Title,Recipient,Competition,"Fiscal Year","Award Number","Federal Funding","Principal Investigator",State,City,County,District,Lat/Long,"Grant Dates",Abstract,Partners "Embedding NOAA in a Public Learning Laboratory - The Environmental Scientist-In-Residence Program at the Exploratorium",Exploratorium,"2010: ELG for Informal/Nonformal Education",2010,NA10SEC0080019,"$522,280","Mary Miller",California,"San Francisco","San Francisco",CA11,"37.79594, -122.4","2010-10-01T00:00:00 - 2013-09-30T00:00:00","The Environmental Scientist-in-Residence Program will leverage NOAA's scientific assets and personnel by combining them with the creativity and educational knowledge of the pioneer hands-on science center. To do this, the program will embed NOAA scientists in a public education laboratory at the Exploratorium. Working closely with youth Explainers, exhibit developers, and Web and interactive media producers at the Exploratorium, NOAA scientists will share instruments, data, and their professional expertise with a variety of public audiences inside the museum and on the Web. At the same time the scientists will gain valuable skills in informal science communication and education. Through cutting-edge iPad displays, screen-based visualizations, data-enriched maps and sensor displays, and innovative interactions with visitors on the museum floor, this learning laboratory will enable NOAA scientists and Exploratorium staff to investigate new hands-on techniques for engaging the public in NOAA's environmental research and monitoring efforts.","Oregon State University (OSU) / Hatfield Marine Science Center" "GLOBE Program","University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Center for Science Education","2010: Support for GLOBE Program Office Activities",2010,NA10SEC4690010,"$2,399,000","Valerie Williams",Colorado,Boulder,Boulder,CO02,"40.03115, -105.24605","2010-09-01T00:00:00 - 2012-08-31T00:00:00","In the project entitled ""The GLOBE Program 2010: Collaborative Environmental Research at Local to Global Scales"", the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) will improve the functionality of the GLOBE Program (www.globe.gov) by providing: (1) new methods, tools, and services to enhance GLOBE Partner and teacher abilities to facilitate inquiry-based learning and student research, (2) initial pilot testing and assessment of student and teacher learning activities and events related to Climate Science research, (3) improvements in GLOBE's technology infrastructure and data systems (e.g. database, social networking, information management) to support collaborations between students, scientists, and teachers, and (4) development of a robust evaluation plan. In addition, the UCAR will continue to provide support to the worldwide GLOBE community, as well as program management and timely communication with program sponsors.","Arizona State University (ASU) Phoenix, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks, Texas State Aquarium, Florida State University, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, National Science Foundation (NSF) Headquarters, University of Missouri–St. Louis, University of Nevada-Reno, University of Tulsa (UT)"