Graduate Fellowships & Workshops

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Atmospheric, Earth system, environmental, and social science

  • Work directly with NCAR scientists
  • Enhance your thesis research
  • Gain access to NCAR facilities

ASP Graduate Student Visitor Program
NCAR Advanced Study Program
Opportunities for graduate students to collaborate with NCAR staff during three- to twelve-month visits in pursuit of their thesis research. Coordinated through NCAR’s Advanced Study Program, which can help identify appropriate NCAR collaborators.

303-497-1328
paulad@ucar.edu
www.asp.ucar.edu/graduate/graduate_visitor.php

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Computer science and applied mathematics for the geosciences

  • Conduct hands-on R&D in high-performance computing
  • Explore computational geoscience
  • Learn software development, scientific visualization
  • Work in applied mathematics, statistics

CISL Summer Internships in Parallel Computational Science (SIPARCS)
NCAR Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
Offers graduate students significant hands-on R&D opportunities in high-performance computing at NCAR’s Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. Undergraduates who will have completed their sophomore year may also apply.

303-497-2050
rray@ucar.edu
www.cisl.ucar.edu/siparcs

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Solar physics, solar-terrestrial physics, and related astrophysics

  • Work with scientists at the forefront of Sun and Sun-Earth research
  • Boost early-stage exploration or thesis work
  • Gain access to a wide range of technical facilities

HAO Graduate Fellowship Programs
NCAR High Altitude Observatory
These highly competitive programs offer support for early-stage graduate students as well as the Newkirk Fellowship for students working on their Ph.D. theses. Conduct research with an HAO scientist on a mutually agreeable theoretical or experimental project involving Earth's upper atmosphere, solar and solar-terrestrial physics, or planetary, stellar, or other astrophysical systems related to those of the Sun.

303-497-8715
whawkins@ucar.edu
www.hao.ucar.edu/people/visitors/grads.php

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Year-round employment for graduate students in the Boulder area

  • Find paid graduate assistantships in a variety of fields, including
    • atmospheric and Earth system science
    • engineering and technology
    • computing, and more
  • Work with dedicated professionals on leading-edge projects

UCAR Employment Opportunities - Working With Us
A wide range of graduate research assistantships are listed throughout the year as positions become available.

303-497-8717
nwade@ucar.edu
www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/employment

Summer workshops for graduate students

Mesa Lab in summer

Atmospheric and Earth system science

  • Discover emerging topics that haven't yet reached the classroom
  • Interact with leading experts and fellow students in an intimate setting

ASP Summer Colloquia
NCAR Advanced Study Program
Young scientists gather at NCAR for workshops on current topics in atmospheric and environmental science. Recent topics have included atmospheric chemistry, clouds and climate, solar and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics, and hurricanes at landfall.

303-497-1328
paulad@ucar.edu
www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/summer_colloquiua.php

 

The science of Sun-Earth connections

  • Explore the fundamental plasma physics behind many aspects of space weather
  • Help develop heliophysics as a discipline to be taught at universities around the world

Summer School for Heliophysics
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs & NASA
For graduate students in any phase of training who plan to pursue a career in heliophysics or astrophysics. In 2009 the focus of this one-week session is on long-term processes, from the Sun’s modulated activity to its influences on the climate systems of the heliosphere, Earth’s atmosphere, and planetary environments. First- or second-year postdoctoral fellows are also invited to apply.

303-497-8649
sbaltuch@ucar.edu
www.vsp.ucar.edu/HeliophysicsSummerSchool

 

Satellite observations of weather, climate, ionosphere, and geodetic data

  • Discover GPS meteorology, ionospheric tomography, and other advanced techniques
  • Collaborate with peers in East Asia
  • Explore new research facilities, projects, and opportunities

FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Workshops
UCAR, National Science Foundation, and partners
An opportunity for students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents to attend and participate in student sessions during Taiwan-hosted conferences. FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC is a joint U.S.-Taiwan mission providing a constellation of six microsatellites for GPS meteorology and Earth system observation. Each satellite carries an advanced GPS receiver for radio occultation and precision orbit studies, a tri-band beacon transmitter for ionospheric tomography and radio wave scintillation studies, and a tiny ionosphere photometer for ionospheric airglow observation.

303-497-2600
kkimbro@ucar.edu
www.cosmic.ucar.edu/workshop.html

 

 

 

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