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<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px"><font color="#941100" face="Helvetica" size="4"><b>Summer School in Sustainable Climate Risk Management</b></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px"><font face="Helvetica" color="#005493"><span style="font-size:14px"><b>for postdocs and advanced graduate students</b></span></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:14px"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:14px"><b>11-15 August 2014</b></span></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px"><font face="Helvetica"><b>Penn State University</b></font></div><div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px">The Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM) links an international, transdisciplinary team of climate scientists, economists, philosophers, statisticians, engineers, and policy analysts to answer the question, <i>“What are sustainable, scientifically sound, technologically feasible, economically efficient, and ethically defensible climate risk management strategies?”</i></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px">As a central part of its educational and research mission, SCRiM will host a week-long summer school to foster opportunities for collaboration and to provide advanced graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with a solid foundation in the broad, multidisciplinary knowledge, tools, and methods of the diverse fields participating in the network.</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px">Taught by senior researchers in the SCRiM network, the summer school will offer sessions on Earth system science, policy analysis, uncertainty quantification, coupled epistemic-ethical analysis, and integrated assessment. Participants will also gain hands-on experience with key methods and tools such robust decisionmaking, the use of simple models, and analysis of relevant datasets. A key focus of the workshop will be developing a common vocabulary to help foster enhanced cross-disciplinary communication, enabling the possibility for future collaborative research among participants.</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px">While the summer school is designed primarily for advanced graduate students and postdocs collaborating within the SCRiM network, participants from other institutions will also find it an enriching experience. Furthermore, the SCRiM network is open to new members and summer school participation may provide opportunities to explore the potential for new collaborations.</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px">To apply, please send an <b>single PDF file</b> containing an application letter (briefly describing your research interests and explaining why you would like to attend the summer school), a current CV, and contact information for two references to <a href="http://mailto:summer_school@scrim.psu.edu/" target="_blank">summer_school@scrim.psu.edu</a> Applications <b>should be submitted no later than Monday 26 May 2014</b> to receive full consideration. Funding is available to support travel and accommodations for all participants.</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px">To learn more about SCRiM, please visit <a href="http://scrimhub.org/" target="_blank">http://scrimhub.org</a>.</div><div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px">
<font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"><b>TENTATIVE INSTRUCTORS & SESSIONS</b></span></font></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size:12px"><b><br></b></span></font></div>
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Karen Fisher-Vanden — <i>Integrated Assessment</i>
</div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px">Chris Forest — <i>Earth System Modeling</i>
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Murali Haran, Patrick Applegate — <i>Uncertainty Quantification
</i></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px">Klaus Keller — <i>Risk Analysis</i></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px">
Robert Lempert — <i>Policy Analysis / Robust Decisionmaking</i></div>
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Robert Nicholas — <i>Climate Data Analysis</i></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px">
Nancy Tuana — <i>Coupled Epistemic-Ethical Analysis</i></div><div style="text-align:center">
<br></div></div></div><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px"></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000">Robert Nicholas, Ph.D.<br>
</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Managing Director, Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (<a href="http://scrimhub.org" target="_blank">SCRiM</a>)</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Research Associate, Earth & Environmental Systems Institute (<a href="http://www.eesi.psu.edu" target="_blank">EESI</a>)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">The Pennsylvania State University</font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">post: 2217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802</font></div><div><font color="#000000">email: <a href="mailto:rob.nicholas@psu.edu" target="_blank">rob.nicholas@psu.edu</a></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">voice: +1 (814) 865-4484</font></div><div><font color="#000000">web: <a href="http://www.eesi.psu.edu/~ren10/" target="_blank">http://www.eesi.psu.edu/~ren10/</a></font></div></div>
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