Information, Talks, and Publications about Atmospheres
The next Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar will take place onWednesday, September 25, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. Professor Aaron Donohoe from the Program in Atmospheres, Ocean and Climate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will present a seminar entitled, “ITCZ Location and Cross-Equatorial Atmospheric Heat Transport.” Light refreshments will be served. For further information, please email gina.gartin@stonybrook.edu.
This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium will take place on Friday, September 27, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. Professor Charles Flagg from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences will present a seminar entitled, “Circulation of the Coastal Lagoons of Southern Long Island – Long Term Continuous Observations”. All are welcome to attend. For further information, please contact Steve Ortega at 2-8781.
The Friday Weather Discussion will take place on September 27 at 4:30 P.M. in Endeavour Hall 139. Topic to be announced on day of discussion
Faculty News
The ITPA parking card has been cancelled and a new one has been ordered.
Student News
Congratulations to Harrison Li, recipient of a Davidson Fellowship, awarded to high school students for their extraordinary achievements in Engineering, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Science and Technology. Harrison was a summer high school student in Professor Brian Colle’s lab. He will be honored at a reception on September 28 at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.
Professor Larry Swanson is pleased to announce the availability of the Evan R. Liblit Scholarship. This award, a supplement to any form of financial aid, is competitive, and will be given to a promising graduate student who demonstrates excellence in academic achievement and who is undertaking a marine, terrestrial, groundwater, atmospheric pollution-related or waste management research topic. All full-time School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences graduate students and Technology and Society graduate students whose advisors are affiliated with WRMI are eligible. All who have completed at least one year of study and who meet the criteria for the scholarship are encouraged to apply by October 9, 2013. Qualifications Pertaining to Recipient:
· Must be a full-time graduate student, having completed 24 credits;
· Must demonstrate potential and promise in the fields of marine, terrestrial, groundwater, atmospheric pollution or waste management;
· Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
· G.P.A. will be a consideration.
The 2013 award will be $3,700 for one academic year, to be distributed in two equal payments. In addition, travel and lodging will be provided for the recipient to attend the Solid Waste and Recycling Conference in Lake George, NY in May 2014. To be considered for the scholarship, write to Director, WRMI, describing the nature of your research and how it relates to the field of waste or environmental management (marine, atmospheric, terrestrial and groundwater research are all eligible). Include a description of your involvement with public service activities promoting environmental issues (i.e., starting a school recycling program, teaching, creating environmental awareness). Please include an endorsement by your faculty advisor, a resume, and a substantiated academic record. E-mail applications are not acceptable. Interviews with the members of the Liblit Scholarship Committee will take place in October. The award recipient will be formally announced in November at the Evan R. Liblit Memorial Scholarship Fund Annual Breakfast.
Miscellaneous
Photos from the 2013 new student BBQ are now online athttp://www.somas.stonybrook.edu/news_events/galleries_index.html Special thanks to all those who participated and to Mark Lang for posting the photos.
The Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the University of Albany is seeking applicants for an open rank, tenure track faculty position in the dynamics of midlatitude mesoscale weather systems. Interested applicants may apply online at http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=42419
The Physics Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, is seeking applicants for a tenure track assistant professor position in atmospheric physics. Additional information is posted on the ITPA bulletin board in Endeavour Hall and may also be accessed at http://physics.umbc.edu
The Clouds and Aerosols Research Group at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, CA, has an opening for a postdoctoral research staff member in the diagnosis of cloud, precipitation, and radiation processes in observations and evaluation of their representation in climate models. To apply, please access job posting no. 11665 at https://careers.llnilgov
Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to submit entries for the weekly ITPA E-newsletter. Please send your submissions to Gina Gartin at Gina.Gartin@stonybrook.edu.
