Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium this week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Promotions (effective July 1):

• Jenni Evans has been promoted to Professor.
• Eugene Clothiaux has been promoted to Associate Professor.

Ken Davis has been named a John T. Ryan, Jr. Faculty Fellow effective July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008. The fellowship is provided to outstanding faculty members in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences to assist them in continuing and further their contributions in teaching, research, and public service.

M.S. Thesis Defense:

Amy Hasse will be defending her M.S. thesis in the Alfred K. Blackadar Reading Room (529 Walker) at 1:30 on Tuesday, July 19. The title of her talk is "Development of a Web-Based Water-Quality Assessment Tool Using Remotely Senses Data."

Computer Forecasts Enhance Farm Production and Species Diversity. The Center for Environmental Informatics in conjunction with The Pennsylvania State Climatologist's Office under the direction of Paul Knight, and Dr. Erick DeWolf, Department of Plant Pathology has developed a wheat fursarium head blight tool that provides a daily risk assessment for the potential outbreak of the fursarium pathogen. [View the full article in the EMS Dean's Files]

Paul Knight has been elected as President of the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC) for a two year term beginning in the summer of 2006. [More information about the AASC.]

Altoona Curve Game Outing: PSUBAMS officers are planning a department outing to an Altoona Curve game on Thursday, September 1 (7:05 p.m.) and Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu) is still trying to estimate the number of tickets needed. Please email him as soon as possible if you would like to attend so he can order seats. Tickets will be approx. $5-7 depending on where the seats are purchased and if you are a PSUBAMS member. You will need to tell him in the email how many seats you need.

Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium this week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Mark your calendar for the Annual EMS Ice Cream Social to be held on Thursday, July 28 at 2:00 p.m. in the Walker Building Courtyard.

The July 13th issue of the EMS Dean Files is chock full of news. [View the Dean Files]

"Spend A Summer Day," an opportunity for prospective students to visit Penn State and tour the campus and their college and department of interest, takes place on July 25, 29, and on August 1 and 5.

ELM TREE SPRAYING:
Start Date: July 19, 2005
End Date: July 20, 2005
Times: From 10:00 pm on 7/19 to 7:30 am on 7/20.
Additional Comments:
THIS IS A FINAL NOTICE---WEATHER PERMITTING---Elm Tree Spraying, ground application with mist blowers starting at 10:00 pm Tuesday (7/19) and ending at 6:00 am Wednesday (7/20). There will be a helicopter application starting at 5:30 am Wednesday (7/20) and ending at 7:30 am. Any questions or concerns, please contact Paul Ruskin, Customer Service/Public Relations Coordinator, at 863-9620.

Office Moves, New Arrivals and Departures:

--Craig Bohren has moved to 428 Walker (Phone 5-2951)

--Jon Nese started on July 1. His office is 505 Walker (Phone 3-4076).

--Michael Mann will officially begin in August but you might find him in Walker from time to time before then. His office is 523 Walker (Phone 3-4075).

--A fond farewell to Brian Ayers who has accepted a position with the DEP in Harrisburg, PA. Congratulations Brian!

--Lee Grenci and Dave Babb both have an office in the Earth Engineering Sciences Building, but they also will share 607 Walker for office hours and meeting with students. Their phone number in Walker is 3-4227.

The American Geological Institute has announced it's "theme" for Earth Science Week (Oct. 9-15) and new national contests for 2005. For more information about Earth Science Week activities and contests visit http://www.earthsciweek.org/

Penn Stater Magazine Seeks Stories on Random Encounters Between Alumni: Remember the time you bumped into some travelers at a roadside stop in Austria who turned out to be fellow Penn Staters? The Penn Stater wants to hear from you...[More]

University Announces Change to Fall 2005 Semester Calendar. Beginning fall semester 2005, the first day of classes (August 30) will follow a TUESDAY class schedule. But, the Tuesday before the Thanksgiving holiday (November 22) will follow a FRIDAY class schedule. [See full announcement.]

Virtual Tour of Walker Building: Meteorology students, Thomas Harrington, Kira Altmann, and Stephanie Miller prepare a video tour of Walker Building as part of Meteo 483. [Take the Virtual Tour]

Archived News:  The weekly news is archived.  See the link at the bottom of the page to access the archives.

Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium this week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Altoona Curve Game Outing: PSUBAMS officers are planning a department outing to an Altoona Curve game on Thursday, September 1 (7:05 p.m.) and Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu) is still trying to estimate the number of tickets needed. Please email him as soon as possible if you would like to attend so he can order seats. Tickets will be approx. $5-7 depending on where the seats are purchased and if you are a PSUBAMS member. You will need to tell him in the email how many seats you need.

M.S. Thesis Defense:

Amy Hasse will be defending her M.S. thesis in the Alfred K. Blackadar Reading Room (529 Walker) at 1:30 on Tuesday, July 19. The title of her talk is "Development of a Web-Based Water-Quality Assessment Tool Using Remotely Senses Data."

Deadlines:

Second Six-Week Summer Session
Late-Drop Deadline: August 2
Withdrawal Deadline: August 10
Classes End: August 10

Meteo 580: For those students who still need to take Meteo 580 (Communication of Meteorological Research) this coming academic year, it is being offered in Fall 2005 as well as Spring 2006. The class meets on Friday from 1:25 - 2:15 p.m.

FALL 2005 COURSES

Meteo 418W: Topics in Mesoscale Meteorology (P. Knight) [More]

Meteo 532: Chemistry of the Atmosphere (A. Thompson) [More].

SPRING 2006 COURSES

Meteo 480W: Radar Observations and Analysis (P. Markowski and Y. Richardson) [More]

Colloquium: There is no Department colloquium this week. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html

Altoona Curve Game Outing: PSUBAMS officers are planning a department outing to an Altoona Curve game on Thursday, September 1 (7:05 p.m.) and Zack Byko (zmb102@psu.edu) is still trying to estimate the number of tickets needed. Please email him as soon as possible if you would like to attend so he can order seats. Tickets will be approx. $5-7 depending on where the seats are purchased and if you are a PSUBAMS member. You will need to tell him in the email how many seats you need.

Deadlines:

Second Six-Week Summer Session
Late-Drop Deadline: August 2
Withdrawal Deadline: August 10
Classes End: August 10

FALL 2005 COURSES

Meteo 418W: Topics in Mesoscale Meteorology (P. Knight) [More]

Meteo 532: Chemistry of the Atmosphere (A. Thompson) [More].

SPRING 2006 COURSES

Meteo 480W: Radar Observations and Analysis (P. Markowski and Y. Richardson) [More]