者，他们与地方发展中心的工作人员联系，讨论他们的需求和资格。活动的更广泛影响在于气候动力学和相关科学界的利益，为学生和年轻科学家提供机会，1）接触前沿研究; 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有宝贵见解的资深科学家;以及4）有机会与不同机构的同行建立联系。除了这些对科学界的好处之外，这项工作还具有社会效益，因为利益相关者和政策制定者对气候科学专业知识的需求日益增加，他们关注气候变异性和变化对人类的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得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来支持。

This award at the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has the goal 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 is also be provided for senior scientists to engage in teaching and mentoring activities intended to further the careers of junior scientists. The award is motivated by the fact that educational, mentoring, and outreach opportunities can arise quickly, and the financial resources needed to enable these activities are often not readily available. With funding of this proposal, CPAESS can react quickly to provide 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 are evaluated on the basis of the quality of scientific opportunities at the workshop, meeting, or project; the academic merit of the junior scientists, 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 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.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.