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<td>[Proflist] Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation</td>
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<td>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:28:01 -0500</td>
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<td>George Ohring <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:george.ohring@noaa.gov"><george.ohring@noaa.gov></a></td>
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<td>George.Ohring <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:George.Ohring@noaa.gov"><George.Ohring@noaa.gov></a></td>
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Dear Colleague,<br>
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I'd like to call your attention to the announcement below about the
Summer Colloquium on Data Assimilation that will be sponsored by the
Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation. Please note that the
deadline for applications has been extended to March 16, 2012.<br>
<br>
George<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 13.75pt; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";">Summer
Colloquium Sponsored by the Joint Center for Satellite Data
Assimilation (JCSDA)</span></b></p>
<p> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13.75pt; text-align: center; line-height:
13.8pt;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Times
New Roman","serif";">Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13.75pt; text-align: center; line-height:
13.8pt;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Times
New Roman","serif";">July 24-August 3, 2012</span></b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"><span> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11.8pt; text-align: center; line-height:
13.8pt;" align="center"><b><span style="font-family: "Times
New Roman","serif";">Program Announcement </span></b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0.05in 13.75pt 0in; line-height: 13.8pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">The NASA/NOAA/Department of
Defense Joint Center for Satellite
Data Assimilation (JCSDA) is pleased to announce a Summer
Colloquium on Data
Assimilation in 2012. The Colloquium will engage graduate
students and researchers
with early postdoctoral appointments in the science of satellite
data
assimilation for the atmosphere, land, and oceans. The program
will include
lectures by internationally recognized experts in data
assimilation and provide
an extended opportunity for students to interact with the
lecturers in an
informal setting. The objective of the program is to foster the
development of
the next generation of data assimilation scientists to support
environmental
modeling. <span> </span></span><span style="font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11.8pt; line-height: 13.9pt;"><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Colloquium Topics </span></b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13.75pt; line-height: 13.9pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">The following topics will be
covered during the Colloquium: </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-indent: 0in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext;"><span>·<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Data
assimilation fundamentals including variational and
ensemble techniques </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-indent: 0in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext;"><span>·<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Satellite
data applications including infrared and microwave </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-indent: 0in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext;"><span>·<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Overview of
atmospheric, ocean, and land data assimilation </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-indent: 0in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext;"><span>·<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Overview of
the global observing system </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-indent: 0in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext;"><span>·<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Career
Opportunities – Research and Operational;
Agency/Academic/Private</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;"><span> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11.8pt; line-height: 13.9pt;"><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Eligibility </span></b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 22.75pt 13.75pt 0in; line-height: 13.8pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Graduate
students who expect to be awarded <span> </span>their
PhD in the physical, environmental, atmospheric, or related
science prior to
June 2013 are invited to apply, as well as individuals with no
more than two
years of postdoctoral experience at the time of the Colloquium.
</span>Applicants
of all nationalities are invited to apply. However, in case the
number of
qualified applicants exceeds capacity, preference will be given to
those
who are either employed in the United States or who are actively
pursuing a
relevant graduate degree at a U.S. university.<span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 22.75pt 13.75pt 0in; line-height: 13.8pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11.8pt; line-height: 13.9pt;"><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Application Process </span></b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 18.75pt 13.75pt 0in; line-height: 13.9pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">There
is no application form. Qualified applicants are encouraged to
apply by sending
the following materials via email to the Chair of the Organizing
Committee,
Dr.<span> </span>James G. Yoe (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:james.g.yoe@noaa.gov" target="_blank">james.g.yoe@noaa.gov</a>)
by March 16, 2012:
</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-indent: 0in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext;"><span>·<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Curriculum
Vita</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;
color: windowtext;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt "Times
New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Statement of
interest (no more than one page) with a summary
of the applicant’s doctoral research </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.3in; text-indent: 0in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext;"><span>·<span
style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; color: windowtext;">Three
supporting letters from faculty members. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13.75pt; line-height: 13.65pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Candidates will be selected
competitively based on the documentation they provide, and will
be notified of
the disposition of their applications by <b>April 18, 2012. </b></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13.75pt; line-height: 13.65pt;"><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Financial Support </span></b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13.75pt; line-height: 13.9pt;"><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Travel support to and from the
Colloquium, lodging expenses, and per diem will be provided for
the program to
approximately 15 participants. Additional applicants may be
invited to
participate, but they will need to provide their own financial
support. Priority
for financial support will be given to U.S. citizens and
permanent residents,
and to those employed or actively pursuing a graduate degree in
the United
States. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11.8pt; line-height: 13.9pt;"><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">Venue </span></b><span
style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif";">The Colloquium
will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the southwestern United
States. Arrangements
for the facility are being completed at the time of this
announcement, and will
be made available as soon as possible. Detailed logistical
information for the
Colloquium will be provided to the individuals invited to
participate at the
time they are notified of their selection. </span></p>
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