For the week: February 14 — 20, 2005
Random Fact of the Week:
About one billion
Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year. The holiday is second
only
to Christmas in terms of the number of cards sent.
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Colloquia: This week's Department Colloquium will be presented by Eric Post, Department of Biology, Penn State. His talk on Thursday, February 17 at 4:00 p.m. is titled "Some like it cold (and dry); ecological consequences of arctic climate change." The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Request
for Proposals for WISE Camp 2005:
The WISE Institute is currently looking for faculty or graduate
students in science and engineering to present workshops (90-minute,
presented twice) and projects (four hours per day for 4 days with
student presentations on the 5th day) for WISE Camp 2005. WISE Camp
is a one-week residential program for young women talented in math
and science who will be entering 11th or 12th grade in the Fall
2005. It is scheduled to take place June 26-July 2, 2005. This is
a career exploration program, and up to 36 students will be selected
to attend. Proposal Deadline: March 14.
[More
Info The College's
annual Open House, EMEX, has been
scheduled for February 26. [More
Info PoEMS will be hosted by the Department of Meteorology on February 18 at 10:00 a.m. in the Weather Station. Be sure to mark your calendar!
Colloquia: This week's Department Colloquium will be presented by Eric Post, Department of Biology, Penn State. His talk on Thursday, February 17 at 4:00 p.m. is titled "Some like it cold (and dry); ecological consequences of arctic climate change." The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
Cruise to Alaska with EMS! An Alaskan cruise has been planned for EMS members and alumni from June 17-24, 2005. Cost and more information can be found by visiting: http://www.clippercruise.com/pennstate/alaska.asp. EMS Student Council Meeting: The EMS Student Council will hold its next meeting on Wed., Feb. 16 at 5:45 p.m. in 301 Steidle. The main agenda item is planning for EMEX. 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
Meteorology faculty member, Ken Davis, and several other members of EMS are part of a team of athletes who will be participating in the 2005 Boston Marathon to help out a charitable cause: supporting those in the Centre Region without access to affordable health insurance. If you'd like to help raise funds for the 2005 Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) Boston Marathon Challenge visit: http://cvim.net/web/bostonmarathon.html. See the full story on Penn State Live: http://live.psu.edu/story/10226 View the photo gallery from the Alumni Reception at the AMS Annual Meeting in San Diego. If you recognize any of the people not already identified, please email persing@ems.psu.edu [Go to Photo Gallery]. Please welcome Chitral Niak to the Department. He is a Post-Doc working for William Brune. Chitral's office is in 418 Walker. A symposium on the "Future of the American Public Research University" is being hosted by Penn State as part of the University Sesquicentennial Celebration. This is a wonderful opportunity for faculty, staff, students, and alumni to come together to discuss the role and future of institutions like Penn State. The symposium will be held Feb. 25-26, 2005 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. For more information visit: http://www.alumni.psu.edu/symposium A photo gallery from the graduation reception for Fall 2004 graduates and their families can be viewed by visiting the Department's online Photo Gallery. Read what Penn
State Meteorology alumnus, Joel Gratz (B.S. 2003),
has to say about his experiences at the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium
in Washington D.C. An article about the Colloquium and his trip
to D.C. shortly thereafter as an AMS Fellowship award winner, are
published in the November issue of The Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society. [Full
Article The Climate Prediction Center (NCEP) has asked the PA State Climatology Office to host the 30th Annual Meeting of the Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop in the Fall of 2005. The meeting will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn from Monday through Friday, October 17-21, 2005. The link to this year's meeting, which was held in Madison, WI, can be found by visiting: http://www.meteor.wisc.edu/calendar/content/cdwkshp.html Please consider attending next Fall's meeting and encouraging your students to get involved as well. There will be daily poster sessions (about 25 new posters each day) and presentations (about 50 total) on a wide range of climate prediction research matters. Paul Knight is coordinating the "hosting" with CPC and would be glad to answer any questions regarding the event. Archived News: The weekly news is archived. See the link at the bottom of the page to access the archives.
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Colloquia: This week's Department Colloquium will be presented by Eric Post, Department of Biology, Penn State. His talk on Thursday, February 17 at 4:00 p.m. is titled "Some like it cold (and dry); ecological consequences of arctic climate change." The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Opportunities to Study in Germany: Interested in studying or pursuing your research in Germany? Megan Brenn-White of the New York office of DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) and Mathias Lehmann with the Freie Universität Berlin will be giving an information session on funding opportunities for those wanting to study or pursue research in Germany. This session is open to all students (undergraduate and graduate), faculty, and staff and will be held on Monday, February 21, 2005 in 410 Boucke Building from 4-5 p.m. Get a head start in preparing for Meteorology Career Days! Start putting together your resume now! Meteorology Career Days is scheduled for March 22-24. More information on how to prepare a resume can be found at the Career Days 2005 website. http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/2005CareerDays/ Geoscience Scholarships for Minority Students from the American Geological Institute. Applications due March 1, 2005 (Transcripts accepted until March 15, 2005). Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. For more information please visit: http://www.agiweb.org/mpp/index.html E-Portfolio Information Fair: The First E-Portfolio Information Fair will be held Wednesday, February 23, 2005 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in HUB Alumni Hall. You will be able to learn how to develop an E-Portfolio, how to design one, and what opportunities exist for you to add evidence to your E-Portfolio. Volunteers are needed to talk with students about how their involvement outside of the classroom has added to their e-portfolio. If you already have an e-portfolio and would be interested in dedicating some time to talk with students who also want to develop an e-portfolio, we want to hear from you! Please complete the form at the following link if you are able to help make this day a success. http://www.sa.psu.edu/usa/att/Eportfolio.shtml. On February 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce will host a one-day Career Fair in the Robeson Cultural Center from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This fair is an excellent opportunity to become informed about employment opportunities. With over 60% of the federal workforce becoming eligible for retirement in the next 5-10 years, now is a better time than ever to consider employment within the federal Government. They currently have openings for Math, Science, Business and Engineering positions and recruiters from the following bureaus will be at the fair:
Request
for Proposals for WISE Camp 2005: The WISE Institute is
currently looking for faculty or graduate students in science and
engineering to present workshops (90-minute, presented twice) and
projects (four hours per day for 4 days with student presentations
on the 5th day) for WISE Camp 2005. WISE Camp is a one-week residential
program for young women talented in math and science who will be
entering 11th or 12th grade in the Fall 2005. It is scheduled to
take place June 26-July 2, 2005. This is a career exploration program,
and up to 36 students will be selected to attend. Proposal
Deadline: March 14. [More
Info The 8th Annual Environmental Chemistry Symposium will be held from April 1-2, 2005 in EES Building. Call for Abstracts deadline is March 4. Grads and undergrads in all areas of science are encouraged to participate. Cash awards! For questions or to submit an abstract, visit: http://www.essc.psu.edu/CECG_symposium. ICF Consulting will be recruiting on campus on Feb. 21 and 22. For more information, please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/Jobs/jobs/20050121090726.html Deadlines: Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships: The University Fellowship Office is now accepting nominations for the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program, one of the largest and most competitive scholarship programs in the country. College seniors at more than 2,000 accredited institutions in America, and alumni who have graduated from those institutions since May 2000, are eligible for the scholarships, which can total as much as $50,000 per year for up to six years. Visit: www.jackkentcookefoundation.org for more information. FALL 2005 COURSES
Colloquia: This week's Department Colloquium will be presented by Eric Post, Department of Biology, Penn State. His talk on Thursday, February 17 at 4:00 p.m. is titled "Some like it cold (and dry); ecological consequences of arctic climate change." The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Geoscience Scholarships for Minority Students from the American Geological Institute. Applications due March 1, 2005 (Transcripts accepted until March 15, 2005). Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. For more information please visit: http://www.agiweb.org/mpp/index.html Opportunities to Study in Germany: Interested in studying or pursuing your research in Germany? Megan Brenn-White of the New York office of DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) and Mathias Lehmann with the Freie Universität Berlin will be giving an information session on funding opportunities for those wanting to study or pursue research in Germany. This session is open to all students (undergraduate and graduate), faculty, and staff and will be held on Monday, February 21, 2005 in 410 Boucke Building from 4-5 p.m. On February 23, the U.S. Department of Commerce will host a one-day Career Fair in the Robeson Cultural Center from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This fair is an excellent opportunity to become informed about employment opportunities. With over 60% of the federal workforce becoming eligible for retirement in the next 5-10 years, now is a better time than ever to consider employment within the federal Government. They currently have openings for Math, Science, Business and Engineering positions and recruiters from the following bureaus will be at the fair:
Summer Employment Fair to be held on Monday, February 28 in Alumni Hall of the HUB-Robeson. The fair will showcase many opportunities for meaningful summer employment. For more information and a complete list of the companies attending, please visit: http://www.fairs.sa.psu.edu/summer/. Students may also upload their resume in advance of the fair by using the Pre-Fair eFair option on the student pages. For questions, contact kme12@sa.psu.edu or call 865-5131. Each year the Department of Meteorology sends one student in junior standing to the NCAR Undergraduate Summer Leadership Workshop in Boulder, CO. The workshop will be held from June 20-24 this year. Junior-standing, undergraduate students who are interested in attending the workshop this summer, should notify Elizabeth Daye by February 20, 2005. Shortly after the February 20 deadline, the Department will select one student to attend. For more information about the workshop, please visit: http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/ulw/ The College's
annual Open House, EMEX, has been
scheduled for February 26. [More
Info E-Portfolio Information Fair: The First E-Portfolio Information Fair will be held Wednesday, February 23, 2005 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in HUB Alumni Hall. You will be able to learn how to develop an E-Portfolio, how to design one, and what opportunities exist for you to add evidence to your E-Portfolio. Volunteers are needed to talk with students about how their involvement outside of the classroom has added to their e-portfolio. If you already have an e-portfolio and would be interested in dedicating some time to talk with students who also want to develop an e-portfolio, we want to hear from you! Please complete the form at the following link if you are able to help make this day a success. http://www.sa.psu.edu/usa/att/Eportfolio.shtml. The 8th Annual Environmental Chemistry Symposium will be held from April 1-2, 2005 in EES Building. Call for Abstracts deadline is March 4. Grads and undergrads in all areas of science are encouraged to participate. Cash awards! For questions or to submit an abstract, visit: http://www.essc.psu.edu/CECG_symposium. ICF Consulting will be recruiting on campus on Feb. 21 and 22. For more information, please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/Jobs/jobs/20050121090726.html Get a head start in preparing for Meteorology Career Days! Start putting together your resume now! Meteorology Career Days is scheduled for March 22-24. More information on how to prepare a resume can be found at the Career Days 2005 website. http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/2005CareerDays/ Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships: The University Fellowship Office is now accepting nominations for the Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Program, one of the largest and most competitive scholarship programs in the country. College seniors at more than 2,000 accredited institutions in America, and alumni who have graduated from those institutions since May 2000, are eligible for the scholarships, which can total as much as $50,000 per year for up to six years. Visit: www.jackkentcookefoundation.org for more information. It's not too late to apply for Summer 2005 Co-op positions. Visit the Eberly College of Science Co-op Office in 520 Thomas Building for more information. The coop program also has a website: http://www.science.psu.edu/coop/ Deadlines: FALL 2005 COURSES
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