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.
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 onTuesday, 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.
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 ..............................................................................
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].
..............................................................................
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!
..............................................................................
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. .............................................................................
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.
..............................................................................
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]
..............................................................................
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.
..............................................................................
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 ..............................................................................
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.
..............................................................................
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. ..............................................................................
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. ..............................................................................
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.
..............................................................................
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.
..............................................................................
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
..............................................................................
SPRING 2007 COURSES
METEO 465/565: Middle Atmospheric Meteorology/Physics
of the Upper Atmosphere (A. Thompson) [More]
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.
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
METEO 465/565: Middle Atmospheric Meteorology/Physics
of the Upper Atmosphere (A. Thompson) [More]
Now
available for students, faculty, staff, and alumni!
Have
you recently received a fellowship or scholarship? Have you been
invited to give a lecture, named as a fellow of a professional society,
or won a competition? We want to share your accomplishments with
the rest of the Meteorology family. Please use the button to the
left to send us the information or email: persing@ems.psu.edu.