Information, Talks, and Publications about Atmospheres

This week’s Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAOS) seminar will take place onWednesday, February 5, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. Dr.  Mark Zondlo from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University will present a seminar entitled, “The Formation and Evolution of Cirrus Clouds from Aircraft-Based Global Observations.”  Light refreshments will be served. For further information, please email gina.gartin@stonybrook.edu.

The January 29 TAOS seminar by Dr. Ian Grooms may now be accessed on Youtube athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wL9OG0-EV0

This week’s Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium will take place on Friday, February 6, at 12:00 noon in Endeavour Hall 120. Professor Lee Kerkhof from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University will present a seminar entitled, “Testing the Mechanisms Driving Microbial Diversity in the Ocean.”  For further information, please contact Steve Ortega at 2-8781.

The Friday Weather Discussion will take place on February 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the Meteorology Laboratory, Endeavour Hall 139.

Faculty News

Professor Brian Colle will be attending the American Meteorology Society meeting in Atlanta, Georgia from February 2-6.Congratulations to Professor David Black who was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure.

Carol Dovi is requesting that all faculty members provide her with a Spring 2014 syllabus. Please email to Carol.Dovi@stonybrook.edu.

Student News

The Graduate Student Club has announced the winners of the following awards in connection with the Graduate Student Symposium held on January 24:  Sara Genetis for best oral presentation; Natasha Gowarnis for runner up for best oral presentation; and Katelin Childers for best poster.  Congratulations!

Miscellaneous

Nominations are being solicited for the Undergraduate Recognition Awards for Academic Excellence and Outstanding Achievements.  For further information, please access
https://uaa.stonybrook.edu/scholarships-fellowships-awards/forms/undergraduate-recognition-awards-academic-excellence-and   Deadline is February 7.

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.