E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 1, Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresWelcome Back! The Spring 2011 semester begins on Monday, January 31. This week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor Nicole Davi from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Tree Ring Laboratory, at Columbia University. She will present her seminar entitled, “Droughts, Dzud and Archaeology in Mongolia: A Tree Ring Perspective,” on Wednesday, February 2, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Davi, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Dr. Jim Ammerman from Stony Brook University’s New York Sea Grant Institute. Dr. Ammerman will present his seminar entitled, “The Oil Spill, The Mississippi, and the Challenges of the Gulf,” on Friday, February 4, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion.Faculty News Congratulations to Professor Daniel Knopf and co-authors Josephine Aller, Peter Alpert, and Bingbing Wang, on their recent publication, “Stimulation of Ice Nucleation by Marine Diatoms,” inNature Geoscience. Professor Marvin Geller will be attending the SPARC Scientific Steering Group in Pune, India from January 31 to February 4. Last week, Professor Marat Khairoutdinov presented a series of lectures on various topics at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, India, and collaborated with members of the Institute on improving their model for the seasonal forecast of Indian Monsoon. Student News Congratulations to Intel Semifinalists, Joshua Cohen from John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore and Wendi Oppenheim from Pine Crest School in Ft. Lauderdale. Joshua was mentored by Professor Josie Aller on his project, “Atmospheric Properties of Biogenic Aerosols Produced by Mangroves,” and Wendi was mentored by Professor Bruce Brownawell on her project, “Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Effects of Dispersants and their Surfactants on Cyprinodon Variegatus Embryos.” Professors Aller and Brownawell, along with 30 other mentors from Stony Brook University, produced 32 Intel Semifinalists. Miscellaneous Save the date! Recruitment weekend will take place from March 18-20, with the International Potluck Dinner scheduled for Friday March 18 at 6:00 p.m. Additional details will be provided in a future newsletter. SoMAS will once again host the Bay Scallop Bowl on Saturday, February 5. Volunteers are needed to assist at this special event. To volunteer, please send an email to this year’s Volunteer Coordinator, Anne Cooper Ellefson at bayscallopbowl@gmail.com. The Visa and Immigration Services Office has moved from the Graduate School to the Melville Library, 5th floor, room 5310. Their new campus zip code is 3393, and their fax number is 632-7064. The University has opened a new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs to provide professional development, mentoring and social networking opportunities for postdoctoral scholars on campus. The office is located in the Life Sciences Building, room 094. Further information may be obtained athttp://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/postdoc/about.html. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 2, February 6 – 12, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor Dale Allen from the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Maryland at College Park. He will present his seminar entitled, “Impact of Lightning Emissions of NO on North American Photochemistry,” on Wednesday, February 9, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Allen, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Dr. Willett Kempton from the University of Delaware. Dr. Kempton will present his seminar entitled, “Offshore Wind: A Transformative Power Resource for the Northeast Coastal States,” on Friday, February 11, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion.Faculty News Professor Brian Colle attended the 91st American Meteorological Society’s (AMS) annual meeting in Seattle, Washington from January 23-28 and gave his presentation on “Convective Storm Evolution and Frequency Around Coastal Southern New England.” Student News Along with Professor Colle, graduate students David Stark, Michael Erickson, Matthew Souders, and Kelly Lombardo also attended the AMS meeting in Seattle and made the following presentations: David Stark: “Microphysical Evolution Within Winter Snow Storms Over Long Island, NY” Michael Erickson: “Impact of Spatial Bias Correction and Conditional Training on Bayesian Model Averaging Over the Northeast United States” Matthew Souders: “Spatial and Temporal Climatology of Atmospheric Wave Packets” Kelly Lombardo: “Relationship BetweenOorganized Convective Structures and Severe Weather Type Over the Northeast U.S.” Congratulations to Kelly for winning the best student oral presentation at this conference. Miscellaneous Information regarding the National Science Foundation’s Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships may be accessedhttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11521/nsf11521.htm. The SUNY Office of Diversity and Educational Equity (ODEE) is soliciting requests for proposals for the 2011-2012 Explorations in Diversity and Academic Excellence. Projects that are eligible (but not limited to) include: improving the campus climate, improving access and success for students, course development and pedagogical innovations, conferences and symposia, film and speakers series, recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, campus-community dialogues, campus surveys that can be used to further any of the above, and other comparable programs. Deadline for submission is April 15. For further information, please contact Christina Vargas Law atchristina.law@stonybrook.edu. The Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) is in need of volunteer judges to help evaluate 400 student projects in over 17 disciplines. Assistance is needed on February 14 and March 22. To volunteer, please contact Michael Lake at mlake@hhh.k12.ny.us. Save the date! Recruitment weekend will take place from March 18-20, with the International Potluck Dinner scheduled for Friday March 18 at 6:00 p.m. Additional details will be provided in a future newsletter. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 3, February 13 – 19, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor K.H. Szekielda from the Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Hunter College, NY. He will present his seminar entitled, “Algal Bloom Detection by Remote Sensing,” on Wednesday, February 16, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Szekielda, please contact John Mak at jemak@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Due to the Advancing the Science of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Ocean Sciences Meeting in Puerto Rico this week, there will be no Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) on Friday. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News From February 14 through 16, Professor Sultan Hameed will be in Washington DC to participate in the NASA Panel on Sun-Climate relationships. Student News New participants are welcome to join the SoMAS Fantasy Baseball League. No prior experience with fantasy baseball is required. The league consists of SoMAS faculty, staff, students and alumni. For more information, please contact Owen Doherty at odoherty@ic.sunysb.edu or stop by his office in Discovery Hall 103. Any RA interested in becoming a representative in the RA Union as a Division Coordinator may obtain further information at http://sbraunion.org/division-coordinators/. Currently SoMAS has no representation and at least one Division Coordinator is needed. Miscellaneous Donations are needed for Long Island Cares, Long Island’s premier food bank and hunger assistance program. Canned goods, personal care items, baby care items, and food for the “pet pantry” are desperately needed. The food donation box, previously located in the SoMAS mail room, has been relocated to the ITPA office, Endeavour Hall 129. (When making a donation, please be sure to check food expiration dates.) This year’s Earthstock celebration has been scheduled for April 25-29. For details, please accesshttp://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/earthstock/. Stony Brook University’s annual campaign, “It’s About Us” is now underway. Details may be accessed at http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/itsaboutus/. Save the date! Recruitment weekend will take place from March 18-20, with the International Potluck Dinner scheduled for Friday March 18 at 6:00 p.m. Additional details will be provided next week. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 4, February 20 – 26, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor Michael Fromm from the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. He will present his seminar entitled, “The Untold Story of the Pyrocumulonimbus” on Wednesday, February 23, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Fromm, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319.
This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Dr. D. Graham Burnett from Princeton University. Dr. Burnett will present his seminar entitled, “The Dolphin as our Beast of Burden,” on Friday, February 25, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News The next SoMAS faculty meeting has been scheduled for Friday, February 25 at 10:00 a.m. in Endeavour Hall 113. Please send suggested agenda items to Minghua Zhang atmzhang@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. An article regarding Professor Malcolm Bowman’s radio interview with WNYC on global warming threats to New York City may be accessed at http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/article.asp?ArticleID=591 Following is a list of recent publications from the Knopf group: -Knopf, D. A., Rigg, Y. J., Homogeneous Ice Nucleation From Aqueous Inorganic/Organic Particles Representative of Biomass Burning: Water Activity, Freezing Temperatures, Nucleation Rates, J. Phys. Chem. A, 115, 762-773, 2011. -Wang, B., Knopf, D. A., Heterogeneous ice nucleation on particles composed of humic-like substances impacted by O3, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D03205, doi:10.1029/2010JD014964, 2011. -Knopf, D. A., Alpert, P. A., Wang, B., Aller, J. Y., Stimulation of Ice Nucleation by Marine Diatoms, Nature Geoscience, 4, 88–90, 2011. Student News The Stony Brook GSO will offer a legal clinic on Wednesday, February 23, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Student Activities Center, room 306. To schedule an appointment, please emailsbgrad.legalclinic@gmail.com. Include your name, ID number, department, perferred meeting time, and telephone number. A representative from the Soloway Income Tax Services Group will be at the Student Activities Center two days per week until April 15. To schedule an appointment or obtain information regarding their services, please access http://www.solowayagency.com. New participants are welcome to join the SoMAS Fantasy Baseball League. No prior experience with fantasy baseball is required. The league consists of SoMAS faculty, staff, students and alumni. For more information, please contact Owen Doherty at odoherty@ic.sunysb.edu or stop by his office in Discovery Hall 103. Miscellaneous The first candidate for the SoMAS Dean’s position is Dr. Reed Scherer from Northern Illinois University. Dr. Reed will present a seminar on Tuesday, February 22, at 10:00 a.m. in Endeavour Hall 20. All are welcome to attend. Donations are needed for Long Island Cares, Long Island’s premier food bank and hunger assistance program. Canned goods, personal care items, baby care items, and food for the “pet pantry” are desperately needed. The food donation box, previously located in the SoMAS mail room, has been relocated to the ITPA office, Endeavour Hall 129. (When making a donation, please be sure to check food expiration dates.) This year’s Earthstock celebration has been scheduled for April 25-29. For details, please access http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/earthstock/. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 5, February 27 – March 5, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Dr. Barbara Schoeberl from Animated Earth, LLC. She will present her seminar entitled, “Earth Today: The World at Your Fingertips,” on Wednesday, March 2, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Dr. Schoeberl , please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Dr. Elsie Sunderland from Princeton University. Dr. Sutherland will present her seminar entitled, “Global Mercury Cycling and Particularly the Coupling of Atmospheric Mercury to the Ocean and Land,” on Friday, March 4, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. In connection with the Stony Brook Southampton Lecture Series, Dr. Jeffrey Levinton, Distinguished Professor from Stony Brook’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, will present a lecture entitled, “Restoring Oysters to New York Waters: Dream or Reality?,” on Friday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Duke/Chancellors Lecture Hall on the Southampton Campus. All are welcome to attend lecture and the reception following. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News Faculty members who are considering taking a sabbatical leave in Fall 2011 or Spring 2012, please alert Stefanie Massucci as soon as possible. The deadline for submitting applications to the Dean is Tuesday, March 1. The sabbatical leave policy may be accessed athttp://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/provost/policies/sabbatical.shtml. Student News Mark your calendars for this year’s Robert L. de Zafra Student Symposium on Friday, May 6, at 9:00 a.m. in Endeavour 120. This is an annual event where ITPA students will make presentations regarding progress on their research projects over the past year. A representative from the Soloway Income Tax Services Group will be at the Student Activities Center two days per week until April 15. To schedule an appointment or obtain information regarding their services, please access http://www.solowayagency.com. Miscellaneous The second candidate for the SoMAS Dean’s position is Dr. Bernard Boudreau from Dalhousie University. Dr. Boudreau will present a seminar on Tuesday, March 1, at 10:00 a.m. in Endeavour Hall 20. All are welcome to attend. ITPA would like to extend a warm welcome our new Visiting Scholar, Weihua Yuan, who arrived from China on February 19. Weihua’s office is located in Endeavour Hall, room 133. Please feel free to stop by and introduce yourself. Volunteers are needed for the SoMAS new student recruitment weekend, and the annual International Potluck Dinner on March 18. Details and sign-up sheets for the dinner are located near the mail room door in Endeavour Hall. To volunteer with other events planned for that weekend, please contact Carol Dovi at 2-8681. The Graduate Council Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for the following awards: President’s Award for Distinguished Doctoral Students, President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Doctoral Student, Weisinger Dissertation Award, Fusco Fellowship, Faculty-Staff Dissertation Award, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring, Dean’s Award for Excellence as a Graduate Director, and the Dean’s Award for Excellence as a Graduate Coordinator. Deadline for nominations is March 5. Details may be accessed at http://www.grad.sunysb.edu/students/awards.shtml University Senate President Frederick Walter is seeking nominations for University Senate positions that will become vacant at the end of this semester. For details, please accesshttp://www.stonybrook.edu/univsenate/2011%20Call%20for%20Nominations.shtml Donations are needed for Long Island Cares, Long Island’s premier food bank and hunger assistance program. Canned goods, personal care items, baby care items, and food for the “pet pantry” are desperately needed. The food donation box, previously located in the SoMAS mail room, has been relocated to the ITPA office, Endeavour Hall 129. (When making a donation, please be sure to check food expiration dates.) Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 6, March 6 – 12, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Dr. Yi Ming from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University. He will present her seminar entitled, “Absorbing Aerosols: From Radiative Forcing to Hydrological Response?” on Wednesday, March 9, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Dr. Ming, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker, and the 2011 Okubo Distinguished Scholar, is Dr. Mary Silver from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Dr. Silver will present her seminar entitled, “Issues of Ocean Health: Harmful Algal Blooms,” on Friday, March 11, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News Professor Marvin Geller will be attending a meeting of the National Research Council in Washington, DC on March 7 and 8. Internal call for pre-proposals: NSF Science and Technology Centers – Integrative Partnerships. The sponsor announcement may be accessed at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11522/nsf11522.htm. Internal deadline is March 31. Student News Congratulations to Deborah Aller, undergraduate senior in the ENS program, on her selection as recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Miscellaneous The fourth candidate for the SoMAS Dean’s position is Dr. Bradley Moran from the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Moran will be visiting SoMAS on March 8 and 9. A detailed schedule will be provided shortly. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 7, March 13 – 19, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor Thomas M. Smith from NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS), University of Maryland. He will present his seminar entitled, “Reconstruction of Global Monthly Precipitation Anomalies Beginning 1900” on Wednesday, March 16, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Smith, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Dr. Kevin Feldheim from the Field Museum of Chicago. Dr. Feldheim will present his seminar entitled, “Natal Homing and Reproductive Genetics in Lemon Sharks, Nagaprion Bresirsostris at Bimini, Bahamas: 1995-2010,” on Friday, March 81, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. There will be a special seminar entitled, “Air, Water, People: Research Opportunities in East Africa,” by Josephine Aller, Kamazima Lwiza, and Thomas Wilson of SoMAS, on Tuesday, March 15, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. All are welcome to attend. During January of 2011, the three presenters and Eric Schultz of the University of Connecticut traveled to the East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania to discuss the potential for collaborative research focused on Lake Victoria, the second largest lake in the world. Research areas of interest include effects of climate change on ecosystem services, trophic cascades, conservation, groundwater, invasive species, and human disease. This seminar will describe preparations, logistics, institutions visited, scientists met with, technology, facilities, local culture, promising areas of collaboration in atmospheric and aquatic research, and potential sources of funding. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News On Monday, March 14, Professor Marat Khairoutdinov will be visiting the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and will present a seminar entitled “Application of a cloud-resolving model to the climate-change problem”. Congratulations to Professor Edmund Chang who was recently appointed Acting Chair of the US THORPEX (The Observing System Research and Predictability Experiment) Science Steering Committee. The goal of this committee is to formulate and implement a US THOREX Science Plan. Mary Scranton is seeking faculty members who would be interested in participating in an online chat with prospective students. Possible dates are March 16 and April 13. For details, please contact Mary at mscranton@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. UUP faculty members are encouraged to apply for vacancies in the Arts and Sciences Senate. For information, please access http://ws.cc.sunysb.edu/senatecas/ Student News Call for Applications: Distinguished Travel Award. The Distinguished Travel Award is a special line of funding designated to support graduate students who present their work at conferences and professional meetings. Information may be obtained at http://sbgso.org/node/8073. Deadline for applications is April 11. The 2011 URECA (Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities) Celebration will be held on Wednesday, April 27, at the Student Activities Center from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For additional information, please access http://www.stonybrook.edu/ureca/celebration.shtml. Miscellaneous As a reminder, the SoMAS new student recruitment weekend begins on Friday, March 18, with the International Potluck Dinner scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Details and sign-up sheets for the dinner are located near the mail room door in Endeavour Hall. Players are needed for the spring softball season. SoMAS will be fielding a co-ed and a men’s softball team in the intramural league. Games will held Monday through Thursday from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. To join, please send an email to Santiago Salinas (santiago.salinas@stonybrook.edu) with your name, Stony Brook ID number, phone number and availability. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 8, March 20 – 26, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Dr. Anand Gnanadesikan from NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, NJ. He will present his seminar entitled, “The Impact of Ocean Color on Global Climate,” on Wednesday, March 23, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Dr. Gnanadesikan, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Dr. Donald M. Anderson from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Dr. Anderson will present his seminar entitled, “Harmful Algal Blooms,” on Friday, March 25, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News Professors Malcolm Bowman and Dan Davis were interviewed by Newsday regarding the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. For details, please access Student News The Stony Brook GSO will offer a legal clinic on Wednesday, March 23, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Student Activities Center, room 306. To schedule an appointment, please send an email tosbgrad.legalcllinic@gmail.com with your name, ID number, department, preferred meeting time, and telephone number. Miscellaneous Thanks to all those who participated in the International Potluck Dinner on March 18. We appreciate your help and generosity with food and beverage donations. Members of the campus community are invited to attend two Provostial Search Community Forums in connection with the search for a new Provost. The community forums will be held on March 16 and March 23 from 12:40 to 2:00 p.m. in the Wang Center Theater. For further information, please emailProvostSearch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 9, March 27 – April 2, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Dr. Stephen Palm from the NASA / Goddard Space Flight Center. He will present his seminar entitled, “Arctic Cloud and Sea Ice Response to a Changing Climate,” on Wednesday, March 30, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Dr. Palm, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Professor Bonnie Chang from Princeton University, NJ. Professor Chang will present her seminar entitled, “Rates and Pathways of Fixed Nitrogen Loss in Oxygen Deficient Environments,” on Friday, April 1, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News Congratulations to Professor Sultan Hameed who was recently appointed as ITPA Director for a two-year term. Professor Hameed will also serve as Acting Associate Dean of Atmospheric Sciences until a SoMAS Dean is selected. Professor Edmund Chang has been invited to Germany by the German Predictability and Dynamics of Weather Systems in the Atlantic-European Sector (PANDOWAE) Project to exchange ideas on research aiming to improve forecasts of high impact weather events. During this visit over the next two weeks, he will present seminars at the University of Rostock, the University of Mainz, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. From March 28 to April 1, Professor Brian Colle will be attending the 15th Annual Cyclone Workshop in Monterey, CA and will present a talk entitled, “A Climatology of Rossby Wave Packets.” Assistant Professor Michael Frisk is a candidate for tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Profesor. Members of SoMAS and the university community are invited to write a letter commenting on his candidacy. Letters should be addressed to Associate Dean Larry Swanson and submitted no later than April 20. For additional information, please contact Professor Swanson atlswanson@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Student News The Stony Brook University Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for awards in educationally-related travel. The travel award is used to defray the cost of travel expenses to attend a professional meeting at which the applicant is presenting a paper or poster. Additional information and application forms are posted on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall. Deadline for applications is April 4. The Graduate Student Club will be hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, March 30, at 4:30 p.m. in Endeavour 120. Input is needed for end of the year activities and event planning. Voting on the Research Assistant contract will be held on Monday, March 21 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. in the Student Activities Center 302, on Tuesday, March 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Wang Center 201, and on Monday, March 28, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Student Activities Center 302. The highlights of the three-year contact may be accessed at http://sbraunion.org. The 2011 URECA (Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities) Celebration will be held on Wednesday, April 27, at the Student Activities Center from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For additional information, please access http://www.stonybrook.edu/ureca/celebration.shtml. Deadline for abstract submission and participation forms is March 28. Employment Opportunities Two tenure-track positions are available in the Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Details may be obtained athttp://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=175508440&Title=Marine Microbial Ecology and Coastal Processes Miscellaneous Professor Charles McIntyre will be holding a New York State safe boating course at the Southampton Marine Center. The tentative date is Saturday, April 30 and the cost is $20. If you wish to partcipate, please contact Professor McIntyre at 2-5020. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 10, April 3 – 9, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Dr. Jeffrey Kiehl from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Kiehl is also this year’s Robert D. Cess Distinguished Speaker. He will present his seminar entitled, “Earth’s Warm Climates of the Past and Their Implications for Future Climate Change” on Wednesday, April 6, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Dr. Kiehl, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is SoMAS Professor Michael Frisk. Professor Frisk will present his seminar entitled, “Fish Ecology, Population Modeling and Life History Theory,” on Friday, April 8, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Student News Applications are now being accepted for the Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship. For details and the application form, please access http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/make/tumf.html. Deadline for applications is May 4. Employment Opportunities Assistant Professor of Meteorology, San Jose State University, http://www.met.sjsu.edu Postdoctoral, Research and Visiting Research Scientists, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University, http://www.princeton.edu/aos/ Miscellaneous There will be a UUP General Membership meeting on Tuesday, April 5, at 12:00 noon n the Wang Center. Topics are (1) Update on the Bain Initiative, (2) Update on the State Budget, and (3) Update on the Chapter Budget. Lunch will be provided. RSVP online at http://www.uupsbu.org. “Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” has been scheduled for Thursday, April 28. To register, please contact the Office of Conferences and Special Events at 2-6320. The fee to participate is $10. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 11, April 10 – 16, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor Brian Colle from the Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres, SoMAS. He will present his seminar entitled, “Orographic Precipitation: Recent Advances and Forecast Challenges,” on Wednesday, April 13, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Colle, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) speaker is Professor Celia Chen from Dartmouth University. She will present her seminar entitled, “Ecotoxicologist Has Focused on the Fate and Effects of Metal Contaminants in Aquatic Food Webs, on Friday, April 15, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega in the Dean’s office at 2-8781. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Falculty News Faculty who are directly contacted by European students requesting the opportunity to intern in their labs over the summer are asked to refer the students to Bill Arens, Dean of International Academic Programs and Services at warens@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. President Stanley will be visiting China in April and will be hosting two alumni receptions, one in Beijing on April 16 and one in Shanghai on April 22. If you know of any alumni in China, please send their contact information to Deborah Lowen-Klein at dlowenklein@note.cc.sunysb.edu. Professor Anne McElroy would like to remind faculty members that all Ph.D. students should have an annual committee meeting. The requirement for the annual meeting is listed in the SoMAS handbook. If you have not met with your students within the last 6 months, please arrange to do so before the annual student review in June. For more information, please contact Anne McElroy at 2-8488. Professor Mary Scranton would like to remind faculty members who wish to give permission for a student to register in a Fall class to send an email to Christina Fink (cfink@notes.cc.sunysb.edu) with the student name, ID number, and class. This also applies if you are giving permission for a student to register for research or an internship. For internships and research, you must specify the number of credits as well. Faculty who are teaching a course this semester are asked to contact Christina Fink (cfink@notes.cc.suny.sbu) if you are holding a final exam during finals week and if you need alternate spacing. Student News The annual meeting with SoMAS students, Graduate Program Director Anne McElroy, and Dean Minghua Zhang, will take place on Thursday, April 14, at 9:00 a.m. in Endeavour 120. The purpose of the meeting is to update students on important issues related to SoMAS and graduate education and to provide an opportunity for students to make suggestions and raise concerns. Suggestions for agenda items may be sent to Anne McElroy at amcelroy@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Coffee and bagels will be provided at the meeting. The S-STEM II (Scholarships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is offering scholarships for undergraduate students. Information and application forms are posted on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall. Questions should be directed to Paul Siegel at Paul.Siegel@stonybrook.edu. Deadline for applications is Feb. 1. Applications are now being accepted for the Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship. For details and the application form, please access http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/make/tumf.html. Deadline for applications is May 4. Resources are available to support students as part of the Midlatitude Continental Convective Cloud Experiment (MC3E) campaign to take place in north-central Oklahoma from April 22 to June 6. Travel, lodging and per-diem costs will be provided. For details, please accesshttp://www.arm.gov/campaigns/sgp2011midlatcloud. If you are interested in participating, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. MIT’s Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate is pleased to announce the 5th Graduate Climate Conference, a conference for graduate students, organized and run by graduate students. The conference will take place from October 28-30 at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, MA. For details please access http://web.mit.edu/gcc2011. The Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is seeking applications for the position of Graduate Student Advocate. This position provides full tuition and a stipend for the academic year. To obtain additional information, please contact the GSO President, Froylan Enciso at fenciso@gmail.com or at 2-6492. Application deadline is April 26. There will be two GSO events on April 14 at the University Cafe. The first is a trivia contest at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Soul Clap and Dance Off at 9:00 p.m. Employment Opportunities Post-doc for Scale-Adaptive Parameterization Development for Climate Models, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA Miscellaneous Vax to Flax, the annual SoMAS five-mile race has been scheduled for Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Endeavour Hall parking lot. There will be a BBQ at Flax Pond following the race. This is a family-friendly event and volunteers are needed. For additional information or to volunteer, please contact Amber Stubler at astubler@gmail.com. Volunteers are needed for the 2011 census of spawning horseshoe crabs at Flax Pond. This year’s count will begin on Sunday, May 1. For additional details, please contact Bill Wise at 2-8656. As a reminder, this year’s Robert L. de Zafra Student Symposium will take place on Friday, May 6, at 9:00 a.m. in Endeavour 120. This is an annual event where ITPA students will make presentations regarding progress on their research projects over the past year. All are welcome to attend. The Committee on Honorary Degrees is seeking recommendations for SUNY Honorary Degrees to be awarded in 2012. For information, please contact Rayna Simon at rayna.simon@stonybrook.edu. Deadline for nominations is April 15. On Monday, May 2, the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) presents, “Celebrating Diversity and Academic Excellence in Graduate Education (CDAE), the first ever, campus-wide event to highlight the scholarly and scientific research of our diverse graduates students across all disciplines. Deadline for registration is April 20. For additional details, please access http://www.stonybrook.edu/cie. Upcoming UUP Events: UUP Health and Safety Workshop: “The Secrete Behind the Secrete,” Wednesday, April 13, 12:00 noon, Wang Center, room 301, presenter: Paul McEldery and, “Unravel the Mysteries of Coffee and Fair Trade. An Eyewitness Report from Nicaragua,” Thursday, April 14, 12:00 noon, SBS, room N702, presenters: Hilary and Pam Wolfskill. UUP is seeking nominations for Standing Committees of the SUNY University Faculty Senate. To view the standing committees and to complete a nomination form, please accesshttp://www.suny.edu/facultysenate/. There will be a blood drive and marrow registry on April 11 and 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, Ballroom A. Donations are needed for Long Island Cares, Long Island’s premier food bank and hunger assistance program. Canned goods, personal care items, baby care items, and food for the “pet pantry” are desperately needed. The food donation box, previously located in the SoMAS mail room, has been relocated to the ITPA office, Endeavour Hall 129. (When making a donation, please be sure to check food expiration dates.) Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 12, April 17 – 23, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresDue to Spring break, there will be no Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences seminar, Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium, or Friday Weather Discussion. Falculty News Seed Grants for Survey Research (SGSR): This program is designed to help faculty better position themselves to apply for and receive extramural funding for research designed to collect original survey research data. For more information, please access http://www.stonybrook.edu/surveys/NewCSR/ Student News Applications are now being accepted for the Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship. For details and the application form, please access http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/make/tumf.html. Deadline for applications is May 4. The Spring 2011 student evaluation of instruction will begin on Monday, April 18 and will close on Sunday, May 19. The online course evaluation system may be accessed athttps://tlt.stonybrook.edu/evaluate/Pages/default.aspx. There will be a “Writing Grant Proposal Seminar,” on Wednesday, April 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the New Center for Global Studies and Human Development. Light refreshments will be served. Attendance is free. RSVP to kriskstoy@googlemail.com. A new incoming student, Clare Atkinson, is in need of housing this Fall. Anyone looking for a roommate this Fall may contact Clare at combatclare02@hotmail.com Miscellaneous Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 13, April 24 – 30, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor Jianjun Xu from the NOAA’s Center for Satellite Applications and Research in Camp Springs, Maryland. He will present his seminar entitled, “Ensemble Spread and it’s Implication for Evaluation of Trends” on Wednesday, April 27, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Xu, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. Due to the Earthstock celebration, there will be no Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) on Friday. Details regarding Earthstock may be accessed athttp://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/earthstock/ibmjam.shtml The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News Please mark your calendars for the next SoMAS faculty meeting on Friday, May 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Endeavour Hall 120. A light lunch will be served. Please send agenda items to the Dean at mzhang@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. The Faculty Center is holding it’s 3rd Annual Spring Teaching Colloquium, Doctrina Vitae, “The Teaching Life,” on Saturday, May 14. Keynote speaker is Dr. Robert Boice. For further information, please access https://tlt.stonybrook.edu/FacultyServices/Events/Pages/SpringColloquium2011.aspx Student News Applications are now being accepted for the Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship. For details and the application form, please access http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/make/tumf.html. Deadline for applications is May 4. The Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Executive Council election results are as follows: President/Charilaos Papadopoulos from Computer Science, Vice President/Stalin F. Mafla-Trujillo from Biophysics, Treasurer/Eugenia Sidorova from Economics, and Secretary/Selin Gonen from Economics. The elected candidates will be sworn in at the May GSO Senate meeting on Tuesday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. in the Wang Center, room 201. As a reminder, students who would like to participate in the trip to Six Flags must pay their $20 deposit by Thursday, April 28. Deposits may be given to Anne Cooper Doherty in Dana Hall 109 on Monday, or dropped off at the Dean’s office Tuesday through Thursday. Peter Alpert’s proposal defense has been scheduled for Thursday, May 19, at 8:00 a.m. in Endeavour Hall 120. Miscellaneous Facilities and Services is currently evaluating the need for new walkways on South Campus. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend one of two planning sessions to express needs and suggestions. Session 1 will take place on Tuesday, April 26 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. and Session 2 will take place on Monday, May 2, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Location is Endeavour Hall 120. Vax to Flax, the annual SoMAS five-mile race has been scheduled for Saturday, May 14, beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Endeavour Hall parking lot. There will be a BBQ at Flax Pond following the race. This is a family-friendly event and volunteers are needed. Sign-up sheets are posted outside of the mail room in Endeavour Hall. For additional information, please contact Amber Stubler atastubler@gmail.com. Housing Available: -Fully furnished room available in house on Pond Path Road for June and July. Shared bathroom, kitchen, living space and back yard with other graduate students. $700/month including utilities. For information, please email tyagijuhi@gmail.com. -One bedroom in three-bedroom house. 1.5 miles from the University. Shared bathroom & kitchen with two other graduate students. Rent is $480/month plus utilities $100-150/month includes gas, electric, water, internet, telephone and cable. Available beginning May 20. For information, please email thenewhousemates@gmail.com. -One bedroom on second floor in five-bedroom house in Centereach beginning June 1. Washer/dryer, cable, wifi, attic storage space, closets, large living room and pantry, and use of yard. Rent is $480/month plus utilities $75/month. Female graduate student preferred. For information, please contact Laura Treible at 631-806-9042 or 917-757-0231. -One bedroom on second floor in house on Mark Tree Road in East Setauket. For information, please contact Ms. Lin at 917-660-5706. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 14, May 1 – 7, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Professor Lian Xie from the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University. He will present his seminar entitled, “Toward an Integrated Atmosphere-Ocean-Watershed Modeling System for Tropical Cyclone Research” on Wednesday, May 4, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Xie, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium (OAC) has been cancelled. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News Professor Marat Khairtoudinov will be in Canada from May 1-4 to attend the workshop, “Organized Tropical Convection and Large-Scale Circulation: Theory, Modeling, and Observations.” Student News As a reminder, the deadline to submit applications for the Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship is May 4. For details and the application form, please accesshttp://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/make/tumf.html. This year’s Robert L. de Zafra Student Symposium takes place on Friday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. in Endeavour Hall 120. This is an annual event where ITPA students will make presentations regarding progress on their research projects over the past year. All are welcome to attend. Employment Opportunities Wind Products, Inc., an early stage renewable energy company based in Brooklyn, NY, is seeking an atmospheric scientist to advance the underlying methodology of their wind analysis/turbine siting software product, Wind Analytics. The complete job description is posted on the ITPA bulletin in Endeavour Hall. For further information, please contact Rebecca Isacowitz at (212) 292-3146 or atrebecca@windanalytics.com. Miscellaneous We are in need of a volunteer photographer to take photos at the SoMAS Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, May 25, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the Student Activities Center Auditorium. If interested, please contact Carol Dovi at 2-8781. Volunteers are needed for the 2011 census of spawning horseshoe crabs at Flax Pond. This year’s count begins on Sunday, May 1. To volunteer, please contact Bill Wise at 2-8656. Beginning May 2, the Ladies Room in Endeavour Hall will be closed for approximately two months for renovations. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 15, May 8 – 14, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis week’s “Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences” (TAOS) speaker is Toshihisa Matsui from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He will present his seminar entitled, “Diurnal Variation of Summer Rainfall Over the United States,” on Wednesday, May 11, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with Professor Matsui, please contact Sultan Hameed at 2-8319. This is the final TAOS seminar for the Spring semester. The Fall semester schedule will be available in August. The Friday Weather Discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 129. Topic to be announced on day of discussion. Faculty News A SoMAS faculty meeting has been scheduled for Friday, May 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Endeavour Hall 120. Agenda items may be sent to Professor Minghua Zhang atmzhang@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Professor Marat Khairtoudinov will be attending the YOTC International Science Symposium and 8th AMY International Workshop in Beijing, China from May 16-19. Online voting for the 2011 elections for the University Senate, the Arts and Science Senate, the West Campus Faculty seat on the FSA board and SUNY State-Wide Senators is now open. Voting may be done by accessing your SOLAR system account. Deadline is May 13. Student News This year, 15 applications were received for the Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship. The selection committee chose Eda Charmaine Gimenez as the recipient of this award for her excellent performance. Congratulations, Eda! The Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Spring Festival will take place on Thursday, May 12, from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Union Ballroom. For details, please accesshttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128524753889928 Miscellaneous All are welcome to attend the NYC/LI Chapter meeting of the American Meteorological Society at Nassau Community College on Thursday, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Louis W. Uccellini, Director of the National Weather Service, National Centers for Environmental Protection (NCEP), will present a talk entitled, “Extending Forecast Skill for Winter Storms: Challenges Associated with Improving the Prediction of Major Snow Events and Public/User Response to These Forecasts. Additional details are posted on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall. Room available in Mt. Grey house in Old Field. Rent is $552 plus utilities. Available on June 12. For details, please contact Soren Dahl at sfdahl@gw.dec.state.ny.us. UUP members are invited to a membership lunch meeting on Wednesday, May 11, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, Ballroom A. RSVP at http://www.uupsbu.org. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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E-Newsletter Vol. 20 No. 16, May 15 – 21, 2011Information, Talks, and Publications about AtmospheresThis is the final ITPA newsletter for the Spring 2011 semester. Schedules for the Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences seminars and the Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium series will be posted on the SoMAS website in August. The Fall semester begins on August 29. Enjoy the summer! On Wednesday, May 18, Dr. Andy Vogelmann of the Environmental Sciences Department at Brookhaven National Labortory will present the 469th Brookhaven Lecture, entitled, “The Skinny on Thin Clouds.” All are invited to attend this free talk, which is open to the public and will be held in Berkner Hall at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be offered before and after the lecture. Visitors to the Lab ages 16 and older must carry a photo ID while on site. If you wish to join Dr. Vogelmann for dinner at an off-site restaurant following the talk, please contact Adrienne Jerry, 344-7525,ajerry@bnl.gov. The SoMAS Convocation ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 25, beginning with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. This year’s ceremony will take place in the Student Activities Center auditorium. All are welcome to attend. For additional information, please contact Carol Dovi atcdovi@notes.cc.sunysb.edu. Congratulations to all of our graduates! Faculty News Professor Marat Khairoutdinov will be in Beijing, China from May 12-20 to attend the YOTC International Science Symposium and 8th AMY International Workshop. New Research Foundation fringe benefit rates may be obtained athttp://www.stonybrook.edu/research/osp/resources/fbrate.pdf Congratulations to Professor Daniel Knopf who was invited to join the Editorial Board of a new “open access” journal entitled, “Atmospheric and Climate Sciences.” Student News Peter Alpert’s proposal defense will take place on Thursday, May 19, at 8:00 a.m. in Endeavour Hall 120. As a reminder, online course evaluations are due by May 15 and may be submitted online athttps://tlt.stonybrook.edu/evaluate/Pages/default.aspx Miscellaneous SoMAS now has a Facebook page! Please go to http://www.facebook.com/somas.sbu and “like” us. The page will serve as a way of keeping current and past SoMAS undergraduate and graduate students connected. Donations are needed for Long Island Cares, Long Island’s premier food bank and hunger assistance program. Canned goods, personal care items, baby care items, and food for the “pet pantry” are desperately needed. The food donation box, previously located in the SoMAS mail room, has been relocated to the ITPA office, Endeavour Hall 129. (When making a donation, please be sure to check food expiration dates.) Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at ggartin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu.
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