NCEAS openS for the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows: Future of Aquatic Flows Cohort
Overview
About this training
The NCEAS openS Program consists of three 1-week long workshops, geared towards early career researchers. Participants engage in a mix of lectures, exercises, and synthesis research activities to conduct synthesis science and implement best practices in open data science.
openS has been adapted to coincide with each USGS CAP training, for a total of four training sessions across 2 years.
Why NCEAS
The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), a research affiliate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, is a leading expert on interdisciplinary data science and works collaboratively to answer the world’s largest and most complex questions. The NCEAS approach leverages existing data and employs a team science philosophy to squeeze out all potential insights and solutions efficiently - this is called synthesis science.
NCEAS has over 25 years of success with this model among working groups and environmental professionals, and we are excited to pass on this cumulative expertise to you.
Week One: Successful Synthesis and Data Management Best Practices
Learning Objectives:
- Implement reproducible scientific workflows throughout all aspects of a project
- Increase your familiarity and confidence with data science tools
- Effectively manage and wrangle data using
tidydata practices - Accessing, interpreting and developing metadata for synthesis research
- Organize and initiate synthesis projects
Schedule
| Date | Time | Session Title | Lead Facilitator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 08/21 | Block 3 1:45PM-3:15PM |
Successful Synthesis Science | Halina Do-Linh, Data Training Program Manager |
| Tuesday 08/22 | Block 2 10:45AM-12:15PM |
Panel for PIs: Successful Mentorship in Synthesis Science | Halina Do-Linh, Data Training Program Manager |
| Wednesday 08/23 | Block 1 9AM-10:30AM |
Data Management Essentials | Camila Vargas Poulsen, Data Training Coordinator |
Code of Conduct
By participating in this activity you agree to abide by the NCEAS Code of Conduct.
About this book
These written materials are the result of a continuous and collaborative effort at NCEAS with the support of DataONE, to help researchers make their work more transparent and reproducible. This work began in the early 2000’s, and reflects the expertise and diligence of many, many individuals. The primary authors for this version are listed in the citation below, with additional contributors recognized for their role in developing previous iterations of these or similar materials.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Citation: Halina Do-Linh, Camila Vargas Poulsen. 2023. openS for USGS Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program. Week One. NCEAS Learning Hub & USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs).
Additional contributors: Ben Bolker, Julien Brun, Amber E. Budden, Jeanette Clark, Samantha Csik, Carmen Galaz García, Stephanie Hampton, Natasha Haycock-Chavez, Matthew B. Jones, Samanta Katz, Julie Lowndes, Erin McLean, Bryce Mecum, Deanna Pennington, Karthik Ram, Jim Regetz, Tracy Teal, Daphne Virlar-Knight, Leah Wasser.
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