UCAR

The 2023 Members Meeting was held in Boulder, Colorado and online October 10 and 11 The election results and agenda are below.

2023 Election Results

Elected to the UCAR Board of Trustees - Institutional

  • Shuyi Chen, University of Washington
  • Javier Fochesatto, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • Benjamin Kirtman, University of Miami
  • Janet Sprintall, Scripps Institution of Oceanography


Elected Trustees-at-large 

  • Rita Colwell, University of Maryland College Park
  • Alice Hill, Council of Foreign Relations
  • Patty Leslie, The Attainment Network

Elected to the Members Nominating Committee

  • Michael Bell, Colorado State University
  • Ruben Delgado, Hampton University
  • David Nolan, University of Miami

Slate for Membership Committee:  Approved

  • Greg Blumberg, Millersville University
  • Donata Giglio, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Sarah Larson, North Carolina State University
  • Mayra Oyola-Merced, University of Wisconsin Madison
  • Brodie Pearson, Oregon State University

Slate for PACUR:  Approved

  • William Dannevik, Saint Louis University
  • Wendi Flynn, University of Northern Colorado
  • Reza Khabilvardi, City College of New York
  • Daria Kluver, Central Michigan University
  • Chuntao Liu, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
  • Anthony Lupo, University of Missouri
  • Hyodae Seo, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
  • Pengwang Zhai, Univ of Maryland Baltimore County
     

New Members Approved

  • City College of New York
  • Northern Illinois University
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
  • University of Southern California
     

2023 Annual Members Meeting Agenda

October 10

8:00 am  Check In and Common Interest Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome and UCAR, UCP, and NSF NCAR Updates
10:20 am PACUR and Governance Reports
11:15 am NSF Update and Q&A
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm

Breakout Sessions

•    Community Earth System Model (CESM) 
•    Life Changing Science Education Engagement with The GLOBE Program
•    Navigating Changes in the DEI Landscape Part 1
 

2:30 pm

Breakout Sessions

  • An NCAR-led Community Software Facility Concept 
  • COMET Microlearning: Math and Meteorology Examples 
  • Navigating Changes in the DEI Landscape Part 2
  • Ongoing Initiatives in NCAR EdEC University Partnerships 
3:45 pm Lightning Rounds
5:15 pm Introduction of new UCAR, UCP, and NSF NCAR Leaders
5:30 - 7:30 pm Reception

October 11

8:00 am Breakfast with PACUR
9:00 am Election Results
9:15 am Earth System Predictability Across Timescales
10:15 am Earth System Scientists as Policy Leaders: A Panel Discussion on How to Effectively Engage in National Policy
11:45 am Closing Remarks
12:00 pm Meeting Adjourns
12:30-3:30 pm Optional Tour of the Research Aviation Facility
1:00 - 3:00 pm PACUR meeting