For the week: September 12 — 18, 2005
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The
boll weevil is honored with a statue in Enterprise, Alabama.
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Colloquium: This week's colloquium is the Terry and Carmen Tarbell Lecture in Meteorology, presented by Dr. Keith Seitter, Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society. His lecture titled, "The Role of AMS in Fostering 'Partnerships' within the Weather and Climate Enterprise," will be held on Thursday, September 15 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html The Meteorology Department Fall Picnic will be held Sunday, September 18 at 1:00 p.m. in Tudek Park (rain or shine!). All faculty, staff, students, family and friends are welcome. Chi Epsilon Pi will provide the standard picnic fare including hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, chips, pop, and desserts. The cost of the picnic is $3 per person to cover the food expenses. Please pay any Chi Epsilon Pi officer by Friday, September 16, so they can get an idea of how much food to buy. (Jeff Frame, 410 Walker; Robert Long, 418 Walker; Victor Yannuzzi, 413 Walker) Ph.D. Pre-Defense: Ankur Desai will present his Ph.D. pre-defense on Monday, Sept. 19 at 12:45 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of his talk is "Scaling of Regional Land-Atmosphere Fluxes of Carbon Dioxide with Mesoscale Observation Networks."
Colloquium: This week's colloquium is the Terry and Carmen Tarbell Lecture in Meteorology, presented by Dr. Keith Seitter, Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society. His lecture titled, "The Role of AMS in Fostering 'Partnerships' within the Weather and Climate Enterprise," will be held on Thursday, September 15 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html
EMS United Way Pizza Sale: September 14 & 28, 2005. $3 for 2 slices of pizza and a drink. REGISTRATION
IS OPEN for the 2005-05 EMS Graduate
Student Poster Exhibition,
September 15, 2005
The 2005/2006 NCWFC will begin on Monday, 12 September. All Weather Communications students (those in 481) are required to enter, and everyone else is encouraged to enter. Cost is $2 for a year of forecasting excitement and prizes. The details and entry procedure can be found at http://www.meteo.psu.edu/ncwfc/. More information will follow from Bill Syrett. NOAA
30th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop 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/ 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 is the Terry and Carmen Tarbell Lecture in Meteorology, presented by Dr. Keith Seitter, Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society. His lecture titled, "The Role of AMS in Fostering 'Partnerships' within the Weather and Climate Enterprise," will be held on Thursday, September 15 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html PSUBAMS, the Penn State Branch of the American Meteorological Society, will be holding its first meeting of the semester on Monday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Michael Mann, who will present on "The Role of El Nino in Climate Change." We will also be taking care of general business to prepare for the year. Everyone is welcome to attend. Pizza and refreshments will be served! If you have any questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. Ph.D. Pre-Defense: Ankur Desai will present his Ph.D. pre-defense on Monday, Sept. 19 at 12:45 p.m. in 529 Walker. The title of his talk is "Scaling of Regional Land-Atmosphere Fluxes of Carbon Dioxide with Mesoscale Observation Networks." The Meteorology Department Fall Picnic will be held Sunday, September 18 at 1:00 p.m. in Tudek Park (rain or shine!). All faculty, staff, students, family and friends are welcome. Chi Epsilon Pi will provide the standard picnic fare including hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, chips, pop, and desserts. The cost of the picnic is $3 per person to cover the food expenses. Please pay any Chi Epsilon Pi officer by Friday, September 16, so they can get an idea of how much food to buy. (Jeff Frame, 410 Walker; Robert Long, 418 Walker; Victor Yannuzzi, 413 Walker) The
next PhD Candidacy Exam will next be given in December, 2005 after
finals week or in early January, 2006 before spring classes start.
Name, Adviser, E-mail address, Office address I will hold a meeting in late November, 2005 with those students taking the next exam to talk about logistics and to answer any questions the students might have. [More] Congratulations to Meteorology Graduate Students who were recognized last week at the Graduate Student Welcoming Reception and Awards Presentation. [View the list of Meteorology Award Winners] Grant Writing 2005: The Graduate School will be hosting a series of grant writing workshops for graduate students and post doctoral scholars. The workshops begin on September 15 and registration is required. Please visit http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/current/grantwriting.html for more information. NSF Application Process Information Session Sept. 16: Graduate students interested in learning how to apply for NSF fellowships are strongly encouraged to attend the National Science Foundation Application Process Information Session on Friday, September 16. For more information on this information session, please visit: http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/pr/2005/0907-1.html Graduate students must make insurance decisions by Tuesday, Sept. 13. Graduate assistants and graduate fellows at Penn State are reminded that they need to notify the Student Insurance Office about their insurance preferences for the 2005-06 academic year. [More] REGISTRATION IS OPEN for the 2005-05 EMS Graduate Student Poster Exhibition, September 15, 2005. An event designed to showcase graduate student research and provide an opportunity for EMS graduate student to network with EMS alumni. Deadlines:
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
SPRING 2006 COURSES
Colloquium: This week's colloquium is the Terry and Carmen Tarbell Lecture in Meteorology, presented by Dr. Keith Seitter, Executive Director of the American Meteorological Society. His lecture titled, "The Role of AMS in Fostering 'Partnerships' within the Weather and Climate Enterprise," will be held on Thursday, September 15 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The Department's weekly colloquia schedule can be viewed by visiting: http://www.met.psu.edu/dept/events/MeteoColloq.html Penn State's Fall Career Days is scheduled for the week of September 19-23, 2005 in the Bryce Jordan Center. In response, the EMS Undergraduate Student Council has invited the companies attending to its Fall Recruiter Reception, to be held Tuesday, September 20th at 9am in the Deike Mineral Museum. The purpose of the reception is to inform recruiters about EMS programs and the skills EMS students possess that can benefit their companies. In addition, each attending recruiter will receive a CD containing a database of resumes submitted by current EMS undergrads. This is a great opportunity to get your name and resume out before the career fair even starts! If you would like your resume included on the CD, please e-mail it to Ricardo Torres at rjt185@psu.edu with your name, major, and current year (sr., jr., etc.) by Thursday, September 15th. Documents in Microsoft Word and PDF format are preferred. The Meteorology Department Fall Picnic will be held Sunday, September 18 at 1:00 p.m. in Tudek Park (rain or shine!). All faculty, staff, students, family and friends are welcome. Chi Epsilon Pi will provide the standard picnic fare including hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, chips, pop, and desserts. The cost of the picnic is $3 per person to cover the food expenses. Please pay any Chi Epsilon Pi officer by Friday, September 16, so they can get an idea of how much food to buy. (Jeff Frame, 410 Walker; Robert Long, 418 Walker; Victor Yannuzzi, 413 Walker) Congratulations to Elizabeth Russell, Leigh Patterson, and Craig Schwartz on receiving the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship. In addition to up to $8,000 of scholarship support for each in their junior and senior year of study, the program also includes a 10-week paid internship program at a NOAA facility during the summer. [More about the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship]. PSUBAMS, the Penn State Branch of the American Meteorological Society, will be holding its first meeting of the semester on Monday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. Our featured speaker will be Dr. Michael Mann, who will present on "The Role of El Nino in Climate Change." We will also be taking care of general business to prepare for the year. Everyone is welcome to attend. Pizza and refreshments will be served! If you have any questions, please contact Zack Byko at zmb102@psu.edu. Fall 2006 Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Undergraduate Fellowships: The EPA, as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering undergraduate fellowships for bachelor-level students in environmentally related fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is Nov. 3, 2005. The Agency plans to award approx. 15 new fellowships by July 21, 2006. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $17,000 per year of academic support and up to $7,500 of internship support for a three-month summer period. [Link to full announcement] Deadlines:
FALL 2005 COURSES
SPRING 2006 COURSES
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