PSECCO Conversation Series: Opportunities for engaging in US & international scientific coordination groups for early career researchers with Gijs de Boer

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. 

Topic: Opportunities for engaging in US & international scientific coordination groups for early career researchers

Description : Participants had the opportunity for direct conversation and Q & A on the topic of engagement with scientific coordination bodies. The conversation included general information on the types of coordination bodies and their importance, how to get involved, future events, and the role that these bodies play in the execution of Arctic science. 

Biography of Gijs de Boer

Gijs has been conducting Arctic Research for 20 years. This has included work with surface- and spaceborn observational tools, numerical models across a variety of scales, and the development and execution of field campaigns and new sensor systems. His work has largely focused on the physics of the lower atmosphere, including cloud and precipitation properties, lower atmospheric dynamics and turbulence, aerosol properties, and the surface energy budget. In addition to his research activities, he has taken on numerous leadership positions in US and international bodies focused on Arctic research. Most recently this includes roles as chair of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Atmosphere Working Group, co-lead of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) Atmosphere Community of Practice, and co-chair of the US Department of Energy Atmospheric System Research High Latitude Processes Working Group. He is a senior research scientist at the University of Colorado. https://cires.colorado.edu/researcher/gijs-de-boer