Executive Session with Panel

1. Executive Session with Panel ACD organization, administration, funding, retention, diversity. Community service, outreach and educational activities ACD: An organizational overview

2. Overview • Organization • ACD Advisory & Management Groups • Administration, Hiring & Promotions • Retention and Diversity • Overview of Funding and Proposal Activities • Scientific Productivity • Education & Outreach ACD: An organizational overview

3. ACD organization ACD: An organizational overview

4. ACD Advisory & Management Groups Internal and external ACD: An organizational overview

5. External Advisory Group “to advise the division on its activities, to review scientific results, to suggest new research topics, to facilitate scientific interaction between NCAR, universities and other Laboratories and , perhaps to facilitate mutual exchanges of visitors” • Paul Crutzen* (chair), Max Planck Institute for Chemistry • Henning Rodhe, University of Stockholm † • James Holton, University of Washington • Pamela Matson, Stanford University† • Mario Molina, Massachusetts Institute of Technology † • Ronald Prinn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Susan Solomon*, NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory • Frederick Fehsenfeld, NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory • Shaw Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology • William Chameides, Georgia Institute of Technology • Anne Marie Schmoltner (ex officio), NSF. • 2 meetings 1993 & 1995 *Former ACD Division Directors †Declined to serve further in 1999 ACD: An organizational overview

6. Internal Standing Advisory Groups • ACD Management Committee • McKenna, Coffey, Ridley, Atlas, Eisele, Gille, Madronich,Tyndall, Guenther. • Review space & funding requirements, oversight of Opp. Fund proposals, planning. • Meetings: Quarterly • 2 meetings since January • Appointments Review Committee • Smith,Tyndall, Edwards, Cantrell • Scientist appointments, Project scientist appointments & other important division positions • Meetings: As required • ACD Computer Advisory Board • Fredrick + several • Advises on a wide range of computer related issues. • Meetings: Monthly ACD: An organizational overview

7. Science Planning • Strategic Planning Core Group • Atlas, Eisele, Garcia, Guenther, Madronich, McKenna, Randel, Ridley. • Provide oversight and coordination of working group activities • Troikas: • MIRAGE • Cantrell, Flocke, Madronich • Reactive Carbon • Atlas, Eisele, Guenther • Chemistry and Climate • Hess, Kinnison, Smith • Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere • Randel, Ridley, Schauffler • Clouds, Transformation & Transport • Barth, Tie, Weinheimer ACD: An organizational overview

8. Dissemination of Information:ACD • Group Leader Meetings • Group leader/Section heads or their representatives+Administrators+ Workshop head • Routine communication of information • Informal polling of opinion • Meetings: 1 per month. Typically shortly after the NCAR Director’s Committee meeting. • 10 meetings since December, 2000 • Division Meetings • All ACD personnel • Regular updating of information • General polling of opinion • Meetings: Approximately Quarterly • 3 meetings since December, 2000 ACD: An organizational overview

9. Dissemination/Exchange of Information:NCAR/UCAR • Town Meeting with NCAR Director & UCAR President • All NCAR/UCAR personnel • Information of NCAR/UCAR wide interest. • Division ‘All Hands’ meetings with NCAR Director • All ACD personnel • Overview and specific ACD issues • HR survey on work/life issues. • Early Career Scientist Forum • Chair: Mary Barth • Scientist Promotion • Family Issues • Proposal Writing • Mentoring ACD: An organizational overview

10. Administration, Hiring & Promotions ACD: An organizational overview

11. Hiring Procedure Governed by UCAR Policy 2-1-3 • Approval of new position financing identified • Division Director • Job description developed and reviewed by the ARC • Papers sent to Human Resources. • Applicants screened and ranked by future supervisor • Also by the ARC in the case of appointments to the scientist ladder • Appointment made. ACD: An organizational overview

12. Demographic Trends 21 22 23 ACD: An organizational overview

13. Corrective Steps • 2001 two new Scientist I hires • Jim Smith • Dan Marsh • 2002 possible further Scientist I hires • Possible NCAR program • Other funding sources ACD: An organizational overview

14. Retention ACD: An organizational overview

15. Action • NCAR wide Associate/Project Scientist Review Group(Steve Dickson) • Expectations of specific appointments and promotion • ACD Participation • Coffey & Schauffler • Final Report soon. ACD: An organizational overview

16. Diversity • Publish Job announcements in Minority Journals • Monitoring ? • Could do better! • In the future? Yes • Participation in Minority Programs • Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) • SOARS Mentors 2001 • Mankin, Massey, Barth, Marsh ACD: An organizational overview

17. Advertising in Minority Outlets Following is a list of all the diversity sites we are currently using in HR for the purposes of making an effort to increase the diversity of the workforce at UCAR: Association of Women in Science (AWIS) American Association of University Women Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES) National Society of Black Engineers The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers We are also sending our job posting to two minority student organizations: The Women in Engineering Program at University of Colorado Minority Engineering Program at the Colorado School of Mines. ACD: An organizational overview

18. Diversity • NCAR activities • Diversity Task Force • Report An integrated approach for diversity at UCAR • ACD Participation • Anne Smith • American Physical Society panel to study the workplace climate for women scientists at UCAR ACD: An organizational overview

19. Diversity Task Force Recommendations • Strengthened Recruitment through: • Work force planning • Expanded outreach • Broader job advertising • Increased & Improved Mentoring: • Learn from existing programs • (SOARS) • Establish additional programs • Training ACD: An organizational overview

20. Diversity in ACD ACD: An organizational overview

21. http://www.ucar.edu/soars/ ACD: An organizational overview

22. ACD SOARS PARTICIPATION Total Number of Students Hosted by ACD :1998 - 2001 98 99 00 01 FY Students Science Mentors Writing Mentors Community Mentors 5 7 9 4 ACD 7 8 10 4 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 ACD: An organizational overview

23. Overview of Funding and Proposal Activities ACD: An organizational overview

24. Funding and Trends ACD: An organizational overview

25. Proposal Success Rate ACD: An organizational overview

26. Joint University ACD Proposals ACD: An organizational overview

27. Scientific Productivity ACD: An organizational overview

28. Publications %Contribution to Publications ACD: An organizational overview

29. Comparison to Aeronomy Laboratory ACD: An organizational overview

30. Community service • Intercomparisons • Field campaigns • Community Models • Community Instrumentation • Support of University Researchers • Participation in Review Panels, Science Teams, Task Groups • Editorial Boards • Assessment Reports & Book Chapters • AGU Committees ACD: An organizational overview

31. UCAR Survey:(http://www.ucar.edu/may2000survey/PublicResults.html) 2048 surveys were sent out by email and 599 responded (29.2% response). Of those 52 gave input related to atmospheric chemistry. • Of the 52, the sources were: • 5 government agencies • 1 private sector • 44 University responses (from 27 different universities) • 2 source could not be identified ACD: An organizational overview

32. UCAR Survey • ~⅓ used numerical models developed by ACD. • ~½ will or may use satellite data from MOPITT or HIRDLS. • ~⅓ participated or planned to participate in an ACD-led field campaign • >⅓ used field data collected on ACD campaigns. • <¼participated in an ACD-led intercomparison exercise. ACD: An organizational overview

33. Education & Outreach ACD: An organizational overview

34. NCAR Perspective • Office of Education and Outreach • Director:Roberta Johnson • Strategic Plan for Education and Outreach • Committee (member Beth Holland, ACD) ACD: An organizational overview

35. Fiscal Year Education/Training & Knowledge Transfer Activity FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 Appointments to NCAR Postdoctoral fellowships 14 7 15 Graduate research assistants 12 7 6 Undergraduates 14 15 21 Formal Teaching Arrangements Teaching arrangements 8 10 5 Advising on graduate research 5 7 8 Member, thesis committee 4 7 8 Workshops/Colloquia/Presentations (Scientific and Nonscientific) Workshops and colloquia 2 21 18 Scientific seminars 37 29 63 Nonscientific seminars (schools, etc.) 2 7 3 Participation in UCAR/NCAR/UOP Programs SOARS 5 9 7 Project LEARN 14 14 12 Miscellaneous Activities Textbooks 0 1 2 Editorships 4 7 5 Scientific committees/advisory Panels 13 30 30 Honors and awards 7 4 6 ACD: An organizational overview

36. http://www.ucar.edu/learn/ LEARN (Laboratory Experiencein Atmospheric Researchat NCAR) Program for middle- and junior-high school science teachers funded by the NSF Teacher Enhancement Program • Web Page Modules • Introduction to the Atmosphere • Introduction to Climate • The "Greenhouse Effect" • Global Climate Change • Introduction to Ozone • Stratospheric Ozone • Tropospheric Ozone ACD scientists served as science advisors to the project, mentoring teachers, providing scientific review of teaching materials, delivering content training in chemistry, technology, and current research atmospheric chemistry. ACD: An organizational overview

37. Advanced Study Program (ASP) Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 Number 8 9 9 2 of postdoctoral fellows http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ ACD: An organizational overview

38. ASP Post Docs: Where are they Now? ACD: An organizational overview

39. Other ACD Visitors and Post Docs ACD: An organizational overview

40. The End! ACD: An organizational overview