80NSSC22K1134

Disseminating the science of planetary atmospheres and climates.

Yale Univ

INSIGHTS GLEANED FROM INVESTIGATING THE DIVERSITY OF ATMOSPHERES OUTSIDE OUR PLANET PROVIDE A GLIMPSE OF THE RANGE OF POSSIBLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESSES THAT UNDERPIN THE BEHAVIOR OF PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES CORROBORATES OUR UNDERSTANDING OFOUR OWN. PI LORA LEADS THE PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES AND CLIMATES LABORATORY (PAC LAB) GROUP AT YALE UNIVERSITY AND IS WORKING TO BUILD UP THE GROUP''S CAPABILITIES AND VISIBILITY ATTRACT AND RECRUIT TALENTED STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASING THE GROUP''S FOOTPRINT IN SCIENCE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY WITH A VIEW TOWARD BROADENING PARTICIPATION AND INCREASING SCIENTIFIC LITERACY. WE PROPOSE A PLAN TO BETTER AND MORE BROADLY INTEGRATE WITH THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.AND THE PUBLIC IN PARALLEL ADVANCING THE LAB''S TECHNICAL IMPACT AND ESTABLISHING A ROBUST TEACHING AND OUTREACH PLATFORM WITH WHICH TO ENGAGE THE UNIVERSITY AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE TWO PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ARE TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY I) A FLEXIBLE USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE ANDPUBLIC ARCHIVE FOR OUR MODELS AND II) A MULTI-TIERED PLATFORM FOR TEACHING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE PROPOSED TASKS WILL ACCOMPLISH SEVERAL CRITICAL OBJECTIVES INCLUDING I) DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE CAPABILITY AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE; II) DISSEMINATION OF OUR SCIENCE RESULTS FOR USE BY THE COMMUNITY; III) INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TEACHING AND OUTREACH TO PERMIT ENGAGEMENT WITH VARIOUS AUDIENCES AND CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCING SCIENCE LITERACY INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION; AND IV) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR GROUP MEMBERS TRAINING FUTURE LEADERS AND EDUCATORS IN PLANETARY CLIMATE SCIENCE.

43.001 - Science

Shared Services Center (NSSC) [NASA]

New Haven, Connecticut 06511-8917 United States

Single Zip Code

NOT APPLICABLE

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 131% from $73,072 to $168,795.