For the week: January 31 — February 6, 2005
Random Fact of the Week:
Punxsutawney
Phil Versus the U.S. National Temperature, 1988 - 2003:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/extremes/2004/groundhog/groundhog.html#phil
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Colloquia: This week's departmental colloquium by Fei Chen of NCAR, will take place on Thursday, February 3, at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The title of his talk is "Progress in representing surface heterogeneity in mesoscale models and its impacts on PBL development and convective initiation." 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. [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! 2005 Dean Edward Steidle Scholar Award: To be eligible for this award, a student must be a truly outstanding scholar in the College of EMS, plan to go to graduate school, and have completed six semesters of study by mid-year. Nominations should be initiated by a faculty member. While the section process typically emphasizes exceptional performance in course work, other factors that could be used to distinguish a candidate--research accomplishments, unusual creativity of a scholarly nature, powerful and unique intellectual breadth, or unusually scholarly accomplishments in adverse circumstances--can also be important selection criteria. For additional information, visit the EMS Dean's Office in 116 Deike Bldg. or all 865-6546. The nomination deadline is February 15, 2005.
Colloquia: This week's departmental colloquium by Fei Chen of NCAR, will take place on Thursday, February 3, at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The title of his talk is "Progress in representing surface heterogeneity in mesoscale models and its impacts on PBL development and convective initiation." The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
EMS THON Pizza Sale in the lobbies of Walker and Deike Bldg. on Tuesday, February 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Two slices and a soda for $3. All proceeds benefit THON! Ken Davis has been awarded a 2005-2006 John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellowship. The Ryan Fellowships were created to provide supplementary funds to outstanding members of the EMS faculty to assist them in continuing and furthering their contributions in teaching, research, and public service. 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. 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
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 PSUBAMS still has some PSU Meteorology Weather Calendars available. The calendars are now 25% off. We only have wall calendars left and they are $15. You may pick them up from Marisa Ferger in the Weather Station or contact Matt Glazewski at mxg910@psu.edu. 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 departmental colloquium by Fei Chen of NCAR, will take place on Thursday, February 3, at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The title of his talk is "Progress in representing surface heterogeneity in mesoscale models and its impacts on PBL development and convective initiation." The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.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/ 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. 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. [More
Info Faculty
Office Hours for Spring 2005 have been posted on the Department
web site: Meteorology
graduate students are encouraged to submit a poster to the annual
Graduate Exhibition. The deadline for applications is February
11 and the exhibition is Sunday, March 20. For more information
on the exhibition visit: http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/exhibition/index.html 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: 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. Wilson
Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of EMS. You
are invited and encouraged to nominate an EMS faculty member for
the 2005 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award.
Please submit a letter of nomination signed by one or more students
to Dean Eric J. Barron, 116 Deike Building, no later than February
15, 2005. For a list of faculty members
who have already received nomination, please [click
here]. 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 departmental colloquium by Fei Chen of NCAR, will take place on Thursday, February 3, at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The title of his talk is "Progress in representing surface heterogeneity in mesoscale models and its impacts on PBL development and convective initiation." The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html 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 21 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 Faculty Office Hours for Spring 2005 have been posted on the Department web site: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/faculty/OfficeHours.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. 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 recruiting on campus on Feb. 21 and 22. For more information, please visit: http://www.met.psu.edu/Jobs/jobs/20050121090726.html Meteorology undergraduate Jon Zawislak returned this week from three weeks at sea as part of the NOAA Environmental Technology Laboratory team aboard the Research Vessel Seward Johnson where he participated in the Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean Experiment. During his time at sea, Jon supervised the rawinsonde launch teams, analyzed soundings, learned radar meteorology, and lent his meteorological expertise in everything ranging from day-to-day shipboard forecasting to cloud thermodynamics. Jon's participation in RICO was sponsored by Dr. Jeff Hare (PSU Meteo 1995) of NOAA ETL, whose research program in cloud physics and remote sensing his efforts supported. Meteorology undergraduate Ben Root returns from an oral presentation at the AMS Artificial Intelligence Conference, part of the 2005 AMS Annual Meeting. Ben was presenting a new statistical weather forecast technique he has developed in collaboration with the State Climatologist Office and the Central Pennsylvania Office of the National Weather Service. 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. 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/ 2005 Ellen Steidle Achievement Awards: The Ellen Steidle Achievement Awards recognize junior and senior EMS students whose activities have contributed to the mission of the college. The Senior Award is $1200, and the Junior Award is $800. Students in good academic standing with at least two semesters as an EMS major may be nominated. If you wish to be nominated for an award, contact a faculty member in your major or the adviser of a student organization to which you belong. For additional information, visit the EMS Dean's Office in 116 Deike Building or call 865-6546. Nominations are being accepted now through February 15, 2005. Wilson
Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of EMS. You
are invited and encouraged to nominate an EMS faculty member for
the 2005 Matthew J. and Anne C. Wilson Outstanding Teaching Award.
Please submit a letter of nomination signed by one or more students
to Dean Eric J. Barron, 116 Deike Building, no
later than February 15, 2005. For a list of faculty members
who have already received nomination, please [click
here] William Grundy Haven Memorial Award Student Paper Competition: Undergraduates in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are invited to submit papers for this competition. First prize is $1,000; second prize is $750; and third prize is $500, and there are up to four honorable mention awards of $250. You may pick up instructions in the Dean's Office, 116 Deike Building. The aim of the competition is to encourage excellence in writing by students in the College of EMS. The deadline for submission to the Department is February 10. The top three paper submissions for Meteorology will be forwarded to the Dean's office by February 15, 2005. 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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