TS 11. Proposal Writing Tutorial

Presented by: Serena Chung and Monika Kopacz

Location: Ruidoso/Pecos

Abstract: The success of academic researchers depends on their ability to obtain funding. This tutorial is aimed to provide participants with better understanding of proposal writing, reviewing, and selection process for federally funded research proposals. Using EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and NOAA’s Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) program as the main examples, this tutorial will provide guidelines for writing successful research grant proposals, aimed for early career investigators who are near the beginning of their independent research career.

Presenter Bio: Serena Chung is the Extramural Research Lead for U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Air, Climate, and Energy (ACE) research program. She manages the ACE portfolio of EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants, serving as project officer, leading writing teams for solicitations, and helping to coordinate the ACE program. Before joining the EPA, Serena was a research professor for nearly 10 years in the Laboratory for Atmospheric Research at Washington State University, where her research focused on using models to improve understanding of atmospheric processes affecting air quality. Serena holds a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from California Institute of Technology.

 Presenter Bio: Monika Kopacz is the AC4 Program manager in NOAA’s Climate Program Office. For 14 years in that position she has been overseeing competitive research proposal calls and projects, spanning nearly all topics within atmospheric chemistry (from short lived pollutants to long lived greenhouse gases). She also frequently interacts with other federal agencies via several interagency working groups focused on greenhouse gases, air quality and health. Prior to joining NOAA, Monika was engaged in atmospheric chemistry modeling research with a focus on estimating global emissions of pollutants using satellite data. Monika holds a doctorate in Applied Mathematics and Atmospheric Chemistry from Harvard University.