For the week: February 6 — 12, 2006
Did You Know?
"The
weather derivatives industry has grown slowly but steadily. Interestingly,
it has offered many new job
opportunities to meteorologists. No longer are they primarily limited
to employment at local television stations.
Many of these weather experts now work for financial institutions
and commodity trading companies."
-- An Introduction to Derivatives & Risk Management,
Sixth Edition, by Don M. Chance (Louisiana State University)
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium titled "Elucidating carbon cycle processes with oxygen isotopes: from plant cells to the planetary boundary layer" will be presented by Brent Helliker of the University of Pennsylvania. His talk will be held at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Faculty Meeting, Wednesday, February 8 at 9:00 a.m. in the Blackadar Library. Prospective graduate student, John Williams, will be visiting the Department on Thursday, February 9. The College of Earth & Mineral Sciences Undergraduate Student Council will be holding a Pizza Sale this Wednesday, February 8, 2006. The sale will be held simultaneously in the lobbies of Deike Building and Walker Building from 11:00am until 1:30pm. As per the usual prices, just $3.00 will get you two slices of pizza and a can of soda or a bottle of water. Save yourself the trouble of going outside into the cold for food. Come enjoy some pizza and soda with us on Wednesday and help raise money for a great cause at the same time! PSUBAMS will be holding a group bowling outing on EMEX Saturday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. We will be bowling at Northland Bowl, 1244 Mayberry Lane, State College, PA 16801. The cost is $6.50 and covers two games and shoes. Everyone is welcome to attend, including prospective EMS students and other guests. However, I do need to have a count of the number of people who will be coming prior to the event. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the 6th floor Walker Weather Station outside Marisa's office. Please indicate your intent to go by noon on February 22. Also, we need people who will be willing to drive as well as a count of people who will need rides. If you are able to drive, please indicate that you can. Also, if you need a ride, please indicate that as well. Questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. 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. 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: This week's colloquium titled "Elucidating carbon cycle processes with oxygen isotopes: from plant cells to the planetary boundary layer" will be presented by Brent Helliker of the University of Pennsylvania. His talk will be held at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building.The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
EMS Blood Drive to Benefit THON: Tuesday, February 7 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum in Deike Bldg. Visit: http://psuredcross.org to make an appointment. THON Activities for 2006: [View List]. Meteorology has three dancers participating in THON and they would appreciate your support. View the list above for ways that you can support the three meteorology THON dancers! The College of Earth & Mineral Sciences Undergraduate Student Council will be holding a Pizza Sale this Wednesday, February 8, 2006. The sale will be held simultaneously in the lobbies of Deike Building and Walker Building from 11:00am until 1:30pm. As per the usual prices, just $3.00 will get you two slices of pizza and a can of soda or a bottle of water. Save yourself the trouble of going outside into the cold for food. Come enjoy some pizza and soda with us on Wednesday and help raise money for a great cause at the same time! 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 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] 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: This week's colloquium titled "Elucidating carbon cycle processes with oxygen isotopes: from plant cells to the planetary boundary layer" will be presented by Brent Helliker of the University of Pennsylvania. His talk will be held at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Prospective graduate student, John Williams, will be visiting the Department on Thursday, February 9. The College of Earth & Mineral Sciences Undergraduate Student Council will be holding a Pizza Sale this Wednesday, February 8, 2006. The sale will be held simultaneously in the lobbies of Deike Building and Walker Building from 11:00am until 1:30pm. As per the usual prices, just $3.00 will get you two slices of pizza and a can of soda or a bottle of water. Save yourself the trouble of going outside into the cold for food. Come enjoy some pizza and soda with us on Wednesday and help raise money for a great cause at the same time! PSUBAMS will be holding a group bowling outing on EMEX Saturday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. We will be bowling at Northland Bowl, 1244 Mayberry Lane, State College, PA 16801. The cost is $6.50 and covers two games and shoes. Everyone is welcome to attend, including prospective EMS students and other guests. However, I do need to have a count of the number of people who will be coming prior to the event. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the 6th floor Walker Weather Station outside Marisa's office. Please indicate your intent to go by noon on February 22. Also, we need people who will be willing to drive as well as a count of people who will need rides. If you are able to drive, please indicate that you can. Also, if you need a ride, please indicate that as well. Questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. 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. Technical English Competency Exam Talks will be held on Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 in the Blackadar Reading Room in 529 Walker from 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
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] Mark your Calendar for Meteorology Career Days 2006. We've set the dates for Wed. April 5 and Thurs. April 6. Don't delay--prepare your resume now! 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] Air Force ROTC College Scholarships: AFROTC college programs are open to all qualified college students attending AFROTC schools. Whether you are in your first semester of college or in graduate school, we probably have a program for you. Scholarships of up to $15,000/year for tuition are available for qualified students; all contracted AFROTC cadets receive a monthly tax-free stipend of $250-$400/month contingent on class year. Cadets who do not receive scholarships after their first two years may be eligible for a Type 6 scholarship, which includes a monthly stipend, a textbook allotment, and up to $3,000 per year. For more information visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/scholarships/AirForceROTC_Scholarships.pdf. 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-wmich.org/. Applications are due in February 17, 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. 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: This week's colloquium titled "Elucidating carbon cycle processes with oxygen isotopes: from plant cells to the planetary boundary layer" will be presented by Brent Helliker of the University of Pennsylvania. His talk will be held at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building.The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Congratulations to Stephen Nicholls who won the "Best Undergraduate Paper" award at the AMS 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere at the AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA last week. The talk was titled "Tropical Dendritic Cumulus: An Observational Analysis," by Nicholls and Young. The College of Earth & Mineral Sciences Undergraduate Student Council will be holding a Pizza Sale this Wednesday, February 8, 2006. The sale will be held simultaneously in the lobbies of Deike Building and Walker Building from 11:00am until 1:30pm. As per the usual prices, just $3.00 will get you two slices of pizza and a can of soda or a bottle of water. Save yourself the trouble of going outside into the cold for food. Come enjoy some pizza and soda with us on Wednesday and help raise money for a great cause at the same time! PSUBAMS will be holding a group bowling outing on EMEX Saturday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. We will be bowling at Northland Bowl, 1244 Mayberry Lane, State College, PA 16801. The cost is $6.50 and covers two games and shoes. Everyone is welcome to attend, including prospective EMS students and other guests. However, I do need to have a count of the number of people who will be coming prior to the event. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the 6th floor Walker Weather Station outside Marisa's office. Please indicate your intent to go by noon on February 22. Also, we need people who will be willing to drive as well as a count of people who will need rides. If you are able to drive, please indicate that you can. Also, if you need a ride, please indicate that as well. Questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. In order to promote the Co-op program, the Eberly College of Science will be hosting a Science Co-op Open House from Monday - Friday, February 6-10 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. At the open house: meet current co-op students, talk with program staff members, review sample job descriptions, read student feedback forms, and sign up to receive daily emails highlighting co-op students and alumni. 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] 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. NCAR Undergraduate Leadership Workshop: If you are interested in participating in the Undergraduate NCAR Leadership Workshop (http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/ulw/), please see Rhonda Spychalski. 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 If you are interested in helping to man tables for EMEX (Saturday, February 25) , please use the sign-up sheet outside Marisa Ferger's office. If you are interested in helping to conduct tours for EMEX, please see Ryan Sobash. 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.] Air Force ROTC College Scholarships: AFROTC college programs are open to all qualified college students attending AFROTC schools. Whether you are in your first semester of college or in graduate school, we probably have a program for you. Scholarships of up to $15,000/year for tuition are available for qualified students; all contracted AFROTC cadets receive a monthly tax-free stipend of $250-$400/month contingent on class year. Cadets who do not receive scholarships after their first two years may be eligible for a Type 6 scholarship, which includes a monthly stipend, a textbook allotment, and up to $3,000 per year. For more information visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/scholarships/AirForceROTC_Scholarships.pdf. 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. Don't wait to the last minute--start preparing your resume now! 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]. Become a student member of the AMS: The AMS awards scholarships to freshman and sophomores as well as upperclassmen. Please visit the website below to apply by Feb. 10. You could receive significant scholarship funding for your education. For more information about these fellowships including deadlines, visit www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/index.html NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program: Applications for this scholarship (only in it's second year) are due in May. Relatively few students apply for these scholarships, so when Penn Stater's apply, they have a fairly good success. Up to $28,425 is available per student: Up to $8,000 of academic assistance per year for full-time study during the junior and senior years; a 10-week, paid ($650/week) internship during the intervening summer; housing subsidy during the internship; round-trip travel to the internship site; and travel expenses to the Hollings scholarship program conference. Last year, three Penn State Meteorology students were awarded this scholarship. Junior and senior students are eligible. For more information visit: http://www.orau.gov/noaa/HollingsScholarship/ Deadlines and Important Dates:
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