To: Dr.KelvinDroegemeier,Dr.LeeWilliams,Dr.MayYuan,Dr.JeffKimpel,Dr.PeteLamb,Dr.KenCrawford

From:Dr.EveGruntfest,Director(egruntfest@ou.edu)andHeatherLazrus,(lazrus@ou.edu)Post‐Doc

Re: SocialScienceWovenintoMeteorology(SSWIM)YearOneReport

Date: Junel,2009

The passion for weaving social science inside and outside the National WeatherCenterisgrowing.WearepleasedtosummarizethefirstyearoftheSocialScienceWoven intoMeteorology(SSWIM)program.Ourworkhas twomaincomponents:capacity building and research. Eve andHeather revised the originalworkplan todevelopthreeSSWIMdocuments:1)theStrategicPlanwithourguidingvisionandmission, 2) the Activities report, and 3) the Living Road Map. These documentsprovidemoredetailsonourpresentations,publications,workshops,outreach,andproposalactivities(attachedaspdfsandavailableatwww.sswim.org).

The revised plans reflect the interests and specializations of Heather Lazrus, thenewpost‐doc,andanappreciationofthegrowinginterestintheintegrationofsocialscience into the NationalWeather Center. SSWIM is committed to integrating asustainablesocialsciencepresenceintoweatherandclimateresearchandpractice.As with other groups located in the National Weather Center, we are fosteringpartnershipswithinthebuilding,acrosstheUniversityofOklahomacampus,aswellasnationallyandinternationally.

WehaveestablishedanAdvisoryCouncil.Everypersonweaskedtoserveacceptedourinvitation(memberslistedinattachedpdf).ForthefirstyearwedependedontheadvicefrommeetingsandcorrespondencewithDr.Crawford,Dr.KimpelandDr.Lamb.WewillactivelyengageourAdvisoryCouncilstarting in fall2009.Wehavebroadly disseminated our one‐pager (attached) to introduce SSWIM inside andoutsidetheNationalWeatherCenter.

SSWIMPersonnelTheSSWIM group is composed of a small but dynamic teamwith individual andcomplementary strengths and areas of expertise. We come from disciplinesincludinggeography,anthropology,communications,andmeteorology.

‐Dr.EveGruntfest• DevelopedtheproposalandbudgetwithDr.KenCrawford• LaunchedSSWIMonMay1,2008• Holdsa.25appointment

o In residence in Norman 2008, 2009: June 16‐20, September 1‐30,December1‐5:February1‐28andMarch1‐31–109days

o ActivelyworksonSSWIMfromherhomebaseinColoradoSprings‐HeatherLazrus

• VisitedNormaninJune2008

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• SignedthePost‐docofferletterJulyfor3‐yearappointment• BeganworkasSSWIMPost‐docinNormanJanuary31,2009• DefendedherdissertationatU.WashingtonMay14,2009

‐GinaEosco• OUCommunicationPh.D.student.25researchassistant08‐09academicyear

‐MonicaZappa• JoinstheSSWIMteamasa.50Ph.D.graduateresearchassistantAugust2009

pursuingaPh.D.inGeographyatOUSSWIMProposalActivityHighlights‐Proposalswrittenandfunded

• Advanced WAS * IS Workshop: Beyond Storm‐Based WarningsCommunicationofProbabilisticHazardInformationSeptember15‐17,2008,50 stakeholders and forecasters working closely with HazardousWeatherTestbed:$15,000fromNOAACentralRegionalTeam

‐Proposalswrittenandinreview• IntegratingSocialScienceintoTsunamiResearchandMitigation,NOAA,over

3years:$320,791• International Science and Technology Linkage Fund with Geologic and

NuclearSciencesGroup,Wellington,NZ:twoyearsoftravelfunding• ScienceandTechnologyCenter,TheNationalCenterforFloodResearchand

Education: Living with Floods, with University of Iowa, National ScienceFoundation,over5years:$305,911

• Response to calls for Stimulus funding possibilities: DELUGE (DisastersEvolvingLessonsUsingGlobalExperience)andothers

SSWIMConferenceCo­sponsorship• NexGenWarningServicesWorkshopNorman,OKDecember2‐4,2008(with

JohnFerree)• ConsiderationofFutureWeatherWorkforceDecember4,2008(withQuyen

Arana–40participants‐K20Center)SSWIMYearOneHighlightsTheSSWIMteamisactivelypromotingsocialscienceinweatherandclimatework.Inourfirstyear,ourteamhasgivenmorethantwodozenpresentationstoUniversityclasses,professionalsocieties,andacademicmeetings.

Eve Gruntfest builds on her 30‐year career as a geographer who bridges socialscience,meteorology,hydrologyandengineering.Someactivityhighlightsinclude

‐ ChairofBoardonSocietalImpacts‐AmericanMeteorologicalSociety(AMS)‐ MemberofPresident’sAdvisoryCouncilonUniversityRelationsforUCAR‐ AssociateeditorofJournalofFloodRiskManagement‐ MemberofEditorialBoardforAMSjournalWeather,ClimateandSociety‐ Co‐directing WAS * IS (Weather and Society Integrated Studies through

NCARSocietalImpactsProgram)

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‐ Planningwith J.J.GourleyofNSSLandothers tobringbehavioralquestionsonflashfloodstotheSevereHazardsAnalysisandVerificationExperiment(SHAVE)program

‐ Developing the Flash Flood Risk Analysis Project – Interdisciplinary andinteragency – (with NCAR, NWS Springfield) mapping – observation andmonitoring protocols of daily risky travel patterns including mapping lowwatercrossings

‐ Serving on graduate committees for OU Ph.D students Randy Peppler andSomer Erickson, OU Master’s Student Rachel Butterworth, U of ColoradoPh.D.StudentJulieMalmberg,Advisor:UofColoradoMaster’sStudentCedarLeague

Heather Lazrus broadens SSWIM’s scope by inviting anthropologists and othersocial scientists to consider climate and weather and to use newmethodologies.Somehighlightsare‐InvitedtoadvisetheUnitedNationsUniversitySummerAcademyinMunich‐ServingasasocialscientistontheNationalWeatherServiceAssessmentteam

evaluatingNWSperformanceduringtheeruptionofMt.RedoubtinAlaska‐ParticipatingintheAmericanMeteorologicalSocietySummerPolicyColloquiumSSWIMYearOneSummarySSWIM’sYear1hasbeenfilledwithprograminitiationwork,buildingpartnerships,academic,governmental,andpublicoutreach,andproposalwriting.Wearepleasedthat seeds have been planted that can yield strong sustainablewell‐rooted trees.NumerousexcellentpotentialgraduatestudentsareconsideringworkwithSSWIMat OU. We expect that the growing relationship with the Hazardous WeatherTestbed will yield numerous future fruitful partnerships between researchers,productdevelopers,forecasters,andawidevarietyofstakeholders.SSWIMisbuildingastrongreputationandmomentum.InYear2wewilladdtoourwork with an emphasis on campus collaborations along with more writing andpublishing. SSWIM will continue to respond to national calls for social sciencethroughoutNOAAanditspartneragencies.ThankyouforsupportingSSWIM.Withyoursupport forSSWIMweareconfidentthatTheNationalWeatherCenterwill leadeffortstoweavesocialscienceintothefabricofweatherandclimateresearchandpractice.