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Julia M. Moriarty 
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Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) & Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
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From: CSDMS/ESPIn Team <cs...@colorado.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 8, 2025 11:08 AM
To: Julia M. Moriarty <Julia.M...@Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Earth Surface Processes Institute - Application window now open!
 
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Deadline to apply - January 24th, 2026


Earth Surface Processes Institute
APPLICATION WINDOW NOW OPEN!!


ESPIn 2026 will be held August 3rd through 7th, 2026 at the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) facility on the University of Colorado, Boulder East Campus.

The Earth Surface Processes Institute (ESPIn) is a five-day immersive training experience organized by CSDMS for 25 early career scientists, including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, researchers, and faculty. ESPIn is designed to help participants advance their research in earth and planetary surface processes by teaching skills in numerical modeling, in modern, collaborative, scientific software development, and in the use of open source community cyberinfrastructure. A mix of experienced scientists, visiting faculty, and research software engineers provide instruction.  

ESPIn uses the CSDMS Ivy course material, with topics including:

  • Project Jupyter
  • Introduction to the Shell
  • Text Editors and Development Environments
  • The Anaconda Distribution
  • Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub
  • Basics of Python Programming
  • Python Programming for ESP Scientists
  • Landlab
  • The Permamodel Toolkit
  • The Basic Model Interface
  • The Python Modeling Toolkit
  • High-Performance Computing
  • Best Practices in Scientific Software Development

Students will be provided an opportunity to present their ESPIn team projects in a webinar open to all CSDMS community members during the fall of 2026.  Travel and lodging support will be provided for all students.  Application details for the 2026 ESPIn can be found here.  Important Dates: 

  • December 2: Application window opens
  • January 24: Application window closes
  • February 14: Notifications
  • August 3rd through 7th: ESPIn 2026


The ESPIn Team
CS...@colorado.edu

CSDMS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation

 

 


Earth Surface Processes Institute
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED JANUARY 28TH!!


Due to issues with the CSDMS website, the ESPIn Team would like to provide a direct link to the form for community members interested in applying to ESPIn 2025 which will be held May 5th through 12th, 2025 at the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) facility on the University of Colorado, Boulder East Campus.
 

  Apply Here  

 

The Earth Surface Processes Institute (ESPIn) is a six-day immersive training experience organized by CSDMS for 25 early career scientists, including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, researchers, and faculty. ESPIn is designed to help participants advance their research in earth and planetary surface processes by teaching skills in numerical modeling, in modern, collaborative, scientific software development, and in the use of open source community cyberinfrastructure. A mix of experienced scientists, visiting faculty, and research software engineers provide instruction.  

ESPIn uses the CSDMS Ivy course material, with topics including:

  • Project Jupyter
  • Introduction to the Shell
  • Text Editors and Development Environments
  • The Anaconda Distribution
  • Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub
  • Basics of Python Programming
  • Python Programming for ESP Scientists
  • Landlab
  • The Permamodel Toolkit
  • The Basic Model Interface
  • The Python Modeling Toolkit
  • High-Performance Computing
  • Best Practices in Scientific Software Development

Students will be provided an opportunity to present their ESPIn team projects at the CSDMS 2025 Annual Meeting in Boulder, Co from May 13th through 15th, 2025.  Travel and subsistence support will be provided for all students (for ESPIn and the CSDMS Annual Meeting).  Important Dates: 

  • December 2: Application window opens
  • January 28: Application window closes
  • February 17: Notifications
  • May 5th to May 12th: ESPIn 2025
  • May 13th to May 15th: CSDMS Annual Meeting 2025


The ESPIn Team
CS...@colorado.edu

CSDMS is sponsored by the National Science Foundation

 

 






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