Having a passion for meteorology, Hunter Donahue (junior-meteorology) purchased a green screen and set up a broadcast in his basement.
Penn State student chases childhood dream with TV internship
In 2003, when Johnson was in first grade, he attended a camp called Kidcaster hosted by Kathy Orr, the first female meteorologist in the Philadelphia weather market.
Do you ever wonder how much rain or snow falls during a storm?
It's still a solid hour before sunrise with sub-zero wind chills, but nothing slows Penn State Meteorology student Ryan Breton
The Hertz Foundation invites applications for Fall 2016 Graduate Fellowships in Applied Physical, Biological, or Engineering Sciences. Application deadline: October 30, 2015.
Sophomore's field research looks at environmental change
Fuqing Zhang and a team of weather modelers at Penn State University have created an improved method of hurricane forecasting
Residents of New England and the Mid-Atlantic states will experience increased rainfall and floods if data analysis by a Penn State meteorologist and long-term projections by a fisheries biologist, with a specialty in surface water pollution, are accurate.
UNIVERSITY PARK — Bill Syrett counted down, and more than 40 pairs of eyes turned to the clouds.
Six Things Michael Mann Wants You to Know About the Science of Global Warming
There is nothing controversial about the work of climatologist Michael Mann, director of Penn State’s Earth System Science Center.
Battle stations for an ice-free Arctic
The summer seas around the North Pole could be ice-free in 15 years. Rear Admiral David Titley was given the task of working out what that meant for the US Navy. He talks with Elizabeth Finkel.
A report released Tuesday from an advisory group of retired U.S. military leadership echoes the findings of other recent reports on climate change: It is real, it is already happening and it poses major threats to the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Penn State's Storm Chase Team applies classroom lessons in the field
Student’s weather project aims to keep classmates and neighbors safe, informed
Meteorology major Tom Bedard combines his Penn State experiences to form a student weather preparedness project and pursue his career goals.
THON dancers and chairs featured on ABC World News
Penn State's Water Polo team will be featured on ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer. Allison Lederer (senior Meteorology) and THON fundraising chair will be interviewed
Featured guest on WeathBrains is Dr. Yvette Richardson, Associate Professor at Penn State University.
A graduate of meteorology and his wife recently pledged $250,000 to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ Department of Meteorology to support faculty contributions to teaching, research and public service.
"The AMS is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the 2014 AMS fellowship and scholarship programs and the 94th AMS Annual Meeting travel opportunities."
The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship, now offered in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and New Jersey, seeks to attract talented, committed individuals with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) backgrounds into teaching in high–need secondary schools.
Southeast Atmosphere Study (SAS): Unlocking Air Pollution Secrets and the Impacts on Climate Change
SAS, a joint project among the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, Penn State University, and 30 other US and International Research Institutions, is the largest U.S. air quality study in decades
Rufo, who spent his first two years at the Brandywine campus and is now a meteorology major in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at University Park, worked closely with Lawlor to analyze data about Caffau’s Star. He was able to complete calculations using a computer code and produced all of the models that were compared to Caffau’s Star in the research process.
Sunny forecast: Meteorology scholar, Hailey Mitchell, predicts bright future
And while her study abroad experiences have taken her around the globe, from Switzerland to South Africa, jet-setting isn't Hailey's favorite memory from her time at Penn State. "The memories that I have at 2 a.m. in the weather station, joking around with my colleagues – those have been the best times," Hailey said.
Patrick Ritsko's poster is awarded second place out of more than 160 student entries
$700 HAZING AWARENESS Scholarship (increase from $500 for Fall 2011/Spring 2012)
Penn State Meterorology students awarded 2011 American Meteorological Society scholarships/fellowships
Four Penn State students awarded American Meteorological Society scholarships/fellowships
This was the largest group of student attendees from Penn State and represented one percent of the overall attendees at the conference. Students are members of the Penn State Branch of the AMS (PSUBAMS), Campus Weather Service, and the meteorology honors society, Chi Epsilon Pi.
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