For the week: December 12 — December 18, 2005
Did
You Know?
Pinocchio
is Italian for "pine head."
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Colloquium: There is no department colloquium this week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html December POEMS: The Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Research will host POEMS on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at noon in 248 Deike. Seok-Woo Son will defend his Ph.D. thesis on Friday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of his talk is "Internal Variability of Jets and Its Relationship with Climate Change." Dennis Thomson has been recognized by Penn State Residence Life for developing personal connections with first year students and making a positive impact by serving as a mentor and support system for them. He was nominated for the Residence Life "Making the First Year Count" award by an upperclassman resident assistant who was asked to reflect on his or her freshman year and identify a faculty member who was instrumental to their success during their first year. He was presented with the award at a luncheon reception on December 8th. The
PSUBAMS Weather Calendars are in and will be distributed
at the following times this week: 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: There is no department colloquium this week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
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 View the photo gallery from Winterfest 2005 that was held in the Weather Station to celebrate the Department's accomplishments last Wednesday, November 30th. [View the Photo Gallery]. Two meteorology students, Ankur Desai and Julie Malingowski, take awards at the inaugural EMS Museum Photo Contest. [Photos & More info] 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. 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 week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Seok-Woo Son will defend his Ph.D. thesis on Friday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m. in 529 Walker Building. The title of his talk is "Internal Variability of Jets and Its Relationship with Climate Change." Ph.D. Candidacy Examinees: The candidacy exam will be held on Thursday and Friday, January 5 and 6, 2006. On January 5 the physical meteorology section will be given and on January 6 the dynamical meteorology section will be given; this is the reverse order that we have used in the past. Saturday, January 7 will be the snow day if either section can not be given on the assigned day. The exams will be held in 529 Walker and start as soon after 8:30 AM as everyone taking that section has arrived. The exam, which consists of answer 3 of 5 questions on each day, will start no later than 9 AM, and must be completed by 1 PM. If you have not yet signed up for the exam, please talk to Dr. Shirer ASAP. Finals Study Breaks: Study snacks will be available for students in 502 Walker in the afternoons during finals week (Monday - Thursday). Be sure to stop by to grab a snack while you are amidst finals! The
PSUBAMS Weather Calendars are in and will be distributed
at the following times this week: A Graduation Reception for all graduating students, their families, and friends will be held in the Weather Station on December 17th following the graduation ceremony (approximately noon). If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Rhonda Spychalski (rfs14@psu.edu) by December 13 with the number of people attending. 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. The National Science Foundation and the Institute of International Education announce the opening of the Central Europe Summer Research Institute (CESRI). CESRI will provide awards for U.S. Graduate students in the sciences and engineering with a high-quality international summer research experience in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland or Slovakia. Competition for Summer 2006 is now open and full CESRI program information application materials can be found online at www.iie.org/cesri. The deadline is February 6, 2006. Graduate Exhibition 2006! Next year's Graduate Poster Exhibition will be held at the HUB on Sunday March 26, 2006 and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. An online entry form and complete guidelines for participants can be found on the Graduate School homepage at http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/exhibition/. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and each college is guaranteed 10 poster spaces. Entry forms will be accepted beginning on January 2, 2006 and continuing until 5:00 p.m. on February 10, 2006. An informational meeting for potential exhibitors will be held on Wed., January 18 from 5-7 p.m. in 112 Kern. 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:
SPRING 2006 COURSES
Colloquium: There is no department colloquium this week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html A Graduation Reception for all graduating students, their families, and friends will be held in the Weather Station on December 17th following the graduation ceremony (approximately noon). If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Rhonda Spychalski (rfs14@psu.edu) by December 13 with the number of people attending. The Undergraduate Exhibition will be held Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in the HUB-Robeson Center at University Park. This annual event is open to all Penn State undergraduate students, with entries judged in seven categories: Arts and Humanities (including Visual Arts), Engineering, Health and Life Sciences, Performance, Physical Sciences, Public Scholarship, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The deadline for submitting entries is February 17, 2006. More information can be found at http://www.psu.edu/oue/exhibition.htm. Finals Study Breaks: Study snacks will be available for students in 502 Walker in the afternoons during finals week (Monday - Thursday). Be sure to stop by to grab a snack while you are amidst finals! The
PSUBAMS Weather Calendars are in and will be distributed
at the following times this week: Graduating Students: Please remember to stop by 502 Walker to pick up an "after graduation information sheet" from Rhonda Spychalski before you leave campus. The sheet just lets us know what your plans are after graduation. 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. Do you have
an interest in improving your communication skills? Have you a passion
for broadcast meteorology and television production? If so, then
please consider joining Campus Weather Service Video Operations
during the Spring 2006 semester. We will be having our organizational
meeting on Monday, January 9 at 7:00 p.m.
in 112 Walker Building. This meeting is for anyone 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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