Revision as of 15:27, 18 November 2025

ESPIn 2026

CSDMS is excited to announce that ESPIn 2026 will be held August 3-7 at the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) facility on the CU Boulder East Campus.

Important Dates

December 8: Application window opens
January 28: Application window closes
February 18: Notifications
August 3-7: ESPIn 2026

Application

To apply for ESPIn 2026, please fill out this Google Form (opens December 8, closes January 28).

For your application, please prepare one PDF document containing the following sections:

Motivation statement (250 words max). Why are you interested in earth surface process modeling? What research questions are you working on? Does your research involve modeling? What experience do you have in numerical modeling and data analysis? What programming languages and development tools do you use? What do you want to learn?
Resume (half a page max). Be sure to list your proficiency with programming and model development.

Applications will be evaluated on a 7-point scale based on:

scientific motivation, relevance of research interests/goals, disciplinary background, and career stage (3 pts);
programming experience and motivation to ramp up skills (3 pts);

Travel Support

For all ESPIn participants, CSDMS will provide:

Shared lodging in Boulder, arriving on August 2 and departing on August 8
Breakfast and lunch each teaching day (dinners are not provided)
Reimbursement of travel-related costs, including airfare, bus, shuttle, rideshare, mileage, and parking (but not including rental car costs) for up to $600 for U.S.-based participants, and up to $1200 for international participants

The ESPin Team

Lead:

Prof. Irina Overeem

Project Coordinator:

Lynn McCready

Instructors:

Dr. Tian Gan
Prof. Nicole Gasparini
Dr. Ethan Pierce
Dr. Mark Piper
Dr. Matt Rossi

Mentors:

Dr. Tian Gan
Dr. Ethan Pierce
Jocelyn Reahl
Dr. Yuval Shmilovitz

If you have any questions, please contact us at csdms@colorado.edu.

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-on the CU Boulder East Campus.  The following support will be provided for selected participants:
+on the CU Boulder East Campus.
-'''National Participants'''
+== Important Dates ==
-Shared lodging in Boulder arriving on August 2nd and departing on August 8th, 2026
+* December {{#var:open_date}}: Application window opens
+* January {{#var:close_date}}: Application window closes
+* February {{#var:notify_date}}: Notifications
+* August 3-7: ESPIn {{#var:espin_year}}
+<!-- * May 13-15: 2025 CSDMS Annual Meeting -->
-Breakfast and Lunch each teaching day (dinners are not provided)
+== Application ==
+To apply for ESPIn {{#var:espin_year}}, please fill out [https://forms.gle/DvvvutRnXuvFXs8H9 this Google Form] (opens December {{#var:open_date}}, closes January {{#var:close_date}}).
-Reimbursement for up to $600 of travel-related costs (airfare, buses, shuttles, uber, mileage, parking, etc - rental car costs will not be reimbursed)
+For your application, please prepare one PDF document containing the following sections:
-'''International Participants'''
+# '''Motivation statement''' ''(250 words max)''. Why are you interested in earth surface process modeling? What research questions are you working on? Does your research involve modeling? What experience do you have in numerical modeling and data analysis? What programming languages and development tools do you use? What do you want to learn?
+# '''Resume''' ''(half a page max)''. Be sure to list your proficiency with programming and model development.
-Shared lodging in Boulder arriving on August 2nd and departing on August 8th, 2026
+Applications will be evaluated on a 7-point scale based on:
-Breakfast and Lunch each teaching day (dinners are not provided)
+# scientific motivation, relevance of research interests/goals, disciplinary background, and career stage ''(3 pts)'';
+# programming experience and motivation to ramp up skills ''(3 pts)'';
-Reimbursement for up to $1,200 of travel-related costs (airfare, buses, shuttles, uber, mileage, parking, etc - rental car costs will not be reimbursed)
+== Travel Support ==
+For all ESPIn participants, CSDMS will provide:
+* Shared lodging in Boulder, arriving on August 2 and departing on August 8
+* Breakfast and lunch each teaching day (dinners are not provided)
+* Reimbursement of travel-related costs, including airfare, bus, shuttle, rideshare, mileage, and parking (but not including rental car costs) for up to $600 for U.S.-based participants, and up to $1200 for international participants
+== The ESPin Team ==
+Lead:
+* [https://www.colorado.edu/instaar/irina-overeem Prof. Irina Overeem]
+Project Coordinator:
+* Lynn McCready
+Instructors:
+* Dr. Tian Gan
+* Prof. Nicole Gasparini
+* Dr. Ethan Pierce
+* Dr. Mark Piper
+* Dr. Matt Rossi
+Mentors:
+* Dr. Tian Gan
+* Dr. Ethan Pierce
+* Jocelyn Reahl
+* Dr. Yuval Shmilovitz
+If you have any questions, please contact us at [mailto:csdms@colorado.edu csdms@colorado.edu].

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