Summary
This award supports a summer workshop for graduate students and early-career scientists that combines lectures with hands-on small groups research projects in hackathon-style format. The workshop addresses the growing need for more accurate forecasts of conditions that affect daily life, from severe storms to heat waves to long-term shifts in weather patterns. Reliable forecasts across a wide range of time scales are essential for protecting life and property, and supporting preparedness and planning. By bringing together emerging researchers, the workshop also helps build the skilled workforc