GFDL Science Review
Dates: January 28-30, 2025
Location: GFDL, Princeton, NJ
Agenda and Logistics
A block of 20 rooms has been held at the government rate of $134/night at:
Crowne Plaza Princeton Conference Center
900 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
609-736-4200
The room block is good for January 27-30, 2025. Click HERE to book a reservation. Refer to group booking code NAA. Room block expires January 6, 2025.
| Tuesday, January 28 | |
| 8:00 | Arrival and Coffee |
| 8:30 | Welcome and Logistics |
| 8:45 | Remarks from OAR Assistant Administrator |
| 9:00 | NOAA Research Overview and Discussion |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | GFDL Overview and Discussion |
| 11:30 | Lunch and Mid Career Discussion with Review Panel (invite only) |
| 1:00 | Question 1 Presentations and Discussion (to include a 15 minute break) Concerning GFDL’s core strength of building and improving models of the weather, oceans, and climate for societal benefits, how can GFDL leverage advances in science and computational capabilities to improve its key models? Where are the strengths, gaps, and new frontiers? |
| 4:30 | Review Panel Executive Session (Closed Session – Review Panel Only) Line Office Session (Closed Session for OAR and GFDL Leadership and Line Office Reps) |
| 5:30 | Transit to Sayre Hall (across the street from GFDL) |
| 5:30 | Postdoc Poster Session and Happy Hour (invite only) |
| 7:00 | End of Day |
| Wednesday, January 29 | |
| 8:30 | Arrival |
| 9:00 | Question 2 Presentations and Discussion (to include a 15 minute break) Concerning NOAA’s key mission element of understanding, predicting and projecting changes in the Earth System, how can GFDL drive further advances in these areas, including extremes and environmental hazards, through scientific innovation based on observations, theory, and modeling? Where are the strengths, gaps, and new frontiers? |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 | Question 3 Presentations and Discussion (to include a 15 minute break) How can GFDL research and modeling be further utilized to meet NOAA stakeholder needs and enhance research partnerships to ensure GFDL’s success? |
| 5:00 | Review Panel Executive Session (Closed Session – Review Panel Only) |
| 6:00 | Transit to Dinner (invite only) |
| 6:30 | Dinner with Senior Career Staff and Reviewers (invite only) |
| Thursday, January 30 | |
| 8:30 | Arrival |
| 9:00 | Question 4 Presentations and Discussion How can GFDL build a more diverse, inclusive, equitable, and accessible (DEIA) workforce? How can GFDL accelerate progress in this area, including recruitment and retention? |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Stakeholder Discussion (Closed Session, Review Panel and Stakeholders only) |
| 12:45 | Lunch and Early Career Discussion with Review Panel |
| 2:15 | Review Panel Discussion with Lab Director (Closed Session) |
| 2:45 | Final Review Panel Discussion (Closed Session – Review Panel only) OAR Session (GFDL Leadership and OAR observers) |
| 3:45 | Break |
| 4:00 | Review Panel Report Out |
| 5:00 | Review Ends |