Katelyn FitzGerald
@kafitzgerald.bsky.social
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NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
1/11
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Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.
What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences
Born out of a time of great need for the federal government, NCAR plays a role with few analogues.
physicstoday.aip.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.
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...I just... www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
Transitioning NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center operations
The U.S. National Science Foundation has informed the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that management and operations of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center are expected to…
www.nsf.gov
February 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
...I just... www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
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NSF is following through with their plans to transfer the lifeblood of NCAR's work (the supercomputing center) to a "third party": www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
Not sure what that'll mean for our access to it, but it shows they are serious about following through with their dismantling plans.
Not sure what that'll mean for our access to it, but it shows they are serious about following through with their dismantling plans.
Transitioning NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center operations
The U.S. National Science Foundation has informed the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that management and operations of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center are expected to…
www.nsf.gov
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
NSF is following through with their plans to transfer the lifeblood of NCAR's work (the supercomputing center) to a "third party": www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
Not sure what that'll mean for our access to it, but it shows they are serious about following through with their dismantling plans.
Not sure what that'll mean for our access to it, but it shows they are serious about following through with their dismantling plans.
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if the Colorado snowpack numbers from SNOTEL stations (52% of median) aren't low enough for you, they get even worse when looking at data across all elevations. Using the University of Arizona's SWE dataset, we're now below one-third of the usual snowpack (32.5%) as of February 9. #cowx
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
if the Colorado snowpack numbers from SNOTEL stations (52% of median) aren't low enough for you, they get even worse when looking at data across all elevations. Using the University of Arizona's SWE dataset, we're now below one-third of the usual snowpack (32.5%) as of February 9. #cowx
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One more reminder about our open faculty position! We'll begin reviewing applications in a few weeks.
Our newly opened faculty position now has a flyer that'll be shared at the AGU Fall Meeting next week and the AMS Annual Meeting next month. Please share with your networks!
This QR code links to the position details: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
This QR code links to the position details: arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 PM
One more reminder about our open faculty position! We'll begin reviewing applications in a few weeks.
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@agu.org has a tool to help you submit a comment to NSF on the importance of NCAR: agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
#SaveNCAR
#SaveNCAR
Share your comments on NCAR with NSF
Tell NSF the future that you want for NCAR by 13 March
agu.quorum.us
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
@agu.org has a tool to help you submit a comment to NSF on the importance of NCAR: agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
#SaveNCAR
#SaveNCAR
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Stop by our @ncar-ucar.bsky.social town hall at 12:15 today. #AMS2026
Check out: NSF NCAR’s Advanced Computing, Data Services, and New AI Ecosystem Road Map for Earth System Science @ 106th AMS Annual Meeting ams.confex.com/ams/106ANNUA...
Check out: NSF NCAR’s Advanced Computing, Data Services, and New AI Ecosystem Road Map for Earth System Science @ 106th AMS Annual Meeting ams.confex.com/ams/106ANNUA...
NSF NCAR’s Advanced Computing, Data Services, and New AI Ecosystem Road Map for Earth System Science
Each year, NSF NCAR supports more than 1,500 users across 500+ U.S. universities and research institutions with advanced computing resources, services, and expertise in support of Earth System Science...
ams.confex.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Stop by our @ncar-ucar.bsky.social town hall at 12:15 today. #AMS2026
Check out: NSF NCAR’s Advanced Computing, Data Services, and New AI Ecosystem Road Map for Earth System Science @ 106th AMS Annual Meeting ams.confex.com/ams/106ANNUA...
Check out: NSF NCAR’s Advanced Computing, Data Services, and New AI Ecosystem Road Map for Earth System Science @ 106th AMS Annual Meeting ams.confex.com/ams/106ANNUA...
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Very exciting to share that @climatecentral.org is hiring a Climate Data Scientist to join a new climate services effort focused on advancing predictions of risks and hazards on seasonal-to-decadal timescales. The application closes on February 9, 2026 at 5pm ET, & the description can be found here:
Climate Data Scientist | Climate Central
Climate Central is seeking a highly-skilled Climate Data Scientist to join our team. Reporting to the Vice President for Science, the scientist will be part of a new initiative in climate services to ...
www.climatecentral.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Very exciting to share that @climatecentral.org is hiring a Climate Data Scientist to join a new climate services effort focused on advancing predictions of risks and hazards on seasonal-to-decadal timescales. The application closes on February 9, 2026 at 5pm ET, & the description can be found here:
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The extreme cold across eastern N America is due to the Alaskan Ridge regime, which on average brings the coldest winter weather to this region.
Is this happening more often?
No. During the modern warming era, there has been no observed trend in the occurrence of this regime at this time of year.
Is this happening more often?
No. During the modern warming era, there has been no observed trend in the occurrence of this regime at this time of year.
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The extreme cold across eastern N America is due to the Alaskan Ridge regime, which on average brings the coldest winter weather to this region.
Is this happening more often?
No. During the modern warming era, there has been no observed trend in the occurrence of this regime at this time of year.
Is this happening more often?
No. During the modern warming era, there has been no observed trend in the occurrence of this regime at this time of year.
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NSF just posted their Dear Colleague Letter regarding the restructuring of NCAR. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure
www.nsf.gov
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
NSF just posted their Dear Colleague Letter regarding the restructuring of NCAR. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
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“In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference.”
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
Primary time scale failure at NIST Boulder campus; significant impact on NTP services
groups.google.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference.”
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
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14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
14 two-year postdocs for academics of any nationality who cannot continue their research due to US politics. Do share if you know of such.
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The Call for Proposals for #SciPy2026 is now live! pretalx.com/scipy-2026/cfp If you have questions about @scipyconf.bsky.social just ask and be on the lookout for proposal writing office hours!
SciPy 2026
Schedule, talks and talk submissions for SciPy 2026
pretalx.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The Call for Proposals for #SciPy2026 is now live! pretalx.com/scipy-2026/cfp If you have questions about @scipyconf.bsky.social just ask and be on the lookout for proposal writing office hours!
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Uhhhh, yikes ☹️ www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...
www.nsf.gov
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Uhhhh, yikes ☹️ www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
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“The changes permit as few as one outside review rather than the current minimum of three, end the routine use of expert panels to discuss those individual reviews, and give program managers greater authority to recommend which proposals should or should not be funded.”
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“The changes permit as few as one outside review rather than the current minimum of three, end the routine use of expert panels to discuss those individual reviews, and give program managers greater authority to recommend which proposals should or should not be funded.”
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In case you want to share with your networks, this is a good article by the NYT on the broad scope of work done by NCAR and some of the key discoveries (e.g., microbursts and aviation accidents).
The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, one of the world’s leading Earth science research institutions.
National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says
Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.”
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In case you want to share with your networks, this is a good article by the NYT on the broad scope of work done by NCAR and some of the key discoveries (e.g., microbursts and aviation accidents).
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Do you love to write code or teach others about data-centered Earth Systems Science? Interested in the interplay of science and data? The NSF Unidata Summer Internship program is looking for you! Apply by February 6, 2026 to work with us next summer: buff.ly/5nsLdRu
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Do you love to write code or teach others about data-centered Earth Systems Science? Interested in the interplay of science and data? The NSF Unidata Summer Internship program is looking for you! Apply by February 6, 2026 to work with us next summer: buff.ly/5nsLdRu
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Wowza! The votes keep streaming in! Next #Headwaters match up for #CatchmentCup2025 is:
Nsimi vs Fudoji & Kiyu Experimental Watersheds!
Vote here: www.agu-h3s.org/rivercup
Check out facts below:
Let us know if you work at any sites or have visited we would love to see more photos!!!
Nsimi vs Fudoji & Kiyu Experimental Watersheds!
Vote here: www.agu-h3s.org/rivercup
Check out facts below:
Let us know if you work at any sites or have visited we would love to see more photos!!!
October 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wowza! The votes keep streaming in! Next #Headwaters match up for #CatchmentCup2025 is:
Nsimi vs Fudoji & Kiyu Experimental Watersheds!
Vote here: www.agu-h3s.org/rivercup
Check out facts below:
Let us know if you work at any sites or have visited we would love to see more photos!!!
Nsimi vs Fudoji & Kiyu Experimental Watersheds!
Vote here: www.agu-h3s.org/rivercup
Check out facts below:
Let us know if you work at any sites or have visited we would love to see more photos!!!
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The Advanced Study Program’s Graduate Visitor Program Fellowship is accepting applications! This fellowship allows graduate students to work on their thesis, dissertation, or final project equivalent, with guidance from NSF NCAR scientists and engineers.
September 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Advanced Study Program’s Graduate Visitor Program Fellowship is accepting applications! This fellowship allows graduate students to work on their thesis, dissertation, or final project equivalent, with guidance from NSF NCAR scientists and engineers.
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Attention Teachers and Educators!
Have the NWS visit your classroom virtually! Presentation topics include weather, climate, space weather, hydrology (rivers) & tsunamis, and are available in English and Spanish. weather.gov/education/sc... #BackToSchoolNOAA
Have the NWS visit your classroom virtually! Presentation topics include weather, climate, space weather, hydrology (rivers) & tsunamis, and are available in English and Spanish. weather.gov/education/sc... #BackToSchoolNOAA
September 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Attention Teachers and Educators!
Have the NWS visit your classroom virtually! Presentation topics include weather, climate, space weather, hydrology (rivers) & tsunamis, and are available in English and Spanish. weather.gov/education/sc... #BackToSchoolNOAA
Have the NWS visit your classroom virtually! Presentation topics include weather, climate, space weather, hydrology (rivers) & tsunamis, and are available in English and Spanish. weather.gov/education/sc... #BackToSchoolNOAA
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🌍 The MMM lab at @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is running experimental realtime forecasts with a global 3.75-km MPAS model.
Goal: Highlight the power of global km-scale models for weather prediction from local to planetary scales, incl. tropical cyclones.
👉 project.mmm.ucar.edu/real-time-fo...
Goal: Highlight the power of global km-scale models for weather prediction from local to planetary scales, incl. tropical cyclones.
👉 project.mmm.ucar.edu/real-time-fo...
September 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌍 The MMM lab at @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is running experimental realtime forecasts with a global 3.75-km MPAS model.
Goal: Highlight the power of global km-scale models for weather prediction from local to planetary scales, incl. tropical cyclones.
👉 project.mmm.ucar.edu/real-time-fo...
Goal: Highlight the power of global km-scale models for weather prediction from local to planetary scales, incl. tropical cyclones.
👉 project.mmm.ucar.edu/real-time-fo...
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Applications are OPEN for the Faculty Innovator Program, supporting collaborative interdisciplinary projects pairing faculty with NSF NCAR researchers. Applicants will start with the Ideas Lab workshops to co-develop proposals. Due Sept. 15. https://edec.ucar.edu/university-partnerships/innovators
August 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Applications are OPEN for the Faculty Innovator Program, supporting collaborative interdisciplinary projects pairing faculty with NSF NCAR researchers. Applicants will start with the Ideas Lab workshops to co-develop proposals. Due Sept. 15. https://edec.ucar.edu/university-partnerships/innovators
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👋 JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebook users:
What's one thing you'd love to see improved in JupyterLab, Jupyter Notebook, or JupyterLite?
The team is prepping the upcoming 4.5/7.5 releases and wants to tackle some usability issues.
Drop your feedback below, this will help prioritize what gets fixed!👇
What's one thing you'd love to see improved in JupyterLab, Jupyter Notebook, or JupyterLite?
The team is prepping the upcoming 4.5/7.5 releases and wants to tackle some usability issues.
Drop your feedback below, this will help prioritize what gets fixed!👇
August 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
👋 JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebook users:
What's one thing you'd love to see improved in JupyterLab, Jupyter Notebook, or JupyterLite?
The team is prepping the upcoming 4.5/7.5 releases and wants to tackle some usability issues.
Drop your feedback below, this will help prioritize what gets fixed!👇
What's one thing you'd love to see improved in JupyterLab, Jupyter Notebook, or JupyterLite?
The team is prepping the upcoming 4.5/7.5 releases and wants to tackle some usability issues.
Drop your feedback below, this will help prioritize what gets fixed!👇
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Still 10 more days to join us in Boulder to cook up some great open-source geoscience Python notebooks!
Happy July! There is still time to register for the 2025 @projectpythia.bsky.social Cook-off Hackathon!
Registration closes July 20th.
📅 Aug 5–8 | 📍 @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Mesa Lab in Boulder, CO.
Learn more: projectpythia.org/pythia-cooko...
Registration closes July 20th.
📅 Aug 5–8 | 📍 @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Mesa Lab in Boulder, CO.
Learn more: projectpythia.org/pythia-cooko...
Pythia Cook-off 2025 - Pythia Cook-off 2025
projectpythia.org
July 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Still 10 more days to join us in Boulder to cook up some great open-source geoscience Python notebooks!