Final Selection made for Phase 3 of the Joint Carbon Cycle Science Program (US CCSP) and North American Carbon Program (NACP) Leadership Awards
Final selections have been made for Phase 3 of the joint US Carbon Cycle Science Program (US CCSP) and North American Carbon Program (NACP) Leadership Awards. In 2021, the US CCSP and the NACP established this Leadership Award to support opportunities for engagement, communication and collaboration for the North American carbon cycle community. This award activity is aimed at advancing our broader diversity, equity, inclusivity, accessibility and justice goals which are essential for fulfilling our national and global science priorities.
We received over 80 applications in response to our Phase 1 (November 2021), Phase 2 (May 2022) and Phase 3 (August 2023) announcements and were able to provide 45 awards. The applicants were selected based on their application materials and completion of all the requirements outlined in the announcements. Travel summaries for the 10 newly awarded Phase 3 recipients will be published in the NACP Newsletter and posted on the US CCSP website following completion of their travel.
| Awardees | Current Institution or affiliation | Awarded activity | Date of activity |
| Rupert Ikeh | Stony Brook University | Li-Cor Connect 2023 | November 6 to 9, 2023 |
| Johannes Renke Krause | Florida International University | Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference | November 12 to 16, 2023 |
| Lukas Lamb-Wotton | Florida International University | Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference | November 12 to 16, 2023 |
| Elisabeth B. Powell | University of Maryland | Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference | November 12 to 16, 2023 |
| Khushboo Jain | University of South Dakota | 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting | December 11 to 15, 2023 |
| Venkatesh Kolluru | University of South Dakota | 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting | December 11 to 15, 2023 |
| Guopeng Liang | University of Minnesota | 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting | December 11 to 15, 2023 |
| Sakshi Saraf | University of South Dakota | 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting | December 11 to 15, 2023 |
| Serina Sebilian Wittyngham | Virginia Institute of Marine Science | 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting | December 11 to 15, 2023 |
| Oluwaseyi Adebola Ajayi | Pennsylvania State University | Ocean Sciences Meeting | Febraury 18 to 23, 2024 |
See the complete list of 2021-2024 awardees.
This award is made possible through the support of USDA NIFA (Award # 20206701931396) and the Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG) through NOAA's Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program administered by UCAR's Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) under awards #R4310253 and 4310253B.
Congratulations to all the US Carbon Leadership Award Winners!
