Dr. Shad O'Neel
He/Him
Research Physical Science at US Army Corps of Engineers
Ph.D. – Geophysics
Dr. Julia Rosen
She/Her
Freelance Journalist – Earth and Environmental Science
Ph.D. – Geology (Ice Cores and Paleoclimatology
Dr. Chris Cox
He/Him
Physical Scientist – Cryosphere Science
Ph.D. – Environmental Science
Dr. Nadine Nereson
She/Her
Medical & Wellness – Vice President Product Development
Ph.D. – Geophysics
Dr. Aaron Goldner
Aaron_Goldner@appro.senate.gov
He/Him
Staff on Senate Appropriations Committee – Government Funding for Energy Focused Agencies
Ph.D. – Climate Modeling
Dr. James Lee
He/Him
Earth Sciences – Research Scientist 2 at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ph.D. – Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
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Past Opportunity
PSECCO event/opportunity
What is NSF’s Office of Polar Programs (also known as OPP)? How do you make your polar science proposal as NSF-savvy as possible? How do you best describe your broader impacts? What is cutting edge in data management? How do you identify the best program for application? How do you access available education and outreach funds?
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Past Opportunity
PSECCO event/opportunity
Professional Development
The PSECCO conversation series provided an informal 1-hour discussion space for early career scientists to explore a topic of interest with a more experienced researcher with considerable success in the topic area. Participants had the opportunity to steer the conversation by submitting topic-related questions prior to the event.
PSECCO's Spring 2023 Conference Travel Grant Applications Now Open!
The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)* Conference Travel Grant Program is now open for applications. Travel awards to attend and present polar-related work at a conference are open to polar early career scientists and educators. In this Spring 2023 funding cycle, PSECCO will be distributing $5,000 of awards. Applicants may request a reasonable amount of funding to support their travel to/from a conference, up to a value of $900 per person, with awards aimed at those with demonstrated financial need. An additional $100 is available for awardees who organize a PSECCO social event at the conference.
PSECCO's first panel on careers outside of academia a success!
On January 24, 2023, PSECCO held its first panel sharing careers outside of academia for polar scientists, featuring: Dr. Will Burt, Senior Marine Chemist at Planetary Technologies; Dr. Sam Dorsi, Science Project Manager for Polar Field Services / Battelle ARO; Dr. Morgan Seag, Global Mountains Director for the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative; Dr. Gifford Wong, a Research Staff member at the IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute; and Dr. Colleen Strawhacker, Program Director for the Arctic Sciences Section in the Office of Polar Programs at the National Science Foundation.