Penn State researchers travel to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories this
summer. Anne Thompson
and her research team will be part of NASA's ARCTAS mission to observe the
effects of boreal forest fires on the atmosphere. William Brune's team will
participate from Fairbanks, Alaska. Learn
more
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Arthur Small appointed
to NRC Committee
Arthur Small has been invited to serve on the NRC Committee on the economic
and society impacts of severe space weather events. [Posted March 2008]
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From
Research Penn State
PROBING QUESTION:
Is
the Farmers' Almanac accurate?
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"Accuracy
of past hurricane counts good" from Penn State
Live. Dr. Michael Mann, associate professor of meteorology and director
of the Earth System Science Center, talks about the accuracy of the number
of tropical storms per year. [Full
story on Penn State Live]
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William
Brune has been awarded NASA's
2008 Henry J. E. Reid Individual Award for "an outstanding
paper entitled 'A Reevaluation of Airborne HOx Observations from NASA Field
Campaigns.'"
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Photo Credit: Jill Shockey/Penn State Public Information
Punxsutawney Phil visits Penn State Meteorology
-- Campus Weather Service, an all student-run weather service in the Department
of Meteorology, hosted Punxsutawney Phil on January 29th in the Department
Weather Station. Phil's current and former handlers passed out top hats,
groundhog beenie babies and special "happy groundhog day" stamped
coins to the approximate 400-500 visitors who attended the event. [View
the slideshow about Phil's visit to Penn State Meteorology on Penn State
Live]
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"Parched
September may limit foliage display; trees need rain"
Penn State Live, Friday, 28 September 2007
Normally, a dry September in Pennsylvania means
bright fall foliage, according to experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural
Sciences. But this latest dry spell -- which followed persistent drought
conditions across most of the state this summer -- may be bad news for leaf-lovers.
[Full
story]
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Blackadar awarded Elected
Honorary Member of the American Meteorological Society
Alfred Blackadar has been selected by the Council of the AMS as an Elected
Honorary Member of the American Meteorological Society. He will be honored
during a formal presentation at the AMS Annual Awards Banquet on January 23
in New Orleans.
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William Brune has been awarded NASA's
2008 Henry J. E. Reid Individual Award for "an outstanding
paper entitled 'A Reevaluation of Airborne HOx Observations from NASA Field
Campaigns.'"
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A story titled "Climate change responsible for increased hurricanes,"
featuring Michael Mann, was published in the May 31, 2006
issue of Penn State Live. [Full
Story]
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On 29 May 2006, The Toronto Star published an
article titled "Weather matters to Wall Street," which discusses
the increasing opportunities for meteorologists in financial markets. Andy
Kleit was interviewed for the story. [Full
Story]
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Research done by Michael Mann, Raymond Bradley, and Malcom Hughes
was in the spotlight in most national newspapers last week. For
instance, visit, "Study:
Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years" from CNN.com.
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Fred Gadomski is featured in a Penn State Live article
on June 21, 2006 about the summer forecast. [View
Article]
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A story about the new IUG program being offered by the Department of Meteorology
has been featured in a January 25, 2007 article in the Daily Collegian titled
"Trustees create new science degree program" [View
article]
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Michael Mann was one of the guest speakers in an American Meteorological
Society Environmental Science Seminar Series in Washington DC titled
"Multiple Lines of Evidence: The Scientific Case for Global Warming
and its Causation." For a full program summary and information please
[click
here]
..........................................................................................................
Craig Bohren
addresses the controversial topic of global warming in the August 7 issue
of the USA Today in an article titled "How to get to the bottom
of the global warming debate." [View
article]
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An August 9, 2006 article
in Penn State Live titled, "To the Point, Penn State professor on effects
of Alaska oil field shutdown," features Andrew Kleit.
[View story].
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Three members
of the Department of Meteorology were recognized at the annual Ronald McNair
Scholars dinner
held on April 16th at Cafe Laura on campus. Graduating senior Joshua
Walker (left) was honored for completing research on air quality
last summer with Prof. Anne Thompson (center). Walker will
attend graduate school at the University of California--Davis. Amber
Ortega (right), a joint Bachelors-Masters candidate in the Department,
and due to graduate next year, has been conducting research in Prof. Brune's
lab. Both Walker and Ortega are Ronald McNair Scholars, selected from a
nationwide program that is named after Commander R. T. McNair, who perished
in the 1986 Challenger spacecraft accident. [View
Photo]
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As announced in the
Dean's Files: Markowski Receives Five-Year
NSF Career Award. Prof. Markowski was recently the recipient
of a 5-year NSF Career Award. The title of his proposal was A Study
of the Radiative Effects of Cloud Shadows on the Dynamics of Long-Lived
Convective Storms. The project will study how thunderstorms, and the
likelihood of them producing tornadoes, are affected by large regions of
cool ground temperatures that arise from the blocking of the sun by the
thunderstorm clouds themselves. This "cloud-shading" effect has
largely been ignored in the past by scientists who study thunderstorms.
An NSF Career Award is a highly selective grant given to new faculty members
believed to be the next generation of academic leaders. Awardees are selected
on the basis of creative development plans that effectively integrate research
and education within the context of the mission of their institution and
build the foundation for a lifetime of contributions to their discipline.
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Anne Thompson
was invited to deliver the Elizabeth Laird
Memorial Lecture in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
at the University of Western Ontario on March 30, 2007. Her talk was titled
"OZONE: the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the Atmosphere" [Abstract]
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Congratulations to
Rhonda Spychalski who won the "Future Star" Award
at the EMS Staff Appreciation luncheon on Wed., Dec. 20! The award honors
a staff member who has been with the College fewer than two years, who demonstrates
initiative and commitment to their unit, and has made a significant impact
within their short employment.
[Posted
January 2007] ..........................................................................................................
Is Warm January a
Sign of Good Luck, or Bad Times? Prof.
Michael Mann provides an interview on "All Things Considered"
on NPR about the recent weather anomalies and how they relate to climate
change. [Listen]
[Posted
January 2007]
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A story titled "Pollution
Knows No Borders" and
focusing on the research of Anne Thompson and her research team, is featured
in the December 11, 2006 issue of Penn State Live [View
Story]. The article is a synopsis of the talk Prof. Thompson presented
at the AGU Meeting in December and focuses on ozonesonde launches and air
quality sampling done in Mexico City, Houston, TX and Richland, WA last
spring and summer.
[Posted
January 2007]
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25 Years of Service
to Penn State: Three members of the Department of Meteorology
are celebrating 25 years of service to Penn State this year. Congratulations
to Elizabeth Daye, Harry Henderson, and David Stauffer.
[Posted
December 2006]
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Brune Elected 2007
Fellow of the American Meteorological Society
For outstanding contributions to the atmospheric sciences and/or their applications
during a substantial period of years, William Brune, Professor and Chair
of Penn State Meteorology, has been elected a 2007 Fellow of the American
Meteorological Society.
[Posted
November 2006]
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Paul Knight
has been elected as president of the American
Association of State Climatologists (AASC). Per the NCDC's
website, "Founded in 1976, the AASC is a professional scientific organization
composed of state climatologists (one per state), directors of the six Regional
Climate Centers and associate members who are persons interested in the
goals and activities of the Association." Paul's term as president
of the AASC began on June 24, 2006 and will last for the next two years.
[Posted
July 2006]
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A textbook titled
"Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation: An Introduction with 400 Problems"
by Craig F. Bohren and Eugene E. Clothiaux was published March
2006. ISBN: 3-527-40503-8. [Posted
July 2006]
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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.] [Posted
April 2006]
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If you missed the Department's
Annual Spring Banquet held on April 18, 2006, view some
photos and see the impressive list of student awards and fellowships for
the 2005-2006 academic year! [View
Photos]
[Posted May2006]
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On April 30, 2006, faculty, staff, and students
were recognized at the annual EMS Wilson Awards
Banquet at the Nittany Lion Inn. Dennis Thomson and Jerry
Harrington were among the faculty award recipients. [View
Meteorology Wilson Award recipients]
[Posted
May2006]
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Herald/Paul
T. Erickson
Balloons measuring air quality
The Tri City Herald
Air pollution in China, Korea or Japan might seem
like a far-off problem. But for Brett Taubman it's measurable and real --
in the Mid-Columbia.
For about a month, the Penn State scientist has
been working in a tiny trailer parked in a small outdoor testing site belonging
to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.
[View
the full article in The Tri-City Herald] [Posted
May2006]
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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. [Posted
April 2006]
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Dr. Jenni Evans has
been recognized by the Women in the Sciences and Engineering Institute
with an Outstanding Service Award. [Full Story from Penn State
Live]
[Posted May 2006]
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"Taking
it to the Extreme" -- PSU meteorology student, Brian
Clark, climbs to new heights with internship at the Mt. Washington Weather
Observatory [Read
Article]
[Posted March 2006]
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Congratulations to
Brian Reen who is the recipient of Arnulf I. Muan Graduate Fellowship in
Earth and Mineral Sciences! This fellowship is given to
select students who exhibit academic excellence and who are currently enrolled
full-time within the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. [Posted
March 2006]
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Congratulations
to Stephen Nicholls who won the "Best Undergraduate Paper" award
at the AMS 14th Conference on Interaction of the Sea and Atmosphere
at the AMS Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA in January 2006. The
talk was titled "Tropical Dendritic Cumulus: An Observational Analysis,"
by Nicholls and Young. [Posted
February 2006]
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Nels Shirer has been
recently elected to the Faculty Senate for the term 2006-2010.
He will be serving as one of the representatives from EMS. [Posted
February 2006]
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Fifty years after Charles
Hosler and his group of graduate student researchers, Richard
Hallgren, D. C. Jensen, and L. Goldshlak, studied the dynamics of ice surfaces,
it has become an active research topic. Research studies conducted by Hosler's
group are referenced on p. 52 in the December 2005 issue of Physics
Today in an article titled "Why Is Ice Slippery?" [View
Article] [Posted
January 2006]
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George Young has recently
co-authored a book published in June 2005 by the Department
of Commerce/NOAA, the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
Service, and the Office of Research and Applications. The book titled, High
Resolution Wind Monitoring with Wide Swath SAR: a User's Guide, is
co-authored by Robert C. Beal (Editor), George S. Young, Frank M. Monaldo,
Donald R. Thompson, Nathaniel S. Winstead ('95, '99), and Carven A. Scott.
[Posted
February 2006]
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Penn State's NWP group
provided the forecasts for the Winter Olympics! The numerical
weather prediction (NWP) group in the Dept. of Meteorology at Penn State
produced realtime, high-resolution MM5 numerical weather forecasts for the
2006 winter Olympics in northern Italy. http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~deng/mm5/
[Posted
February 2006]
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Congratulations to
Mahlon Rambukkange and his wife who are the proud parents
of a new baby girl! Priscilla Nirmalie Rambukkange was born on Feb. 24,
2006 at 7:35 a.m. and was 20 1/2 inches and 6 lbs. and 8 ozs. [Posted
February 2006]
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Dennis Lamb
provided the image of a snow crystal which adorned the Penn State's Office
of Planned Giving and Endowments 2005 Christmas card. [View
the card.] [Posted
January 2006]
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Lee Grenci
has authored an article titled "Broadcast Meteorology: Real Science
or Data Shoveling?" which was published in the "Essay" section
of the November 2005 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological
Society. [Read
the Article]. [Posted
January 2006]
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A graduate and undergraduate student from meteorology
has won an award in the inaugural
EMS Museum Photo Contest. Ankur Desai and Julie Malingowski
both take fourth place in the competition, which was themed "My Summer Vacation."
[View
their award winning photos.] [Posted
December 2005]
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Dennis
Thomson has been recognized by Penn State Residence Life
for developing personal connections with first year
students and making a positive impact by serving as a mentor and support
system for them. He was nominated for the Residence Life "Making the
First Year Count" award by an upperclassman resident assistant who
was asked to reflect on his or her freshman year and identify a faculty
member who was instrumental to their success during their first year. He
was presented with the award at a luncheon reception on December 8th. [Posted
December 2005]
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Congratulations
to Michael Mann and his wife Lorraine on the birth of their daughter, Megan
Dorothy Mann, on December 23, 2005.
Megan weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 20 inches long. [Posted
January 2006]
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Certificate
of Achievement in Weather Forecasting highlighted by the Penn State Newswire.
A story titled, "Penn State promotes weather
awareness with online forecasting courses," was featured in the Penn
State Newswire last week. For the full story visit: http://live.psu.edu/story/14148.
[Posted
November 2005]
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Congratulations
to Meteorology graduate student, Stephanie
Zick, who has been awarded an AMS
Industry Scholarship for 2005/2006 through sponsorship from
NOAA's Office of Global Programs. [More
about AMS Scholarships].
[Posted
November 2005]
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Assoc.
Professor of Meteorology, Ken Davis,
will head the U.S. DOE Northeastern Regional
Climate Center at Penn State. Penn
State's center is one of four regional centers formed under DOE's National
Institute of Climatic Change Research (NICCR). The DOE Regional Centers
will distribute about $8 million over the next five years through a system
of peer review proposals. [Full
Story from Penn State Live]
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Three
meteorology undergraduates receive NOAA's Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship.
Elizabeth Russell (left), Craig Schwartz,
and Leigh Patterson (right) were awarded this scholarship
in its inaugural year. All three will receive up to $8000 for each of their
junior and senior years of study and participate in a summer internship
at a NOAA facility. [More
about the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship]. [Posted
October 2005]
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Two
meteorology undergraduates receive AMS Industry Scholarships.
Zachary Lebo (left) and Richard (Cho Hin)
Lam (right) will each receive $4000 of scholarship support
from the AMS over their next two years of study. Funding for Zachary and
Richard's scholarships is via sponsorship from Weathernews Americas, Inc.
and Raytheon Information Services, respectively. [More
about AMS Scholarships]
[Posted
October 2005]
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Congratulations
to Zack Lebo who has been
accepted to Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic for
studies abroad for the spring 2006 semester. [Posted
November 2005]
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NOAA
30th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop
Over
170 people, representing countries from all around the world, attended the
30th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop held at the Penn
State Nittany Lion Inn from October 24-28. Despite an unusual snow event
on Tuesday, October 25, President Spanier delivered welcoming remarks to
attendants after the lunch break. The event was sponsored by NOAA, Penn
State Department of Meteorology, and the American Meteorological Society. [View
Photos] [Posted October 2005]
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Research
Unplugged will feature Meteorology speakers this Sunday at the Penn State
Downtown Theatre. This
Sunday, October 16, 2005 from 2-4 p.m., Paul Knight and Fred Gadomski will
host Research Unplugged with a discussion titled "Spin Cycle: How the
media portrays climate change."
Normally, Research Unplugged gathers on Wednesdays at noon in the gallery
of the Penn State Downtown Theatre, but this special edition of Research
Unplugged by Weather World hosts, Paul and Fred, will be held on
Sunday, October 16. The event will be filmed in collaboration with WPSU
and NOVA. Downtown restaurants provide light refreshments at no cost to
guests. The program begins with a 10-15 minute introduction of the topic,
followed by an open floor for questions and discussion. [Posted
October 2005]
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PSU
alumnus ('78), expert meteorologist, and competitive bodybuilder, Joe Bastardi,
recently won the Masters Division at the U.S.A. Bodybuilding Championships
and placed third in his class in the Open Division. [Full
Story]
[Posted
August 2005]
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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 fusarium 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] [Posted
July 2005]
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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. [Posted
July 2005]
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The
following Meteorology faculty have received promotions effective 1 July
2005. [Posted July 2005]
Jenni
Evans
has been promoted to Professor.
Eugene
Clothiaux has been promoted to Associate Professor.
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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.]
[Posted July 2005]
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Meteorology
alumnus establishes EMS Trustee Matching Scholarship.
James H. ('53, '55) and Joan E. Meyer have donated
over $50,000 to establish a Trustee Scholarship to support undergraduate
meteorology students with need, who are pursuing studies in physical meteorology.
[More]
[Posted
June 2005]
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Zack Byko wins National Weather
Association Scholarship. Zachary
Byko has recently learned that he is the winner of the National Weather
Association's prestigious Arthur C. Pike Scholarship in Meteorology.
More
[Posted
June 2005]
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Matt
Coleman takes 1st Place! Meteorology
graduate student, Matt Coleman, wins first place in the Physical Science
category at the 20th Annual Graduate Exhibition.
Congratulations Matt! View
poster
(Requires Microsoft PowerPoint to view.) [Posted
May 2005]
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MMS
Profiler System fielded to active US Army units and approved for full rate
production A
mobile, nowcasting and prediction system designed to run in the back of
a HUMVEE on the battlefield, has been approved for full rate production.
The MMS-P system was developed for the U.S. Army by a team of researchers
at Penn State (lead PI, David Stauffer) and Smith's Detection of Maryland.
More
[Posted
June 2005]
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View
photos from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Wilson Banquet. Read
the banquet program and view photographs of meteorology award winners. More
[Posted
May 2005]
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Zachary
M. Byko has been selected as the recipient of a 2005/2006 American Meteorological
Society Undergraduate Scholarship--The
Richard and Helen Hagemeyer Scholarship. More
information about this scholarship can be found by visiting the AMS Website.
[More]
[Posted May 2005]
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Ankur
Desai has been selected as a 2005-2007 NASA Space Grant Fellow
by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium Advisory
Board and a group of selected reviewers. NASA Space Grant Fellowships are
awarded to outstanding students in fields of study that promote the understanding,
assessment and utilization of Space or the NASA Strategic Enterprises: Aero-Space
Technology, Earth Science, HEDS, Space Science, Biological and Physical
Research. NASA Space Grant Fellowships are given at The Pennsylvania State
University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, and Temple
University. [ Posted May 2005]
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On April
14, 2005 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center, the following Meteorology graduate
students were recognized at the inaugural
EMS Graduate Student Awards Reception.
Congratulations to all! For more details on the awards
listed, you may view the [reception
program.] or view the Meteorology announcement
of these awards. [View
Announcement] [Posted
May 2005]
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Anne
Thompson has recently been
invited to speak at NCAR as part of its Thompson Lecture Series.
The Thompson Lecture Series was named in honor of Philip Thompson who founded
the Advanced Study Program (ASP) and was NCAR's first Associate Director.
In this lecture series, prominent scientists are invited to NCAR for short
visits that promote interaction between them and the postdoctoral fellows
and other junior scientists at NCAR. In addition to presenting formal lectures,
the Thompson Lecturers listen to briefings on the research being conducted
by ASP Fellows and comment and provide advice on those research projects.
They also meet with groups of scientists to discuss some more general topics,
provide career advice, and offer their perspectives on scientific trends
and priorities. [More
on the Thompson Lecture Series at NCAR] [Posted
April 2005]
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"Storming
onto the scene" An article published
in the Portsmouth Herald and the Seacoast Online on March
6, 2005 features Penn State Meteorology alumnus and NH State Climatologist,
David Brown ('99 B.S.)
Full Article
[Posted March 2005]
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Hosler
Oak to Bear Witness at The Arboretum at Penn State.
The first tree to be planted at the Arboretum at Penn
State was planted in honor of Dr. Charles Hosler and his late wife Anna
Rosa. The tree, named "the witness tree" is a 35-40 year old white
oak that was donated by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences alumnus
George Biemesderfer. For pictures and the full story visit the EMS Dean
Files [EMS
Dean Files ]
[Posted April 2005]
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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."
[Read the full article]
[Posted February 2005]
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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 ]
of the event and visit Penn
State Live for a full story. [Posted
February 2005]
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An
article about Web-based learning at
Penn State was published in the Blue section of the CDT in February and
featured Lee Grenci. [
Full
article]
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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 ]
[Posted
February 2005]
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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.
[Posted January 2005]
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EMS
married couple to serve as co-student marshals at Fall 2004 graduation.
Husband and wife, Heidi and Paul Smidansky, will both graduate
with highest distinction from the University's Schreyer Honors College.
More
[Posted December 2004]
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U.S.
Postal Service issues Cloud Stamps: If
you haven't seen them yet, view them here...
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/meg/Stamps/stamps.html
Get your book now at the USPS! http://www.usps.gov
[Posted January 2005]
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Lee
Grenci has been quoted in an article
appearing in a November issue of Popular Science magazine. To see
the article visit:
http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,20967,713409,00.html
[Posted January 2005]
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Aaron
and Andrew Ulrich, Meteorology juniors, are
invited to CN8 for a live interview! [View
the video clip] [Posted January 2005]
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Meteorology alumnus, Dennis Newton,
has been selected by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
(AIAA) as the recipient of the 2005 Losey
Atmospheric Sciences Award.
[Full
Story ]
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Congratulations
to Jenni Evans, who has been
elected to the Council
of the American Meteorological Society for a three year
term! [Posted
January 2005]
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This
past summer, Meteorology junior, Francis Kredensor,
attended a conference sponsored by the International Commission on History
of Meteorology (ICHM) in Polling, Germany. Follow the link below to read
about his experience at the conference.
[More]
[Posted January 2005]
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Alumnus,
Harry "Bob" Glahn celebrated
his 50th year of government service on October 24, 2004. Bob Glahn is Director
of NOAA's Meteorological Development Laboratory. [More]
[Posted November 2004]
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Dr.
Joel N. Myers Receives National Weather Association's Operational Achievement
Individual Award. AccuWeather Founder
and President is honored for 42 years of innovation in operational meteorology.
More
[Posted
November 2004]
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Two
Meteorology alumni, Glenn Schwartz and Jon Nese,
win the 2005 Louis J. Battan Author's
Award for The Philadelphia Area Weather Book.
Glenn
and
Jon will be presented with the award at the 85th Annual AMS Meeting in San
Diego, CA in January 2005. [Posted October
2004]
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Weather
watchers could get a double-dose of fraternal forecasters. Penn
State Meteorology juniors, Aaron and Andrew Ulrich, focus on career goal
to forecast the weather as a team. More
[Posted
October 2004]
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Dennis
and Joan Thomson were recognized in Graham
Spanier's State-of-the-University Address
on Friday, September 17. President
Spanier commended Dennis and Joan Thomson for promoting the student-centered
philosophy at Penn State. Dennis and Joan have generously welcomed at least
350 students (many international) into their home over the past 34 years.
[See page 43 and
44 of the President's State of the University Address] [Posted
October 2004]
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PCN
announces that it will carry 15-minute Weather World segment.
Beginning on November 1, 2004, PCN will air
a 15-minute Weather World spot at 5:45 p.m. on weekdays.
Press
Announcement
[Posted October 2004]
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PBS'
News Hour with Jim Lehrer airs story about massive air pollution
study involving Penn State Meteorology scientists. The
study, called ICARTT, involved six countries, 25 universities, NOAA, NASA,
and private foundations. Bill Brune and his research team (Bob Lesher, Xinrong
Ren, Jingqui Mao, and Robert Long) participated in the research mission,
which took place this summer off the coast of New Hampshire.
More
[Posted September 2004]
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Penn
State Meteorology alumnus named as Executive Director AMS. Keith
Seitter, who received his B.S. from Penn State Meteorology in 1978, has
been named as the new Executive Director of the American Meteorological
Society. More
[Posted September 2004]
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Alumnus
John J. Cahir to Receive Hosler Scholar Medal
Vice Provost and Dean
for Undergraduate Education Emeritus, John Cahir ('61 and '71), has been
awarded a Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal for 2004.
More
[Posted September 2004]
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New
Weather World Spot Debuts at 6:57 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 6 Although
Pennsylvania Inside Out will not debut until October 4, the first
new Weather World spot will air on Monday, Sept. 6. For more information
about the format of Pennsylvania Inside Out, including the five-minute
Weather World lead-in, follow this link.
More
[Posted August 2004]
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"Pennsylvania
Inside Out" Debuts in September.
Penn State Public Broadcasting Announces Expanded
Local Public Affairs Programming, Including New Weather World Segment.
More
[Posted
July 2004]
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Meteorology
alumnus named as new Penn State Homeland Security Director. Gilbert
R. Jersey ('75, '82), currently technology manager for ExxonMobil's Corporate
Research Laboratory, has accepted the newly created position of homeland
security director, effective July 12.
[Full Story] [Posted June 2004]
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WPSX
Cancels Weather World. A daily service
that began 47 years ago, when Charles Hosler presented the first weather
reports on WFBG, will come to an end on July 30, 2004, the date that Weather
World will cease production.
[Full
Story] [Posted
June 2004]
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Meteorology
student, Mark Zelinka, was the Meteorology Student Marshall
for Spring 2004 graduation ceremonies. Mark
was the department's top graduate when he received his B.S. degree in May.
He plans to pursue an M.S. degree in atmospheric science at the University
of Washington beginning this fall. [Posted
May 2004]
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Meteorology
student, Matthew Greenstein, was the College of EMS Student
Marshall for Spring 2004 graduation ceremonies. Matt
was the College's top graduate when he received his B.S. degree in May.
He plans to pursue an M.S. degree at SUNY Albany beginning this fall. [Posted
May 2004]
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Ph.D.
meteorology student, Ankur Desai, has been selected by the College of Earth
and Mineral Sciences as the 2004 recipient of the Centennial Research Award.
This award was established to recognize outstanding
research of junior faculty members and exceptional graduate students. Congratulations!
[Posted May 2004]
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Ph.D.
meteorology student, Sam
Perugini, was recently selected by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
Advisory Board and a group of selected reviewers as the NASA Space Grant
Fellow for 2004-2006. Congratulations!
[Posted May 2004]
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Meteorology
and Horticulture alumnae, Katharine Perry, named 2004 Penn State Alumni
Fellow
Katharine "Katie"
Perry ('74 B.S. Meteorology, '76 M.S., and '79 Ph.D. Horticulture), was
jointly nominated by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the College
of Agricultural Sciences for this prestigious award. More
[Posted
May 2004]
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Dr.
Jon Nese ('83, '85, &
'89), on-air Storm Analyst for The Weather Channel, will be presented with
the GEMS Alumni Achievement Award on Obelisk Weekend in
September 2004. [More
info...] [Posted March 2004].
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The
Alumni Council Awards Committee of the Penn State Alumni Association has
awarded
MAPS the Affiliate Program Group Achievement Award
for 2003.The award recognizes groups who have distinguished themselves through
exceptional program offerings. [Posted January 2004]
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John
Stonitsch was College of EMS Student Marshall for Fall 2003. John
was the College of EMS' top graduate when he received his B.S. in Meteorology
with high distinction this December. He will pursue his M.S. in
Meteorology at Penn State in the Spring (2004), working with Dr. Paul Markowski.
Congratulations John! [Posted January 2004]
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NCAR
2004 Postdoctoral Fellowships (Advanced Study Program).
Eight to ten new fellowship appointments are available for 2004. Applications
must be received by 5 January 2004. For detailed information,
visit http://www.as.ucar.edu. [Posted
December 2003]
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National
Research Council Research Associateship Programs.
Applications are being sought for postdoctoral and senior research associateship
awards. Application deadlines are February 1, May 1, August
1, and November 1. Detailed program information, including
information on how to apply, is available at http://www.national-academies.org/rap.
[Posted December 2003.]
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David
Babb ('96) and Lee Grenci will deliver the G. Montgomery
and Marion Mitchell Lecture for Innovative Teaching on Wed., Nov.
12 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker Building. The title of their talk is "A
Hitchhiker's Guide to Online Teaching: Observations from the Meteo 101 Virtual
Classroom." [Posted November 2003.]
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Paul
Kocin ('79), Winter Weather Expert at The Weather Channel,
will give a lecture sponsored by the Irvin Hall Academic Committee,
The Department of Meteorology, and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
on Friday, Nov. 7 at 6:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. [Posted October 2003.] [More
info...]
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Professor
James R. Fleming, Colby College, will deliver the Hussey Lecture
in Meteorology on October 31 at 4:00 p.m. in 112 Walker. The title of his
talk is "Climate, Culture, and Carbon Dioxide." [Posted October
2003.] [More
info...]
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UCAR
announces the continuation of the NOAA Postdoctoral Program in Climate
and Global Change. UCAR manages this NOAA-sponsored program which
pairs recently graduated postdoctorates with host-scientists at U.S. institutions
to work in an area of mutual interest. Application deadline is 15 January
2004. [Posted October 2003.] [More
info...]
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UCAR,
in cooperation with the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
is seeking a visiting scientist to work in areas of advanced
satellite data assimilation techniques for numerical weather prediction
at the JCSDA, which is co-located with the NESDIS Office of Research and
Applications and the National Centers for Environmental Predication (NCEP)
in Camp Springs, MD. [Posted October 2003] [More
info...]
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UCAR,
in cooperation with NCEP in Camp Springs, MD is seeking a visiting scientist
to work in the are of monthly to Seasonal to Interannual (S/I) forecast
modeling using NCEP's coupled atmosphere-ocean prediction system. [Posted
October 2003]
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