For the week: January 23 — 29, 2006
Did You Know?
If
you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19.
You also have the largest amount of
money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
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Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium scheduled for this Thursday. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Alumni Reception at the Annual AMS Meeting: All Penn State Meteorology, faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to attend the alumni reception being held at the AMS Meeting in Atlanta. The reception will be held on Tuesday evening, January 31, from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Omni Hotel CNN Center, North Tower, M4, Grand Ballroom A&B. A gallery showing of selected works by artist Kurt Herrmann (who is also the husband of graduate student, Maria Herrmann) will be held from January 24-March 2, 2006 in the HUB Gallery. Meteorology faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend a reception from 6-8 p.m. on February 2, 2006 in the HUB Gallery. Brown Bag Seminar: ACRE/ESSC Special Seminar: Lee Grenci has authored an article titled "Broadcast Meteorology: Real Science or Data Shoveling?" which was published in the "Essay" section of the November 2005 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. [Read the Article] George Young has recently co-authored a book published in June 2005 by the Department of Commerce/NOAA, the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, and the Office of Research and Applications. The book titled, High Resolution Wind Monitoring with Wide Swath SAR: a User's Guide, is co-authored by Robert C. Beal (Editor), George S. Young, Frank M. Monaldo, Donald R. Thompson, Nathaniel S. Winstead ('95, '99), and Carven A. Scott. Alumnus Elliot Abrams ('69, '71) will participate in the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary's Celebration of Franklin's 300th birthday. [View Press Release] Dennis Lamb provided the image of a snow crystal which adorned the Penn State's Office of Planned Giving and Endowments 2005 Christmas card. [View the card.] Alumnus George Bryan ('96, '98, '03) has been selected as a recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award for 2006 in honor of his professional accomplishments. This University-wide award is a permanent title authorized by the Board of Trustees. George has been invited back to Penn State on April 6 and 7 to share his experiences with students, faculty, and staff. Judges sought for the Twenty-first Annual Graduate Exhibition. Those faculty and students willing to participate as judges for this year's Exhibition will need to complete an online judging form. The deadline for judges' registration is Tuesday, March 7, 2006. For all the details, view the following announcement. (This link will open in a separate window.) [View full Announcement] The Meteorology Department will be phasing in a new required three-credit course, Principles of Atmospheric Measurement, Meteo 440W, beginning in the Fall '06 semester. Meteo 440W will replace the two 1-credit courses, Meteo 445 and Meteo 446, but the total number of credits to graduate (121) will not change. Please view the announcement regarding the prerequisites and who should register for it and when. (This link will open in a separate window.) [440W Course Announcement].
Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium scheduled for this Thursday. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Brown Bag Seminar: ACRE/ESSC Special Seminar:
Earth and Mineral Sciences Library Spring 2006 Video Series (held Wednesdays at 12:15 in 105 Deike. [View List] 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 Two meteorology students, Ankur Desai and Julie Malingowski, take awards at the inaugural EMS Museum Photo Contest. [Photos & More info] 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. 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. Fifty years after Charles Hosler and his group of graduate student researchers, Richard Hallgren, D. C. Jensen, and L. Goldshlak, studied the dynamics of ice surfaces, it has become an active research topic. Research studies conducted by Hosler's group are referenced on p. 52 in the December 2005 issue of Physics Today in an article titled "Why Is Ice Slippery?" [View Article] View the photos from the Fall 2005 Graduation Reception on December 17th. [View the Photo Gallery]. 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 scheduled for this Thursday. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html A gallery showing of selected works by artist Kurt Herrmann (who is also the husband of graduate student, Maria Herrmann) will be held from January 24-March 2, 2006 in the HUB Gallery. Meteorology faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend a reception from 6-8 p.m. on February 2, 2006 in the HUB Gallery. Interested in getting into the TV weather business? Then join Marisa Ferger on Tuesday night, January 24 for an information session on breaking into television news. She'll tell you how to put a resume tape together as well as show you how to go about looking for a job. All students (including underclassmen) are welcome and encouraged to attend. The session will take place in the Weather Station classroom at 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24. Alumni Reception at the Annual AMS Meeting: All Penn State Meteorology, faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to attend the alumni reception being held at the AMS Meeting in Atlanta. The reception will be held on Tuesday evening, January 31, from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Omni Hotel CNN Center, North Tower, M4, Grand Ballroom A&B. Judges sought for the Twenty-first Annual Graduate Exhibition. Those faculty and students willing to participate as judges for this year's Exhibition will need to complete an online judging form. The deadline for judges' registration is Tuesday, March 7, 2006. For all the details, view the following announcement. (This link will open in a separate window.) [View full Announcement] American Geological Institute 2006-2007 William L. Fisher Congressional Science Fellowship: Deadline, February 1, 2006. Minimum requirements are a Master's degree with three years of post-degree work experience or a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. For more information visit http://www.agiweb.org/gap/csf/ or the Department's Fellowship Listings page: http://www.met.psu.edu/Jobs/Fellowships/Fellowships.html Mark your Calendar for Meteorology Career Days 2006. We've set the dates for Wed. April 5 and Thurs. April 6. Beginning Fall '06 electronic dissertations will no longer be optional. Doctoral candidates will be required to submit their final thesis as an eTD. For more info, please visit: http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/current/thesis.html Writing Assistance for Graduate Students: Although he doesn't tutor graduate students in writing, Joe Schall, the EMS undergraduate writing tutor, has prepared a list of writing resources for graduate students. The list of writing resources is also linked from the Meteorology graduate program web page. [Writing Assistance for Graduate Students] The Biosphere-Atmosphere Research and Training Program (BART) is accepting applications for Fellowships. Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and enrolled in any doctoral program in the U.S. are eligible to apply. Fellowships include an annual stipend of $30,000, up to $2000 for equipment and supplies, and support for travel to the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) and to a professional conference. For more information visit the BART web page at http://www.bart-umich.org. Applications are due in February 2006. 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. [Announcement about Information Session] 9th Annual Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium at Penn State to be held March 17 & 18, 2006. This student-run symposium is aimed at fostering interdisciplinary interaction and collaboration between environmental researchers at Penn State and local Universities. Poster and oral sessions are open to graduate and undergraduate students. For more information visit: http://www.essc.psu.edu/CECG_symposium 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 scheduled for this Thursday. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html The Northern and Central New Jersey Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a professional organization consisting of professionals interested in the environmental air and waste fields. For the third year, this chapter of the A&WMA is offering undergraduate scholarships. The deadline for scholarship application is March 9, 2006. To be eligible, you must be a resident of New Jersey within the chapter area (Northern and Central New Jersey) or be attending a college or university within the chapter area. Please visit the website for more details on this scholarship. [http://www.mass-awma.net/NCNJ/scholarship.html] Interested in getting into the TV weather business? Then join Marisa Ferger on Tuesday night, January 24 for an information session on breaking into television news. She'll tell you how to put a resume tape together as well as show you how to go about looking for a job. All students (including underclassmen) are welcome and encouraged to attend. The session will take place in the Weather Station classroom at 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24. If you are doing internship this semester or this summer and need a letter from the Department to the company hosting the internship, please see Rhonda Spychalski in 502 Walker. She can provide you with the letter you need. Alumni Reception at the Annual AMS Meeting: All Penn State Meteorology, faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to attend the alumni reception being held at the AMS Meeting in Atlanta. The reception will be held on Tuesday evening, January 31, from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Omni Hotel CNN Center, North Tower, M4, Grand Ballroom A&B. The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Undergraduate Student Council will be having a meeting on Wednesday, January 25th in 301 Steidle at 5:45 p.m. Pizza will arrive shortly before. Upcoming events include EMEX and the first ever EMS Talent Show. National Weather Service Student Volunteer program in Sterling, VA is looking for participants. During a student’s time at our office, they will be exposed to the operational side of meteorology as well as the research opportunities within a forecast office. Each student will work with a forecaster on a research project for our forecast area. Most of these projects involve data collection and analysis. Other projects involve web design and other computer programming elements. Students are also encouraged to have experience with Microsoft Word and Excel. Please visit the following web site for full details about this program. http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/news/nws_student_volunteer_VA.html The American Meteorological Society is now publishing on their website meeting summaries for PSUBAMS. You can find the first installment under "December 2005" on the AMS Local Chapter News page found at http://www.ametsoc.org/amschaps/news.html. Competition/award
opportunities in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences: The
following list of opportunities all have deadlines
of February 15, 2006. More information about each of these opportunities
can be found by visiting: http://www.ems.psu.edu/students/awards.html
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Two meteorology undergraduate students, Joshua Walker and Amber Ortega, have been accepted into the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (also known as the McNair Scholars Program). This program is designed to prepare minority students in all disciplines for a Ph.D. program and was established in memory of Ronald E. McNair, the African-American astronaut who died in the Challenger space shuttle accident. This internationally-renowned program is available to students at nearly 200 universities and consists of GRE preparation, summer research, and a chance to network with thousands of other Ph.D.-bound students. Congratulations to Joshua and Amber on their acceptance into the McNair Scholars program. [More about the McNair Scholars Program.] 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. 9th Annual Environmental Chemistry Student Symposium at Penn State to be held March 17 & 18, 2006. This student-run symposium is aimed at fostering interdisciplinary interaction and collaboration between environmental researchers at Penn State and local Universities. Poster and oral sessions are open to graduate and undergraduate students. For more information visit: http://www.essc.psu.edu/CECG_symposium Mark your Calendar for Meteorology Career Days 2006. We've set the dates for Wed. April 5 and Thurs. April 6. The University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) welcomes applications from students interested in participating in their Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Biosphere-Atmosphere studies. Students will get "hands-on" experience and training in field biology, atmospheric chemistry, and atmosphere-ecosystem interactions. Students who will be juniors or seniors in Fall of 2006 are eligible to apply. For more information [click here]. View the photos from the Fall 2005 Graduation Reception on December 17th. [View the Photo Gallery]. 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:
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