Second Workshop to Promote Educating the Next Generation of Atmospheric Scientists for Industry Needs

天气、水和气候影响着美国经济的几乎每一个部门和几乎每一个公民。私营部门的大气科学家，包括气象学家，经常为运输，能源，农业，零售，保险，金融服务，娱乐，通信，健康和政府等其他部门的客户提供有关天气事件，水资源可用性和气候变异性和变化的风险或机会的建议。大气科学领域私营部门不断发展的情况暴露了大气科学工作人员的教育和准备与私营部门成功就业所需的技能之间存在的差距。2019年NSF主办的题为“注意差距”的研讨会阐述并确定了这些差距的解决方案。作为2019年研讨会的后续行动，该项目计划在大气科学学术界和私营部门之间开展合作，通过一系列虚拟和面对面的会议和研讨会来开发土壤地质材料，以解决一些学术差距。 会议的成果将包括一套模块、工具和数据集，旨在培养具备私营部门和行业需求的技能和知识的下一代大气科学家。开发的产品将向学生介绍应用于能源，农业，交通，金融和风险管理等各个部门的大气科学数据和方法。会议设计将使学术教育工作者，学生和私营部门的专业人士的不同集合的聚集，为这些免费的准备，以适应现有的大气科学课程的材料的发展。通过这次会议建立的专业人员网络将与高等教育机构合作，鼓励实施新材料，并通过文献和教育工作者培训支持他们。 会前，会议和会后活动的目标是：a）分类课程差距和相关的技能薄弱，导致缺乏准备的学生追求职业生涯在私营部门; B）讨论这些差距，以确定适当的课程和创造性的土壤地质学解决方案，以缩小差距;（c）创建适用于各私营部门的课堂使用的行业相关案例数据集; d）、编写具有学习成果的土壤地质学材料，其中包括对私营部门就业有价值的新技能和方法，（e）为私营部门和学术界之间的合作项目或数据共享制定一个可持续的框架;（f）促进学术界在课堂上使用和参与新的土壤学材料的开发和好处。这次会议的好处是为整个大气科学高等教育界，并有可能影响未来的劳动力广泛。这个奖项反映了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。

Weather, water, and climate impact nearly every sector of the economy and nearly every citizen of the United States. Atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists, in the private sector regularly advise clients in other sectors such as transportation, energy, agriculture, retail, insurance, financial services, recreation, communication, health, and government on risks or opportunities shaped by weather events, water availability, and climate variability and change. The evolving private sector landscape in the atmospheric sciences has exposed existing gaps between the education and preparation of the atmospheric science workforce and the skillsets needed for successful private sector employment. A 2019 NSF-sponsored workshop titled “Mind the Gap'' articulated and identified solutions to these gaps. As a follow-up of the 2019 workshop, this project plans a collaboration between the atmospheric science academic and private sectors to develop pedogeological materials to address several of the academic gaps via a series of virtual and in-person meetings and workshops. The outputs of the conference will include a set of modules, tools, and datasets aimed at preparing the next generation of atmospheric scientists with the skillsets and knowledge of the private sector and industry needs. The products developed will introduce students to atmospheric science data and methodologies applied in a variety of sectors including, energy, agriculture, transportation, finance, and risk management. The conference design will enable gathering of the diverse set of academic educators, students, and private sector professionals for the development of these free ready to adapt materials for existing atmospheric science curriculum. The network of professionals established through this conference will work with higher education institutions encourage implementation of the new materials and support them with documentation and training for educators. The goals of the pre-conference, conference, and post-conference activities are: a) Categorize curriculum gaps and the associated weak skills that lead to the lack of preparation for students pursuing careers in the private sector; b) Discuss these gaps to identify appropriate courses and creative pedogeological solutions to close the gaps; c) Create datasets of industry-relevant cases for use in the classroom, applicable across various private sectors; d) Create pedogeological materials with learning outcomes that include new skillsets and methodologies valuable in private sector employment for implementations in identified atmospheric science/meteorological courses; e) Develop a sustainable framework for collaborative projects or data sharing between private sector and academic community; f) Promote the usage of and engage the academic community on the development and benefits of the new pedological materials in the classroom. The benefits of this conference are intended for the entire atmospheric science higher education community and have the potential to impact the future workforce broadly.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.