Our membership includes virtually all the academic institutions in North America with atmospheric and related Earth system science programs.

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has named Eric Barron to serve as interim president beginning May 4, 2026. Barron is a former NSF NCAR director and former Penn State ...

The purpose of the UCP External Advisory Committee (EAC) is to better enable UCP to anticipate the evolving scientific landscape and community needs for Earth system sciences. The UCP EAC provides ...

UCAR joins forces with universities, federal labs, government agencies, and private businesses to create scientific solutions to real-world problems, from helping utilities maximize their energy ...

The Annual Members Meeting engages UCAR member representatives in discussions that are important to the university community, while also serving as a forum to provide input and guidance on the ...

The Next Generation Fellowship is designed to provide targeted financial and community support to graduate students currently registered at North American (USA, Canada, Mexico) universities. Three ...

Our community programs provide a suite of innovative resources, tools, and services to researchers, educators, and practitioners in the Earth system science community. Activities in the UCAR Community ...

The UCAR board has primary responsibility for setting UCAR's overall direction. There are eighteen Trustees, twelve from member institutions, and six at-large. Trustees are elected to three-year terms ...

UCAR, NSF NCAR, and UCAR’s Community Programs provide key research-to-operations efforts that deliver real-world impact. Across the organization, we develop information and tools that directly serve ...

At the core of our work at NSF NCAR and UCAR are the values that underlie our institutional culture: scientific integrity, collaboration and partnerships, innovation and agility, transparency and open ...

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Rooted in Earth system science, our education programs and resources help build the nation’s workforce capabilities across the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and beyond.