Sandy Starkweather, Arctic research plan

in NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory, won for her leadership and coordination of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee’s Arctic Research Plan. This work involved collecting input and feedback from numerous sources across multiple agencies, and it resulted in the December 2016 release, by the Executive Office of the President, of a 5-year plan. That plan serves to advance research in areas of common interest across the Arctic research community at all levels, including Federal, State, local, tribal, academic, non-governmental organization, and industry.

“Starkweather worked to develop the structure for the plan, to assemble input and feedback from numerous sources, to host public discussion sessions, and to ensure that the document was produced in a timely fashion,” her nominator wrote. “Her strong facilitation skills, collaborative abilities, and dedicated work were critical for the successful production of this important national plan.”