For the week: April 24 - 30, 2006
Did You Know?
Great
Britain was the first county to issue postage stamps, so theirs are
the only stamps in the world not to
bear the name of the country of origin.
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker and presented by Edwin Gerber of Columbia University. The title of his talk is "The Dynamics of the NAO and Annular Modes." [Abstract] The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html On, Tuesday, April 25 at 3:35 p.m. in 109 Walker, PSUBAMS will host Brig. General David L. Johnson, the Director of the National Weather Service. His talk entitled "NOAA's National Weather Service: Serving the Nation's Environmental Forecasting Needs." Anyone with an interest in working for the National Weather Service or the government at any point in their career should attend this presentation. Refreshments will be served prior to the lecture outside Room 109 Walker. A Special Seminar will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of the seminar is 'Observations of Frontal Precipitation During PAMREX' and will be presented by the students of Meteo 480W. M.S. Defense: Adam Edson will defend his M.S. Thesis on Friday, April 28th at 10:30 in 529 Walker. The title of my talk is "Nonlinear Atmospheric Adjustment to Momentum Forcing." Irvin Hall Cookout: The members of Irvin Hall are graciously hosting all EMS Faculty and Staff for a free cook out TODAY. Please come out to Irvin Hall between 11:30 and 2 and enjoy their food in this lovely weather. Penn State Meteorology student and Schreyer Honors scholar, Zachary Lebo, has garnered a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for 2006-2007. Zachary is one of three students (one an honorable mention) to be recognized with this scholarship from Penn State and among only 323 recipients nationwide for the 2006-2007academic year. The scholarship was created by Congress to honor Sen. Barry M. Goldwater and to promote the study of the sciences, mathematics and engineering. Congratulations Zack! For more information visit: [Barry M. Goldwater Scholar Press Release] [Penn State Live Press Release] Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation: An Introduction with 400 Problems by Craig F. Bohren and Eugene E. Clothiaux is now available as a pre-release at Amazon.com. The updates to the Meteorology option requirements have been approved. The new option requirements are available by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/options1.html 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 will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker and presented by Edwin Gerber of Columbia University. The title of his talk is "The Dynamics of the NAO and Annular Modes." [Abstract] The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html On, Tuesday, April 25 at 3:35 p.m. in 109 Walker, PSUBAMS will host Brig. General David L. Johnson, the Director of the National Weather Service. His talk entitled "NOAA's National Weather Service: Serving the Nation's Environmental Forecasting Needs." Anyone with an interest in working for the National Weather Service or the government at any point in their career should attend this presentation. Refreshments will be served prior to the lecture outside Room 109 Walker. A Special Seminar will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of the seminar is 'Observations of Frontal Precipitation During PAMREX' and will be presented by the students of Meteo 480W. M.S. Defense: Adam Edson will defend his M.S. Thesis on Friday, April 28th at 10:30 in 529 Walker. The title of my talk is "Nonlinear Atmospheric Adjustment to Momentum Forcing."
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.
Meteorology T-Shirts will also be distributed
before and after the PSUBAMS meeting on Remember that each t-shirt costs $10. We have ordered extra shirts, so if you would like a shirt, but did not originally place an order, feel free to come to the distribution session and make a purchase. IN THE NEWS: The Express newspaper of Lock Haven, PA recently published an old photo from 1963 of the purchase of a Piper Twin Comanche aircraft by the Department of Meteorology for use in upper air research. Dr. Hosler, who was Department Head at the time, and alumnus D. Ray Booker are pictured in the photograph. [View Photograph] A Mexican newspaper, Gaceta, featured a story on the international pollution study, MILAGRO, that William Brune and Anne Thompson are involved in this Spring. The first phase this project involved a pollution study in Mexico City in March. William Brune is serving as Co-Mission Scientist for the C-130 aircraft involved in this study. You'll need to brush up on your Spanish to read this one! [View article]. Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is slated for April 27, 2006. The registration deadline is April 13. "Taking it to the Extreme" -- PSU meteorology student, Brian Clark, climbs to new heights with internship at the Mt. Washington Weather Observatory [Read Article] The NWS in State College has moved to their new offices. Please note their new address and phone: National Weather Service 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 will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker and presented by Edwin Gerber of Columbia University. The title of his talk is "The Dynamics of the NAO and Annular Modes." [Abstract] The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html On, Tuesday, April 25 at 3:35 p.m. in 109 Walker, PSUBAMS will host Brig. General David L. Johnson, the Director of the National Weather Service. His talk entitled "NOAA's National Weather Service: Serving the Nation's Environmental Forecasting Needs." Anyone with an interest in working for the National Weather Service or the government at any point in their career should attend this presentation. Refreshments will be served prior to the lecture outside Room 109 Walker. A Special Seminar will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of the seminar is 'Observations of Frontal Precipitation During PAMREX' and will be presented by the students of Meteo 480W. M.S. Defense: Adam Edson will defend his M.S. Thesis on Friday, April 28th at 10:30 in 529 Walker. The title of my talk is "Nonlinear Atmospheric Adjustment to Momentum Forcing." Meteorology T-Shirts will also be distributed before and after the PSUBAMS meeting on Tuesday, April 25. Remember that each t-shirt costs $10. We have ordered extra shirts, so if you would like a shirt, but did not originally place an order, feel free to come to the distribution session and make a purchase. Ankur Desai has been offered and has accepted an NCAR Advanced Study Program (ASP) Postdoctoral Fellowship beginning mid-August 2006. Congratulations Ankur! Deadlines and Important Dates: NEW! FALL 2006 COURSES
 Colloquium: This week's colloquium will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker and presented by Edwin Gerber of Columbia University. The title of his talk is "The Dynamics of the NAO and Annular Modes." [Abstract] The Department's weekly colloquium schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html On Tuesday, April 25 at 3:35 p.m. in 109 Walker, PSUBAMS will host Brig. General David L. Johnson, the Director of the National Weather Service. His talk entitled "NOAA's National Weather Service: Serving the Nations Environmental Forecasting Needs." Anyone with an interest in working for the National Weather Service or the government at any point in their career should attend this presentation. Refreshments will be served. A Special Seminar will be held on Thursday, April 27 at 2:30 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of the seminar is 'Observations of Frontal Precipitation During PAMREX' and will be presented by the students of Meteo 480W. Meteorology T-Shirts will also be distributed before and after the PSUBAMS meeting on Tuesday, April 25. Remember that each t-shirt costs $10. We have ordered extra shirts, so if you would like a shirt, but did not originally place an order, feel free to come to the distribution session and make a purchase. Graduating Seniors: Just a reminder to all graduating seniors to turn in your keys and to pick up your graduation packet from Rhonda Spychalski in 502 Walker. Penn State Meteorology student and Schreyer Honors scholar, Zachary Lebo, has garnered a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for 2006-2007. Zachary is one of three students (one an honorable mention) to be recognized with this scholarship from Penn State and among only 323 recipients nationwide for the 2006-2007academic year. The scholarship was created by Congress to honor Sen. Barry M. Goldwater and to promote the study of the sciences, mathematics and engineering. Congratulations Zack! For more information visit: [Barry M. Goldwater Scholar Press Release] [Penn State Live Press Release] Plan Ahead for Meteo 414! I thought I would give you some advanced notice concerning our plans for Meteo 414, Mesoscale Meteorology. By Spring '07 we are planning to schedule the course in a newly renovated room on the first floor of Walker that will have a maximum capacity of 36 students. This spring we were able to accommodate 40 students in the course, but we will not be able to do so in the future. If you were planning to take the course in Spring '07, but could take it in Fall '06, then please do so as there are currently spaces available. We wish to make the course available to each of you who wants to take it, but to ensure that you are able to register for the course, we ask that you plan ahead and take it at the earliest possible time in which there are openings in the class. Sincerely, Professor Shirer An REU for an NSF project on Information Markets in Weather is available for a meteorology undergraduate student for academic year 2006-07. The REU student will help operate markets on high and low temperatures and precipitation levels in various cities, and will likely learn a great deal about the interaction between weather and financial markets. Potential research topics include how weather markets react to new information, and how strategies of traders differ. Interested students should send their transcripts and a statement of interest, to Dr. Kleit, 503 Walker, ANK1@psu.edu. Junior Meteorology student, Steven Greybush, has been accepted into NCAR's Undergraduate Leadership Workshop to be held in Boulder, Colorado from June 19-23, 2006. The purpose of the workshop is to inform students about exciting research and career opportunities in the atmospheric and related sciences. The five-day program will establish informal dialogue between students and research scientists as the students explore the laboratories, instrumentation, and computing facilities that support studies on weather, climate change, solar dynamics, the Sun-Earth system, and impacts of severe weather and climate change on societies around the world. The updates to the Meteorology option requirements have been approved. The new option requirements are available by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/courses/options1.html Struggling with your Meteo classes? Your fellow students are here to help. We also have a tutor for calculus (Math 140/141) See the [Meteorology Tutoring List for Spring 2006.] 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. 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.] Become a student member of the AMS: 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/ This year's deadline is April 22, 2006. Deadlines and Important Dates:
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