Through the past decades the AMS has had extensive interactions with NSF in general, and the Geosciences directorate in particular. During the early years, along with members of the University Consortium for Atmospheric Research, AMS leadership played an active role in articulating the case for the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The AMS has also been a venue for the wider dissemination of the scientific outcomes resulting from NSF-sponsored research in Hydrology, Atmospheric Sciences and Geospace Sciences.    

The proposed session will consist of invited talks and time permitting, a panel discussion to brainstorm what future interactions might look like. The talks will cover  (i) the nature of interactions between AMS and NSF during the formative years of the agency; (ii) participation of AMS leadership with National Academy of Sciences Committee of Meteorology during the development of the report articulating for the need of a national center (iii) NSF role in the dissemination of scientific outcomes in AMS journals, including the establishment of the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences; (iv) AMS conferences and workshops aligned with NSF goals and objectives; and (v) joint efforts to enhance diversity and increased participation of traditionally underrepresented communities in the atmospheric and geospace sciences; and (vi) any contemporary issues facing the research community.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the AMS, and in joint between the Board of Environment and Health and History Symposium, this session explores the history of environment and health research. We welcome a wide range of topics, but particularly encourage submissions related to the history of health-related research in the AMS, past extreme events (ie the 1995 Chicago heat wave; Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico) and revolutionary prior studies which have altered the trajectory of environment and health research, and interactions between meteorologists, epidemiologists, and health practitioners that have shaped local and national health policy. We hope that this session will provide perspective on the previous 100 years of environment and health research, to shape innovative and productive research agendas for the next century.