[Nsa] [Deadline extended] Seeking NSF NCAR researchers for Innovators Ideas Lab

[Alexandra Ramos Valle]

Dear colleagues,

Please note that we have extended the deadline for staff to apply
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnr5LOT96kJP4imMtKM4UlR-XtW3kTwSzmA6nHWaJfnM9s6w/viewform>
to
the Innovator Ideas Lab through *September 15th*. The Ideas Lab workshop
will take place on *November 12-13th*.

Thank you for your interest in the program!
Alexandra

On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM Alexandra Ramos Valle <aramos at ucar.edu>
wrote:

> 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:
>
>    -
>
>    Formation of initial interdisciplinary research teams
>    -
>
>    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>
>


-- 
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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