Colloquia: There is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
Faculty Meeting: Wednesday, January 28 from 9-10 a.m. in the Blackadar Reading Room (529 Walker).
Prospective Graduate Student Visit: Addison Sears-Collins will be visiting the department on Friday, January 29.
Dr. Louis Uccellini is co-chairing a Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction to be held at the University of Maryland on June 14-17, 2004. Students are encouraged to apply (discounted student registration fees). For more information visit: http://wwwt.ncep.noaa.gov/nwp50/
IMPORTANT DATES:
Intent to Graduate: Jan 2-26
Colloquia: There is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
January poEMS will be hosted by the Department of Geosciences on Friday, Jan. 30 from 2-3 p.m. in 541 Deike Building.
Dr. Russell Graham has accepted the position of Director of the EMS Museum and will be joining the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences on April 1, 2004.
An EMS Casino Night will be held on February 13, 2004 at the Nittany Lion Inn, starting at 7:00 p.m. Join the fun!
EMS Student Council has already raised almost $3000 to support THON, and they are hoping to make their first year in THON a memorable one. If you would like to support THON, as well as the College of EMS, visit http://www.thon.org and donate money online! Just click the "Donate Online!" button and select "Earth and Mineral Sciences Student Council" under gift designation and we will receive your pledge. Donations of all sizes are appreciated; it's all for the kids!
Support EMS Student council--buy an EMS sweatshirt or travel mug! The sweatshirt ($35) is blue-hooded and comes in medium, large, or extra-large and has Earth and Mineral Sciences embroidered in the top left corner of the front side, with the letters EMS in bold. The mug ($8) is 16 oz. and is made with thermal insulating material. The mug also features the seal of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. For pictures and more information, visit: http://www.ems.psu.edu/sc/sale.html
Visit the photo gallery of the construction in Deike Bldg.
Visit the photo gallery from TOTEMS.
Check NASA's Earth Science Picture of the Day (http://epod.usra.edu) today and tomorrow. The pictures there may have been submitted by someone you know!
Dr. Anne Thompson will join the Department's faculty on 1 October 2004.
Sign up in the department's new alumni forums: http://www.met.psu.edu/cgi-shl/ultimatebb.cgi. Also visit another PSU Meteorology forum developed by two recent alumni http://www.psuma.org.
AccuWeather.com introduces WeatherStand™ [More].
CWS Candy Sale: Candy for sale in the Weather Station benefits activities and needs of the Campus Weather Service. Stop by and support the cause. All candy is $1.00.
Consider participating in the 7th Annual Environmental Chemistry Symposium to be held at Penn State University Park, March 19 and 20, 2004. Abstract Deadline is Feb 20. [More Info]
PSU Basketball:
Mens: Thurs.
1/28, Northwestern (H) 7:00 pm; Sat. 1/31, Iowa (A) 8:00 pm.
Lady Lions: Fri. 1/29, St. Joseph's (A) 7:00 pm; Sun.
2/1, Northwestern (H) 2:00 pm.
Archived News: The weekly news is archived. See the link at the bottom of the page to access the archives.
Colloquia: There is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
Prospective Graduate Student Visit: Addison Sears-Collins will be visiting the department on Friday, January 29.
Dr. Louis Uccellini is co-chairing a Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction to be held at the University of Maryland on June 14-17, 2004. Students are encouraged to apply (discounted student registration fees). For more information visit: http://wwwt.ncep.noaa.gov/nwp50/
Nominations are being accepted for the Wilson Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. You are invited and encouraged to nominate an EMS faculty member for the 2004 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award. The deadline is February 15, 2004. [More Info].
Faculty Office Hours for Spring 2004 are now online: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/OfficeHours.html
The Department's Career Days will be held in early April 2004. All Fall graduates are invited to participate. Watch the Department's web site for details (and information on how to register) as it approaches.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Intent to Graduate: Jan 2-26
Special Spring 2004 Course Offerings:
The Global Carbon Cycle: Meteo 597B (SP 2004, 3 credits). Ken Davis [More Info].
Statistics in Turbulence: Meteo 597F (SP 2004, 2 credit seminar course). John Wyngaard [More Info].
Meteorology, Business and the Environment: Meteo 297B (SP 2004, 3 credits). Dennis Thomson [More Info].
Topics in the Atmospheric Sciences: Meteo 497A (SP 2004, 3 credits) . Peter Bannon [More Info].
Storm Water Hydrology: Meteo 448/597E (SP 2004, 3 credits) Toby Carlson [More Info].
Radar Observations and Analysis: Part I: Meteo 497D/597D (FA 2003) and Part II Meteo 497X/597X (SP 2004). Six credits total. [More Info]
Colloquia: There
is no departmental colloquium this Thursday. The
weekly colloquia schedule can be found by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
Dr. Louis Uccellini is co-chairing a Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of Operational Numerical Weather Prediction to be held at the University of Maryland on June 14-17, 2004. Students are encouraged to apply (discounted student registration fees). For more information visit: http://wwwt.ncep.noaa.gov/nwp50/
Nominations are being accepted for the Wilson Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. You are invited and encouraged to nominate an EMS faculty member for the 2004 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award. The deadline is February 15, 2004. [More Info]
William Grundy Haven Student Paper Competition in EMS: Students are invited and encouraged to participate in the 2004 competition. Papers are due in your department office by February 15, 2004. [More Info]
2004 NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program (NASA-USRP): Application Deadline is January 26, 2004. [More Info]
The Department's Career Days will be held in early April 2004. All Fall graduates are invited to participate. Watch the Department's web site for details (and information on how to register) as it approaches.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Intent to Graduate: Jan 2-26
Special Spring 2004 Course Offerings:
Meteorology, Business and the Environment: Meteo 297B (SP 2004, 3 credits). Dennis Thomson [More Info].
Topics in the Atmospheric Sciences: Meteo 497A (SP 2004, 3 credits) . Peter Bannon [More Info].
Storm Water Hydrology: Meteo 448/597E (SP 2004, 3 credits) Toby Carlson [More Info].
Radar Observations and Analysis: Part I: Meteo 497D/597D (FA 2003) and Part II Meteo 497X/597X (SP 2004). Six credits total. [More Info]