UCAR Steering Committee
Larisa P. Goncharenko, Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kelly Korreck, High Energy Atrophysics Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Susan Lepri, Solar and Heliospheric Research Group, University of Michigan
Mike Liemohn, Department of Climate and Space Science Engineering, University of Michigan
Xudong Sun, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
The steering committee meets annually to review applications and make recommendations to CPAESS for appointments. Steering committee terms are generally three years.
Selection Criteria
Primary
- Quality of applicant
- Relevance of proposed research to the Program's goals and objectives
- Scientific potential
Secondary
- Quality of matches with hosts and facilities
- Preference to recent PhDs and those changing fields (PhD within 3 years)
- Appointments made with attempt to have spread of institutions with balance between universities and research labs
- In most cases, candidates should change institutions (need compelling reason not to).