<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:914px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:130" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(24,24,23);font-weight:bold">Announcing </span><span style="color:rgb(24,24,23);font-weight:700">Rossbypalooza 2022: “Clouds and Convection in Diverse Climates”</span></font><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(24,24,23)">Jul. 11-22, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">The Department of the Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the return of Rossbypalooza! Rossbypalooza is a two-week, project-oriented summer school for people from a broad field including atmospheric, oceanic, and planetary sciences.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The summer school will consist of lectures and projects where participants will work in groups to address scientific questions of their choice, mentored by advising faculty members.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">We sincerely invite graduate students and postdocs in the related fields to apply for the event.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:11pt">Topic</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">:<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-style:italic;font-size:11pt">Clouds and Convection in Diverse Climates</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">. Clouds and convection are key components and one of the major sources of uncertainty in the climate system. Given the strong coupling of clouds to dynamics, radiation, and microphysics, there is a great need for theoretical, observational, and modeling advancements. We will approach the problem of clouds and convection in the atmosphere, ocean, and on other planets from a diverse range of perspectives, including simple theory, observational constraint, and representation in climate models.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Eligibility:</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)"> Graduate students and postdocs are invited to apply.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(48,48,48)">We require all participating individuals to be fully vaccinated unless they cannot do so because of a medical or religious reason or other authorized exemptions.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">We will provide<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">attendees’ accommodation and food (breakfast and lunch) during Rossbypalooza. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:11pt">Application</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">: Applications can be submitted through this<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1TGFEMTpb6RA3xy5MZ9QDiOyW55apyRnaRVZmRZNNgDUEiQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">Google Form</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt"> before<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:11pt">April 22nd, 2022</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt">.<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">We expect to make acceptance decisions by<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">May 6th, 2022</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">. Note that a CV, a research statement (maximum 300 words) and a statement of purpose (maximum of 200 words) are required to apply.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">Information</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(32,31,30)">: Please contact<span style="margin:0px"> </span></span><a href="mailto:rossbypalooza@uchicago.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="margin:0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