Weather and Climate Analytics certificate program graduates first students

The program, led by faculty in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, aims to help students tap into the wealth of real-time and historical weather data.

Fed Ex Planes Grad Certificate

Barbara DeClerck, a recent graduate of the Graduate Certificate in Weather and Climate Analytics program at Penn State, provides wind forecasts to help 200 cargo planes land in a two-hour window at busy Memphis International Airport. IMAGE: OYOYOY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS 

Matthew Carroll, August 27, 2020
penn state news logo

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Barbara DeClerck knows which way the wind blows. A meteorologist with the National Weather Service, DeClerck provides daily wind forecasts to help airplanes land on time at one of the busiest airports in the world.

DeClerck spent her summer working on a model that she hopes could help improve those forecasts, as part of her capstone experience for the Graduate Certificate in Weather and Climate Analytics, offered through Penn State World Campus.

The program, led by faculty in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science and the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, aims to help students tap into the wealth of real-time and historical weather data available today and to develop analytical tools they can use to answer scientific questions.

Read the full article here: Weather and Climate Analytics certificate program graduates first students