For the week: January 5 — 11, 2004

Random Fact of the Week:
Top Ten Most Common New Year Resolutions:
1) Lose weight, 2) Stop smoking, 3) Stick to a budget, 4) Save more money, 5) Find a better job, 6) Become more organized,
7) Exercise more, 8) Be more patient at work/with others, 9) Eat better, 10) Become a better person

 

Colloquia: There is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

The Department's newest faculty member, Mark Roulston, starts on Wednesday, January 7. His office is 506 Walker. Stop by and welcome him to Penn State Meteorology.

The Department's Alumni Reception at the Annual AMS Meeting will be held on Tuesday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Seattle in Grand Ballroom B. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Department are welcome to attend.

Congratulations to Chuck and Tasha Pavloski on the birth of their son, Erik Miles Pavloski. He was born on Christmas Day 2003, 8 lbs., 4 oz. and 21 inches long.

Richard Thompson has won an Outstanding Staff Award from the College of EMS. Congratulations Dick!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Leave of Absence Deadline: Friday, Jan 9
Student Arrival Day: Saturday, Jan 10
Student Registration Deadline: Sun., Jan. 11
Classes Begin: Monday, Jan 12
Late Regist. & Drop Add: Jan 12-21
Intent to Graduate: Jan 2-26

Fall Commencement Reception: Many thanks to all the faculty and staff who participated in the inaugural Fall Commencement Reception in the Weather Station. [View the pictures]

Colloquia: There is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Geography Ph.D. student, Corene, Matyas, uses Walker Building to display her project for Art 431 (Installation Art) course. [Full Story]

EMS Student Council has already raised almost $3000 to support THON, and they are hoping to make their first year in THON a memorable one. If you would like to support THON, as well as the College of EMS, visit http://www.thon.org and donate money online! Just click the "Donate Online!" button and select "Earth and Mineral Sciences Student Council" under gift designation and we will receive your pledge. Donations of all sizes are appreciated; it's all for the kids!

Support EMS Student council--buy an EMS sweatshirt or travel mug! (Note: Prices listed in the last weekly news issue were inadvertently inflated by $5; the extra $5 was for shipping if you were an alumnus). The sweatshirt ($35) is blue-hooded and comes in medium, large, or extra-large and has Earth and Mineral Sciences embroidered in the top left corner of the front side, with the letters EMS in bold. The mug ($8) is 16 oz. and is made with thermal insulating material. The mug also features the seal of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. For pictures and more information, visit: http://www.ems.psu.edu/sc/sale.html

Visit the photo gallery of the construction in Deike Bldg.

Visit the photo gallery from TOTEMS.

Changes to Atherton "streetscape" will take place across the street from Walker Building. [Full story and sketches].

CWS Candy Sale: Candy for sale in the Weather Station benefits activities and needs of the Campus Weather Service. Stop by and support the cause. All candy is $1.00.

Consider participating in the 7th Annual Environmental Chemistry Symposium to be held at Penn State University Park, March 19 and 20, 2004. Abstract Deadline is Feb 20. [More Info]

State map of impervious surface areas unveiled. Prof. Toby Carlson has developed a method that determines impervious surface areas based on satellite measurements and derived fractional vegetative cover maps. [Full Story in Penn State Intercom, Nov. 6, 2003]

Breath of the Forest: The September 2003 issue of Research Penn State features Ken Davis' research on carbon dioxide concentration and transport above forests in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Visit: http://www.rps.psu.edu/0309/breath.html for the full story.

Learn more about the Pennsylvania Mobile Radar Experiment (PAMREX).

Doppler on Wheels radars make the news: http://live.psu.edu/story/4309.

PSU Basketball:
Mens: 1/7 Wed., Minnesota (H) 8:00 p.m.; 1/10 Sat., Ohio State (A) 12:15 p.m.
Lady Lions: 1/8 Thurs., Iowa (H) 7:00 p.m.; 1/11 Sun., Wisconsin (A) 2:30 p.m.

Archived News:  The weekly news is archived.  See the link at the bottom of the page to access the archives.

Colloquia: There is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

The Department's Alumni Reception at the Annual AMS Meeting will be held on Tuesday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Seattle in Grand Ballroom B. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Department are welcome to attend.

Nominations are being accepted for the Wilson Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. You are invited and encouraged to nominate an EMS faculty member for the 2004 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award. The deadline is February 15, 2004. [More Info].

Fall Commencement Reception: View the pictures from the Fall Commencement Reception in the Weather Station on December 20. Congratulations Fall Graduates!

Applications for the Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APCI) Fellowship Program due in 314 Kern Bldg. Jan. 23 [More Info].

The Department's Career Days will be held in early April 2004. All Fall graduates are invited to participate. Watch the Department's web site for details (and information on how to register) as it approaches.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Leave of Absence Deadline: Friday, Jan 9
Student Arrival Day: Saturday, Jan 10
Student Registration Deadline: Sun., Jan. 11
Classes Begin: Monday, Jan 12
Late Regist. & Drop Add: Jan 12-21
 Intent to Graduate: Jan 2-26

Special Spring 2004 Course Offerings:

The Global Carbon Cycle: Meteo 597B (SP 2004, 3 credits). Ken Davis [More Info].

Statistics in Turbulence: Meteo 597F (SP 2004, 2 credit seminar course). John Wyngaard [More Info].

Meteorology, Business and the Environment: Meteo 297B (SP 2004, 3 credits). Dennis Thomson [More Info].

Topics in the Atmospheric Sciences: Meteo 497A (SP 2004, 3 credits) . Peter Bannon [More Info].

Storm Water Hydrology: Meteo 448/597E (SP 2004, 3 credits) Toby Carlson [More Info].

Radar Observations and Analysis: Part I: Meteo 497D/597D (FA 2003) and Part II Meteo 497X/597X (SP 2004). Six credits total. [More Info]


Colloquia: There is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Nominations are being accepted for the Wilson Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. You are invited and encouraged to nominate an EMS faculty member for the 2004 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award. The deadline is February 15, 2004. [More Info]

William Grundy Haven Student Paper Competition in EMS: Students are invited and encouraged to participate in the 2004 competition. Papers are due in your department office by February 15, 2004. [More Info]

The Department's Alumni Reception at the Annual AMS Meeting will be held on Tuesday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Seattle in Grand Ballroom B. Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Department are welcome to attend.

2004 NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (NASA-USRP): Application Deadline is January 26, 2004. [More Info]

The Department's Career Days will be held in early April 2004. All Fall graduates are invited to participate. Watch the Department's web site for details (and information on how to register) as it approaches.

Fall Commencement Reception: View the pictures from the Fall Commencement Reception in the Weather Station on December 20. Congratulations Fall Graduates!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Leave of Absence: Jan 9
Arrival Day: Jan 10
Student Registration Deadline: Jan. 11
Classes Begin: Jan 12
Late Regist. & Drop Add: Jan 12-21
Intent to Graduate: Jan 2-26

Special Spring 2004 Course Offerings:

Meteorology, Business and the Environment: Meteo 297B (SP 2004, 3 credits). Dennis Thomson [More Info].

Topics in the Atmospheric Sciences: Meteo 497A (SP 2004, 3 credits) . Peter Bannon [More Info].

Storm Water Hydrology: Meteo 448/597E (SP 2004, 3 credits) Toby Carlson [More Info].

Radar Observations and Analysis: Part I: Meteo 497D/597D (FA 2003) and Part II Meteo 497X/597X (SP 2004). Six credits total. [More Info]

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