Chris Davis, Director Paula Fisher, Administrator Scott Briggs, Administrative Assistant Kathleen Barney, Administrative Assistant Vicki Holzhauer, Administrative Assistant Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Faculty Fellowship Program Graduate Visitor Program Support for Other Programs Education and Outreach Faculty Fellowship Program 3-12 month visits to NCAR NCAR scientific staff can visit U.S. universities Support for students 3-10 participants each year Applications reviewed by PACUR Application deadline is Oct. 31 Faculty Fellowship Trends Fiscal Year Faculty Visits Began Number of Visitors Graduate Visitor Program 3-12 month visits to NCAR in pursuit of Ph. D. research Funding for faculty advisor visit(s) per year (26 in 2011) Deadline Oct. 31 Graduate Visitor Program Trends Fiscal Year Visits Began Number of Visitors FY12 ~30 ASP Summer Colloquium For 2012: The Weather-Climate Intersection: Advances and Challenges 3-week student colloquium, June week Researcher Colloquium (middle week) Bring researchers together to focus on sub-topic Involve students in the forefront of the science Support for Groups at NCAR Early Career Scientists Assembly Subset of the NCAR Scientists Assembly (NSA) (Sci I-II, PS, AS and postdocs) Travel support for meetings Software Engineering Assembly (SEA) Support visiting researchers and classes ECSA-WCRP Workshop on Regional Climate Issues in Developing Countries: August 2011 Education, Outreach and Diversity Girl Scouts at NCAR Diversity: Postdoc teaching visits to minority institutions SOARS (Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science) summer mentoring of undergraduates ASP Summer Colloquium Jia Yue at Hampton University Fall, 2011 ASP Postdoctoral Fellowships Started in the late 1960s under Phil Thompson One year appointments until early 1980s; one-year renewable for another year since. Purpose: Relatively unconstrained research aligned with career objectives Supervision: As much or as little as needed; at least one scientific mentor Checkpoints Research planning meeting One-year review (renewal): progress and career path evaluation Exit: Further discussion of plans; feedback about ASP Former ASP Postdocs: 2005 2010 Departures Roughly of ASP postdocs remain at NCAR after ASP Longer Term Statistics