American Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium 2021-2023; Washington, DC

该奖项支持学生和初出茅庐的科学家参加美国气象学会夏季政策研讨会。夏季政策座谈会解决了政策制定者和研究人员之间互动的需要，他们在与政策决策相关的领域拥有专业知识。它为对决策支持感兴趣的研究人员提供了一个与政策制定者互动并了解政策制定的机会。每年，座谈会都会有20到40名与会者来到华盛顿特区，与科学家进行为期两周的密集互动--立法和行政部门的领导人、非政府组织的高管、政策分析师、科学记者和在政策领域工作的其他利益攸关方。除了面对面的对话和互动，学术讨论会的参与者被预先分配阅读，并通过小组练习和案例研究来了解政策制定过程。通过该奖项提供的资金支持15名研究生和职业生涯早期科学家参加座谈会。NSF资助的参与者是通过竞争过程挑选出来的，基于申请者的潜力和成就，并考虑到多样性、公平性和包容性。该奖项的主要更广泛影响是发展了一批与天气和气候相关的学科的研究人员，他们可以为这些领域的政策决策提供决策支持。随着各级政府的利益攸关方和决策者面临与天气和气候风险管理相关的越来越多的挑战，这种决策支持越来越有价值。许多研究人员对提供决策支持感兴趣，但科学家的教育和经验并没有为他们履行这一角色做好充分的准备。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports participation of students and early-career scientists in the Summer Policy Colloquium of the American Meteorological Society. The Summer Policy Colloquium addresses the need for interaction between policy makers and researchers who have domain expertise in areas relevant to policy decisions. It provides an opportunity for researchers interested in decision support to interact with policy makers and learn about policy making. Each year the Colloquium brings 20 to 40 participants to Washington DC for two weeks of intensive interactions with scientist-leaders from the legislative and executive branches, executives from NGOs, policy analysts, science journalists, and other stakeholders working in the policy arena. In addition to in-person dialog and interaction Colloquium participants are given pre-assigned reading and work through group exercises and case studies to learn about the policy making process. Funds provided through this award support the participation of 15 graduate students and early-career scientists in the Colloquium. NSF-funded participants are selected through a competitive process, based on the applicant's potential and accomplishments and taking into account diversity, equity and inclusion.The primary broader impact of the award is the development of a cohort of researchers in discplines related to weather and climate who can provide decision support for policy decisions in these areas. Such decision support is increasingly valuable as stakeholders and decision makers at all levels of government face a growing variety of challenges related to the management of weather and climate risk. Many researchers are interested in providing decision support, but the education and experience of scientists does not adequately prepare them to perform this role.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.