讲座简介：

In this overview talk, Dr. Jacobs will introduce the cyberinfrastructure (CI), its applications, and the lessons learned from the activities, especially those funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the U.S. He will also present the history of, paradigm for, and the outcomes from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).

主讲人简介：

Dr. Jacobs has been at the National Science Foundation (NSF) for 28 years and for 25 years of that time provided oversight to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and its managing organization University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).  His oversight responsibilities cover a wide range of topics including cyberinfrastructure, observational facilities, research in atmospheric and related sciences, and administration.

 

Within the Geosciences Directorate office, Dr. Jacobs assists with oversight, planning and execution of several complex agency activities, including the operation and management of major facilities and the EarthCube endeavor.  Dr. Jacobs co-chairs an internal Directorate working group on Geoinformatics and data and serves a member of GEO facilities working group.

 

Dr. Jacobs published numerous of technical reports, and he has given hundreds of presentations at conferences and meetings. His Doctor of Philosophy degree was awarded by New York University in Oceanography.