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National Weather Service (NWS) and the NOAA-Education Collaborative Science Center (CSC) Project: Shaping a Diverse and Scientifically Capable Workforce Through Collaborative Research Daniel Melndez 1 and NWS-CSC Action Plan Team 1 National

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National Weather Service (NWS) and the NOAA-Education Collaborative Science Center (CSC) Project: Shaping a Diverse and Scientifically Capable Workforce Through Collaborative Research

Daniel Meléndez1 and NWS-CSC Action Plan Team

1National Weather Service, Science and Technology Integration Office

2018 Annual Conference 27th Symposium on Education Tuesday 9 January, 2018, 1130 Paper 4.5

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NWS-CSC/NSF Action Plan Team Roster

  • Ms. Rosemary Auld, NWS/Eastern Region HQ
  • Dr. Vankita Brown, NWS/HQ
  • Ms. Hope Hasberry, NWS/Office of Chief Operating Officer
  • Dr. Michelle Hawkins, NWS/Analysis and Forecast Services
  • Dr. Michael Hicks, W/Office of Observations
  • Mr. Jeff McQueen, NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center
  • Mr. Michael Staudenmeier, Western Region/Science & Tech
  • Ms. Cindy Woods, NWS/Office of Chief Operating Officer
  • Dr. Daniel Meléndez, NWS/Science & Tech Integration - Team

Lead

ADVISORS:

  • Prof. Belay Demoz, CSC, Univ. Maryland Baltimore County
  • Dr. Marlene Kaplan and Ms. Jaqueline Rousseau, NOAA-Education
  • Prof. Jorge González, NOAA-CREST, City University of New York
  • Prof. Vernon Morris, CSC Howard University

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NWS-CSC Project – Purpose

  • Promote expanded participation in education, training,

capacity building, and collaborative research focusing on groups traditionally underrepresented in key geosciences disciplines supporting NOAA mission-relevant science including -

– science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) – social, behavioral, and economic disciplines (including communications sciences)

  • Produce a highly skilled cadre of technical and

environmentally literate professionals who will help build a more resilient nation in the face of weather extremes

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NWS-CSC Project – Background

AMS Jan 2018 – page 4 Poster 1031, Trends in Federally Employed Women and Minorities in STEM at the Leading US Science Agencies, Wed 10 Jan 3:45-5:30 pm, 27th Symposium on Education STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Civilian Labor Force (CLF) 2010 percentage

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NOAA-CSC Project – Funding & Partners

  • Five-year $11.9M competitive award (Aug 2016) from NOAA

Educational Partnerships Program (EPP) to four Centers -

– Florida A&M University – Howard University – CCNY (City College of NY)/City University of NY (CUNY) – University of Maryland-Eastern Shore

  • Of key interest to NWS is the CSC-funded NOAA Cooperative

Science Center in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (NCAS-M Lead institution - Howard University, Washington, DC) partnering with -

Jackson State University (Mississippi), Pennsylvania State University, San Jose State University (California), State University of New York at Albany University of Maryland/Baltimore County (UMBC), University of Maryland/College Park (UMCP), University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPR-M), University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Fort Valley State Univ, San Diego State Univ, Tuskegee, and Universidad Metropolitana (UMET)

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NCAS-M - Targeted Participants

  • Collaboration involves the following participants

1 – NCAS-M Students (undergraduate/graduate) 2 – NCAS-M Postdocs/Faculty 3 – NCAS-M Project Mentors

  • Participation is not just in meteorology but includes physical sciences,

engineering, and social sciences

  • Students typically recruited before beginning the semester (fall and early

winter) through summer programs, outreach efforts, and informal minority serving institutions (MSI) networks

– Students gathered in “cohort” groups

  • NOAA subject matter experts serve as mentors
  • Projects are listed in the NOAA Student Scholarship Internship

Opportunity Online System (SSIO) webpage (shown next)

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NOAA Student Scholarship Internship Opportunity (SSIO) Webpage – Project Repository

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NCAS-M Project – NWS Action Plan Goals

Organizes NWS-NCAS-M actions under three strategies:

  • 1. Increase the numbers of students, postdocs, and faculty in

collaborative research relationships with NWS

  • 2. Engage more NWS scientists/staff with NCAS-M institutions
  • 3. Engage more NCAS-M under-represented minorities (URM)

into NWS career-paths

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NCAS-M Action Plan Goal #1

  • Steer prospective NCAS-M students into these

programs

– Rate and raise NWS-relevance of projects and internal awareness (e.g., R2O transition paths) – Raise program awareness at NWS and academia (e.g., mass mailing including social sciences) – Increase viable collaborative opportunities; ease access to collaboration; and, promote mentoring internally at NWS – Connect students and NWS mentors early (e.g., earlier showcasing of projects and mentors)

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NCAS-M Action Plan Goal #2

  • Assist in enhancing NCAS-M projects

– Identify NCAS-M project leads at NWS centers/units – Invite NCAS-M faculty to co-plan way-forward – Systematically comb for project opportunities NWS-wide – Provide mentoring incentives for NWS personnel (e.g., awards, recognition) – NOAA training of mentors for NCAS-M

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NCAS-M Action Plan Goal #3

  • Better capture students into NOAA/NWS upon

graduation

– Strengthen outreach and interaction with students (e.g., awards for NWS mentoring, regular campus visits, adjunct faculty appointments, etc.) – Engage NCAS-M alumni network – Survey NCAS-M alumni on quality of experience to spot key factors of success and challenges

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NCAS-M Project - Progress

  • NCAS-M already has two cohorts of students supporting NOAA

mission-relevant research (Goal #1)

– Direct support for 17 PhD , 9 MS and 12 BS students

  • Funding two postdoctoral fellows (Goals #1-3)

– Dr. Richard Medina at NWS Sterling Test Center, and Dr. Keren Rosado at NOAA/ESRL

  • Engaging over 20 NOAA employees advisors, co-advisors, and

collaborators (Goal #2)

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NCAS-M Project - Progress

  • Improving NCAS-M faculty engagements (Goal #1)

– Satellite retrievals (Dr. V. Morris and Dr. N. Nalli) – Air Quality Forecasts (Dr. W. Stockwell and Mr. J. McQueen) – Integrated Decision Support (Dr. T. Adams and Dr. V. Brown) – New Observational Capabilities (Drs. V. Morris, S. Smith, and Mr. B. Spencer)

  • Training students at Weather Forecast Offices (Goals #2-3)

– WFO Paducah, KY – WFO Jackson, MS

  • NOAA personnel contributing to courses at Jackson State U.

(Goals 2-3)

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NCAS-M Project – Next Steps Year 2 (2018)

  • Complete Cohort Two recruitment
  • Establish additional NCASM points-of-contact within

NWS units

  • Procure NWS mentoring and participation incentives
  • Engage NCAS-M leadership in review of NWS action

plan

  • Leverage NCAS-M survey of participants/alumni on

lessons learned

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NWS-CSC/NSF Action Plan Team Roster

  • Ms. Rosemary Auld, NWS/ERH
  • Dr. Vankita Brown, NWS/HQ
  • Ms. Hope Hasberry, NWS/OCOO
  • Dr. Michelle Hawkins, NWS/AFSO
  • Dr. Michael Hicks, W/OBS
  • Mr. Jeff McQueen, NCEP/EMC
  • Mr. Michael Staudenmeier, WR/STID
  • Ms. Cindy Woods, NWS/OCOO
  • Dr. Daniel Meléndez, NWS/STI, Team Lead

ADVISORS:

  • Prof. Belay Demoz, CSC, UMBC
  • Dr. Marlene Kaplan and Ms. Jaqueline Rousseau, NOAA-Education
  • Prof. Jorge González, NOAA-CREST, CUNY
  • Prof. Vernon Morris, CSC Howard University

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Questions?

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