For the week: October 10 — 16, 2005
Did You Know?
It
is a myth that Columbus set out to prove the Earth wasn't flat.
Actually it was a well accepted fact in the later 15th Century that
the Earth was a sphere, the only unknown
was just how big a sphere it was. Columbus believed that it was a small
sphere and that if he sailed west he would
reach the Indies in the shortest time (his calculations underestimated
the size by one-fourth). It was actually the
Portuguese who won the race to the Indies by having sailed east around
Africa in 1499.
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Jeffrey K. Lazo of NCAR. His lecture titled, "The Sensitivity of United States Economic Sectors to Weather Variability," [Abstract] will be held on Thursday, October 13 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. Earlier that day from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. in 529 Walker, he will also present a Brown Bag Seminar on NCAR’s Collaborative Program on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Weather Information. [Brown Bag Abstract]. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Special Seminar: Bruce Albrecht from the University of Miami will present a special seminar on Thursday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. His talk is titled "Clouds and Precipitation over Florida and the Caribbean New Observational Perspectives." Meteo 497B: (SP 2006) Data Analysis in The Atmospheric Sciences [Meets TR 1:00 to 2:15 PM in 371 Willard. This course may be used as a substitute for Stat 301 or 401] (M. Mann) [More] The Faculty Retreat will be held on Friday, October 14 at Woodward Lodge. Morning refreshments will begin at 9:30 a.m. Faculty members who are planning to attend should email Jaime (jli1@psu.edu) by Monday, Oct. 3 to let her know how many people to expect for lunch and dinner.
Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Jeffrey K. Lazo of NCAR. His lecture titled, "The Sensitivity of United States Economic Sectors to Weather Variability," [Abstract] will be held on Thursday, October 13 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. Earlier that day from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. in 529 Walker, he will also present a Brown Bag Seminar on NCAR’s Collaborative Program on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Weather Information. [Brown Bag Abstract]. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
POEMS: The first POEMS of the 2005/06 academic year will be held by the Dean's Office in 116 Deike Building on Tuesday, October 18 at noon. Come join in on the fun at the second annual Campus Weather Service and PSUBAMS Date Auction. The money will go towards THON and the Campus Weather Service, and this event is open to all students in the Earth and Mineral Sciences College. When: Thursday,
October 20 So please come out and enjoy the fun. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Racheal (rab333@psu.edu) or Beth (elr140@psu.edu). Applications are due via e-mail by October 10!
NOAA
30th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop PAID
Research Participants Needed: The American Geological Institute has announced it's "theme" for Earth Science Week (Oct. 9-15) and new national contests for 2005. For more information about Earth Science Week activities and contests visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/ Archived News: The weekly news is archived. See the link at the bottom of the page to access the archives.
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Jeffrey K. Lazo of NCAR. His lecture titled, "The Sensitivity of United States Economic Sectors to Weather Variability," [Abstract] will be held on Thursday, October 13 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. Earlier that day from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. in 529 Walker, he will also present a Brown Bag Seminar on NCAR’s Collaborative Program on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Weather Information. [Brown Bag Abstract]. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships: These fellowships are designed to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Application
Deadlines: [More Info] about Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships. The
next PhD Candidacy Exam will next be given in December, 2005 after
finals week or in early January, 2006 before spring classes start.
Name, Adviser, E-mail address, Office address I will hold a meeting in late November, 2005 with those students taking the next exam to talk about logistics and to answer any questions the students might have. [More] Applications are now available for 2006/2007 AMS Scholarships and Fellowships. For more information about these fellowships including deadlines, visit www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/index.html Travel grants are available from the AMS for senior undergraduate and graduate students to attend AMS meetings held in the U.S. or Canada. AMS recognizes the considerable benefit that students can gain from attending conferences even if they are not presenting a paper there. AMS wants to encourage interactions between students and other conference attendees. To this end, travel grants will be awarded to a student who is not presenting a paper at the conference. Travel grants are now available for the 86th Annual Meeting. Deadline is 21 October 2005. [More info about AMS Travel Grants] Deadlines and Important Dates:
SPRING 2006 COURSES
Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Jeffrey K. Lazo of NCAR. His lecture titled, "The Sensitivity of United States Economic Sectors to Weather Variability," [Abstract] will be held on Thursday, October 13 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. Earlier that day from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. in 529 Walker, he will also present a Brown Bag Seminar on NCAR’s Collaborative Program on the Societal and Economic Impacts of Weather Information. [Brown Bag Abstract]. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Come join in on the fun at the second annual Campus Weather Service and PSUBAMS Date Auction. The money will go towards THON and the Campus Weather Service, and this event is open to all students in the Earth and Mineral Sciences College. When:
Thursday, October 20 So please come out and enjoy the fun. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Racheal (rab333@psu.edu) or Beth (elr140@psu.edu). Applications can be downloaded by [clicking here] and are due via e-mail by October 10! Beginning on Nov. 1, Degree Audits on eLion will be current in "real-time." This means that any changes made to your degree audit will be immediately visible on eLion. From October 20 - November 1, degree audit exceptions may not be processed through the system while they are doing the upgrade. Applications are now available for 2006/2007 AMS Scholarships and Fellowships. For more information about these fellowships including deadlines, visit www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/index.html Travel grants are available from the AMS for senior undergraduate and graduate students to attend AMS meetings held in the U.S. or Canada. AMS recognizes the considerable benefit that students can gain from attending conferences even if they are not presenting a paper there. AMS wants to encourage interactions between students and other conference attendees. To this end, travel grants will be awarded to a student who is not presenting a paper at the conference. Travel grants are now available for the 86th Annual Meeting. Deadline is 21 October 2005. [More info about AMS Travel Grants] Fall 2006 Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Undergraduate Fellowships: The EPA, as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering undergraduate fellowships for bachelor-level students in environmentally related fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is Nov. 3, 2005. The Agency plans to award approximately 15 new fellowships by July 21, 2006. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $17,000 per year of academic support and up to $7,500 of internship support for a three-month summer period. [Link to full announcement] Deadlines and Important Dates:
SPRING 2006 COURSES
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