For the week: November 28 — December 4, 2005
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented on Thursday, December 1 at 4:00 p.m. in 529 Walker by Hermann Gerber, of Gerber Scientific, Inc. The title of his talk is "Holes and Entrainment In Stratocumulus." [Abstract] The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Ph.D. Thesis Defense: Nate Magee will defend his Ph.D. thesis titled "A Laboratory Investigation of Vapor-Grown Ice Crystals at Low Atmospheric Temperatures," on Monday, Nov. 28 at 3:00 p.m. in 529 Walker. All Meteo Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the annual Winter Fest in the Weather Station to celebrate the Department's accomplishments. Winter Fest will take place from 12-2 p.m. in the Weather Station on Wed., November 30. Two meteorology students, Ankur Desai and Julie Malingowski, take awards at the inaugural EMS Museum Photo Contest. [Photos & More info] An ESSC Brown Bag Seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 30 from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. in 541 Deike Building. The speaker, David Reusch, will be speaking on "Self-organizing maps and climate variability: a new tool for some old problems." Special Seminar, Wed. November 30 at 2:00 p.m. in 529 Walker Building: Gwendal Riviere from the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program at Princeton University will present a lecture titled "Characteristics of the Atlantic storm-track eddy activity and its relation with the North Atlantic oscillation." ACRE special seminar on Friday, December 2, 2005, 2:00 PM in 541 Deike Building. Andy Jacobson, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University will present, "Is there a CO2 Fertilization Sink? Oceanic Constraints on Land Fluxes." The Chi Epsilon Pi Fall 2005 Initiation Ceremony will be held in Room 105 Walker at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6. Pizza, pop, chips, and cake will be provided for dinner. Following dinner will be an entertaining game. All current Chi Epsilon Pi members are invited to attend. A good time is guaranteed for all. 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 on Thursday, December 1 at 4:00 p.m. in 529 Walker by Hermann Gerber, of Gerber Scientific, Inc. The title of his talk is "Holes and Entrainment In Stratocumulus." [Abstract] 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 30 from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. in 541 Deike Building. The speaker, David Reusch, will be speaking on "Self-organizing maps and climate variability: a new tool for some old problems." Special Seminar, Wed. November 30 at 2:00 p.m. in 529 Walker Building: Gwendal Riviere from the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program at Princeton University, will present a lecture titled "Characteristics of the Atlantic storm-track eddy activity and its relation with the North Atlantic oscillation." ACRE special seminar on Friday, December 2, 2005, 2:00 PM in 541 Deike Building. Andy Jacobson, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University will present, "Is there a CO2 Fertilization Sink? Oceanic Constraints on Land Fluxes."
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! 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.
IGARSS
2006: International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium &
27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing Meteo Tailgate: If you didn't make it to the Meteo Tailgate on Friday, you missed a great party! Lots of food and Penn State spirit filled the Meteorology main office. [View Pictures]. 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. 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. 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 on Thursday, December 1 at 4:00 p.m. in 529 Walker by Hermann Gerber, of Gerber Scientific, Inc. The title of his talk is "Holes and Entrainment In Stratocumulus." [Abstract] The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Ph.D. Thesis Defense: Nate Magee will defend his Ph.D. thesis titled "A Laboratory Investigation of Vapor-Grown Ice Crystals at Low Atmospheric Temperatures," on Monday, Nov. 28 at 3:00 p.m. in 529 Walker. All Meteo Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the annual Winter Fest in the Weather Station to celebrate the Department's accomplishments. Winter Fest will take place from 12-2 p.m. in the Weather Station on Wed., November 30. Terms of Agreement: If you haven't yet signed your Terms of Agreement form, please see Linda Porta in 502 Walker before Friday, Dec. 2. Key Return: If you will be graduating in December, please remember to turn in your key(s) to Rhonda Spychalski in 502 Walker before you leave campus. An ESSC Brown Bag Seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 30 from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. in 541 Deike Building. The speaker, David Reusch, will be speaking on "Self-organizing maps and climate variability: a new tool for some old problems." ACRE special seminar on Friday, December 2, 2005, 2:00 PM in 541 Deike Building. Andy Jacobson, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University will present, "Is there a CO2 Fertilization Sink? Oceanic Constraints on Land Fluxes." Special Seminar, Wed. November 30 at 2:00 p.m. in 529 Walker Building: Gwendal Riviere from the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program at Princeton University, will present a lecture titled "Characteristics of the Atlantic storm-track eddy activity and its relation with the North Atlantic oscillation." PSUBAMS is proud to announce that they have acquired funding from the University Park Allocation Committee to send ten of its members to the 86th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in January 2006. The next PSUBAMS meeting will be on the first day of meteorological winter, Thursday, December 1, at 6:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. Rich Grumm, Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in State College, will be the featured speaker. His talk will be on using ensemble forecasts in winter weather prediction. This will be an excellent talk for anyone interested in winter weather and weather forecasting, plus it is the perfect time of the year to begin thinking about forecasting snow and ice. As always, food will be served. Any questions, direct them to Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu) Two meteorology students, Ankur Desai and Julie Malingowski, take awards at the inaugural EMS Museum Photo Contest. [Photos & More info] The Chi Epsilon Pi Fall 2005 Initiation Ceremony will be held in Room 105 Walker at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6. Pizza, pop, chips, and cake will be provided for dinner. Following dinner will be an entertaining game. All current Chi Epsilon Pi members are invited to attend. A good time is guaranteed for all. 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. 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:
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be presented on Thursday, December 1 at 4:00 p.m. in 529 Walker by Hermann Gerber, of Gerber Scientific, Inc. The title of his talk is "Holes and Entrainment In Stratocumulus." [Abstract] The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html All Meteo Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the annual Winter Fest in the Weather Station to celebrate the Department's accomplishments. Winter Fest will take place from 12-2 p.m. in the Weather Station on Wed., November 30. The next PSUBAMS meeting will be on the first day of meteorological winter, Thursday, December 1, at 6:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. Rich Grumm, Science and Operations Officer at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in State College, will be the featured speaker. His talk will be on using ensemble forecasts in winter weather prediction. This will be an excellent talk for anyone interested in winter weather and weather forecasting, plus it is the perfect time of the year to begin thinking about forecasting snow and ice. As always, food will be served. Any questions, direct them to Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu). PSUBAMS is proud to announce that they have acquired funding from the University Park Allocation Committee to send ten of its members to the 86th American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in January 2006. Two meteorology students, Ankur Desai and Julie Malingowski, take awards at the inaugural EMS Museum Photo Contest. [Photos & More info] The Chi Epsilon Pi Fall 2005 Initiation Ceremony will be held in Room 105 Walker at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6. Pizza, pop, chips, and cake will be provided for dinner. Following dinner will be an entertaining game. All current Chi Epsilon Pi members are invited to attend. A good time is guaranteed for all. Key Return: If you will be graduating in December, please remember to turn in your key(s) to Rhonda Spychalski in 502 Walker before you leave campus. 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: 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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