NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop What is NCAR v

NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop

What is NCAR? v National Center for Atmospheric Research v Located in Boulder Colorado v Managed by University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) v 63 Universities, Iowa State one of them

What NCAR Does v Conduct research on many topics v Atmospheric Chemistry Climate v Cloud physics and storms v Weather hazards to aviation v Interactions between sun and earth. v

NCAR Funding v Get funding from v National Science Foundation (NSF) v NOAA v NASA v U. S. v FAA Departments of Defense and Energy

ULW Purpose Informing students about the potential for exciting research and career opportunities in the atmospheric and related sciences. v The five-day program establishes informal dialogue between students and research scientists as they explore laboratories, instrumentation, and computing facilities that support studies on weather, climate change, solar dynamics, the Sun-Earth system, and the impacts of severe weather and climate change on societies around the world. v

Model of Leadership v Kevin Droegemeier v Director of Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms at University of Oklahoma v Distinguished between leader and manager: v Manager controls v Leader motivates

Presenters Cont. v Tim Killeen, v Director of NCAR v Discussed NCAR research v Richard Anthens v President on UCAR v Discussed leadership and collaboration in the university community

Presenters Cont. v Gerry Meehl in Climate and Global Dynamics Division v Climate change, and current research v Scientists from Atmospheric Chemistry Division

Presenters Cont. v Al Cooper v Scientist v Tim and Director, Advanced Studies Program Spangler v Director, Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training (COMET),

Presenters Cont. v Bob v Lead Scientist, US Weather Research Program, Division Director, Microscale and Mesoscale Meteorology, v Bob v Gall Harris Division Director, Environmental and Societal Impacts Group,

Presenters Cont. v Roberta v Johnson Director, UCAR Office of Education and Outreach and Scientist, High Altitude Observatory, NCAR v Scientist v David from High Altitude Observatory Carlson v Division Director, Atmospheric Technology,