Summer School 2025: Team Leaders and Project Submission From

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During the Summer School, teams of graduate students and early-career scholars will work on sets of research problems (one team for each problem). Active work is conducted Monday through Thursday, and presentations of the results are presented on Friday.

To participate in this role, submit a project idea that aligns with one or more of the Summer School focus areas, listed below. Accepted team leaders will spend one week, in-person, guiding their team of 4-6 early-career scholars to tackle the proposed project. Problems and their questions should be suitable and appropriate for “addressing” in the time available, and data must be ready ahead of time. We do not want participants to spend excessive time data “wrangling” before they can begin.

We expect to support up to 5 different teams working on 5 different problems.

The Summer School leaders will organize team membership to ensure that necessary and appropriate skill sets are represented across the group.

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Your University / Organization Affiliation *

The Title of your Problem / Idea ( 10 words or less) *

Application Area / Theme. Each problem will focus on one or more of these. *

• Natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes)
• Water-related disasters (e.g., floods)
• Weather-related disasters (e.g., extreme heat or hurricanes)
• Infrastructure failures (e.g., aging dams)
• Complex or hybrid disasters resulting from a combination of natural and human-made factors, often exacerbated by social, political, or economic conditions
• Other

Please select one or more option.

Other

If you indicated "Other" above, please describe briefly here your application area.

Brief Description of your Problem / Idea *

Briefly (< 200 words) describe the problem that you are seeking to address. Include the specific question(s) that you hope to answer, and make it clear how your problem is relevant to the application area(s).

Data Sets *

Briefly (< 100 words) describe the data that will be available to be used and its sources.

Software, Platforms, Tools, Techniques, Methods *

List what software, platforms, tools, or methods you expect or recommend participants use for your project.

Programming Languages *

List what computer languages you expect or recommend participants use for your project.

Describe any experience you have had with graduate students, project management, or teamwork. *

Availability at the 2025 Summer School (Monday Aug 4 - Friday Aug 8) *

• I already know that I can be in Boulder the entire time
• My availability in Boulder is uncertain at this moment but I expect to confirm my availability soon.

In-person participation to guide and direct your team is mandatory. Team leaders must be present in Boulder and actively engaged with their students during the week.

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