For the week: November 20 - 26, 2006
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A rat can tread water for three days straight.
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Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html The G. Montgomery and Marion Mitchell Lecture will be presented on Tuesday, December 5 by this year's award winner, Deryck Holdsworth, Professor of Geography. The lecture, titled "Commerce and Sociability in Small-Town America: Insights from Historical GIS," will be held at 4:00 p.m. on December 5 in Room 10 Deike. A reception will precede the lecture at 3:30 p.m. in the EMS Museum Gallery in Deike. Winterfest: On Tues., December 5, from 11-2, the Department will hold it's annual "Winterfest" celebration in the Weather Station. Please be sure to join us for some good food and conversation! GISS Scientist visits Penn State. Dr. Gavin Schmidt from NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) will be visiting Penn State on Monday, November 27, 2006. He will be giving a talk in 114 EES at 4:00pm, hosted by Earth & Environmental Systems Institute/EarthTalks. His talk title is “Can Models of Abrupt Climate Change Inform Future Prediction?" ESSC Seminar: Please join us for the next
ESSC Seminar on Wednesday,
November 29, 2006 at 11:15am in 529 Walker for a discussion
of recent articles on geoengineering solutions to global warming.
Papers and other resources for this seminar can be found here: Brune Elected 2007 Fellow of the American Meteorological
Society 25 Years of Service to Penn State: Three members of the Department of Meteorology are celebrating 25 years of service to Penn State this year. Congratulations to Elizabeth Daye, Harry Henderson, and David Stauffer. AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships: Call
for Applications The EMS Student Council invites you to enjoy the fourth
annual EMS Casino Night PSUBAMS has been recognized by AMS as one of the 2006 Honor Roll Chapters! Congratulations to all the officers and members of PSUBAMS who made the 2005-2006 academic year such a success! [View Letter from AMS] The Weather Risk e-Symposium has now been
archived. You may log in at the link below to view the on-demand
presentations: Water Bottles are on sale in the Weather Station. They are fantastic and make great gifts and great PSU Meteorology souvenirs. They are $8 each. Just look for one of the PSUBAMS officers to purchase one. How would you like to win two tickets to the Chi Epsilon Pi/Meteorology Department Spring Banquet? If you are an extraordinary chef, then you have a chance! Before Meteorology Department Colloquia on Thursday afternoons, refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. Chi Epsilon Pi is sponsoring a bake-off. Each week, anyone interested can sign-up to bring a home-made dessert as a pre-colloquium treat to be shared. Each dessert will be judged on taste, appearance, freshness, and originality/uniqueness. At the conclusion of the contest, the individual with the highest score will win two free tickets to the spring banquet. If you are interested in participating in this contest, a sign-up sheet is located outside of 410 Walker. You may sign-up in teams; however, the maximum number of free tickets that will be given away is two. Any questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. Chi Epsilon Pi will be selling unique Penn State Meteorology items this year to raise funds for activities we plan to hold in the future and spread Penn State Meteo spirit! The two items we will be selling are Penn State Meteorology window clings and magnets. The price is $3 per magnet and $2 per window cling. However, for those interested in purchasing several of each, we will offer a discount of 4 magnets for $10 and 3 window clings for $5. You may purchase these items from Rhonda Spychalski in the main office on the 5th floor of Walker, Zack Byko in 410 Walker, Victor Yannuzzi in 412 Walker, or Jared Lee in 405 Walker. A Chi Epsilon Pi officer will also be at several of the departmental organizational meetings at the start of the semester armed with window clings and magnets for sale as well. Any questions, contact Zack at zmb102@psu.edu. [View images of magnets and window clings.] On each Monday for the entire fall semester, forecast discussions will be held in the Weather Station Classroom at 12:30 p.m. These discussions will be informal, last about 30 minutes, and will be lead by a Penn State, AccuWeather, or National Weather Service forecaster. Everyone with an interest in weather forecasting is invited! Feel free to drop in on the discussions whenever possible, whether it is on a weekly basis or just once or twice all semester. It is our hope that the experts giving the discussions can teach us a little more about weather forecasting and the audience engage and question the forecast discussion leader. It has just been decided that for the Spring 2007 semester the weekly forecast discussions will be held on Tuesday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. in the Weather Station Classroom. Most days are still in need of a discussion leader. If you have an interest in leading a forecast discussion, please contact Zack at zmb102@psu.edu. Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html GISS Scientist visits Penn State The G. Montgomery and Marion Mitchell Lecture will be presented on Tuesday, December 5 by this year's award winner, Deryck Holdsworth, Professor of Geography. The lecture, titled "Commerce and Sociability in Small-Town America: Insights from Historical GIS," will be held at 4:00 p.m. on December 5 in Room 10 Deike. A reception will precede the lecture at 3:30 p.m. in the EMS Museum Gallery in Deike. ESSC Seminar: Please join us for the next
ESSC Seminar on Wednesday,
November 29, 2006 at 11:15am in 529 Walker for a discussion
of recent articles on geoengineering solutions to global warming.
Papers and other resources for this seminar can be found here: The G. Montgomery and Marion Mitchell Lecture will be presented on Tuesday, December 5 by this year's award winner, Deryck Holdsworth, Professor of Geography. The lecture, titled "Commerce and Sociability in Small-Town America: Insights from Historical GIS," will be held at 4:00 p.m. on December 5 in Room 10 Deike. A reception will precede the lecture at 3:30 p.m. in the EMS Museum Gallery in Deike. The EMS Student Council invites you to enjoy the fourth
annual EMS Casino Night Casino Night brings together EMS faculty, staff, and students for an exciting evening of food, games, and entertainment. This is a great opportunity to socialize not only with your faculty and staff colleagues but also with your students. Casino Night has become one of the highlights of the year in EMS, and faculty and staff participation is very important to our students. For only $25 per person, you will enjoy a catered dinner buffet, music, dancing, and casino games such as poker, blackjack, roulette, craps, and the wheel of chance! You also get a chance to look good! Dress is semi-formal -- but that is the minimum requirement. If you really want to dress up for the event -- then go for it. Tickets are available from Linda Spangler in the EMS Student Center (14 Deike Building). Please purchase your tickets before Thanksgiving so that all plans for this fun and exciting event can be finalized by the organizers. Earth and Mineral Sciences Film Series: For a list of films to be aired throughout the fall semester, please visit: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/emsl/videoseries.html An EMS United Way Pizza Sale will take place on Wednesday, November 29 in Walker and Deike Buildings. Watch for signs for more details. EMS United Way Candy Sale: Candy (and an assortment of other snack items) is for sale in most of the department offices throughout the College, and in the Weather Station. All candy is being sold $.75 each and proceeds benefit the EMS United Way. WxChallenge: Conference Room Calendar Change: The 529 and 511 Walker conference room calendars are now "view only" due to a scheduling issue. If you'd like to reserve one of these rooms, the staff in the main office will be glad to make the reservation for you. IN THE NEWS: The September 2006 issue of Geotimes features an article by Samuel C. Schon and Arthur A. Small titled "Climate Change and the Potential of Coal Gasification." [View article] Alumni Joel Gratz ('03 B.S.) and Erik Noble ('02 B.S.) have authored an article titled "Lightning Safety and Large Stadiums," which appears in the September 2006 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [View article] Craig Bohren addresses the controversial topic of global warming in the August 7 issue of the USA Today in an article titled "How to get to the bottom of the global warming debate." [View article] On August 14, Millersville University PR Newswire published an article titled "Millersville University Professor Works to Make Sailing Safer," which features alumnus Todd Sikora ('90, '92, '96) and research collaboration with George Young. [View story] An August 9, 2006 article in Penn State Live titled, "To the Point, Penn State professor on effects of Alaska oil field shutdown," features Andrew Kleit. [View story]. A May 2006 PNL web publication in the Atmospheric Science & Global Change Division titled "Sharing Space for the Sake of Science," discusses collaborations with Anne Thompson's and Bill Brune's research teams. The article also includes quotes from PNNL scientist and Penn State alumnus, Jim Mather ('86, '90, '94). [View article]. Alumnus Henry Margusity ('90 BS), senior meteorologist for AccuWeather, and Prof. Michael Mann are interviewed for an article titled "A hurricane here could spell trouble" that appeared in the Hazelton Standard Speaker on July 16, 2006. [View Article] Geoff Cornish was interviewed for a story appearing in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.com on July 9, 2006 titled "Where's the Most Perfect Climate" [View Story] A 2002 Penn State Meteorology alumnus, Manajit Sengupta, was featured in an article in the Wall Street Journal on June 27, 2006. The article, titled "Under a Cloud" is about the daunting backlog of visa applicants and the logistics and time involved in getting a long-term visa. [View Article]. Fred Gadomski is featured in a Penn State Live article on June 21, 2006 about the summer forecast. [View Article] Research done by Michael Mann, Raymond Bradley, and Malcom Hughes was in the spotlight in most national newspapers last week. For instance, visit, "Study: Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years" from CNN.com. On May 29, The Toronto Star published an article titled "Weather matters to Wall Street," which discusses the increasing opportunities for meteorologists in financial markets. Andy Kleit was interviewed for the story. [Full Story] A story titled "Climate change responsible for increased hurricanes," featuring Michael Mann, was published in the May 31, 2006 issue of Penn State Live. [Full Story] 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: There is no Department colloquium this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html PSUBAMS has been recognized by AMS as one of the 2006 Honor Roll Chapters! Congratulations to all the officers and members of PSUBAMS who made the 2005-2006 academic year such a success! [View Letter from AMS] Winterfest: On Tues., December 5, from 11-2, the Department will hold it's annual "Winterfest" celebration in the Weather Station. Please be sure to join us for some good food and conversation! GISS Scientist visits Penn State ESSC Seminar: Please join us for the next
ESSC Seminar on Wednesday,
November 29, 2006 at 11:15am in 529 Walker for a discussion
of recent articles on geoengineering solutions to global warming.
Papers and other resources for this seminar can be found here: Terms of Offer: If you have not yet signed your Terms of Offer, please see Linda Porta by November 30 to sign it. Graduating Seniors: Please remember to return your keys to Rhonda Spychalski in 502 Walker before you leave campus! New Commencement Schedule for Fall Commencement at University Park: For the announcement visit: http://live.psu.edu/story/19285 The EMS Student Council invites you to enjoy the fourth
annual EMS Casino Night Congratulations to 2006/2007 AMS/Industry/Government Graduate Fellowship winners from Penn State! Zack Byko: NASA's Earth Science Enterprise Congratulations to Ben Root, who won "Best Graduate Oral Presentation" at the NWA 31st Annual Conference in Cleveland OH. The title of his presentation was "A Fingerprinting Technique for Major Weather Events." Water Bottles are on sale in the Weather Station. They are fantastic and make great gifts and great PSU Meteorology souvenirs. They are $8 each. Just look for one of the PSUBAMS officers to purchase one. January 2007 Candidacy Exam: The next PhD Candidacy Exam will next be given during the week of January 8-12, 2007, which is the week before spring classes start. Dr. Shirer will hold a meeting in late November, 2006 or early December, 2006 with those students taking the next exam to talk about logistics, including setting the dates for the two sections of the exam, and to answer any questions the students might have. Dr. Andrew Kleit, along with Dr. Anthony Kwasnica at the Smeal College of Business, are running markets for weather this fall. Weather Markets: http://lema3.smeal.psu.edu/prediction/ How would you like to win two tickets to the Chi Epsilon Pi/Meteorology Department Spring Banquet? If you are an extraordinary chef, then you have a chance! Before Meteorology Department Colloquia on Thursday afternoons, refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. Chi Epsilon Pi is sponsoring a bake-off. Each week, anyone interested can sign-up to bring a home-made dessert as a pre-colloquium treat to be shared. Each dessert will be judged on taste, appearance, freshness, and originality/uniqueness. At the conclusion of the contest, the individual with the highest score will win two free tickets to the spring banquet. If you are interested in participating in this contest, a sign-up sheet is located outside of 410 Walker. You may sign-up in teams; however, the maximum number of free tickets that will be given away is two. Any questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. Registration is now open for scheduling classes for spring 2007. If you need a drop/add form for restricted classes, see Linda Porta in 502 Walker. WxChallenge: The National Academies has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2007 sessions of the Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program in Washington D.C. For more information, please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/Jobs/Fellowships/fellowships.html 32nd Annual Northeastern Storm Conference Call for Papers. Deadline for submission of abstracts is January 12, 2007. The conference, sponsored by the Lyndon State College chapter of the AMS and the National Weather Association will be held March 9-11, 2007 at the Springfield Marriott in Springfield, MA. [More Info] On each Monday for the entire fall semester, forecast
discussions will be held in the Weather Station Classroom
at 12:30 p.m. These discussions will be informal, last about
30 minutes, and will be lead by a Penn State, AccuWeather, or
National Weather Service forecaster. Everyone with an interest
in weather forecasting is invited! Feel free to drop in on the
discussions whenever possible, whether it is on a weekly basis
or just once or twice all semester. It is our hope that the
experts giving the discussions can teach us a little more about
weather forecasting and the audience engage and question the
forecast discussion leader. It has just been decided that for
the Spring 2007 semester the weekly forecast discussions will
be held on Tuesday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. in the Weather
Station Classroom. Most days are still in need of a discussion
leader. If you have an interest in leading a forecast discussion,
please contact Zack at zmb102@psu.edu.
Deadlines and Important Dates: Nov. 20 Monday—last date for fall graduate to submit final thesis to the Thesis Office or upload final eTD to the eTD Web site Nov. 21 Tuesday—Follows
a Friday Schedule Tuesday Nov 27 Monday—Late Drop
- Deadline SPRING 2007 COURSES
Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium this Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Winterfest: On Tues., December 5, from 11-2, the Department will hold it's annual "Winterfest" celebration in the Weather Station. Please be sure to join us for some good food and conversation! Graduation Reception: On Friday, December 22, graduating seniors and their families are invited to attend a reception in the Weather Station from 11-1 p.m. A light lunch will be served. Invitations will be mailed to your home address and an email invitation will be forthcoming to you. GISS Scientist visits Penn State Graduating Seniors: Please remember to return your keys to Rhonda Spychalski in 502 Walker before you leave campus! Please also see Rhonda prior to graduation--she has some forms for you. Congratulations to Audra Hennecke who won "Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation" at the 31st Annual Conference of the National Weather Association. Her poster was titled "Enhancements to Area-Specific Flash Flood Warnings." The EMS Student Council invites you to enjoy the fourth
annual EMS Casino Night PSUBAMS has been recognized by AMS as one of the 2006 Honor Roll Chapters! Congratulations to all the officers and members of PSUBAMS who made the 2005-2006 academic year such a success! [View Letter from AMS] The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is pleased to announce the RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Program will take place in the summer of 2007. Undergrads spend the summer working on a research project with a German Ph.D. student, who serves as a personal and professional mentor. Students receive a scholarship to cover living expenses, and the Ph.D. student will help find housing. Participants get exposed to advanced research and learn about Germany from the inside, make new friends and establish professional contacts, and spend weekends exploring the heart of Europe. Online registration and internship database open on Thursday, December 7. Online registration opened on November 1. The internship database will be activated on Friday, December 1. Find out about eligibility and the application process, and read reports from past participants, at http://www.daad.de/rise/en/index.html 32nd Annual Northeastern Storm Conference Call for Papers. Deadline for submission of abstracts is January 12, 2007. The conference, sponsored by the Lyndon State College chapter of the AMS and the National Weather Association will be held March 9-11, 2007 at the Springfield Marriott in Springfield, MA. [More Info] Important Deadlines/Dates: Nov 27 Monday—Late Drop
- Deadline There is still time to apply for Spring 2007 co-op positions with Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the Naval Surface Warfare Center. Interested Meteorology students should register with the College of Science Co-Op Program by visiting: http://www.science.psu.edu/coop. A permanent link to the College of Science Cooperative program has been added to the Department's "Employment" page and "Undergraduate" page.
Water Bottles are on sale in the Weather Station. They are fantastic and make great gifts and great PSU Meteorology souvenirs. They are $8 each. Just look for one of the PSUBAMS officers to purchase one. Sixth Semester Advising Reminder: All sixth semester students should make an appointment with their advisor to review their academic progress and scheduling plans. IUG Open to All Students: The Graduate Council has recently approved the proposal to make the IUG program open to all students (as opposed to just Schreyer's Honors students). The new policy will go into effect in the Spring 2007. For those who aren't familiar with the IUG program, it is an integrated B.S./M.S. (IUG) program that is designed to allow academically superior students to obtain both the B.S. and the M.S. degree in Meteorology in five years of study. [More info] Meteorology students are participating in a number of on-air opportunities this semester. To see a list of the opportunities that students have to hone their meteorology, broadcasting, and communication skills, visit the following link. [View list of TV/media appearances] New Commencement Schedule for Fall Commencement at University Park: For the announcement visit: http://live.psu.edu/story/19285 How would you like to win two tickets to the Chi Epsilon Pi/Meteorology Department Spring Banquet? If you are an extraordinary chef, then you have a chance! Before Meteorology Department Colloquia on Thursday afternoons, refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. Chi Epsilon Pi is sponsoring a bake-off. Each week, anyone interested can sign-up to bring a home-made dessert as a pre-colloquium treat to be shared. Each dessert will be judged on taste, appearance, freshness, and originality/uniqueness. At the conclusion of the contest, the individual with the highest score will win two free tickets to the spring banquet. If you are interested in participating in this contest, a sign-up sheet is located outside of 410 Walker. You may sign-up in teams; however, the maximum number of free tickets that will be given away is two. Any questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. WxChallenge: Chi Epsilon Pi Tutoring Services: For every undergraduate meteorology class and Math 140/140G and Math 141, a tutor has been selected who has extensive background in the topic. The idea is that this is a person you can contact if you feel you need more assistance with a course than the instructor and TA can provide. Most importantly, this service is completely free of charge! If you are struggling with a class this fall, please use Chi Epsilon Pi's tutoring services. The best way to contact tutors is via email, even though an impromptu visit to a tutor's office may be fruitful on some occasions. The tutoring list can be viewed at http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/tutoringlist.html On each Monday for the entire fall semester, forecast discussions will be held in the Weather Station Classroom at 12:30 p.m. These discussions will be informal, last about 30 minutes, and will be lead by a Penn State, AccuWeather, or National Weather Service forecaster. Everyone with an interest in weather forecasting is invited! Feel free to drop in on the discussions whenever possible, whether it is on a weekly basis or just once or twice all semester. It is our hope that the experts giving the discussions can teach us a little more about weather forecasting and the audience engage and question the forecast discussion leader. If you have any interest in leading a discussion, please contact me at zmb102@psu.edu. 2007 Student Career Experience Program positions at the Meteorological Development Lab located in Silver Spring, MD. Please visit the following website for details about this COOP opportunity: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/coop/coop.htm Plan Ahead for Meteo 414! I thought I would give you some advanced notice concerning our plans for Meteo 414, Mesoscale Meteorology. By Spring '07 we are planning to schedule the course in a newly renovated room on the first floor of Walker that will have a maximum capacity of 36 students. This spring we were able to accommodate 40 students in the course, but we will not be able to do so in the future. If you were planning to take the course in Spring '07, but could take it in Fall '06, then please do so as there are currently spaces available. We wish to make the course available to each of you who wants to take it, but to ensure that you are able to register for the course, we ask that you plan ahead and take it at the earliest possible time in which there are openings in the class. Sincerely, Professor Shirer Become a student member of the AMS: http://www.ametsoc.org/memb/ |
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