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Welcome to the advanced Study Program
The Advanced Study Program (ASP) is unique in its encompassing support of NCAR goals and objectives. The ASP mission, broadly defined, is to help NCAR and the scientific communities it serves prepare for the future. We work across scientific disciplines in support of other NCAR units with these objectives:
- to encourage the development of early career scientists in fields related to atmospheric science;
- to direct attention to timely scientific areas needing special emphasis;
- to help organize new science initiatives;
- to support interactions with universities;
- to promote continuing education at NCAR.
New
Summer colloquia
Marine Ecosystems and Climate: Modeling and Analysis of Observed Variability
August 1 - 14, 2009
Exploring the Atmosphere: Observational Instruments and Techniques
May 31 - June 12, 2009
Our Programs... at a glance
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The postdoctoral program provides an opportunity for recent-Ph.D. scientists to continue to pursue their research interests in atmospheric and related science. The program also invites postdoctorates from a variety of disciplines to apply their training to research in the atmospheric sciences.
The deadline to apply for the 2009 competition has passed.
Faculty Fellowship Program
The Faculty Fellowship Program provides opportunities and resources for faculty employed at universities to work in residence at NCAR, and enables NCAR Scientists to spend a period of time in residence at US universities.
Graduate Student Visitor Program
The Graduate Student Visitor Program is designed to provide NCAR staff opportunities to bring graduate students to NCAR for 3 to 12-month collaborative visits with the endorsement of their thesis advisors and in pursuit of their thesis research. These visits have the goal of enhancing NCAR partnerships with other public and private institutions.
Russ Schumacher:
Understanding and Predicting Extreme Precipitation
One of Russ's research projects involves assessing the ability of global ensemble prediction systems to forecast widespread heavy rainfall that occurs over multiple days. These rain events often lead to flash floods and river flooding over large areas, such as the floods observed in June 2007 in the Southern Plains of the United States, and in June 2008 in the Midwest.