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Who are we?
Fresh Eyes on CMIP is a working group integrating the voices of early career researchers, scientists and practitioners in CMIP. Researchers, scientists and practitioners early in their career provide a unique insight into climate science. Coming into the ‘CMIP world’ more recently enables ECRs to have a fresh perspective on CMIP. ECRs regularly undertake the often time consuming task of generating, downloading, processing, and analysing data from CMIP and as such, have a unique, working insight into the successes and flaws of CMIP phases.
Fresh Eyes on CMIP has evolved since it was first launched to a structure which allows members to tailor their engagement with the group based on their capacity and goals. There are two streams of Fresh Eyes, and members can switch between the two streams at any time. All members will be members of the Fresh Eyes Directory stream. The second stream is Fresh Eyes Projects, which is a more engaged group of scientists working together on projects to aid all elements of CMIP.
Fresh Eyes Projects
Anyone can propose a project – Fresh Eyes members, Task Teams, CMIP Panel/WIP or the IPO. New proposals reviewed, then shared with all Fresh Eyes members who can elect whether they wish to sign up to participate.
We will also open proposals for new projects soon. Once open, Projects can be proposed at any time via a short proposal form. This will go to the Fresh Eyes Steering Group for review, before being elevated to the CMIP Panel/WIP. Proposals will include:
- Short description outlining project purpose
- Clear (SMART) objectives and outcomes
- Identification of at least 2 co-leads
- Planned duration
- Identify links with existing TTs and working groups
Each Fresh Eyes project will identify Task Team(s) their project aligns with. Task Team co-leads are encouraged to collaborate with the Fresh Eyes project, as has been happening over the past year. Task Teams are welcome and encouraged to invite project co-leads to Task Team meetings as stakeholders where needed and to continue collaboration outside of meetings.
Current projects
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Fresh Eyes Directory
For ECRs who wish to join the Fresh Eyes community, the Directory is the official entry point. Once someone has joined the Fresh Eyes Directory, they can register for Projects at any time. In addition to Projects, other perks of being a member of the Fresh Eyes Directory are:
- Organise/attend CMIP events. Events can be self-proposed or solicited by TTs/Panels/IPO (e.g. AOGS workshop). Ideas include:
- Conference workshops/Townhalls/sessions/socials
- Modelling community discussion panels
- Workshops
- Summer schools
- Propose topics for discussion panels/seminars. The IPO may be able to help with organisation and facilitation where needed.
- Members will also receive invites to:
- Community consultations and reviews
- New projects
- Working groups
- Events
- Travel support fund
- Access professional development training materials and sessions offered by the CMIP IPO.
- Coming soon! Anyone in the Directory stream will be able to propose a new project for Fresh Eyes at any time. Once a proposal has been approved by the Fresh Eyes Steering Group and CMIP Panel, a sign-up form will be circulated to all Fresh Eyes Directory members.
- Coming soon! The Fresh Eyes Directory will be moving to a GitHub hosted forum. This will enable easier communication across projects. To help design the platform, we recommend
Fresh Eyes Governance
Fresh Eyes is led by a Steering Group of eight members, with at least one member representing each of the regions* below:
- Europe
- Africa
- Asia
- Oceania
- North America
- South America
Of the eight members, there are four co-leads: two science leads and two technical leads. The science and technical co-leads liaise with the CMIP Panel and WIP respectively.
When project proposals are submitted, the Steering Group review the proposal and provide feedback to the proposers. Once the Steering Group approves a proposal, they are passed on to the CMIP Panel/WIP (for science/technical proposals) for further discussion and review. Following approval from both the Steering Group and the CMIP Panel, the project proposal can be circulated for sign-up.
The Fresh Eyes Steering Group is a formal Task Team of CMIP. The current Steering Group members are listed in the table below.
| Name | Current Affiliation | Role | Region representing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Mindlin | University of Leipzig | Science co-lead | South America |
| Yuhan (Douglas) Rao | North Carolina State University | Science co-lead | North America |
| Juliette Lavoie | Ouranos | Technical co-lead | North America |
| Elisa Ziegler | University of Tübingen | Technical co-lead | Europe |
| Cheikh Modou Noreyni Fall | Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar | Africa | |
| Evgenia Galytska | University of Bremen/DLR | Europe | |
| Yiwen Li | China University of Geosciences | Asia | |
| Abhnil Amtesh Prasad | University of New South Wales | Oceania |
*Regional representatives should have worked in the region during their career.
What is an Early Career Researcher?
Early career researchers (ECRs) are scientists, researchers, and practitioners in the early stages of their career. Typical definitions of ECRs suggest this period is within seven years of obtaining their highest degree (excluding career breaks). For this group, we will not impose this strict time definition but include it for reference. Application is open to all scientists, researchers and practitioners in the early stages of their career. Practitioners are those working at the interface of society, policy, practice, and research.
Fresh Eyes Members
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