NCAR

NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

June 16 - 20 2008, Boulder, Colorado

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2007 ULW Participants

2007 PROGRAM

Date

Theme

Activity

Monday, June 18  

 

NCAR/UCAR Overview

Welcome and Overview of NCAR
- Tim Killeen, NCAR Director

 

Overview of UCAR
- Rick Anthes, UCAR President Click here to download PPT file

 

IPCC and Climate Change

IPCC and Policy implications
- Jerry Meehl, Climate and Global Change Division

 

Leadership

 

Introduction to Leadership Models- Kelvin Droegemeier, University of Oklahoma Click here to download Part 1 of PPT file , Click here to download Part 2

 

Paleoclimate

Climate Change, Paleoclimate and Policy Implications - Caspar Ammann, Climate and Global Change Division Click here to download PPT file

 

Tour the NCAR Mesa Lab

 

Exhibits and Other Facility Highlights - Tim Barnes, UCAR Office of E & O

 

Scientific Visualizations and Enabling Technologies

Visualization Lab
- Tim Barnes, UCAR Office of E & O

 

Geology Walk

Geology of the Boulder front range - Sue Hirschfeld

  Group Activity Team and Goal Building
- Susan Foster, Tim Barnes, UCAR Office of E & O
     

Tuesday, June 19

 

Meteorology Research

Meteorology
- Greg Holland, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division

 

NOAA Earth System Research Lab

Introduction to NOAA - Ann Bradford

 

Visualization Tools

 

NOAA Science on a Sphere Demonstration - Will von Dauster S.O.S.

 

Atmos. Chemistry & ClimateScience on a Sphere

NOAA CO2 Air Sampling Program - Ed Dlugokencky

 

Operational Meteorology

NOAA Weather Briefing Demonstration - Tom LeFebvre, FSL

 

Space Weather

NOAA Space Environment Center - Larry Combs

 

NCAR's HAO - Space Weather

Overview and Leadership Issues - Joan Burkpile Click here to download PPT file

 

Unidata

Unidata Demonstration
- Jeff Weber, Unidata Click here to download PPT file

 

Mountain Climate & Environments

Rocky Mountain National Park

     

Wednesday, June 20

 

Technology Transfer

Research Applications
- Jason Knieval, Research Applications Laboratory Click here to download PPT file

 

Technology

Atmospheric Technology
- Roger Wakimoto, Earth Observing LaboratoryClick here to download PPT file

Aviation-based Technology

Tour C130 and HIAPER, Earth Observing Laboratory

 

Societal Impacts

Societal Impacts
- Ilan Kelman, Institute for the Study of Society and Environment Click here to download PPT file

 

Biocomplexity and Tour of Chemistry Labs

Biocomplexity and Atmospheric Chemistry Tour of Chemistry Labs
- Christine Wiedinmyer, Atmospheric Chemistry Division

 

Science/Education

Roles for Scientists in Education
- Susan Foster and Tim Barnes, UCAR Office of E & O Click here to download PPT file

 

Science Journalism

Bob Henson - Click here to download PPT file

 

Professional Education

COMET Mission and Lab Demo
- Tim Spangler, COMET Program

Geostatistics

Statistics Activity -Doug Nychka, IMAGe

  Field Trip Boulder Reservoir Picnic
     

Thursday, June 21

 

Education and Outreach

Hands on Science
- Susan Foster, Tim Barnes, Lisa Gardiner,
UCAR Office of E & O

 

 

Digital Libraries
- Robert Payo, National Science Digital Library

 

Early Career Scientists

The Post Doc Experience
- Postdocs, Proteges, and Early Career Scientists

 

CU LASP Program- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics -Talk and Tour from Heather Reed and Dave Street at University of Colorado Click here to download presentation in pdf

 

 Reflections on the Week

Revisit Goals and Plan Final Presentations

 

 Field Trip

Pearl Street Mall

     

Friday, June 22

 

Student Presentations

Student Presentations

ULW Program Evaluation

Program Evaluation and Adjourn

 

Links to Graduate School Opportunities

Jobs and Career Opportunities

National Professional Organizations: