began in the fall of 1957.

In 1960, after the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) incorporated, Roberts was elected its first president. Boulder was chosen as the site for NCAR, and Roberts was named its inaugural director in 1960 (while continuing to direct HAO). The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) was established by UCAR in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF). "The basic purposes of NCAR are: (1) to conduct fundamental research on the processes of the atmosphere on a scope beyond