For the week: January 29 - February 4, 2007


Did you know:
PEZ Candy was first marketed as a compressed peppermint candy over 70 years ago in Vienna, Austria.
It's name is derived from pfefferminz, a German word meaning peppermint.


Colloquium: At this time, a Department Colloquium has not been scheduled for this week. http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Congratulations to Rhonda Spychalski who won the "Future Star" Award at the EMS Staff Appreciation luncheon on Wed., Dec. 20! The award honors a staff member who has been with the College fewer than two years, who demonstrates initiative and commitment to their unit, and has made a significant impact within their short employment.

Commission for Women Award Nominations Sought. To celebrate the many accomplishments of women around the University, the Commission for Women annually recognizes women who have achieved and excelled at Penn State and in their communities. Nominations are currently being sought for two awards: The Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award and the Achieving Women Awards. [More info].

Have you heard about Turnitin? Turnitin.com is a Web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system owned by Turnitin.com, Inc. to which Penn State has a subscription. Turnitin.com can be used as a means to teach students how to work with sources and to raise awareness of paraphrasing and quoting skills in order to avoid plagiarism. A full announcement about Turnitin can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/turnitin.pdf.

PSUBAMS T-shirt design contest: It's time once again to show your artistic talent for the meteorology t-shirt design contest hosted by PSUBAMS. It's up to the students, faculty, and staff of PSU Meteorology Department to design this year's t-shirts! Please submit your design in .jpg format to Racheal Bliley by Sunday February 11. (rab333@psu.edu). The design will then be voted on and shortly afterwards, orders will be taken for the t-shirts.

The WISE Institute is currently looking for faculty, staff, or graduate students in science and engineering to present workshops (90-minute hands-on workshops, presented twice) and projects (four hours per day for 4 days, with student presentations on the fifth day) for WISE Camp 2007. WISE Camp is a one-week residential program for young women talented in math and science who will be entering the 11th or 12th grade in Fall 2007. It is scheduled to take place June 24-June 30, 2007. This is a career exploration program, and up to 36 students will be selected to attend. [More information and form to submit your proposal for a workshop or project.]

POEMS will be hosted by the Department of Meteorology on February 5, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. in the Weather Station. Come out and celebrate National Weatherman's Day!

Announcing the Dissertation Medal in Applied Climatology for 2007 to be awarded by the American Association of State Climatologists. Any recent Ph.D. graduate who has a galley-proof manuscript or a published journal article derived from dissertation work accomplished while a student in North America or one of the U.S. Territories is eligible to apply. [More information including how to apply.]

More than fifty years after graduating from the Department of Meteorology at Penn State, and following a long rewarding career of operational experience as a Naval Reserve weather officer, retired LCDR Roger R. Watkins (1950 B.S. Meteorology) teamed up with Prof. George Young to write a paper for the National Weather Digest. The paper, titled "A Synoptic Climatology for Heavy Snowfall Events Spanning the East Coast Megalopolis: Insights from Northeast Snowstorms," appears in Vol. 30, pp 45-48 of the Digest.

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.

Chi Epsilon Pi is selling unique Penn State Meteorology items to raise funds for activities they plan to hold in the future and spread Penn State Meteo spirit! The two items for sale 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. Any questions, contact Zack at zmb102@psu.edu. [View images of magnets and window clings.]

Weekly forecast discussions will return on Tuesday, January 23, 2007! These discussions will take place each Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 in the Weather Station Classroom during the spring semester. They 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. We are still in need of more forecast discussion leaders for the spring semester, so if you have an interest in leading a forecast discussion or know someone you think would be interested, please contact Zack at zmb102@psu.edu.

Colloquium Cooking Challenge Continues into Spring 2007: Due to the overwhelming number of great treats submitted to the "Colloquium Cooking Challenge" this semester and several people expressing they would like an opportunity to bake something for the contest, I have decided to extend the challenge until Spring Break. Each Thursday afternoon with a colloquium in the spring semester through Thursday, March 8, somebody will have a chance to win two free tickets to the Meteorology Department's Spring Banquet on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. (reception at 6:30 p.m.) at the Atherton Hotel. I have already placed a sign-up sheet outside my office (410 Walker)....anyone with an interest in baking something feel free and sign up when you get a chance. For those who have already entered a dessert and those who will in the future, the winner will be announced on or around March 9. If you have any questions, or would like to sign up via email, please contact Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu)

The Central Iowa Chapter of the National Weather Association invites you to our 11th Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Des Moines, IA from Thursday, March 22 through Saturday, March 24. Abstracts are being accepted now through February 15. For more information, please visit: http://www.iowa-nwa.com. The Pam Daale Memorial Scholarship has also been established for those attending the conference. Please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/Daale Memorial Scholarship.pdf for more information.

Colloquium: At this time, a Department Colloquium has not been scheduled for this week. http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Earth and Mineral Sciences Film Series: For a preview of films to be aired throughout the spring 2007 semester, please visit: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/emsl/videoseries.html

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:

Is Warm January a Sign of Good Luck, or Bad Times? Prof. Michael Mann provides an interview on "All Things Considered" on NPR about the recent weather anomalies and how they relate to climate change. [Listen]
[Posted January 2007]

A story titled "Pollution Knows No Borders" which focuses on ozone studies conducted by Anne Thompson and her research team, is featured in the December 11, 2006 issue of Penn State Live [View Story]. The article is a synopsis of the talk she presented at the AGU Meeting in December 2006, which highlighted ozonesonde launches and air quality sampling done in Mexico City, Houston, TX and Richland, WA last spring and summer.

Alumnus Dan W. Pulsipher, D.O. ('88 B.S.) was recently featured in an article in Medical Economics titled "Dream Practice: Working in Paradise." [View article]

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.

Colloquium: At this time, a Department Colloquium has not been scheduled for this week. http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
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Congratulations to Rhonda Spychalski who won the "Future Star" Award at the EMS Staff Appreciation luncheon on Wed., Dec. 20! The award honors a staff member who has been with the College fewer than two years, who demonstrates initiative and commitment to their unit, and has made a significant impact within their short employment.
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Commission for Women Award Nominations Sought. To celebrate the many accomplishments of women around the University, the Commission for Women annually recognizes women who have achieved and excelled at Penn State and in their communities. Nominations are currently being sought for two awards: The Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award and the Achieving Women Awards. [More info].
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The WISE Institute is currently looking for faculty, staff, or graduate students in science and engineering to present workshops (90-minute hands-on workshops, presented twice) and projects (four hours per day for 4 days, with student presentations on the fifth day) for WISE Camp 2007. WISE Camp is a one-week residential program for young women talented in math and science who will be entering the 11th or 12th grade in Fall 2007. It is scheduled to take place June 24-June 30, 2007. This is a career exploration program, and up to 36 students will be selected to attend. [More information and form to submit your proposal for a workshop or project.]
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POEMS will be hosted by the Department of Meteorology on February 5, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. in the Weather Station. Come out and celebrate National Weatherman's Day!
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Have you heard about Turnitin? Turnitin.com is a Web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system owned by Turnitin.com, Inc. to which Penn State has a subscription. Turnitin.com can be used as a means to teach students how to work with sources and to raise awareness of paraphrasing and quoting skills in order to avoid plagiarism. A full announcement about Turnitin can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/turnitin.pdf.
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The Twenty-second Annual Graduate Exhibition will be held from March 23-25, 2007. An online entry from and complete guidelines for participants can be found on the Graduate School homepage (www.gradsch.psu.edu/exhibition). Entry forms will be accepted online beginning January 15, 2007 and continuing until 5:00 p.m. February 23, 2007. An informal meeting for potential exhibitors will be held on Wed., January 17, 2007 from 5-7 p.m. in 112 Kern Building.
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Luna Marie Rodriguez Manzanet and Armand Silva are both protégés in the SOARS program. You may view their abstracts as published in the 2006 version of "Earth, Wind, Sea, and Sky" Protégé Abstracts. [Luna Marie Rodriguez Abstract] [Armand Silva Abstract]
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PSUBAMS T-shirt design contest: It's time once again to show your artistic talent for the meteorology t-shirt design contest hosted by PSUBAMS. It's up to the students, faculty, and staff of PSU Meteorology Department to design this year's t-shirts! Please submit your design in .jpg format to Racheal Bliley by Sunday February 11. (rab333@psu.edu). The design will then be voted on and shortly afterwards, orders will be taken for the t-shirts.
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Colloquium Cooking Challenge Continues into Spring 2007: Due to the overwhelming number of great treats submitted to the "Colloquium Cooking Challenge" this semester and several people expressing they would like an opportunity to bake something for the contest, I have decided to extend the challenge until Spring Break. Each Thursday afternoon with a colloquium in the spring semester through Thursday, March 8, somebody will have a chance to win two free tickets to the Meteorology Department's Spring Banquet on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. (reception at 6:30 p.m.) at the Atherton Hotel. I have already placed a sign-up sheet outside my office (410 Walker)....anyone with an interest in baking something feel free and sign up when you get a chance. For those who have already entered a dessert and those who will in the future, the winner will be announced on or around March 9. If you have any questions, or would like to sign up via email, please contact Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu)
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Spring 2007 GIS Training Workshops: The Graduate School, in cooperation with Penn State Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Council, is offering the workshops listed below in GIS training. These workshops are geared toward faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students interested in incorporating GIS into their research projects.

Workshops begin in January. For more information, please visit http://www.gis.psu.edu
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2007 National Storm Conference
Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive, Colleyville TX
March 10, 2007 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Detailed information about the conference can be found by visiting: http://www.tessa.org
The conference is free and open to the public, but attendance is limited to 500 people.
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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 2007 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award. Nominations are due no later than February 15, 2007. Please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/news/EMSWilsonTeachingAward.pdf for a list of faculty members who have received the Wilson Award for Outstanding Teaching and are ineligible to receive it again.
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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.
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Weekly forecast discussions have returned! These discussions will take place each Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 in the Weather Station Classroom during the spring semester. They 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. We are still in need of more forecast discussion leaders for the spring semester, so if you have an interest in leading a forecast discussion or know someone you think would be interested, please contact Zack at zmb102@psu.edu.
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The Central Iowa Chapter of the National Weather Association invites you to our 11th Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Des Moines, IA from Thursday, March 22 through Saturday, March 24. Abstracts are being accepted now through February 15. For more information, please visit: http://www.iowa-nwa.com. The Pam Daale Memorial Scholarship has also been established for those attending the conference. Please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/Daale Memorial Scholarship.pdf for more information.
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Deadlines and Important Dates:

Jan 26 Friday—Late Registration and Late Drop Begin

Feb 26 Monday—last date for a spring graduate to submit a draft of the doctoral thesis to the Thesis Office for format review

Feb 28 Wednesday—last date for a spring graduate to submit a draft of the master's thesis to the Thesis Office for format review

Jan 29 Monday—last date for a spring graduate to activate the intent to graduate on eLion

Feb 19 - March 4, Mon - Sunday—Final Exam Conflict
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SPRING 2007 COURSES

METEO 465/565: Middle Atmospheric Meteorology/Physics of the Upper Atmosphere (A. Thompson) [More]

MKTG 597A: Simply Bayesian (J. Liechy) [More]

CE 563: Systems Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms (P. Reed) More

MATH/CSE 597C: Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws (W. Shen)

Stat 515: Stochastic Processes and Monte Carlo (Murali Haran) More

Colloquium: At this time, a Department Colloquium has not been scheduled for this week. http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Congratulations to Rhonda Spychalski who won the "Future Star" Award at the EMS Staff Appreciation luncheon on Wed., Dec. 20! The award honors a staff member who has been with the College fewer than two years, who demonstrates initiative and commitment to their unit, and has made a significant impact within their short employment.

PSUBAMS T-shirt design contest: It's time once again to show your artistic talent for the meteorology t-shirt design contest hosted by PSUBAMS. It's up to the students, faculty, and staff of PSU Meteorology Department to design this year's t-shirts! Please submit your design in .jpg format to Racheal Bliley by Sunday February 11. (rab333@psu.edu). The design will then be voted on and shortly afterwards, orders will be taken for the t-shirts.

Certificate in Computer Programming:
Continuing Education (CE) at University Park, in conjunction with the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department, is now offering a certificate in computer programming. The certificate consists of the following three courses:

CSE 121: Introduction to programming techniques
CSE 122: Intermediate programming
CSE 221: Object-oriented programming with web based applications

Like most CE programs, these courses are targeted at adult returning students, but are also available to full time undergraduates. These courses will be scheduled weeknights during regular semesters and also in the summer. In may cases, it will be possible for a student to complete the certificate in one calendar year if a summer session is attended. For more information on this program, contact Dr. Steve Shaffer at scs12@psu.edu.

The Central Iowa Chapter of the National Weather Association invites you to our 11th Annual Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Des Moines, IA from Thursday, March 22 through Saturday, March 24. Abstracts are being accepted now through February 15. For more information, please visit: http://www.iowa-nwa.com. The Pam Daale Memorial Scholarship has also been established for those attending the conference. Please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/Daale Memorial Scholarship.pdf for more information.

Have you heard about Turnitin? Turnitin.com is a Web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system owned by Turnitin.com, Inc. to which Penn State has a subscription. Turnitin.com can be used as a means to teach students how to work with sources and to raise awareness of paraphrasing and quoting skills in order to avoid plagiarism. A full announcement about Turnitin can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/turnitin.pdf.

2007 National Storm Conference
Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive, Colleyville TX
March 10, 2007 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Detailed information about the conference can be found by visiting: http://www.tessa.org
The conference is free and open to the public, but attendance is limited to 500 people.

Internships: Several internships have been recently added to the Department's internship page. These announcements are only viewable from a psu.edu domain. Visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/Jobs/ and click on the link for "Internships"

Be part of something brilliant--significant opportunities in atmospheric research and science (SOARS) is four-year paid summer internship program for undergraduate science, math, engineering, and social science students interested in understanding the atmosphere and using that understanding to improve life on Earth. Application deadline is February 1. To learn more about SOARS visit: http://www.ucar.edu/soars or talk to a SOARS protégé right in our department! Luna Marie Rodriguez Manzanet and Armand Silva are both protégés in the SOARS program. You may view their abstracts as published in the 2006 version of "Earth, Wind, Sea, and Sky" Protégés. [Luna Marie Rodriguez Abstract] [Armand Silva Abstract]

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 2007 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award. Nominations are due no later than February 15, 2007. Please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/news/EMSWilsonTeachingAward.pdf for a list of faculty members who have received the Wilson Award for Outstanding Teaching and are ineligible to receive it again.

Each spring semester, EMS recognizes exceptional student achievement through several awards. This year's awards include the 2007 Ellen Steidle Achievement Awards, the 2007 Dean Steidle Scholar Award, the 2007 William Grundy Haven Student Paper Competition, and the 2007 GEMS Diamond Award (new!). Please visit http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/news/EMS_Student_Awards_2007.pdf for more information on each award. Nominations deadlines are February 15, 2007.

Commission for Women Award Nominations Sought. To celebrate the many accomplishments of women around the University, the Commission for Women annually recognizes women who have achieved and excelled at Penn State and in their communities. Nominations are currently being sought for two awards: The Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award and the Achieving Women Awards. [More info].

Summer Student Opportunity Listing on the AMS web site. Companies and radio/tv stations are advertising summer employment and internship opportunities available in the atmospheric and related sciences. To view the listings, please visit www.ametsoc.org and click on the link for Student Resources.

Colloquium Cooking Challenge Continues into Spring 2007: Due to the overwhelming number of great treats submitted to the "Colloquium Cooking Challenge" this semester and several people expressing they would like an opportunity to bake something for the contest, I have decided to extend the challenge until Spring Break. Each Thursday afternoon with a colloquium in the spring semester through Thursday, March 8, somebody will have a chance to win two free tickets to the Meteorology Department's Spring Banquet on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. (reception at 6:30 p.m.) at the Atherton Hotel. I have already placed a sign-up sheet outside my office (410 Walker)....anyone with an interest in baking something feel free and sign up when you get a chance. For those who have already entered a dessert and those who will in the future, the winner will be announced on or around March 9. If you have any questions, or would like to sign up via email, please contact Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu)

Spring 2007 GIS Training Workshops: The Graduate School, in cooperation with Penn State Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Council, is offering the workshops listed below in GIS training. These workshops are geared toward faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students interested in incorporating GIS into their research projects.

Workshops begin in January. For more information, please visit http://www.gis.psu.edu

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

Important Deadlines/Dates:

Tues Jan. 2 - Mon Jan 29—Intent to Graduate - Activation Period

Jan 26 Friday—Late Registration and Late Drop Begin

Jan 29 Monday—last date for a spring graduate to activate the intent to graduate on eLion

Feb 19 - March 4, Mon - Sunday—Final Exam Conflict

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.

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]

Chi Epsilon Pi Tutoring Services: For every undergraduate meteorology class, Math 140 and Math 141/141G, 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 spring, 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 2007 tutoring list can be viewed at http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/tutoringlist.html

Weekly forecast discussions have returned! These discussions will take place each Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 in the Weather Station Classroom during the spring semester. They 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. We are still in need of more forecast discussion leaders for the spring semester, so if you have an interest in leading a forecast discussion or know someone you think would be interested, please contact Zack 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/

SPRING 2007 COURSES

METEO 465/565: Middle Atmospheric Meteorology/Physics of the Upper Atmosphere (A. Thompson) [More]


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