For the week: October 17 — 23, 2005
Did You Know?
Pumpkin
seeds, which can be roasted for a snack, are rich in protein and a good
source of iron.
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Ken Pickering of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. His lecture titled, "Lightning NOx Production and Its Consequences for Tropospheric Chemistry," will be held on Thursday, October 20 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. 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. ESSC Brown Bag Seminar: On Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. in 541 Deike Building a discussion will be led by Jenni Evans and Michael Mann on recent research concerning hurricanes and possible links to climate change. Primarily, the discussion will focus on two papers published this summer in Science and Nature and featured in many national media stories. Copies of the papers are available: [Emanuel-Nature05.pdf] and [websteretal-Science05.pdf]
Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Ken Pickering of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. His lecture titled, "Lightning NOx Production and Its Consequences for Tropospheric Chemistry," will be held on Thursday, October 20 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html ESSC Brown Bag Seminar: On Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. in 541 Deike Building a discussion will be led by Jenni Evans and Michael Mann on recent research concerning hurricanes and possible links to climate change. Primarily, the discussion will focus on two papers published this summer in Science and Nature and featured in many national media stories. Copies of the papers are available: [Emanuel-Nature05.pdf] and [websteretal-Science05.pdf]
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. ESSC Brown Bag Seminar: On Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. in 541 Deike Building a discussion will be led by Jenni Evans and Michael Mann on recent research concerning hurricanes and possible links to climate change. Primarily, the discussion will focus on two papers published this summer in Science and Nature and featured in many national media stories. Copies of the papers are available: [Emanuel-Nature05.pdf] and [websteretal-Science05.pdf] 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: 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 Ken Pickering of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. His lecture titled, "Lightning NOx Production and Its Consequences for Tropospheric Chemistry," will be held on Thursday, October 20 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html The Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality annually selects and honors doctoral students as Juran Fellows who, upon graduation, are expected to contribute at leading institutions, fueling and broadening quality thinking in their chosen field. Juran Fellows conduct rigorous and important research on the topic of quality. An information session about the Juran application process will be held in 404 Old Main, Wednesday, November 2, 2005 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. [More about Juran Fellowships and Doctoral Awards.] CalTech is pleased to announce the availability of the Claire Booth Luce Postdoctoral Research Fellowship made possible by the Luce foundation. The successful applicant must be a female U.S. citizen. Finishing Ph.D. students who might be interested in working at CalTech should contact Paul Wennberg about this possibility. (wennberg@gps.caltech.edu). 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. ESSC Brown Bag Seminar: On Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. in 541 Deike Building a discussion will be led by Jenni Evans and Michael Mann on recent research concerning hurricanes and possible links to climate change. Primarily, the discussion will focus on two papers published this summer in Science and Nature and featured in many national media stories. Copies of the papers are available: [Emanuel-Nature05.pdf] and [websteretal-Science05.pdf] 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] The EMS Student Council would like your help in designing a logo for the College of Earth & Mineral Sciences. This design will be first seen on the new College of EMS t-shirt and future EMS items. The design should reflect all aspects of the College of EMS, such as all the departments. Try to also incorporate Penn State into the design. This logo may be around for years so it has to represent us well. The Contest is open to everyone in the College of EMS. These designs will be judged by the EMS Student Council and the winning designer receives a $25 gift certificate. Designs should include: Name, Address, Phone Number, Major, and Class (fr/so/jr/sr). Entries are due by NOON October 26th in the EMS Student Center or by e-mailing jwm260@psu.edu. 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 Ken Pickering of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. His lecture titled, "Lightning NOx Production and Its Consequences for Tropospheric Chemistry," will be held on Thursday, October 20 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html ESSC Brown Bag Seminar: On Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. in 541 Deike Building a discussion will be led by Jenni Evans and Michael Mann on recent research concerning hurricanes and possible links to climate change. Primarily, the discussion will focus on two papers published this summer in Science and Nature and featured in many national media stories. Copies of the papers are available: [Emanuel-Nature05.pdf] and [websteretal-Science05.pdf] 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). Considering Graduate School? Career Services offers several opportunities to assist you in making plans to continue your education after graduation. Please view the following Acrobat PDF document for sessions being held on October 18th and 20th. [Considering Graduate School PDF] 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. The EMS Student Council would like your help in designing a logo for the College of Earth & Mineral Sciences. This design will be first seen on the new College of EMS t-shirt and future EMS items. The design should reflect all aspects of the College of EMS, such as all the departments. Try to also incorporate Penn State into the design. This logo may be around for years so it has to represent us well. The Contest is open to everyone in the College of EMS. These designs will be judged by the EMS Student Council and the winning designer receives a $25 gift certificate. Designs should include: Name, Address, Phone Number, Major, and Class (fr/so/jr/sr). Entries are due by NOON October 26th in the EMS Student Center or by e-mailing jwm260@psu.edu. 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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