Announcements
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Penn State
experts to appear on ABC's '20/20' program postponed until further notice.
Penn State faculty experts, Jon Nese and Paul Knight, were scheduled to
appear on a topical show devoted to wild weather and weather myths. The
first part of this segment, featuring two experts from Geosciences, aired
on April 18. The second segment including Jon Nese and Paul Knight will
air at a tuture time--yet to be announced. Read about it on Penn State Live:
http://live.psu.edu/story/30218
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Meteorology
Department Chair Receives Title of Distinguished Professor
In early January, William H. Brune learned that
he had been selected to receive the title of Distinguished Professor of
Meteorology. This special designation is reserved for those qualified
faculty members who are recommended by their peers and the administration
for outstanding academic contributions to the University. He is one of three
faculty members in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences to receive the
designation this year. Learn
more
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Try a Sample Lesson!
Welcome to a sample lesson from Penn State's Certificate
of Achievement in Weather Forecasting online program. In this tutorial you
will learn about the resolution of satellite images and test your understanding
of the concepts presented. After answering a question at the end, you'll find
out how well you learned the material. Good luck and enjoy! [Sample
Lesson]
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Four
meteorology undergraduates have been awarded NOAA's Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
for 2007. Sean McFadden,
Maria Zatko, Elizabeth Ellis (not pictured), and Robert Frederick will all
receive up to 8,000 of academic assistance during their junior and senior
year, a 10-week, paid internship during the summer between the junior and
senior years at NOAA or a NOAA approved facility, and housing subsidy and
travel expenses for a conference at the end of the internship. [More
info about the Hollings Scholarship]
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Penn
State Promotes Weather Awareness with Online Forecasting Courses
METEO 101: Understanding Weather Forecasting, quickly grew into one of
the most popular courses in Penn State's online portfolio. A year after
its launch, it was awarded the 2003 Meritorious Course award from the University
Continuing Education Association. This success led to the advent of three
more online meteorology courses, comprising a 12-credit Certificate of Achievement
in Weather Forecasting Program. [Full
Story]
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Meteorology Strategic
Plan for 2005-2008 View
EMS Strategic Plan for 2005-2008 View
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View
from inside the Walker Building! This cam is pointing at
the interior of the weather station. Watch the demolition and rebuilding
as it progresses!
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Submit Your Accomplishments!
Have you recently received a fellowship or scholarship? Have you been invited
to give a lecture, named as a fellow of a professional society, or won a
competition? We want to share your accomplishments with the rest of the
Meteorology family. Please use the button below to send us the information
or email: persing@ems.psu.edu.
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more news
Dennis and Joan Thomson endow a Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in
Meteorology. "Dennis and Joan Thomson, both Penn State faculty
members since 1970, have long been known for their commitment to students."
Full Story from Penn State Live.
VIDEO: Jon Nese talks with Dr. Michael Mann about global climate
change, the latest IPCC report, and the "hockey stick" graph.
Environmental study and atmospheric research in the
Department of Meteorology spans the atmosphere, oceans, and their interplay
with land, plants, and human activity. We study the fundamental properties of
atmospheric and oceanic chemistry and transport; we develop combined modeling
and observing systems for forecasting ozone and other pollutants and for predicting
effects of future climates.
Modeling is done on computers in the department and in the College of Earth
and Mineral Sciences. Observations come from instruments, some designed and
built by us, that are deployed either at local field sites or on towers, aircraft,
and ships at locations all around the world. These individual efforts all
contribute to one overall goal: to develop truly predictive models of Earth
and its habitability.
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Have
you recently received a fellowship or scholarship? Have you been invited to
give a lecture, named as a fellow of a professional society, or won a competition?
We want to share your accomplishments with the rest of the Meteorology family.
Please use the button below (active on or before Sept. 21) to send us the
information or email: persing@ems.psu.edu.
Spring 2008 Course Announcements
List
of Meteorology Course Offerings for 2008-2009 (Updated on 4-23-08!)
Meteo 434:
Radar Meteorology
(J. Verlinde). Please contact Dr. Verlinde for more information about this
course.
Meteo 597A:
Remote Sensing of the Earth System
(A. Thompson and T. Kane). [View
Announcement]
Meteo/Geosc
597B:
The Global Carbon Cycle (K. Davis) [View
Announcement]
Meteo 597D:
Tropical Meteorology
(W. Frank). Time and Room TBA. This course will examine the weather and
climate of the tropics through a series of overview lectures, student-led
discussions of major papers, and group investigations of current research
areas.
Fall
2008 Course Announcements
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