For the week: March 14 — March 20, 2005
Random Fact of the Week:
An egg's shape is
defined as oblate spheroid.
The word spheroid means that the egg is like a sphere, but isn’t
exactly a sphere.
That’s because an egg isn’t perfectly round. The word oblate
means that the poles of the egg are
flattened or depressed. So, an egg is a not-quite-round sphere with
flattened sides.
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Colloquia: This week's Department colloquium will be presented by Tim Kane of the Penn State Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Meteorology. His talk titled, "Putting the 'D' back in Lidar," will be held on Thursday, March 17 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Prospective Graduate Student Visits:
Preparing
for an Academic Career in the Geosciences: A Workshop for Graduate
Students and Post-doctoral Fellows will be held on
July 21-24, at Penn State. For more information visit http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep05/ Weiguo Wang will present his pre-defense on Monday, March 14 at 1:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of his talk is "Regional estimates of net ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of CO2 over a heterogeneous ecosystem." Textbook Orders for Summer and Fall 2005 should be submitted to Rhonda Spychalski (rfs14@psu.edu) by Monday, March 28, 2005. Office Moves: George Young is moving to 620 Walker (John Diercks' former office) and Dave Stauffer is moving to 621 Walker (George Young's former office). Their phone numbers will not change. An article
about Web-based learning at Penn State was published in
the Blue section of the CDT in February and featured Lee
Grenci. [ NCAR/UCAR Junior Faculty Forum on Future Scientific Directions: July 27-29, 2005 at NCAR's Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, CO. The purpose of the forum is to bring together junior faculty and members of NCAR's Early Career Scientists Assembly (ECSA) for discussion on selected topics in the Geosciences while encouraging development of professional relationships between members of ECSA and non-tenured university faculty. Application Deadline is April 15, 2005. For more information visit: http://www.asp.ucar.edu/ecsa/announce.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.
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Colloquia: This week's Department colloquium will be presented by Tim Kane of the Penn State Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Meteorology. His talk titled, "Putting the 'D' back in Lidar," will be held on Thursday, March 17 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Craig Bohren, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Meteorology will present an OSA/SPIE Student Chapters Seminar on Wednesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. in 225 Electrical Engineering West. The title of his talk is "Reflections on the Blues." Weiguo Wang will present his pre-defense on Monday, March 14 at 1:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of his talk is "Regional estimates of net ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of CO2 over a heterogeneous ecosystem" The Environmental Inquiry Minor at Penn State will host a lecture by Peter Kareiva, Lead Scientist of the Pacific Western Conservation Region at the Nature Conservancy. The title of his talk is "Land Trusts and Conservation Easements: How Effective is this 'Private Ownership' Tool?" His talk will be held on Friday, March 18, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn Assembly Room. The Penn State
Science, Technology, and Society (STS) is hosting James
R. Fleming from Colby College to speak in the STS lecture
series. His lecture, to be held on Tuesday,
March 22 at 4:00 p.m. in 109 Walker Building is titled "The
Pathological History of Weather and Climate Modification: Three
Cycles of Promise and Hype." An abstract for his talk and a
bio may be found by visiting: http://www.engr.psu.edu/sts/Lectures.htm NCAR Announces a Summer Colloquium on Space Weather to be held 31 May - 10 June 2005 in Boulder, CO. Applications and recommendations must be received by March 31, 2005. For more information visit: http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/2005/
This month's poEMS will be hosted by AESEDA (Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Development in Africa) on Wednesday, March 16 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on the second floor of Walker building. View
the Photo Gallery from Meteorology poEMS! [View
Gallery Business Etiquette Dinner: Wed., March 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. Buy your ticket from Linda Spangler in the Student Center for $5. 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
Effective on midnight, Saturday March 12, 2005 the hourly parking rate for all staffed garages on campus will increase to $1.00 per hour. The meter rate will also increase to $1.00 per hour. An article
about Web-based learning at Penn State was published in
the Blue section of the CDT in February and featured Lee
Grenci. [ An article
highlighting Penn State Meteorology alumnus, David Brown
('99 B.S.), appeared in The Portsmouth Herald
and the Seacoast Online on Sunday, March 6. [ Meteorology
Instructor, Steve Seman was selected to introduce
Graham Spanier in the presentation of the 2003 class gift (a historical
mural in the HUB-Robeson Center) on Tuesday, February 22. View the
Department of Meteorology Photo Gallery [View
Gallery Congratulations to Paul Markowski and Marisa Ferger on the birth of their of their son, Nolan Luke Markowski, on Saturday, February 26, 2005. Nolan is a healthy 7 lbs., 2 oz! Penn
State Meteorology alums--now graduate students at the University
of Colorado--co-author an article in the January/February issue
of Weatherwise.
Joel Gratz, Erik Noble, and Ryan Church combine efforts
in a policy class at the University of Colorado to produce "Safeguarding
the Spectator." The WISE Institute is searching for a female student, junior standing or above by Fall 2005, to fill the position of Program Assistant (PA) for the WISE House Special Living Option. More information can be found by visiting http://www.equity.psu.edu/wise/assets/pdfs/pawisehouse05.pdf The deadline for application is March 15, 2005. The WISE Institute and GWIS (Graduate Women in Science) are soliciting two couples to participate in the panel discussion of "Balancing Your Career with Family" on April 15, 2005 during the VOICES Conference. Interested couples should contact the WISE Institute at 865-3342 or e-mail nap2@psu.edu for more information. 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 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 Tim Kane of the Penn State Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Meteorology. His talk titled, "Putting the 'D' back in Lidar," will be held on Thursday, March 17 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Prospective Graduate Student Visits:
Preparing
for an Academic Career in the Geosciences: A Workshop for Graduate
Students and Post-doctoral Fellows will be held on
July 21-24, at Penn State. For more information visit http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/careerprep05/ Applications for the Summer Tuition Assistance Program are due to Linda Porta by March 24. The
Twentieth Annual Graduate Exhibition will take place Friday,
March 18 and Sunday, March 20, 2005. [More
Info Weiguo Wang will present his pre-defense on Monday, March 14 at 1:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of his talk is "Regional estimates of net ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of CO2 over a heterogeneous ecosystem" Student Registration is now OPEN for Meteorology Career Days! Visit the link below to register before midnight on Tuesday, March 15. Drop your resume off in the main office by Wed., March 16. 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/ 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. 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 Tim Kane of the Penn State Department of Electrical Engineering and the Department of Meteorology. His talk titled, "Putting the 'D' back in Lidar," will be held on Thursday, March 17 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Student Registration is now OPEN for Meteorology Career Days! Visit the link below to register before midnight on Tuesday, March 15. Drop your resume off in the main office by Wed., March 16. 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/ The WISE Institute announces Lockheed Martin Scholarships for Women. Lockheed Martin has ten $1,000 scholarships available to undergraduate women students in their 4th or 5th semester at Penn State (as defined by Senate Policy 37-70) in Fall Semester 2005. Application deadline is Monday, April 4. For more information visit: http://www.equity.psu.edu/wise/assets/pdfs/lm_scholarshipsposter_05.pdf Meteorology welcomes Rhonda Spychalski to the Department. Rhonda is the new staff assistant responsible for the undergraduate program. Business Etiquette Dinner: Wed., March 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn. Buy your ticket from Linda Spangler in the Student Center for $5. The WISE Institute is searching for a female student, junior standing or above by Fall 2005, to fill the position of Program Assistant (PA) for the WISE House Special Living Option. More information can be found by visiting http://www.equity.psu.edu/wise/assets/pdfs/pawisehouse05.pdf The deadline for application is March 15, 2005. There's an exciting
research opportunity for undergraduates at Hobart &
William Smith Colleges this summer. The NSF-supported undergraduate
research experience involves analysis of simulations to examine
the development, structure, and evolution of lake-effect snow storms
in the Great Lakes and NYS Finger Lakes regions. [More
information 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. 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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