The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a US nonprofit consortium of more than 100 colleges and universities providing research and training in the
atmospheric
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and related sciences. UCAR manages the
National Center for Atmospheric Research
The US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR ) is a US federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and funded by the National Science Foundat ...
(NCAR) and provides additional services to strengthen and support research and education through its community programs. Its headquarters, in
Boulder
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,
Colorado
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, include NCAR's
Mesa Laboratory
The Mesa Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is a research center located in Boulder, Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. The building complex was designed by modernist architecture, modernist architect I. M. Pei in 1961 as his fir ...
, designed by
I.M. Pei.
UCAR was established in 1959 by faculty from 14 leading universities to support and nourish the atmospheric sciences. They were motivated by a newly recognized need for pooled observational and computational facilities and a strong research staff, which together would allow the academic community to carry out complex, long-term scientific programs beyond the reach of individual universities.
This group's first major action, in partnership with the
National Science Foundation
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, was to establish NCAR. Since then, UCAR has managed NCAR on behalf of NSF to address pressing scientific and societal needs involving the atmosphere and its interactions with the oceans, land, and Sun—what is now called Earth system science.
Community programs
UCAR's role in supporting and complementing the work of academia has grown to include new research, service, and education efforts, including
* COMET Program - offers professional training on site and online in
meteorology
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, weather hazards, hydrology, oceanography, emergency management, and environmental science
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COSMIC Program - supports satellite and ground-based observations and research using GPS technology for meteorology, climate, and ionospheric studies
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GLOBE Program - provides hands-on, school-based learning and collaboration with a global network of students, scientists, and educators
* Joint Office for Science Support - supports community research, conference, and field projects
* National Science Digital Library Resource Center and Digital Learning Sciences - supports and sustains community digital education projects
* Unidata Program - provides streaming observational data to university classrooms and researchers around the world
* Visiting Scientist Programs - places postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists at partner institutions
The organization hosts numerous workshops, community meetings, and opportunities for collaboration throughout the year.
Governance and funding
As of 2016, UCAR comprises 109 member colleges and universities and 52 international affiliates. The organization has a total of 1,390 staff, including 877 at NCAR and 282 engaged in community programs. Total expenditures for fiscal year 2015 (October 2014–September 2015) were approximately $204.2 million.
UCAR and NCAR are headquartered in
Boulder, Colorado
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, spread across four campuses. Ancillary activities take place in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Washington, D.C., and in about 15 other states.
Walter Orr Roberts was UCAR's first president. Antonio J. Busalacchi Jr. has been UCAR president since August 2016.
List of members
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Appalachian State University
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Arizona State University
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Brown University
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California Institute of Technology
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Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University (CMU) is a Public university, public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1892 as a private normal school and became a state institution in 1895. CMU is one of the eigh ...
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Clemson University
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Coastal Carolina University
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College at Brockport
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College of Charleston
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Colorado State University
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Columbia University
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Cornell University
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Dartmouth College
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Drexel University
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Duke University
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Florida Institute of Technology
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Florida State University
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George Mason University
George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Hampton University
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Harvard University
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Howard University
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Indiana University
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Iowa State University
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Jackson State University
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a Public university, public Historically Black colleges and universities, historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and ...
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Johns Hopkins University
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Louisiana State University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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McGill University
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Metropolitan State University of Denver
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Michigan State University
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Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School, the first post-secondary institution in the Uppe ...
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Millersville University
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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Un ...
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Naval Postgraduate School
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The NPS mission is to provide "defense-focused graduate education, including clas ...
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Desert Research Institute
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New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
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New York University
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North Carolina A&T University
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North Carolina State University
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Northern Vermont University-Lyndon
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Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University (ODU) is a Public university, public research university in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Established in 1930 as the two-year Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, it began by educating people with fewer ...
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Oregon State University
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Pennsylvania State University
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Plymouth State University
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Princeton University
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Purdue University
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Rice University
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Rice University comp ...
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Rutgers University
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San Diego State University
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St. Cloud State University
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Saint Louis University
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San Francisco State University
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San José State University
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Scripps Institute,
University of California, San Diego
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South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
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Stanford University
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University at Albany
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SUNY Oswego
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Stony Brook University
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Texas A&M University
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Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
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Texas State University
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Texas Tech University
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United States Naval Academy
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Universidad Metropolitana
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University of Alabama
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University of Alabama in Huntsville
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University of Alaska, Fairbanks
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University of Arizona
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University of British Columbia
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University of California, Berkeley
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University of California, Davis
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University of California, Irvine
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University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Chicago
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University of Colorado
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University of Connecticut
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University of Delaware
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University of Denver
The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded in 1864, it has an enrollment of approximately 5,700 undergraduate students and 7,200 graduate students. It is classified among "R1: D ...
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University of Georgia
The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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University of Houston
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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University of Iowa
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University of Kansas
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University of Louisiana at Monroe
The University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the University of Louisiana System.
History
ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it becam ...
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University of Maine
The University of Maine (UMaine) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine, United States. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universitie ...
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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University of Maryland, College Park
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
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University of Massachusetts Lowell
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University of Miami
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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University of Missouri
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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University of New Hampshire
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University of North Carolina at Asheville
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University of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota (UND) is a Public university, public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It was established by the Dakota Territory, Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishm ...
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University of Northern Colorado
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University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two territories became the ...
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University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of Rhode Island. The univer ...
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University of Saskatchewan
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University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas, United States. It is the second oldest university in the University of Texas System and was founded in 1895. It was in the Texas A& ...
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University of Texas at Austin
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University of Texas at El Paso
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University of Toronto
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University of Utah
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University of Virginia
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University of Washington
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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University of Wyoming
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Utah State University
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, public land grant colleges, land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal ...
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Valparaiso University
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The university is known for its Luthe ...
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Washington State University
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Western Illinois University
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Established in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it i ...
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Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
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York University
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UCAR Presidents
A list of all UCAR presidents is given below.
UCAR Presidents
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In addition to NSF sponsorship, funding includes grants from and contracts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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(NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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(NASA), the Department of Defense
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(DOD), Federal Aviation Administration
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(FAA), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency may refer to the following government organizations:
* Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland), Australia
* Environmental Protection Agency (Ghana)
* Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)
* Environmenta ...
(EPA), and other agencies and organizations.
See also
* Carolyn Brinkworth, ACO officer for UCAR
References
External links
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National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
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