| October 2007 |
| SOARS Protégé Wins SACNAS Award |
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Congratulations to protégé Ian Colon Pagan, who received a Recognition for Outstanding Student Poster award at the 2007 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference in Kansas City, MO. Ian presented a poster on his summer research project, "Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Impacts over the South Florida Metropolitan Area: Mortality and Government," which won in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Category |
| SOARS Director Rajul Pandya wins Boulder County Multicultural Award for Science |
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The SOARS program continues to garner awards. In October, Rajul Pandya, SOARS Director and Principal Investigator, was honored by the Boulder County Community Action Program (CAP) with the Boulder County Multicultural Award for Science for his leadership of SOARS. This prize "recognizes people who make significant contributions to this community, and help further CAP's mission of reaching out to youth and low-income people."
Congratulations Rajul!
> Read the complete article at: Multicultural awards: Making a difference in our community ** The Daily Camera (September 30, 2007) |
| August 2007 |
| View Photos from the 2007 Program |
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From leadership training to working on projects in the lab, the summer is full of memorable moments. Check out our photo gallery to share in the protégés' experiences |
| Writing Workshop Resources |
| Please see the writing workshop page for due dates, deliverables and meeting notes, as well as resources and links to helpful websites. |
| Protégés Give Final Presentations at Colloquium |
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After weeks of intense research and writing, SOARS and RESESS protégés gave their final presentations August 6 – 7, 2007 in the Foothills Lab 2 Main Seminar Room. With topics ranging from urban flooding to monsoon wind cycles, our protégés’ research embraces disciplines from across the geosciences.
This year, protégés also presented posters on their research: Thursday, August 9th in the Center Green Auditorium at 3:00 pm. Please join us in congratulating our young scientists on their hard work.
> Download Colloquium & Poster Schedule (PDF) |
| June 2007 |
| SOARS Alumni Participate in AMS Summer Policy Colloquium |
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This June, SOARS alumni Ernesto Munoz and Rei Ueyama traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in an intensive 10-day workshop on atmospheric policy. The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium, now in its seventh year, brings together students, scientists, and managers from across the country to learn about the policy process and important atmospheric science policy issues. |
| May 2007 |
| What's happening this summer? |
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Protégés
In addition to an intensive research internship, our protégés take part in a 3-day leadership training, preparatory computer workshops, a weekly writing workshop, and multiple professional development seminars. Of course there's also time for fun, with summer BBQ's and trips to Rocky Mountain National Park. To keep up-to-date with the summer plans visit the 2007 summer program page.
Trying to find your mentor? Look at the Mentor Partnerships page.
Mentors
If you're in search of information visit Mentor Summer Logistics if you're trying to locate a protégé visit the Mentor Partnerships page for their contact information. |
| April 2007 |
| Meet the SOARS & RESESS Class of 2007! |
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SOARS is excited to welcome the protégé class of 2007. Coming from all over the US and Puerto Rico, our 19 SOARS and 7 RESESS protégés bring a wealth of talent and a passion for research. To learn more about our students' backgrounds and interests visit the Protégés 2007 page. |
| March 2007 |
| An Update from Pat Weis-Taylor |
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For the past five years protégés have known Pat Weis-Taylor as the SOARS scientific writing and communication instructor who has faithfully explained the ins and outs of effective scientific arguments and the proper form of abstracts; what many may not know is that Pat is also the globe trotting editor and writer for the International Energy Agency (IEA), Wind Energy group.... read more |
| February 2007 |
| Volunteer as a SOARS Mentor |
| It's not too late to volunteer to be a SOARS mentor for the 2007 summer program! We invite all UCAR/NCAR/UOP staff, as well as staff from other Boulder labs, to consider serving in this important and rewarding capacity. You do not have to be nominated. To learn about the three mentor types visit our Mentor FAQ page. To volunteer simply fill out the Mentor Information Form (word) and return it to the SOARS office by March 28th. |
| The SOARS 2007 application deadline has now passed |
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SOARS received the largest number of applications in years for our summer 2007 internship. Coming from across the US and Puerto Rico, and representing over 40 colleges and universities, these applicants comprise a very competitive pool.
Applicants will be notified of their status in early March.
-Program Dates: Tuesday, May 29 - Friday, August 10
-Program Overview
-Selection Considerations
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| October 2006 |
| Exciting Opportunities for Protégés & Alumni |
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AMS Summer Policy Colloquium: The AMS Summer Policy Colloquium, with support from the Paleoclimate Program of the Atmospheric Sciences Division of NSF, brings a select group to Washington, D.C. for an intense, ten-day immersion in atmospheric policy June 3-12, 2007. This year three SOARS alumni will attend. |
| SOARS Protégés Win SACNAS Awards |
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Congratulations to protégés Michael Hernandez and Shanna-Shaye Forbes, who both received Recognition for Outstanding Student Poster awards at the 2006 Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Conference in Tampa, FL. Michael and Shanna presented posters on their summer research projects, with Michael's poster on "Comparison of CHAMP Radio Occultations with Global Model Forecasts: 2005 Hurricane Season," winning in the Geosciences category, and Shanna-Shaye's poster on "Developing at C++ Interface for NetCDF-4" winning in the computer science category.
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| September 2006 |
| Off-site Research at Woods Hole- a protégé's story |
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Last summer, second year protégé, Nicole Ngo, conducted her research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI). With her scientific mentor Dr. Hoagland, she studied aquaculture and its potential employment growth in the US. Read her reflections about her time at WHOI and her recommendations for protégés who are considering doing off-site research. |
| Exciting Opportunities for Protégés & Alumni |
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COSMIC Field Trip to Taiwan: In conjunction with the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC Workshop in Taiwan, a student program will be held during the week of November 25 - December 2, 2006. Dr. Bill Kuo of UCAR's COSMIC Program invites SOARS protégés and alumni to apply to be part of the student group traveling to Taipei, Taiwan for participation in the workshop and student session. These selected students will also participate in a poster session and submit a personal report summarizing their scientific and cultural experiences associated with this trip. Please contact Raj Pandya if you are interested in attending by Oct. 13th.
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More information |
| Summer 2006 Photo Gallery |
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The SOARS summer program may be over but the memories will certainly live on. Click here to view photos from throughout the summer. |
| August 2006 |
| Bret Harper Discusses Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) |
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SOARS gives protégés the opportunity to attend scientific conferences and meetings throughout the year. This June, protégé Bret Harper, along with SOARS alumnus Casey Thornbrugh and SOARS director Raj Pandya, took part in the Symposium on the Impact of Changing Environment at Haskell Indian Nations University. Here, Bret reflects on the meetings.
“A recent conference at Haskell Indian Nations University explored how Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) could be used to study climate change. The conference included presentations about how climate change was affecting native peoples across the country and the world. I think the conference clearly demonstrated how much TEK can enrich the study of Earth Science...
> Read more |
| Research Leads to International Opportunity |
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Fourth year protégé Nancy Rivera Rivera, from the University of Texas at El Paso, presented her research at the 6th International Conference on Aeolian Research in Guelph, Canada this July. Her presentation, “Detection and Characterization of Dust Source Areas in the Chihuahuan Desert, Southwestern North America, Through Remote Sensing,” combined results from her ongoing graduate thesis work and her summer research project at SOARS. |
| Protégés Give Final Presentations at Colloquium |
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After weeks of intense research and writing, SOARS and RESESS protégés gave their final presentations August 7 – 9, 2006. With topics ranging from hurricane spawned tornadoes to solar tide variability, our protégés’ research embraced disciplines from across the geosciences.
Abstracts of all presentations will soon be available in the SOARS/RESESS publication "Earth, Wind, Sea and Sky". Please contact us if you would like to be on the distribution list. |
| July 2006 |
| SOARS Program Co-Sponsors Africa Initiative Discussion |
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This July, UCAR and the SOARS program host discussions with AAAS to design an initiative exploring science research themes that are critical to Africa and the world. The Meeting website is available here. |
| May 2006 |
| Meet the Protégés of 2006 |
| SOARS is excited to welcome the protégé class of 2006. Coming from all over the US and Puerto Rico, our 20 SOARS and 3 RESESS protégés bring a wealth of talent and a passion for research. To learn more about our students' backgrounds and interests visit the Protégés 2006 page. To find out about the work they will be doing this summer, their contact information, and the mentors they will work with, please visit the Mentor Partnerships page. |
| Spotlight on SOARS internships |
Summer Work Can Be a Launching Pad - Federal Internships Offer Experiences Beyond Filing and Phone Duties **
The Washington Post (April 30, 2006) circ. 678,779
". . . So what did Murillo do during her summers to catapult her career into the clouds? She interned in the federal Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program in Boulder, Colo. She worked shoulder-to-shoulder with leading scientists in state-of-the-art labs analyzing real-time data on hurricanes as they plowed across the United States -- experiences that "helped me realize that hurricanes were my passion," Murillo said..."
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| SOARS Protégés Take Part in International Field Campaign |
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In March 2006, SOARS Protégés Julien Wang and Marco Orozco joined NCAR scientists on the MIRAGE project in Veracruz, Mexico. The first goal of the MIRAGE program is to characterize the chemical/physical transformations and the ultimate fate of pollutants exported from urban areas. The second goal is to assess the current and future impacts of these exported pollutants on regional and global air quality, ecosystems, and climate. The MIRAGE-Mex field campaign is designed to examine the chemical and physical transformations of gases and aerosols in the polluted outflow from Mexico City.
> Read Julien Wang's field report
> Read more about Off-site research |
| SOARS Evaluation |
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In 2005, the Ethnography & Evaluation Research (E&ER) group in the Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder, completed a two-year, in-depth evaluation of the SOARS program.
You can download the
executive summary of the evaluation
and the complete document as PDFs.
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| March 2006 |
| Protege Bret Harper Researches Climate Effects on Wind Energy |
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Bret Harper spent his SOARS summer analyzing wind data to understand better how climate can affect wind energy production. Working with Bob Harris at NCAR's Institute for the Study of Society and the Environment (ISSE), Bret explored the correlation between the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and winds in the Northern Plains.
> Read more |
