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National Oceanic Atmospheric
AdministrationEducational Partnership
ProgramwithMinority Serving Institutions
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Background

• The Educational Partnership Program with Minority
  Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) Program is a
  NOAA-wide initiative administered through NOAA
  Research
• The program uses the Department of Education
  definition of MSIs (e.g., HBCU, HSI, TCU)
• The EPP/MSI Program was initiated in FY 2001 with
  a 14,976,000 budget appropriation
• The program has a 15 M budget in FY2002

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Program Goals

• To increase programs and opportunities for
  students to pursue research and education in
  atmospheric, environmental, and oceanic sciences
  and remote sensing programs, principally among
  MSIs
• To develop collaborative programs with MSIs that
  provide quality education to serve the interests
  of NOAA and the nation at large, and increase
  linkages between MSIs, other research
  institutions, the private sector, the NGO
  community, and NOAA facilities

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Program Components

• Cooperative Science Centers
• Environmental Entrepreneurship Program
• Graduate Sciences Program
• Undergraduate Scholarship Program

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Undergraduate Scholarship Program

• Designed to increase the number of students who
  undertake course work and graduate with degrees
  in specific scientific areas or fields integral
  to NOAAs mission
• Approximately 10 students entering their junior
  year are selected annually, who have matriculated
  in the natural and/or physical science fields
• Students participate in HQ orientation where they
  rotate through NOAA Line and Program Offices to
  learn about the programmatic and research
  objectives and potential career opportunities
  within NOAA

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Undergraduate Scholarship Program

• Students must have and maintain at least a 3.0
  GPA and make a commitment to pursue a degree in a
  NOAA related science to participate in the
  program
• Program duration two 10-week summer session
• 4,000 scholarships awarded during academic year

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Graduate Sciences Program

• Specifically designed to recruit, hire and
  provide graduate level training to qualified
  women and minority candidates in NOAA-related
  sciences
• Individuals are trained in a pre-determined
  course of study to meet the specificity of NOAAs
  scientific occupations
• Mentorships established between students and NOAA
  staff strengthen collaborative research in NOAAs
  mission related areas
• Applications are accepted annually from January
  thru March

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Environmental Entrepreneurship Program

• The programs goal is to attract, train, mentor
  and retain underrepresented individuals to pursue
  careers, entrepreneurship opportunities and
  advanced academic study in NOAA-related fields
• The program facilitates linkages between MSIs,
  the public and private sector, NOAA and the
  bureaus of DOC to ensure environmentally
  sustainable and economically viable local
  communities.

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Environmental Entrepreneurship Program

• The program provides annual grants or cooperative
  agreement awards on a competitive basis to
  approximately 13 MSIs
• The funding supports outreach, education, applied
  research, and training programs

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Environmental Entrepreneurship Program

• One component of the program supports
  development and enhancement of MSI academic
  programs related to NOAAs mission
• Another component of the program supports the
  engagement of MSI students and faculties in
  demonstration projects that apply environmentally
  sound methods and technologies to address
  environmental issues in natural resource depleted
  areas.

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Cooperative Science Centers

• Four Cooperative Science Centers were designated
  in October 2001, at MSIs with established
  programs and graduate degrees in NOAA related
  disciplines. The Centers are
• City College of the City University of New York,
  Remote Sensing
• Florida AM University, Environmental Science
• Howard University, Atmospheric Sciences and,
• University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Living
  Marine Resources

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Cooperative Science Centers

• Each Center will create a Distinguished
  Professorship whose responsibility is to develop
  significant research projects along with other
  partners
• The Centers will establish and/or expand
  electronic linkages to increase distance learning
  opportunities in NOAA related science among the
  MSIs
• 17 MSIs have partnered with the 4 Cooperative
  Science Centers

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The Atmospheric Sciences CSCLead
InstitutionHoward University Partner
Institutions University of Texas, El
PasoUniversity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Jackson State University
NCAS
HUPAS
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NCAS Goals

• The goal of the program is to increase the number
  of highly qualified, well-trained graduates in
  the fields of atmospheric sciences for employment
  opportunities with NOAA, NWS, and other
  weather-related fields
• To establish a consortium of MSIs to form an
  atmospheric sciences center at HU, and to
  implement a comprehensive academic and research
  training program
• The strategic objective is to develop and support
  a program in atmospheric sciences that will train
  and develop underrepresented students.

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NCAS Research Themes

• Improved prediction of precipitation in forecast
  and climate models through the development,
  validation and application of the Weather
  Research and Forecast Model (WRF)
• Develop an observation site to complement sites
  at University of Maryland Baltimore County and
  NASA GSFC to create a mini observation system for
  focused model initialization and validation
  studies, for satellite validation and for
  student training in weather instrumentation and
  measurements
• Examine the extent to which quantitative
  precipitation forecast (QPF) can be improved by
  integrating observations and modeling studies
• Provide students experience and training in
  operation and research aspects of forecast and
  climate models, and research and application of
  state of the art and next generation
  meteorological instruments and measurement
  techniques

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NCAS WRF Research Partners

• NCEP
• NCAR
• NASA GSFC
• ISWS
• SUNYA
• JSU
• HU

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Environmental Cooperative Science Center (ECSC)

• LEAD INSTITUTION
• Florida AM University
• PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
• Delaware State University
• Jackson State University
• Morgan State University
• South Carolina State University
• University of Miami

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ECSC PRIMARY GOALS

• Increase the number of underrepresented students
  in the atmospheric, environmental, and oceanic
  sciences to participate in NOAA related research.
• Develop tools, including conceptual models, to
  assess the response of coastal ecosystems and
  communities to perturbation and develop
  measurement programs to monitor critical system
  attributes at NERR sites.
• (3) Improve the scientific basis for coastal
  resource management.
• (4) Facilitate community education and outreach
  relating to the function and significance of
  coastal ecosystems.

 
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ECSC APPROACH

• Investigate the structure of economic and social
  systems of coastal communities and their
  relationships to the natural system.
• Implement an interdisciplinary approach to
  training future scientists, managers, and the
  communities they serve.
• Conduct regional studies at NERR sites on
  targeted areas in sustainable management of
  coastal and marine habitats.

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ECSC Organizational Structure
NOAA Program Manager
NOAA Key Contact
Principal Investigator FAMU
Technical Advisory Panel
Management Advisory Com.
Internal Management Team
JSU
MSU
SCSU
UM
DSU
Study Sites and Stakeholders
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Cooperative REmote Sensing Science and Technology
(CREST) Center
NOAA-CREST

• LEAD INSTITUTION
• City University of New York
• PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
• Hampton University (HU)
• University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM)
• Bowie State University (BSU)
• University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
• Columbia University (CU)

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Center Research Themes

• Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Air Quality
  Monitoring
• Estuarine, Coastal and Marine RS and Water
  Quality Monitoring
• Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental
  Assessment and Forecasting

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Atmospheric Remote Sensing and Air Quality
Research

• Satellite Data Analysis and Algorithm Development
  
• Development of remote sensing and data inversion
  and analysis procedures for various NOAA sensors
  and future NPOESS satellite measurement packages
  (VIIRS, APS, etc.)-(CCNY,Columbia U., Hampton U,
  UMBC, UPRM)
• Atmospheric Remote Sensing, Lidar/Sun Photometer
• Elastic, Raman, and DIAL lidar measurements for
  high resolution range-resolved monitoring of
  aerosols and atmospheric gases (CCNY, Hampton U.,
  UMBC)
• Sunphotometry and radiometry for column loadings
  of particulates, ozone, NO2, and water vapor
  (CCNY, Columbia U., etc.)
• Air Quality Assessment Including Sampling,
  Surface Measurements, Lab Analysis
• Mobile environmental measurements laboratory
  equipped with lidar, sunphotometer, and sampling
  instruments (CCNY).
• Particulate and gas sampling (CCNY, BCC)
• FTIR, GC-MS, and other analysis systems (CCNY,
  BCC)
• Transport Modeling
• MM5 modeling of atmospheric transport (CCNY)

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Estuarine, Coastal, and Marine Remote Sensing
and Water Quality Research

• Satellite Remote Sensing and Data Processing
  (CCNY, UMBC)
• High spectral resolution (MODIS) data for
  information on plankton blooms, freshet and
  coastal erosion.
• Region specific algorithms for satellite data
  inversion (MODIS, SeaWiFS).
• Radiation budget for near coastal environment
  (AVHRR, ETM).
• Laboratory and In-situ Field Measurements (CCNY,
  Columbia U., Hampton U.)
• Analyze aircraft data (GER other partners).
• Use a suite of commercial and experimental probes
  for field and laboratory and field studies of
  water parameters. Test sites Shinnecock Canal
  and Peconic Bay (Long Island, NY).
• Investigate the development of in-situ fiber
  optic probes that can simultaneously measure
  chlorophyll, CDOM absorption profiles and
  particulate matter (PSD) and refractive index.
• Study eco-systems and sustainable fisheries using
  NOAA/Sea Grant baseline studies in the Hampton
  River for analysis (HU).

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Remote Sensing Applications for Environmental
Assessment and Forecasting

• Hydrology
• Soil moisture measurement and monitoring (CCNY,
  UPRM).
• Remote Sensing and Hydrological Modeling - Use
  AVHRR data directly from the NOAA polar orbiting
  satellites along with data from GOES-EAST and
  GOES-WEST and NEXRAD radars to estimate key
  parameters for use in the initializing,
  calibrating, evaluating, and forecasting of
  hydrological models (CCNY).
• Instrument evaluation for environmental impact,
  land use/ land cover change applications in the
  Chesapeake Bay and Long Island (BSU, CCNY) .
• Hurricane Prediction
• Correlate satellite-remote-sensed winds with data
  obtained from National Data Buoys to improve
  prediction methods for hurricanes and other
  severe storms (CCNY) .

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Establishment of Committees

• MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
• NOAA Management Committee
• Internal Executive Committee
• TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
• NOAA Advisory Panel
• Internal Technical Committee
• External Advisory Committee

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Expected Collaboration with NOAA Laboratories

• Environmental Technology Laboratorys Atmospheric
  Lidar Program
• Multi-wavelength Lidar and DIAL for tropospheric
  ozone, aerosols and water vapor.
• Lidar instrument development- compact and
  portable OPO-based uv-dial system
• Lidar Signal Processing
• Air Resources Laboratory (ARL)
• ARL regional air quality monitoring programs in
  the north-east (such as the AIRMon program) with
  emphasis on correlating air quality to incidents
  of asthma in New York City
• Aeronomy Lab and Climate Monitoring and
  Diagnostic Lab
• Effects of ozone and aerosols and their effect
  on radiative transfer processes and resultant
  climate impacts.

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Strategic Alliances

• INDUSTRY
• Raytheon summer internships, student
  fellowships, exchange of industry and university
  scientists, expansion of research agenda.
• Microsoft (in review)
• Hewlett Packard (in review)
• GOVERNMENT
• New York State Dept. of State, Division of
  Coastal Resources
• SUNY Albany Atmospheric Research Center

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The Living Marine Resource Cooperative Science
Center
LEAD INSTITUTION University of Maryland
Eastern Shore PARTNER INSTITUTIONS Delaware
State University Hampton University Savannah
State University Center of Marine
Biotechnology University of Miami
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Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center

• Center Theme The University of Maryland,
  Eastern Shore and its partners will improve
  opportunities for, and retention of, students and
  faculty from underrepresented groups with the
  goal of increasing the number of students
  graduating in marine sciences.

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Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center

• The Centers missions are
• to conduct ecological research on marine and
  estuarine systems in order to promote education,
  research and advancement opportunities for all
  students to pursue careers in marine sciences
• to develop expertise and provide leadership in
  areas such as fisheries stock assessment, marine
  chemistry, critical habitat assessment, fishery
  socio-economics and aquaculture.

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Education

• Key Educational Components of the LMRCSC
• The Virtual Campus
• Expanded Curricula Through the Campus
• Exchange of Center Academic and NOAA Scientific
  Personnel
• Interactions with NOAA Scientists and Managers
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• Seminars
• Workshops
• Student Participation in NOAA Research

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Science Initiatives

• National Benthic Analyses Laboratory
• Provide Service to NOAA
• Provide Center For Scientific Interaction
• Provide Virtual Data Base
• Provide Projects for Center Graduate and
  Undergraduate Students
• Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Production
  Facility
• Develop Large Scale Production Facility
• Conduct Research on Genetic and Environmental
  Factors Influencing SAV Survival
• Provide Projects for Center Graduate and
  Undergraduate Students

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Organizational Structure
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For additional information, contact

• Jacqueline J. Rousseau
• Ph [phone]
• Email Jacqueline.J.Rousseau_at_noaa.gov