For the week: November 14 — 20, 2005
Did You Know?
Turkeys
have great hearing, but no external ears. They can also see in color,
and have excellent visual
acuity and a wide field of vision (about 270 degrees), which makes sneaking
up on them difficult.
However, turkeys have a poor sense of smell (what's cooking?), but an
excellent sense of taste.
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Dave Turner of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His lecture titled "Clouds as seen from a ground-based longwave radiance interferometer: What can we learn?," will be held on Thursday, November 17 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 Birthday Monday will be celebrated on Monday, Nov. 14 in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to stop by 503 Walker for some treats starting at 2:00 p.m. Meteo Tailgate: On Friday, Nov. 18, the Meteo main office will host a "Beat Michigan State" tailgate. Stop by for some tailgate snacks and get in the spirit! Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exam: Eunha Kang will present her Oral Comprehensive Exam on Wednesday November 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of her talk is "PAM (Potential Aerosol Mass) Measurement." An ESSC Brown Bag Seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 16 at 11:45 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The speaker will be Christopher Shuman of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and his talk is titled "Satellite Laser Altimetry Studies in Antarctica -- Early Results from NASA's ICESat Mission. M.S. Defense: Jeff Gall will defend his M.S. thesis on Friday, November 18 at 9:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of his talk is "The Effects of Sea Spray on Tropical Cyclone Intensity." It's
time for the annual PSUBAMS Weather Photo Calendar sale!
These 2006 calendars will features photos taken by your fellow meteorology
students, faculty and staff. The calendar sale ends
Monday, November 21 promptly at 2:30 p.m., at which time 2006 ASP/NCAR Postdoctoral Fellowships: The postdoctoral program provides an opportunity for recent-Ph.D. scientists to continue to pursue their research interests in atmospheric and related science. Applications and reference letters should be received at NCAR no later than January 5. For more information, please visit: http://www.asp.ucar.edu/asp/pdann.html
Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Dave Turner of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His lecture titled "Clouds as seen from a ground-based longwave radiance interferometer: What can we learn?," will be held on Thursday, November 17 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 An ESSC Brown Bag Seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 16 at 11:45 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The speaker will be Christopher Shuman of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and his talk is titled "Satellite Laser Altimetry Studies in Antarctica -- Early Results from NASA's ICESat Mission. Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exam: Eunha Kang will present her Oral Comprehensive Exam on Wednesday November 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of her talk is "PAM (Potential Aerosol Mass) Measurement." M.S. Defense: Jeff Gall will defend his M.S. thesis on Friday, November 18 at 9:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of his talk is "The Effects of Sea Spray on Tropical Cyclone Intensity." M.S. Defense: Tim Hilton will defend is M.S. Thesis on Monday, November 21, at 10:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of his talk is "Long-Term Trends in Chesapeake Bay Salinity."
Tickets for EMS Casino Night will be on sale Nov. 7-22. Casino Night will be held on Friday, Dec. 2 from 6:30 - 11 p.m. Tickets are $20 for students and $25 for faculty/staff. Come out and gamble! Poker
Night Buy an EMS Dining Card and support the EMS United Way campaign. Cards cost $10 each and are good for freebies and/or discounts at a variety of restaurants and vendors around town. College
of EMS T-shirt Sale Office Hours:
Monday- 1:30pm-2:30pm An EMS Thon Pizza Sale will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The deal is $3.00 for two slices of pizza and a can of soda. The EMS Thon team would like to make this a regular Wednesday event on the days when there is not a EMS United Way pizza sale. So please look for flyers and check the weekly EMS Announcements to see when the THON Pizza Sales will occur. Whether the money goes to the United Way or to THON, you can be sure that your money is going to a good cause. If you'd like to know more about EMS THON efforts, or if you'd like to join the College of EMS THON team, contact Jonathan at jjd283@psu.edu.
IGARSS
2006: International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium &
27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing Certificate of Achievement in Weather Forecasting highlighted by the Penn State Newswire. A story titled, "Penn State promotes weather awareness with online forecasting courses," was featured in the Penn State Newswire last week. For the full story visit: http://live.psu.edu/story/14148. NOAA
30th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop 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 Dave Turner of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His lecture titled "Clouds as seen from a ground-based longwave radiance interferometer: What can we learn?," will be held on Thursday, November 17 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 Birthday Monday will be celebrated on Monday, Nov. 14 in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to stop by 503 Walker for some treats starting at 2:00 p.m. Meteo Tailgate: On Friday, Nov. 18, the Meteo main office will host a "Beat Michigan State" tailgate. Stop by for some tailgate snacks and get in the spirit! Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exam: Eunha Kang will present her Oral Comprehensive Exam on Wednesday November 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of her talk is "PAM (Potential Aerosol Mass) Measurement." An ESSC Brown Bag Seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 16 at 11:45 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The speaker will be Christopher Shuman of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and his talk is titled "Satellite Laser Altimetry Studies in Antarctica -- Early Results from NASA's ICESat Mission. M.S. Defense: Jeff Gall will defend his M.S. thesis on Friday, November 18 at 9:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of his talk is "The Effects of Sea Spray on Tropical Cyclone Intensity." M.S. Defense: Tim Hilton will defend is M.S. Thesis on Monday, November 21, at 10:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of his talk is "Long-Term Trends in Chesapeake Bay Salinity." It's
time for the annual PSUBAMS Weather Photo Calendar sale!
These 2006 calendars will features photos taken by your fellow meteorology
students, faculty and staff. The calendar sale ends
Monday, November 21 promptly at 2:30 p.m., at which time Become
a student member of the AMS: College Teaching, HIED 546 (3 credits), Spring 2006. This course has been designed for graduate students and beginning college faculty who see teaching as a vital part of their professional practice. The main objective of the course is to explore issues related to teaching by conjoining theory and practice. More information about this course can be found by visiting: http://research.cas.psu.edu/gradstudents/courses/HIED546.pdf 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 Deadlines and Important Dates:
SPRING 2006 COURSES
Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented by Dave Turner of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. His lecture titled "Clouds as seen from a ground-based longwave radiance interferometer: What can we learn?," will be held on Thursday, November 17 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 Birthday Monday will be celebrated on Monday, Nov. 14 in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to stop by 503 Walker for some treats starting at 2:00 p.m. EMS
Student Council Meeting It's
time for the annual PSUBAMS Weather Photo Calendar sale!
These 2006 calendars will features photos taken by your fellow meteorology
students, faculty and staff. The calendar sale ends
Monday, November 21 promptly at 2:30 p.m., at which time Meteo Tailgate: On Friday, Nov. 18, the Meteo main office will host a "Beat Michigan State" tailgate. Stop by for some tailgate snacks and get in the spirit! Information Sciences and Technology (IST) Information Session, Monday, November 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m., 206 IST Building. Come to this informal event and meet with IST students and academic advisers to learn about the field of information technology and the IST major and minors. If you have questions, contact Patricia Mutzeck at pmutzeck@ist.psu.edu. Thinking
about Grad School? Tuesday,
November 15 Udall Scholarships: In 2006, the Foundation expects to award 80 scholarships of up to $5000 and 50 honorable mentions of $350 on the basis of merit to sophomore and junior-level college students. Students must be nominated by their institution. Contact the Undergraduate Fellowships Office in 212 Boucke to apply for nomination. For more information about the Udall Scholarship, visit: http://www.udall.gov/index.htm. Campus deadline is February 1, 2006. Become
a student member of the AMS: Some bugs have been discovered in the new Degree Audit system, but they can be fixed. If you notice anything unusual on your Degree Audit, don't panic. Stop by to see Rhonda Spychalski in 502 Walker Building and she can fix anything that might be amiss with your Degree Audit. Beginning Nov. 1, Degree Audits on eLion are current in "real-time." This means that any changes made to your degree audit will be immediately visible on eLion. 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 Deadlines and Important Dates:
SPRING 2006 COURSES
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