[Nsa] Seeking NSF NCAR researchers for Innovators Ideas Lab

[Alexandra Ramos Valle]

The Innovator Program is gauging staff interest in participating in a
two-day Ideas Lab workshop with university faculty.

The Innovator Program will be inviting applications from faculty to
participate in the Innovator Ideas Lab. The two-day workshop will bring
together faculty interested in actionable, translational and convergence
research to co-develop proposal ideas with NSF NCAR researchers. The Ideas
Lab replaces the traditional Letter of Intent (LOI) process with an
interactive event that promotes proposal co-development with NSF NCAR staff
starting from the ideation phase.

Apply to participate in the Ideas Lab
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnr5LOT96kJP4imMtKM4UlR-XtW3kTwSzmA6nHWaJfnM9s6w/viewform?usp=dialog>

Ideas Lab participants will engage in facilitated sessions to workshop and
co-develop novel research proposal ideas. The primary anticipated outcomes
of the Ideas Lab include:

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   Formation of initial interdisciplinary research teams
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   Drafting of proposal abstract or letter of intent

Two months following the workshop, proposals will be solicited based on the
concepts generated during the event. Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications,
research to reduce damage and disruption to livelihoods, safety, and
critical infrastructure from weather and space weather hazards, and
assessing and predicting societally relevant Earth system variability
across time scales. Proposals should describe interdisciplinary and
convergent research projects that support major NSF NCAR initiatives.

Submitted proposals will be evaluated for funding and due to start in
September 2026. Funding will be available for NSF NCAR collaborators to
participate in the event and collaborate on the funded projects.

If you are interested in being considered as a participant in the Ideas
Lab, fill out this brief form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnr5LOT96kJP4imMtKM4UlR-XtW3kTwSzmA6nHWaJfnM9s6w/viewform?usp=dialog>
by
August 15th.

For questions, please email ecinnovators at ucar.edu.

-- 
Alexandra N. Ramos-Valle, PhD
Project Scientist II - NSF NCAR Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Lab
Principal Investigator - NSF NCAR EdEC Faculty Innovator Program
<https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/early-career-opportunities>
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