NSF AI2ES Member Resources

Citing your NSF support

In addition to the NSF requirements, please put the following sentence in your acknowledgments of all publications/presentations:

This work is part of the NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (NSF AI2ES).

From the NSF Post Award requirements:

Acknowledgement of Support. Unless otherwise provided in the grant, the grantee is responsible for assuring that an acknowledgment of NSF support is made:

1. In any publication (including Web pages) of any material based on or developed under this project, in the following terms:
   • “This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. RISE-2019758.”
2. NSF support also must be orally acknowledged during all news media interviews, including popular media such as radio, television and news magazines
3. Disclaimer. The awardee is responsible for assuring that every publication of material (including World Wide Web pages) based on or developed under this award, except scientific articles or papers appearing in scientific, technical or professional journals, contains the following disclaimer:
   • “Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.”

Supercomputing resources

• How to use the GPUs on Schooner
• Data policies for NSF AI2ES

Publications

Please report new publications and presentations using this form. The form should also be used to update the status of the publication.

NSF AI2ES Logo

Please note that the NSF AI2ES logo includes the NSF logo to the left. This is in accordance with NSF’s branding policy. Please do not use any other variation of these logos to represent NSF AI2ES.

Please email Mel Wilson Reyes if you have any questions.

NSF AI2ES slide template

 Download the NSF AI2ES PowerPoint slide template (updated 20 January 2023) 

Onboarding for new NSF AI2ES members

 Please complete this form to be added to the members google list, slack, and express interest in Working Groups.

Code of Conduct

1. Members of the NSF AI2ES Center leadership and research teams shall carry out their activities with integrity and the highest ethical standards.  Members shall adhere to the NSF AI2ES ethical code of conduct.
2. Members will create and uphold a safe, open, welcoming, and professional environment for learning, conducting, and communicating science with integrity, respect, fairness, trustworthiness, and transparency. This includes learning and using best practices for collaborations, maintaining the dignity of all individuals, and valuing input in all forms.
3. Members must refrain from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and bullying.
4. In addition to their own conduct, Members who either witness or are made aware of discrimination, harassment, or bullying by others should actively seek to prevent, report, and/or otherwise mitigate the offensive behavior.
5. Members are also expected to adhere to their employer’s code of conduct and ethics.
6. Violations of the code of conduct should be reported to either someone on the senior leadership team or the chair(s) of the EAB.   Any reports will be kept confidential and addressed carefully and confidentially.  If a member is violating the code of conduct or ethics, the senior leadership team will determine what sanctions need to be imposed.  This can include requiring safety training or even banning them from NSF AI2ES for serious offenses.  Serious offenses may be reported to the individual’s institution for further action.
7. Members respect and value the flexible schedules of all NSF AI2ES researchers and understand that email and other forms of communication are asynchronous and that responses are not expected outside of your personal working hours.
8. Projects that are funded by NSF AI2ES should ensure their code is accessible when work from that project is published.    All software and data published by NSF AI2ES are licensed under Creative Commons 0 (see our IP agreement).

The NSF AI2ES code of conduct was derived from the codes of conduct from the American Meteorological Society, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Association of Artificial Intelligence.

Code of Ethics

1. Integrity: Members  of the NSF AI2ES Center leadership and research teams will act with honesty and integrity in the interest of the advancement of science, take full responsibility for the trustworthiness of their research and its dissemination, and treat others with courtesy, dignity, and fairness.  Members shall not commit scientific misconduct, defined as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism. Scientific error or incorrect interpretation of research data that may occur as part of the scientific process does not constitute scientific misconduct.
2. Publications and Research:
   1. Members will employ research methods to the best of their understanding and ability, base conclusions on critical analysis of the evidence, and report findings and interpretations fully, accurately, and objectively, including characterization of uncertainties.
   2. Members shall be fair, impartial, objective, and prompt peer reviewers, maintaining confidentiality when requested.  
   3. Members will respect the NSF AI2ES intellectual property agreement.
   4. Members will share data and findings openly and promptly. Members will maintain clear, accurate records of research in ways that will allow verification and replication of their work by others.  Members will follow best practices for data management, accessibility, and preservation.
   5. Members will promptly correct the literature when errors in their own work are detected.
   6. Members will take responsibility for the integrity of their contributions to all publications, funding applications, reports, and other representations of their research. Author credit should be given to those who have made meaningful contributions to publications and members will acknowledge the names and roles of those who made significant contributions (such as ideas and scientific discussion) to the research.
   7. Members will act or intercede where possible to prevent scientific misconduct and to report as necessary to NSF AI2ES and any relevant professional societies.
3. Stewardship of the Earth:
   1. Members have an ethical obligation to weigh the societal benefits of their research against the costs and risks to human and animal welfare, heritage sites, or other potential impacts on the environment and society. Members need to be aware of legal requirements in this area.
   2. Members also have an ethical obligation to limit their own contributions to climate change.  This will include actions such as limiting their own carbon footprint by choosing carefully when to travel, etc.
4. Public Communication:
   1. Members, when representing NSF AI2ES, will limit professional comments to their areas of scholarly expertise when engaged in public discussions about the application and importance of research findings and will clearly distinguish professional comments from their opinions based on personal views.  
   2. Members have an ethical obligation to responsibly, accurately, and clearly inform the public about natural resources, hazards, and other geoscience phenomena of importance to the well-being of Earth and society.  
   3. Members have an ethical obligation to foster public awareness and understanding of AI, computing, related technologies, and their consequences.
5. When creating AI systems, members will:
   1. Ensure that the public good is the central concern during all professional computing work
   2. Give comprehensive and thorough evaluations of NSF AI2ES AI algorithms and their impacts, including analysis of possible risks.
   3. Recognize and take special care of AI systems that become integrated into the infrastructure of society.
6. Members will create AI systems that will:
   1. Avoid harm
   2. Protect the Earth and its environment including human and animal welfare.
   3. Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.
   4. Be fair and take action not to discriminate.
   5. Respect privacy.
   6. Honor confidentiality.
   7. Avoid creating or reinforcing bias.
   8. Uphold high standards of scientific excellence.
7. Conflict of Interest: Members shall disclose all relevant relationships, financial or otherwise, that might be perceived to unduly influence the outcome of their research.
8. Violations of the code of ethics should be reported to either someone on the senior leadership team or the chair(s) of the EAB.   Any reports will be kept confidential and addressed carefully and confidentially.  If a member is violating the code of conduct or ethics, the senior leadership team will determine what sanctions need to be imposed.  This can include requiring safety training or even banning them from NSF AI2ES for serious offenses.  Serious offenses may be reported to the individual’s institution for further action.

The NSF AI2ES code of ethics was derived from the codes of ethics from the American Meteorological Society, the American Geophysical Union, and the American Association of Artificial Intelligence.