- https://www.wcrp-esmo.org/calendar/rossbypalooza
- Rossbypalooza
- 2026-07-20T00:00:00+02:00
- 2026-07-31T23:59:59+02:00
- A two-week project-oriented summer school is being held at the University of Chicago (July 20–31, 2026, Chicago, IL), bringing together students and early-career researchers in atmospheric, oceanic, and planetary sciences.
Jul 20, 2026
to
Jul 31, 2026
(Europe/Berlin / UTC200)
Rossbypalooza is a two-week-long project-oriented summer school for people from a broad field of atmospheric, oceanic, and planetary sciences. The goal is to provide a platform for interaction among students and faulty, fostering a deep understanding of the dynamical processes governing predictability, offering hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, and connecting these advances to broader climate and societal relevance. The school will consist of lectures and projects where participants will work in groups to address a question of their choice, mentored by one of the faculty members.
Program Structure
The summer school will consist of lecture series by faculty in the first week, introducing their experience of tackling problems related to predictions and risk assessments. However, the focus of the program is a hackathon, where participants will work in groups throughout the two weeks to solve problems in consultation with the faculty members. At the end of the program, participants will present their results and get feedback from the faculty.
This school is open to graduate students and postdocs working in atmospheric, oceanic, sea ice, glacier, and (exo)planetary sciences. Last time, we accepted 31 external students in total. People interested in climate research with applied math or physics background are also encouraged to apply. Please contact us at cm9zc2J5cGFsb296YUB1Y2hpY2Fnby5lZHU= for further details.
Rossbypalooza 2026 Organization Group
Jiacheng Ye, Hsing-Hung Chou, Yaoxuan Zeng, Katharine Rucker, Jiawen Tang, Lichuan Xu, Noboru Nakamura, Tiffany Shaw, and Pedram Hassanzadeh.
Application Timeline
Application opens on Mar 2nd (Mon), 2026
Application closes on Apr 24th (Fri), 2026
Results will be announced in May, 2026
Requirements
1. Curriculum Vitae: Please make it no more than 2 pages. Accepted formats: doc/docx/pdf.
2. Research statement: Please describe your research for scientists outside of your field within 300 words.
3. Statement of purpose: Please describe how you will benefit from Rossbypalooza within 200 words.
4. You will also be asked in the application form if you would like to work on a research idea of your own for the group project (not required). If you do, please also prepare a paragraph of idea description.