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Aircraft icing uncovered! ❄️✈️ Tomorrow at 5:30 MT, join NSF NCAR scientists Julie Haggerty and Daniel Adriaansen for their Explorer Series talk about aircraft icing conditions and how their research helps pilots to stay safe in the skies. Register: https://lnkd.in/gi9NSS2C #aircraft #icing

Virtual April 17, 12:30 - 5:00pm MT: Growing the Mountain West Quantum Ecosystem hosted by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Renewing American Innovation program (RAI) and Colorado School of Mines: A multi-panel symposium on the ongoing development of the Mountain West region’s #quantum innovation ecosystem. The discussions will explore the region’s assets and capabilities, the challenges and opportunities for small (and large) firms, as well as the need for improved cooperation across the emerging ecosystem. Growing this strategic ecosystem can accelerate the growth of Colorado’s quantum tech economy and develop its quantum workforce with major benefits for the region and, more broadly, the growing global industry. We'll learn from Walter Copan, Wendy Lea, Scott Sternberg, Jessi Olsen, Scott Davis, Josh Savory, James Kushmerick, Eve Lieberman, SUJAI SHIVAKUMAR, Ph.D. and many others. This symposium is a key element of a review of the U.S. Quantum Opportunity recently launched by Renewing American Innovation program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Launched with the support of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in cooperation with the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (#QED-C), the study is identifying policies to support and grow a competitive quantum industry that is both grounded in the United States and connected with leading quantum companies and organizations abroad. The study is exploring cooperative approaches to accelerate U.S. based quantum technology development and deployment, identifying means to address engineering and technology challenges to the development of utility-scale quantum technology systems, and seeking paths to encourage mutually beneficial collaboration in quantum among like-minded countries. #scienceisnationalsecurity https://lnkd.in/dhfiMXRF

UCAR and Friends of the National Center invite you to learn about the legacy of Walter Orr Roberts, NSF NCAR’s first director, and solar observation at our upcoming event "Solar Nexus"! Hear from experts about the history of solar research, the NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory (HAO), HAO's research, and more! Join us on Friday, April 25 at the Mesa Lab or join the livestream virtually. The Mesa Lab will also host a special photography exhibit prior to the event. Register: https://lnkd.in/gKwNz-rX

CO-LABS is collecting information about the threatened or actual budget cuts, staff layoffs, and confusing or contradictory directives affecting federally funded research labs in Colorado. We are working to provide insight on the negative impacts of these swirling policy issues to our federal elected officials to help mitigate and halt the destruction of our national research ecosystem - please provide your comments, you can remain anonymous or provide your contact info: #science #Colorado #scienceisnationalsecurity https://lnkd.in/gDDxFTgA

#NOAA’s GOES-19 Now Operational as GOES East, Providing Critical New Data to Forecasters - In its new role, GOES-19 will serve as NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's primary geostationary #satellite for much of the Western Hemisphere. It will track #hurricanes and tropical #storms in the Atlantic #ocean basin, as well as monitor severe weather, atmospheric rivers, #wildfires, volcanic #eruptions and other environmental events affecting the contiguous U.S. It is also equipped with space weather instruments to monitor the sun, including NOAA’s first compact #coronagraph instrument (CCOR-1). CCOR-1 will be the primary source for critical information about impending geomagnetic storm conditions, allowing NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (#SWPC) to issue warnings one to three days in advance. Near real-time operational GOES-19 satellite imagery can now be viewed at this NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) site: https://www.goes.noaa.gov/ Read more details and see videos>>> https://lnkd.in/eQzZvyRY #scienceisnationalsecurity

I often get asked to make seemingly impossible maps. Recently I was asked to map existing data centers across the US. “Also, it needs to show fiber optic lines. Oh and transmission lines. Probably water resource availability too. Oh and major urban areas. Yeah and it needs to fit on a single slide.” It all sounds good until you start piling on all the data and make the map small enough to be legible on a 6 or 8 inch wide graphic. But years of being presented with the challenge made me pretty decent at pulling it off—at least most of the time! Also I want to thank Avenza Systems Inc. for implementing an awesome new point scaling tool on my recommendation. They listened thoroughly to my proposal for the new tool and by golly they sure delivered! The new tool for MAPublisher works like a dream, and I used it for the first time to scale the data centers on this map. #cartography #maps #datamapping #datacenters #energy #energymapping #transmission #transmissiongrid #electricgrid #mapublisher

Samantha Derosier and her team at Sword and Spark have been an integral and crucial source of strategic insight and advice for CO-LABS, Inc. - one of the best examples of how she maximizes her support and understanding of her clients' challenges is by joining us at our events and "wading" in the all the amazing, serendipitous interactions with our friends and the speakers, and business and civic leaders - and we immediately have powerful ideas on next steps for our communications and programming! Check out Sword and Spark as an expert resource for your company too. Thank you Sam! #scienceisnationalsecurity

Congratulations to the innovative winners of this year's Industry Growth Forum! The 30th anniversary National Renewable Energy Laboratory IGF focused on "Unlocking Value" by convening #energy entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors to help bring cutting-edge technologies to market. Check out this article to learn more about the Industry Growth Forum and the winning emerging technologies.

Capstone judges needed: great opportunity to get an inside look at our CU Boulder comp sci students' senior and grad capstone projects, give feedback to students, and get a free lunch!